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Scorching Triple Digit Heat Returns to Northern Colorado Next Week
It's always hot in Northern Colorado during the summer months, that is no secret. Daily temperatures can easily hover around the upper nineties in July and August. Some Coloradans like it hot while others prefer to retreat to air conditioning until milder milder temperatures can be tolerated in these months.
A software company will try to buy REcolorado to stop controversial deal
After a heated disagreement over the potential sale of Colorado’s largest real estate listing platform REcolorado led to the firing of the company’s entire board, another company may try to stop the deal. MRI Software, an Ohio-based real estate software application company, said it was interested in buying Colorado’s dominant Multiple Listing Service (MLS), according to a letter from the company’s president John Ensign that was obtained by The Denver Gazette. ...
Colorado hospitals cited for contaminated equipment, including 3 instances of ‘immediate jeopardy’
A handful of Colorado hospitals over the past three years have been cited by the state health department for contaminated equipment, The Denver Gazette has learned. Contaminated equipment was what led officials at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center in Aurora to reschedule hundreds of dental and surgical procedures earlier this year. VA officials told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the source of the contamination has been identified as flecks of plastic. ...
Grant helps Native American PPSC students with costs
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A new program launching at Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) will cover direct costs and offer coaching to Native American students. According to PPSC, First Nations Promise is a last-dollar grant that will help members of federally recognized American Indian tribes residing in El Paso, Teller, or Elbert counties. The funding can […]
Downtown Colorado Springs gets three new Humpty Dumpty sculptures
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Downtown Partnership for Colorado Springs revealed that three new Humpty Dumpty sculptures have been installed around the Plaza of the Rockies. The Humpty Dumpties are bronze sculptures created by artist Kimber Fiebiger, the first, named H.D. was installed in 2003 as part of Art on the Streets, according to the partnership. […]
Pueblo man killed in Interstate 25 motorcycle wreck identified by coroner
A Pueblo man killed in a July 25 crash involving a truck and a motorcycle on Interstate 25 was identified July 26 by the Pueblo County Coroner's Office. Richard A. Ornelas, 65, was fatally injured in the collision on southbound I-25 near U.S. Highway 50, which police responded to around 1:21 p.m. Thursday. Ornelas...
Pipe-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot by Deputy in Crestone
A pipe-wielding suspect was fatally shot by a Saguache County sheriff’s deputy Thursday afternoon. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is now assisting the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation of the fatal shooting. On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 12:00 noon a Saguache County sheriff’s deputy...
Man found dead with gunshot wounds near Fountain Creek identified by Pueblo coroner
A man who was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds July 21 was identified July 26 by the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office. The body of 46-year-old Puebloan Aaron Steven Graham was discovered near the 2800 Block of Dillon Drive after police were called to the area on a report of a body found close to Fountain Creek. ...
A man was arrested for allegedly shooting a 10-year-old. Here's how cops tracked him down
Witness statements and photo lineup identification recently led to the arrest of a Pueblo man accused of shooting a 10-year-old girl during an altercation over a stolen bicycle. Michael Santistevan, 41, was arrested by police July 18 and charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Fortunately, the victim suffered only minor injuries...
U.S. Army transfers first parcel of Pueblo Chemical Depot land to PuebloPlex
The first large parcel of land at the Pueblo Chemical Depot has been transferred to PuebloPlex, the agency charged with redeveloping the site. The last of 780,000 chemical munitions at the Pueblo Chemical Depot were destroyed in June 2023, with decommissioning operations set to follow. The first transfer consisted of 5,109 acres of...
El Paso deputies arrest wanted Colorado homicide suspect
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man wanted for homicide in Colorado was arrested in El Paso County Thursday and booked into the El Paso County Jail, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office announced. Devin Franklin, 30, a fugitive from justice wanted for homicide in Colorado was taken into...
Raton Receives $500,000 EPA Grant to Assess Pollution at 3 Business Sites
WASHINGTON — $1 million in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were recently announced and awarded to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the City of Ratón. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law, which was passed by the N.M. Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández.
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