PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham issued a temporary housing and shelter emergency for the City of Pueblo on Thursday.
Local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other religious institutions can utilize their buildings as temporary for those in need.
Due to a temperature near 102 degrees and the coupled humidity, the National Weather Service predicts the heat index to be near 99 degrees with the humidity increasing the feeling.
The advisory has been issued from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Parent raises concerns over use of Bible verses in middle school classroom
A parent of a student at Craver Middle School is raising concerns about the use of Bible verses in a seventh-grade class, alleging her daughter was required to complete assignments involving scripture for credit despite the family's religious objections.
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