Local Attorney and Community Leader Announces Candidacy for Colorado State Senate District 3 BY DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ The March Pueblo Caucuses will see Aaron Gutierrez, a local business owner with deep roots in Pueblo, running for a seat in the Colorado State Senate District 3. He is running against others at the County caucus in… Continue reading Aaron Gutierrez
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When They Come…
Guest Editorial By AARO KARJALA This isn’t new. I’ll grant you that federal agents shooting middle-class white people in the face is a bit novel, but on the whole, this isn’t new. I would argue that this is about as American as it gets. America is no stranger to state or federal agents terrorizing cities.… Continue reading When They Come…
Cold as Ice
Guest Column By Joseph Alan SanchezSpecial to La Cucharacha News Most Americans recognize the name ICE and the images of masked military men that dominated the major media in recent weeks. Despite the inescapable familiarity of the federal agency, many don’t know what the acronym spells out. It is the office of Immigration Customs Enforcement. … Continue reading Cold as Ice
State Sen. Julie Gonzales challenges Hickenlooper
State senator running for U.S. Senate By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ State Senadora Julie Gonzales hosted her first campaign event in Pueblo at Jorge’s Sombrero on Saturday, Jan.17. She declared her run for Hickenlooper’s U.S. Senate position in early December. According to Theresa M. Trujillo, Co-Executive Director at Center for Health progress, Gonzales is a lifelong… Continue reading State Sen. Julie Gonzales challenges Hickenlooper
SHADOWS
SERIES CONTINUED: “Shadows” is the second short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. A third installment will be posted in one week. By EMILIANO TRUJILLO MEDINA An old lady glares out of her window before slamming it shut. Outside, music perforates the neighborhood as a young man washes his… Continue reading SHADOWS
November 2025
Visual Story Telling Workshop A series of Visual Storytelling Workshops will be held at Pueblo area libraries between November 2025 and March 2026. The workshops are led by local Chicana and Indigenous artists Jazzelle Bustos, Katrina Gomez, Celeste Velasquez. While painting a collaborative mini-mural, we’ll celebrate the stories, cultures, and characteristic that represent our neighborhoods.… Continue reading November 2025
No Kings Rallies draw huge crowds
More than 3,000 attend Pueblo rally By La Cucaracha An estimated 7 million people in all 50 states joined in the No Kings rallies, Oct. 18, 2025, — 3,000 of them in Pueblo, Colo. Large crowds were reported in numerous Colorado cities including Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Alamosa, to name only… Continue reading No Kings Rallies draw huge crowds
Lucero Library reopens
After months of renovation, the Patrick A. Lucero Library, 1315 E. 7th St., on Pueblo’s East Side reopened this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The weeks events began on Tuesday with the unveiling of two new community walls: a Digital History Wall celebrating Pueblo’s East Side, and a Tribute Wall honoring Patrick… Continue reading Lucero Library reopens
Commissioner Lucero censured
By ANA ROMERO VIGIL Commissioner Miles Lucero was censured by a vote of the Pueblo County Commissioners Sept. 30 for violating ethical protocols by disclosing commissioners’ discussion while in executive session. The statement “breaking the law” was removed from the censure and it was passed.” The censure vote was the result of a contentious public… Continue reading Commissioner Lucero censured
Work Continues on East Side Community Grocery Store
By ANA ROMERO VIGIL The Eastside Grocery store, a project of RMSER and Pueblo Food Project, released early sketches of the site plan. The site plan was released in August in their on-line newsletter. The planned site is on the old Spann school lots, encompasses land from 10th Street to 12th Street and between York… Continue reading Work Continues on East Side Community Grocery Store