Inmates to conduct fire mitigation in Pueblo along the Arkansas River

Published   Dec 24, 2024 11:46PM

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - In 2025, Pueblo will complete fire mitigation along the Arkansas River, but it won't be done by the people you might expect. A new agreement approved by Pueblo City Council Monday night hires inmates from the Department of Corrections in Canon City to complete the mitigation, and officials say it won't cost taxpayers
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Family of bus driver questions slow response to seizure call


A Colorado Springs family questions whether a loved one would still be alive if medical help had arrived sooner. KRDO13 Investigates has learned it took 22 minutes for the first medical team to be dispatched and arrive at the scene of a Mounta ... Read more

Car crash near Marksheffel Rd sends one to the hospital, shu


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs Police say one person is in the hospital tonight with serious injuries after a two-car crash at Barnes Rd and Antelope Ridge Dr. A police officer on the scene told KRDO13 that all four lanes of ... Read more

Colorado Starbucks baristas join growing national strike for


DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Workers from Colorado Starbucks locations took to the picket lines Saturday, joining a growing national strike against the company to protest what they say is the company's refusal to negotiate pay and address complain ... Read more

How a teenager’s holiday romance led to prison time in Dubai

Published   Dec 22, 2024 02:09AM

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Holiday romances are the stuff of rom-coms and chick-lit — but not for 18-year-old Marcus Fakana, who is facing a one-year prison sentence for his summer fling. The construction apprentice from London was on holiday with his family in Dubai in September when he met a fellow British teenager
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A FEW FLURRIES CHRISTMAS DAY


Rest of Today: quiet and calm for this evening with temps dropping into the 40's after sunset. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and calm with overnight lows in the upper 20's to low 30's. Snow showers developing for the high country west of the Eisenhow ... Read more

Cooler Today; Chance for Showers Tomorrow & Christmas


MONDAY: Partly cloudy with high near 53° for Colorado Springs and near 56° for Pueblo. CHRISTMAS EVE: Variably cloudy with a slight chance for a shower. High near 50° for Colorado Springs and 54° for the Steel City. CHRISTMAS DAY: Mostly c ... Read more

CDPHE temporarily suspends water testing at state lab after


DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced it will be temporarily suspending water testing at the State Laboratory after an investigation revealed a second chemist manipulated water qual ... Read more