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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Forecasters say the San Luis Valley is headed for rough water this year.

Saturday, December 01, 2012  A local woman who has dedicated her life to animals and mortgaged her home to save them, needs your help.

Monday, April 30, 2012  It looks like alcohol and excessive speed were a factor in a fatal three car crash in Pueblo.  Sunday the community paid their respects to the three teens lost in the tragic accident.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  For the third time in the past four years, residents of San Luis are being told to boil their tap water after officials found more contamination.

Friday, January 20, 2012  A San Luis Valley school superintendent says students at a San Luis Valley junior high school will be sent home during high wind gusts because of construction defects.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is criss-crossing southern Colorado this week in order to shine the spotlight on job creation in the region.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Drugs and guns are off the streets of Southern Colorado after the State Patrol and the Alamosa Police Department bust seven suspects in connection with a drug ring.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Congressman John Salazar could remain in public service after leaving Washington.

Thursday, August 05, 2010  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper picked CSU-Pueblo President Joe Garcia as his running mate.

Friday, June 04, 2010  In a 2007 plan filed with state regulators, Xcel said it hoped to acquire 355 megawatts from solar power by 2015. On Friday, it asked to lower that to 185 megawatts.

Monday, March 22, 2010  Members of both the House and Senate paused Monday to remember Ray Wright and Doug Shriver. They died Friday after more than 2 feet of snow slid off a cabin and buried them as they apparently tried to clean off the roof.

Sunday, March 21, 2010  Fifty-six-year-old Ray Wright and 53-year-old Doug Shriver died Friday in an apparent freak accident at a cabin near Creede. More than 2 feet of snow slid off the roof and buried them as they apparently tried to clean off the roof.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  Christine Canaly of the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council says Lexam Explorations Inc. has agreed to sell its mineral rights if a $9.7 million deal can be reached by May 17. The agreement would settle a lawsuit over Lexam's plans to drill on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Monday, November 09, 2009  Xcel Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association want to build a new substation and a 150-mile transmission line, which would stretch from the San Luis Valley to Pueblo.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009  Gov. Bill Ritter has scheduled a formal announcement for Tuesday.