Pueblo County set to ask the state for more funds to cover costs related to coroner incident
County commissioners voted to send a letter to the governor asking to raise the total funding cap from $1 million to $1.5 million.
1,000 lost dog toys are part of health concerns leading to permanent recreational closure of Colorado Springs reservoir
The raw drinking water reservoir is too small to adequately dilute the pollutants generated by dogs.
New film, ‘Preserved,’ digs into history and conservation work at Ted Turner’s Vermejo Reserve west of Raton, New Mexico
The Vermejo Reserve spans miles of wilderness, ranchland and former coal mines west of Raton, New Mexico, and extends over the state line into Colorado.
Pueblo’s ‘Little Jewelbox’ Temple Emanuel celebrates 125 years
“The congregation believes strongly that the temple is not only the synagogue for the Jewish community, but it also belongs to the citizens of Pueblo.”
Former Pikeview Quarry could be part of the City of Colorado Springs’ park system by the end of the year
Five years of work to reclaim the mountainside scar in northwest Colorado Springs is complete. Tens of thousands of native plants are now growing on the re-landscaped slope.
On and off ramps connecting southbound I-25 to U.S. Highway 50B near downtown Pueblo are closing
Detours will be in place until the project is complete in 2027. Access to and from northbound I-25 will be open.
Former Aguilar official charged with embezzling public funds, adding to the town’s financial and water woes
Federal funds were allegedly mixed with the town’s general fund and used in part for personal expenses.
Pueblo ends economic development services contract with PEDCO after more than four decades
The canceled contract with the city provides some funding to help market the City of Pueblo to prospects from outside the area, as well as to help cover some expenses of the building that houses the organization.
Aquifers: The groundwater in Colorado’s wells and how it gets there
This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado’s Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here.
Do you know where your well water comes from? A look into aquifers in Southern Colorado
This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado’s Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here.
New fire stations serve growing populations on the north side of both Pueblo and Colorado Springs
Officials say these facilities will help improve response times.
Two Southern Colorado inventions are in the running for this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Colorado
Voting is underway to see what product made in the Centennial State is the people’s choice for cool.
Interim Pueblo County Coroner set to replace former coroner now under criminal investigation
Gregory Grahek of Pueblo West is a state licensed nurse practitioner specializing in acute and family care. Voters will choose the next county coroner in November of 2026.
Long delays expected for traffic on a five mile stretch of Highway 50 along the Arkansas River in Fremont County
The road between Texas Creek and Parkdale from milepost 257 to 262 will open intermittently to allow traffic flow in a single direction.
Here’s how to witness the season of love for tarantulas in Southern Colorado
The plains south of La Junta is a popular spot to look for the eight-legged critters around dawn and dusk from mid-September into early October.
Multiple days of bad weather pushed attendance numbers down at Colorado State Fair in Pueblo this year
Nearly 430,000 people went to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, about a 13 percent decrease from last year. But spending remained strong.
