The Pueblo County Coroner identified the victim of a Thursday fatal car crash at the U.S. Highway 50 bypass with I-25.
The victim was identified as Richard Leroy Miller, 83, of Pueblo who died as the result of his injuries sustained in the crash, said Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
An autopsy is scheduled to confirm cause of death, Cotter said.
According to the Pueblo Police department, the vehicle involved in the accident went off the north side of the bypass and careened down the hill, ending up on the frontage
Pueblo Police are investigating a homicide of a 44-year-old Pueblo man which occurred during the early morning hours Sunday near the intersection of McCulley Avenue and Cedar Street.
According to Capt. Tom Rummel, police were called to the scene at 1:15 a.m. Sunday by a resident who heard a gunshot, looked outside and saw a male laying in the street. Officers arrived to find the male with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The male victim died at the scene. He was identified as David Lucio Tafoya, 44, of Pueblo, according to Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter. Next of kin have been notified.
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Heading into November of 2020, Pueblo County funeral homes were weathering the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating a new landscape while continuing to provide services of comfort and closure to Pueblo families saying their final goodbyes to loved ones.
Funeral providers, at that point, had hosted services for some Puebloans who’d died from COVID-19, but nothing exorbitant. About 65 COVID-19-related deaths were recorded in Pueblo County through Nov. 17, 2020, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
March 8, 2021 at 3:30pm
Local business development leaders say Arlington can compete with the emerging tech hubs of Austin and Miami.
Those cities are attracting some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and companies in search of a lower cost of living and doing business. Last year, Austin made deals with 39 companies, and Miami saw an influx of venture capital dollars and firms.
But local cheerleaders of Arlington in general and National Landing in particular say the area is on par with these hubs because it has an educated workforce, plenty of office space, Amazon’s HQ2, continuous 5G service, and recruiting opportunities from area universities.
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