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• Free coats handed out in east Pueblo, coat drive considered a success

  October 20, 2012 6:22 PM

  With the warm temps in Pueblo today, you may have not worried about staying warm, but for many, a winter coat was a priority. Pueblo Parks and Recreation along with the Eastside Commission began a coat drive at the beginning of the month. Today, kids and adults got to choose... more »

• Teacher faces battery complaint

  May 19, 2011 2:53 PM

  A Pueblo teacher faces a charge of battery in an altercation that happened Tuesday at East High School. New First had reported yesterday that David Ramirez, the head football coach at East, had been placed on paid leave pending a school district investigation. A police officer confirmed the... more »

• High school coach on paid leave

  May 18, 2011 6:07 PM

  A Pueblo high school coach is on paid leave and under investigation after an incident at school. Informed sources confirmed East High School Head Football Coach David Ramirez is on leave pending an investigation. Sources told News First the incident involved a student and happened at school. The... more »

• Fountain Creek improvement plans announced

  November 9, 2010 7:05 PM

  City leaders are unveiling plans to revitalize Fountain Creek in Pueblo. The city planning department has a 30-year master plan to improve the Fountain Creek corridor from 8th St., south to the Arkansas River confluence. The city wants to improve water quality, reduce the flooding risk and add trails and... more »

• Pueblo magnet schools attracting success

  November 4, 2010 7:22 PM

  A big turnaround for a pair of schools in Pueblo. Two years ago, Fountain Elementary and Corwin Middle Schools were on the brink of failure, but today test scores are up and there's even a waiting list. An issue now, may be funding. "Their achievement was low for several years,... more »

• Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue

  September 8, 2010 8:32 AM

  The "Old Farmer's Almanac" is predicting that most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry. The 2011 issue of the almanac was released Tuesday. It maintains its long-term prediction that the Earth is going through a gradual cooling... more »

• Hurricane Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel

  September 3, 2010 4:09 PM

  Hurricane Earl is causing problems for Labor Day weekend travelers up and down the East Coast as it heads toward New England. Amtrak has suspended train service between New York and Boston until Saturday morning. The rail carrier had planned to stop service by 4:30 p.m. Friday, but trains were... more »

• Hurricane warning issued for North Carolina coast

  September 1, 2010 11:27 AM

  A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast. A hurricane watch has been extended into Delaware. Visitors have been taking ferries off Ocracoke Island and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and... more »

• Bear captured on Pueblo's east side

  June 4, 2010 11:33 AM

  Some residents on the east side of Pueblo woke up to find an unusual visitor in their neighborhood. A bear climbed up a tree inside a yard on E. 5th St. by Troy Ave. Pueblo Police, Pueblo Fire and the Division of Wildlife responded. The bear was tranquilized and captured.... more »

• East High on brief "lock in"

  March 8, 2010 12:55 PM

  East High School in Pueblo was on heightened security status briefly Monday morning based on a possible threat that came through a national program called Safe to Tell. Based on that information East High was on "lock in" status for a couple of hours. That means students can only... more »

• "Climategate" scientist admits no global warming since 1995

  February 15, 2010 5:27 PM

  The scientist at the center of "Climategate" affair, whose raw data is crucial to the theory of climate change, has admitted that he has trouble ‘keeping track' of the information, according to the London Daily Mail . Colleagues believe Professor Phil Jones has refused Freedom of Information requests is that... more »

• New police satellite office opens on east side

  February 8, 2010 4:42 PM

  The Pueblo Police Department has opened a new satellite office on the east side of town. The office is located at 731 E. 4th St. and will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The office will be staffed with a detective and a civilian clerk,... more »

• New police station set to open on Pueblo's east side

  January 29, 2010 12:19 PM

  The Pueblo Police Department plans to open a sub-station on the east side, where prostitution has been a problem. The new satellite office will be located at 731 E. 4th St. The building formerly housed Glendale 4, an HIV/AIDS Outreach Clinic. In April 2009, News First 5 ran a story... more »

• Study sees parking lot dust as a cancer risk

  January 12, 2010 11:14 AM

  Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows. The substance is coal tar sealant, a waste product... more »

• Wacky outfits & hairdos norm during Cannon week

  October 13, 2009 2:13 PM

  On Tuesday, students at East High School showed up to school sporting wacky socks and funky hairdos. Across town at South High, students wore pink shirts, pink shoes, pink socks and pink headbands. It's spirit week at both schools. On Friday they'll face-off at the annual Cannon game, a traditional... more »