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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague
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Health officials in Pueblo County confirm a rare case of human plague

By Taylor O'Bier | Denver 7 News Health department officials in Pueblo County said they are investigating a rare human plague case. The case was discovered following preliminary test results, the health department said. The department has not given any details on who contracted the bacteria, their condition or where in the county the patient lives. Officials are now working to track down the potential source of the disease. The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and can be life-threatening to humans. It is typically spread through the bite of an infected flea or by handling infected animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Pueblo County GOP ‘closing things down’ at its HQ after bullet hole discovered in window
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Pueblo County GOP ‘closing things down’ at its HQ after bullet hole discovered in window

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics The Pueblo County Republican Party chair said Tuesday the party is temporarily uprooting from its downtown headquarters in the southern Colorado city after volunteers discovered a bullet hole in a plate glass window days before ballots were due in the state's primary election. "We're closing things down now until we know we have a safe space for volunteers," county GOP chair Michelle Gray told Colorado Politics. Gray said she had no evidence the bullet was intentionally fired at the political party's headquarters in the 600 block of North Main Street and declined to speculate as to motive. "It can’t be the first window on Main Street that’s been shot out," she said. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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