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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- The wife of a man found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his mother and parts of her body in the trash was sentenced to four years in prison. The sentencing came down Thursday afternoon for Melanie Cuevas. Cuevas will be eligible for parole in 2025.

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - The former employee of a Pueblo West business is suspected of embezzling more than $240,000. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 52-year-old Lisa Baker on Thursday. The investigation started in January of 2020 when the owner of P&A Flooring reached out after there had been thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges made on a company credit card.

PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a 52-year-old woman on Thursday on a felony warrant in connection with the embezzlement of more than $240,000 from a Pueblo West business where she had been employed. In January 2020, detectives were notified by an owner of P&A Flooring that there had been thousands of dollars […]

Melanie Cuevas, the wife of Anthony Cuevas, was sentenced to 4 years in prison pleading guilty for her role in the death of her mother-in-law Maria Cuevas-Garcia. Pueblo police found some of the remains of 58-year-old Maria inside a dumpster.

PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Pueblo West woman faces felony charges after Pueblo Co. Sheriff's deputies say she made hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges on company credit cards. Lisa Baker, 52, was arrested Thursday on a felony warrant for theft and identity theft. This follows an investigation that goes back The post Pueblo West woman accused of embezzling thousands from employer appeared first on KRDO.

The Pueblo Police Department said that there may be people in the community who are impersonating Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Deputies.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- A former Colorado State University-Pueblo student who was arrested after investigators found him in possession of a "large cache of loaded weapons" on campus will face no jail time. On September 21, 2021, detectives with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert James Killis. According to...

PUEBLO, Colo. — Law enforcement in Pueblo are warning the public of several men possibly impersonating Sheriff’s Office deputies. The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) posted about the incident on their Facebook page, saying that just after 5 a.m. on May 17, a male wearing what appeared to be clothing with a Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office […]

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says they're aware of an incident involving several men going to a home in the early morning and one of them posing as a deputy. KRDO Tuesday, a woman warned neighbors to be alert for suspicious activity by several men, one of whom apparently impersonated a The post Pueblo area authorities warn public of apparent, threatening deputy impersonation appeared first on KRDO.

PUEBLO, Colo. — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is asking for the community’s help identifying a woman seen dumping a truckload of tires in an alleyway. PPD shared photos on their Twitter of the unidentified woman and her vehicle, as she illegally dumped tires in the alley of the 2300 block of Pine Street on […]

A truckload of potatoes got cooked well before hitting the shelves of grocery stores last night in Colorado when a semi-truck caught fire. The incident occurred on Interstate 25 in Southern Colorado near the Colorado City exit. The Rye Fire Protection District responded to the semi-truck fire at approximately 11:34 p.m. Monday night.

Cheyenne Mountain rising senior Antoni Smith could’ve focused only on his time on the podium after winning the state championship in the 4A high jump with a leap of 6’8″. Instead, he stepped off momentarily to support his classmates as they were running toward a 4×800 meter relay title of their own. “I saw that […]

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Pueblo Police are asking for help with identifying someone who is suspected of illegal dumping. On Wednesday, police shared photos of the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle. They can be viewed at the top and bottom of this article. According to police, a woman was seen dumping a “truckload” of tires in the 2300 block of Pine on Tuesday.

Pueblo residents were warned Thursday that a group of four "suspicious persons," including one wearing a shirt with a Pueblo County sheriff's deputy's patch, have been caught on a home surveillance camera in the south side of the city in recent days. Three men with bandanas over their faces were captured by a household's security system in the...

Day one of the Colorado state track & field championships kicked off Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. The first day of action saw several Pueblo athletes advance to the final heat of their respective events and three athletes reaching the podium, one of whom brought home Pueblo's first state championship of the 2022 meet.  ...

Artists have until 5 p.m. Friday to submit bids to paint two murals in Pueblo's Bessemer, Eiler’s Heights/Bojon Town and Grove on the path of the History and Art Walk, an itinerary for pedestrians designed to showcase the three Superfund neighborhoods. "We want to partner with artists to help...

After 41 years fixing clogged or broken vacuum cleaners and getting sewing machines humming again, Wolfgang Heyn is closing The Vac Shoppe in Pueblo at the end of the month. “The final nail in the coffin was COVID, which impacted many of my commercial accounts like restaurants, hotels and churches,” Heyn said. “I regret having to close, but for small businesses, the resulting exorbitant freight charges and supply chain hits have made it a real challenge to stay in business.”

Here's one lingering side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic that Pueblo won't mind: The small outdoor seating areas called parklets that started popping up at restaurants in 2020 are here to stay. The city of Pueblo obtained 20 parklets and launched the Pueblo Outdoor Patio Program with federal funds received...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office wants the public to be aware of an incident involving a person appearing to try and identify as a law enforcement officer. The incident in question happened Tuesday morning on the south side of Pueblo. There were several “suspicious persons,”...