Tag: Fort Collins
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Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s private sector has recovered all of the jobs lost early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Since May 2020, the state has added 370,000 private sector payroll jobs, compared to losses totaling 358,800 in March…
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Happy Trails: In northern Colorado, ‘a wild oasis’ amid a growing city
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Fort Collins, houses stop marching at a 200-plus preserve of wetlands. A busy road runs by, but the sound of traffic is overtaken by birdsong and the melody of the Cache la Poudre River. This is Riverbend Ponds Natural Area — “a wild oasis…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THURSDAY-MAY 30 The Immersive Van Gogh was such a colorful art delight and now the newest art adventure in Denver, Immersive Frida Kahlo “Her Life. Her Love. Her Art.” at Lighthouse Artspace Denver, 3900 Elati St. The Mexican artist’s…
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Man accused of assaulting Larimer County deputy
A 39-year-old man is accused of assaulting and injuring a Larimer County sheriff’s deputy in Fort Collins, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. The sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Monday at City Park Avenue and West Mulberry Street in Fort Collins for a traffic violation. After she spoke with the driver and…
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Registered sex offender in Fort Collins accused of sexual assault, stalking
A registered sex offender and former pizza delivery driver is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and, in a separate incident, trying to enter a home where he had delivered a pizza, according to the Fort Collins Police Department. Cyrus Warren, 21, was arrested Feb. 23 on suspicion of sexual assault, stalking and attempting to…
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Fort Collins man sentenced to more than 14 years for supplying fentanyl that result in a man’s death
A 45-year-old Fort Collins man who sold fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Friday. Ernesto Ibarra Jr. of Fort Collins previously pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death. He was sentenced on…
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Fort Collins police: Man tried to kidnap girls while impersonating officer
A 39-year-old man is accused of trying to kidnap two teenage girls in Fort Collins while impersonating a police officer. Justin Svetich is charged with two counts of second-degree attempted kidnapping and one count of impersonating a peace officer. He’s being held at the Larimer County Jail, according to the Fort Collins Police Department. The teenagers…
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Loveland man charged with sexual assault; police believe there may be more victims
Reed A. Charron, 22. Courtesy of the Loveland Police Department A Loveland man faces charges of sexual assault and police believe there may be additional victims. Officers arrested Reed A. Charron, 22, on Jan. 20 and charged him with sexual assault, third-degree assault and violation of bail bond, according to the Loveland Police Department. In…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: UllrGras festival, Rio Frio Ice Fest and more
THURSDAY-SUNDAY A charming childlike delight honoring an acclaimed creative life, artist/sculptor “Sean O’Meallie’s: Head Cheese: A 25 Year Retrospective,” through March 13 at Museum of Art Fort Collins, 201 S. College Ave. The toy inventor from Colorado Springs and his followers love bright colors and happy objects. As the artist says: “I make objects. They disappear. I…
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Another international company tabs Denver for U.S. headquarters
Humanitix, an Australian nonprofit ticket selling company, has picked Denver as its United States headquarters, according to a Monday news release. The “compassionate capitalism” company gives “100% of its booking fee profits to social causes in partnership with its network of children’s charities,” according to Humanitix. It hopes to create 136 full-time jobs with an…