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• Rye fire 20% contained

  November 25, 2012 8:14 PM

  A fire this afternoon in Rye is now 20% contained. It happened near Baxter Road between Bartlett Trail Road and Clennin Road. Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies say it spans two acres. Four crews responded: Rye, Beulah, Sheriff's Fire, and Pueblo West. Right now the cause of the fire is... more »

• Parts of Pueblo County see more than a foot of snow Play Video

  April 3, 2012 7:46 PM

  The spring snow hits Pueblo County, as well, after we had temps in the 80's just a couple of days ago. It didn't keep people in Rye and Colorado City from getting out and about. Schools in Rye shut down, when the sunrise revealed more than a foot... more »

• New honor for veterans in Colorado City Play Video

  November 12, 2011 3:13 PM

  Veterans from the Greenhorn Valley area have a new monument to their service. Several people came from Colorado City and Rye for the unveiling of a new memorial at the Colorado City Cemetery Saturday. It's a monument honoring veterans from each branch of service; something they've wanted to build... more »

• Fire sparked possibly by lighting in St Charles River Canyon

  July 23, 2011 6:10 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has reported that a small fire currently burning in the St Charles River Canyon area between Rye and Colorado City may have been sparked by lightning. Crews are on scene and aerial drops have been made to gain control of what has now been described... more »

• UPDATE: Wildfire in Rye contained

  March 20, 2011 2:51 PM

  News First 5's James Amos has just given an update from the scene of the wildfire near Rye in Pueblo County. Officials report that the fire has been contained and no homes were damaged. The fire sparked from embers that blew in from an unrelated controlled burn. A majority... more »

• Wildfire near Rye on a Red Flag day

  March 20, 2011 2:43 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriffs Office tells News First 5 that a grass fire is burning near the town of Rye. There are homes threatened but no injuries have been reported at this time. The photos attached by our reporter James Amos shows the remote area where smoke is rising. more »

• ECA girls win - Rye girls fall in 2A semifinals

  March 12, 2011 2:22 AM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Abby Dorman scored 23 points and No. 4 Evangelical Christian Academy used a 7-0 overtime run to beat No. 1 Sedgwick County 63-58 in the Class 2A state semifinals Friday night. ECA's Sydney Bost hit a jumper from the wing as time expired to tie the... more »

• Viewer snaps photo of bucks fighting

  January 12, 2011 9:40 AM

  Wow--how's this for a room with a view! NewsFirst5 viewer Ed Sutcliffe snapped this photo through his family room window. Sutcliffe lives in Rye in Pueblo County. more »

• Demonstrations on doggy CPR and more in Pueblo County

  September 3, 2010 3:42 PM

  Do you know the proper method to perform CPR on your pet? If not you may want to attend a Pets and Preparedness picnic in Pueblo County this Saturday. It runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greenhorn Mountain Park. The American Red Cross will have demonstrations on how... more »

• Heavy smoke pours into Rye

  June 17, 2010 5:20 PM

  Heavy smoke is pouring over the mountains southwest of Pueblo. According to the Pueblo Sheriff's Office it is coming from the Medano fire at the Sand Dunes. The smoke is obscuring the view of Greenhorn Peak from Pueblo and residents of Rye say visibility is down to a quarter... more »

• Fugitive caught, lockdown lifted

  April 7, 2010 3:51 PM

  Fugitive Robert Thompson was arrested Wednesday afternoon according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. Thompson was on trial last week for sexual assault when he failed to show up in court. The trial continued without him and he was then convicted. His vehicle was found Tuesday in the... more »

• Northern Colorado food bank plans gluten-free program

  December 15, 2009 9:14 AM

  A northern Colorado food bank is testing a gluten-free food program. House of Neighborly Service in Loveland is unveiling the program on Tuesday. It's designed as a model for other food banks across the country. Gluten is a protein particle in wheat, barley, rye and their derivatives. It can trigger... more »

• Deadly accident near Pueblo

  November 19, 2009 7:23 PM

  State Patrol is investigating a deadly accident on Highway 165 west of Rye. The highway was closed for a while, but it's back open. more »

• Body recovered near Rye is missing hunter

  September 20, 2009 6:58 AM

  The Pueblo County coroner confirms that a body found near San Isabel Lake northwest of Rye is that of a hunter reported missing a week ago. Coroner James Kramer said Friday that 53-year-old Rick Greenhood died from a close-range gunshot wound. Sheriff Kirk Taylor says it appears to be either... more »

• Body recovered in Pueblo County; may be missing hunter

  September 19, 2009 7:18 AM

  Pueblo County authorities used a helicopter to recover body believed to be that of a hunter reported missing last weekend. Sheriff Kirk Taylor says the body believed to be 53-year-old Rick Greenhood of Rye was found in Middle Muddy Creek near San Isabel Lake, rugged country about eight miles northwest... more »

• Body of missing Pueblo County hunter found

  September 16, 2009 4:49 PM

  A massive search effort in Pueblo County has ended tragically with the discovery of a man's body near Camp Jackson. The Rye man was reported missing by his family when he failed to return from a weekend hunting trip. Ricky Greenhood's body was found in a ravine. The Pueblo County... more »