KOAA-TV (Pueblo, CO)

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Mercy Chefs is distributing free meals throughout Pueblo as displacement continues due to the Aspen Acres Fire. The volunteer organization began serving food within a day of arriving in the city. "We came here Wednesday, and now we're already pushing out food just one day later, which is amazing," says Molly MacDonald, Volunteer Coordinator with Mercy Chefs. The group is preparing what it calls chef-quality meals to nourish anyone affected by the fires.

Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control. Platner’s paperwork was received Friday by the Maine secretary of state's office. Maine is considered a key state for control of the narrowly divided Senate, and Democrats were desperate for a candidate capable of defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot by a federal officer Tuesday morning near Houston while driving in his van. But congresswoman Sylvia Garcia says the acting head of ICE told her Araujo was not the person agents were targeting. “Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the target of the operation,” Rep. Garcia said.

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — Law enforcement agencies across the Pikes Peak region will be stepping up their DUI enforcement this weekend. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says "The Heat Is On" campaign is returning, and that means a large-scale operation. My Office is committed to reducing the number of victims in our community, and one of the ways we accomplish this is by aggressively enforcing impaired driving laws.

A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involved in the negotiations. The sources were not authorized to publicly disclose the deal before a formal announcement.

When the clock struck midnight on July 10th, tens of thousands of immigrants who once legally worked in the United States were no longer able to do so. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration has authority to cancel the Temporary Protected Status program for people from countries like Haiti and Syria.

King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago. Harry, Meghan, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, met with the king and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, a country estate west of London.

The Justice Department sent a letter to all state election officials warning that they could be criminally charged if they allow non-citizens to vote. The move is part of the Trump administration's push on election integrity ahead of the midterms. Critics call this federal overreach, saying existing safeguards are already in place.

DENVER — As Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary as a state in 2026, Scripps News Denver has been celebrating the people and places that make the state so special. One of those places is one of the state's oldest restaurants, and the oldest restaurant in Denver: Buckhorn Exchange. Located on Osage Street, it doesn't take an expert to know the neighborhood — and the city — has seen a lot of changes.

When you think of hiking in Colorado, you likely think of mountains or the foothills, but southeastern Colorado has trails full of history like Picketwire Canyon, Crack Cave, the Santa Fe Trail and Vogel Canyon. Vogel Canyon has homesteading ruins and petroglyphs. The Vogel Canyon Trail starts at the Vogel Canyon Picnic Area, about 17 miles south of La Junta. The trailhead has picnic tables, a bathroom, and signs about the trails in the area.