Tag: Fort Collins
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Police arrest man for allegedly drunk driving wrong way on I-25
Colorado State Patrol troopers arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly driving the wrong way on Interstate 25 near Fort Collins earlier this month. A witness contacted CSP around 7 p.m. on Aug. 10 to report a black Mercedes driving recklessly on I-25 near milepost 278, just north of Fort Collins. The witness claimed the vehicle…
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A checklist of 20 great (non-14er) summits on Colorado’s Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just because you set your sights lower than 14,000 feet doesn’t mean you’re setting a low bar. No, these aren’t the highest mountains on Colorado’s Front Range. But they could be called just as quintessential — much closer to home and providing a scenic, rewarding…
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4th of July in Colorado: From Arvada to Grand Lake, a look at celebrations across the state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing says summer like oohing and aahing as sparkling, human-made constellations explode in the night skies to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here’s a roundup of Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations across the state. • Arvada: 5:30…
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Safeway workers in Colorado Springs vote to authorize a strike
Colorado Springs Safeway workers are poised to join statewide strikes. Local members, representing 12 stores in the Colorado Springs area, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The vote did not mean picket lines would be going up at local Safeway stores Tuesday night, but rather that local stores may join others statewide if Safeway — and…
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Colorado’s new economic and cultural hot spot? Believe it or not, it’s Greeley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREELEY — John Hall couldn’t be certain, but he had a hunch, an intuition, so to speak, as to how things might play out in front of the Greeley City Council on April 15. Sitting behind his desk on a late spring Friday morning, the then…
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Taste of Fort Collins marks the unofficial kickoff of summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS • Joseph McQuain was ready to throw in the towel. Four years into operating his Fort Collins-based barbecue food truck, BIGS Meat Wagon, McQuain’s confidence and energy had wavered in 2016. “The first four…
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From interment camps to pioneer of science, CSU’s Doug Ishii dies at 83
‘He led a life that improved the lives of others,’ said former CSU president.
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Man arrested in Fort Collins for kidnapping, sexually assaulting girl
A man was arrested in Fort Collins for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a juvenile girl from Missouri. Fort Collins police arrested Maximilian Bondrescu, 44, after executing a search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of Warren Landing in Fort Collins and found the girl inside, according to a news release from the…
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Groundbreaking CSU researcher and professor Doug Ishii dies
‘He led a life that improved the lives of others,’ said former CSU president.
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‘Iconic’ viewshed including 4,800-plus acres conserved in northern Colorado
Northern Colorado land managers are celebrating what they see as a major conservation victory. Larimer County’s Natural Resources Department recently announced finalizing conservation easements across three ranches totaling 4,800-plus acres in the Livermore Valley — legal agreements protecting the natural scene viewed along Red Feather Lakes Road. “The viewshed is such an iconic one,” said Meegan…