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Celebrating 50 years of bringing water to southern Colorado
August 18, 2012 2:33 PM
The debate over distribution of water flowing from the Rocky Mountains is one that probably won't end anytime soon. Five decades ago this week President John Kennedy was in Pueblo to sign off on a new project for the water flowing down the Arkansas River. Today people are... more » -
Drowning victim was from Pueblo
August 1, 2011 8:42 PM
For the second time in less than ten days, a teenager has drowned in the Pueblo Reservoir. Einn Brasher, 16, a student at Central High School in Pueblo drown Sunday evening while he was swimming in cove on the southwest side of the lake. The park ranger says investigators... more » -
Coaches remember drowned teen
July 23, 2011 9:05 PM
Just a day after the news of 18 year old Jake Clifton's drowning death, his baseball coaches look out over the field he took so many times, still shaken by the news. "You can't say enough about the type of kid he was." says Jake's coach Terry Montoya. On... more » -
Coroner releases name of Pueblo Reservoir drowning victim
July 23, 2011 11:19 AM
The Pueblo County Coroner has released the name of the man that drowned Friday in the Pueblo Reservoir. 18-year-old Jacob "Jake" Clifton was swimming across the channel in the 3 fingers area with friends around 2:30 p.m. Friday when he went missing. Divers found his body four hours... more » -
Divers find the body of young man in Pueblo Reservoir
July 22, 2011 9:11 PM
The body of a young man who drowned at the Pueblo Reservoir has been found. Divers found the body of the 18 year old Pueblo man at 6:31 p.m. in the same area where he was last seen. Pueblo County Sheriff's investigators say he was swimming across the channel... more » -
Divers searching the waters of Lake Pueblo
July 22, 2011 7:37 PM
Divers are searching the waters of the Pueblo Reservoir for a missing 18 year old. The teen went under while swimming in the Three Fingers Cove. This picture is our first image from our crew on the scene. We'll bring you more information as we get it. more » -
Several people, including kids, rescued from Lake Pueblo
May 30, 2011 3:27 PM
Rangers at Lake Pueblo State Park say four kids and three adults had to be rescued when their boat started sinking today. With the wind, rangers say the waves are high at the lake; water started coming over the boat, and the boat started to sink. The kids were wearing... more » -
UPDATED: Cliff diving, a dangerous pastime
June 21, 2010 12:42 PM
This time of year a group of thrill seekers push to the extremes with cliff diving. It's popular in Pueblo, but it's dangerous and also illegal. Adventure seekers have made their jumps famous on YouTube. Several videos I found show people jumping off high cliffs or bridges into the reservoir... more » -
Small fire burns at west end of Pueblo Reservoir
June 4, 2010 4:45 PM
A small prairie fire burned a small area at the west end of the Pueblo Reservoir Friday afternoon. Initial reports say it burned only an area about a half mile long and 100 yards wide along the southwest edge of the reservoir. Fire crews had a hard time... more » -
Colorado Springs to vote on 12% water rate hike
May 11, 2010 8:46 AM
The Colorado Springs City Council is expected to approve a 12 percent water rate hike Tuesday, the first step toward doubling water rates by 2016. The reason: to pay for a pipeline system to ship water from Pueblo Reservoir. The 12 percent hike would go into effect next... more » -
Pueblo Reservoir at highest level in a decade
March 9, 2010 9:43 AM
Pueblo Reservoir has more water than it has for the past decade as managers move water from other storage facilities. The federal Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the reservoir, says it has 261,200 acre-feet of water, or about 85 billion gallons. That's the most since March 2000. Federal rules say... more »
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