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Pueblo Train Depot visitors eat burgers in a boxcar
October 6, 2012 7:10 PM
How about a cheeseburger in a boxcar? Those at the Train Depot in Pueblo grilled burgers in their kitchen train car and served ticket holders in the dining car. They also got to go for a ride in the caboose. Depot workers believe it's important for people to experience history... more » -
Emergency exercise planned for Wednesday
April 30, 2012 11:16 AM
Every year emergency workers in Pueblo County run a large emergency drill to test readiness in case of a disaster. The scope is large because of the proximity of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, where thousands of obsolete chemical weapons are stored. This year the drill is scheduled for Wednesday.... more » -
Chemical Depot Development Authority asks for community input Play Video
March 22, 2012 6:36 PM
Twenty-three thousand acres, about half the size of the city of Pueblo, that's the size of the Pueblo Chemical Depot east of town. As we've been reporting for several years now, they are in the process of destroying hundreds of thousands of World War II era chemical weapons, but... more » -
Large emergency drill planned tomorrow
May 3, 2011 12:48 PM
An emergency preparedness drill is scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Colorado State Fairgrounds to test emergency responders. Pueblo has a large drill every year as part of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. That's because of the thousands of obsolete chemical weapons stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot... more » -
Army cuts back plan to blow up Pueblo chemical arms
September 14, 2010 4:14 PM
The Army is cutting back on the number of mustard agent shells it wants to explode in closed chambers at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The Army proposes to use explosions to destroy up to 40,000 shells, down from 125,000 in an earlier plan. The Army says data and... more » -
X-ray operations at Chemical Depot completed
July 2, 2010 2:13 PM
Work crews completed X-ray operations on 540 mustard filled munitions at the Pueblo Chemical Depot last Friday, June 25. The X-ray operations began on June 7. It was a joint effort between Pueblo Chemical Depot, the U.S. Army 20th Support Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive... more » -
Army and State at impasse over chemical weapons
March 16, 2010 6:31 PM
State and Army officials say they've reached an impasse in negotiations on monitoring chemical weapons stored outside Pueblo. The state health department sued the Army in August, seeking stepped-up monitoring of the 2,600 tons of mustard agent at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. A settlement was announced in January, and... more » -
International team inspects chemical igloos
March 5, 2010 6:56 PM
An International team visited Pueblo this week to inspect the chemicals being housed in igloos outside town. The team arrived Sunday and took four days to inspect the inventory of each igloo and write a report. The inspectors came from Korea, Spain, Romania, Russia and the U.S. The... more » -
Federal budget includes money for Pueblo Chemical Depot
February 2, 2010 5:22 PM
President Obama's proposed 2011 federal budget includes funding to keep construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility on track. Congress has mandated destruction of thousands of mortars containing mustard agent at Pueblo Chemical Depot east of Pueblo by 2017. The facility is already under construction. The President's budget proposal... more » -
New access road opens to Pueblo industrial park
October 28, 2009 6:18 PM
Some drivers in Pueblo now have a shorter commute to work. On Wednesday afternoon, Pueblo County leaders held a dedication ceremony for the new Pete Jimenez Parkway. The new four lane highway connects Highway 47 to William White Boulevard in the Pueblo Industrial Park. The parkway was built to accommodate... more » -
Chemical Depot tests emergency response
September 9, 2009 2:54 PM
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Depot took part in a drill on Wednesday to test their response to an emergency situation. The scenario involved a multi-vehicle crash at the depot, that caused two chemical munitions to leak and dozens other to catch on fire. News First 5 got a rare... more » -
State wants increased monitoring of mustard agent at Pueblo
September 2, 2009 5:20 PM
Colorado health officials say officials at the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot aren't doing enough to ensure the safety of its workers, the environment or people living near where thousands of tons of deadly mustard agent are stored. Documents filed Tuesday in a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court ask a... more »
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