Tag: Fort Collins
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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…
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The call for a ceasefire, from a mother’s point of view | John Moore
There’s one basic human truth that bipartisan supporters of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza want befuddled politicians in Denver and across the United States to know: “There are mothers on the other side of the fence as well.” They want them to make the fighting and the suffering stop. Now. Several U.S. cities have signed…
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Man shot by Fort Collins police charged with kidnapping, weapon possession
Police shot and injured a man in Fort Collins who was allegedly menacing a woman with two small children in strollers with a handgun. Following his release from the hospital, the man was arrested on charges including kidnapping. Fort Collins Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious man in the area of…
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Fort Collins police find 2 dead after call of possible hostage situation
Two people were found dead Monday in Fort Collins after an informant told police they believed a woman was being held against her will by her husband. Fort Collins police responded to a home in the 2900 block of Middlesborough Court around 4:15 p.m., and a SWAT team and negotiators were called in just before…
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Abortion rights advocates attend Women’s March in Denver
Scores of abortion-rights supporters stood outside of the Colorado state Capitol building on Saturday morning with picket signs and then marched down Denver’s 16th Street Mall almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal legal protections for abortion. Other Women’s March events kicked off in multiple cities across the country, including Tampa,…
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In the arena: the Exceptional Rodeo makes children with special needs the western stars
Around 70 “exceptional” children attended the 40th rodeo
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues disaster declaration for dangerously cold weather
Amid plummeting temperatures and the anticipation of even colder weather, Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration to mobilize the state’s emergency services tasked with deploying resources for the cold snap looming this weekend. This declaration authorized the use of the Colorado National Guard to ensure people can access resources they need to stay safe…
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Arrest made in series of fires, vandalism in Fort Collins area
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of fires and incidents of vandalism that date back to October, Fort Collins Police Services announced Thursday. The suspect, only identified as a juvenile male, was taken into custody Thursday morning and faces the following felony charges: Two counts of first-degree arson – residence- endanger…
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No skis, no problem: 10 ideas for winter fun across the Front Range
Just because you don’t ski doesn’t mean you can’t have fun come winter. If you’re living on the Front Range, the possibilities are endless. Here are 10 must-dos: 1. Enjoy a beer run in Fort Collins: It’s more than New Belgium Brewing Co. and Odell Brewing Co. This town is saturated with some of the…
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Man committed to state hospital indefinitely in connection with Fort Collins murder
Victor Corwin was found not guilty for reason of insanity in the 2021 murder of Christopher Johnson