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Ex Fremont County detective sentenced to 15 days for mishandling evidence
A former Colorado detective has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined $1,000 for mishandling evidence.

Why (and how) these Pueblo residents became mermaids
Some children want to be astronauts when they grow up. Some want to be firefighters or police, while others teachers or doctors.

Pueblo teen with health woes thriving in online school
With deliberate action, but very little discussion, the Pueblo girl logged on to her user account, scrolled through a list of her academic courses and popped open a virtual classroom....

600 Pueblo college students to get funds in year three of unique cannabis tax scholarship
Nearly $750,000 in funding will go to graduating Pueblo seniors attending a local college or university through a cannabis-tax funded scholarship.

First AME church in Pueblo celebrates 143rd anniversary
Pueblo was only five years old and still considered a burgeoning territorial town when St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church was launched in 1875.

Threat of EPA funding cuts puts Pueblo Superfund site on front burner
President Donald Trump's determination to cut the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by 30 percent could be the best thing that's happened to the Pueblo residents dealing with living...

Illegal pot grows: What happens after police leave?
After illegal marijuana grows are shut down, mold and electrical issues can remain, like these houses in Pueblo, Colorado.

Body recovered from Lake Pueblo
Officials said a body was recovered from Lake Pueblo Monday afternoon, a day after a fisherman reportedly went missing from the north shore in the State Wildlife Area.

Pueblo baby-sitter arrested after unattended child drowns
A woman has been arrested after allegedly leaving an 11-month-old girl unattended in a bathtub and then finding the child facedown in water.

Rape crisis center: 40 years of helping
Rape crisis center: 40 years of helping