Tag: Longmont
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Popular Front Range swim beach won’t be able to open in 2026
A popular Front Range swim beach is set to be closed for the entirety of 2026 amid dry conditions. According to a press release from the City of Longmont, anticipated low water levels will keep the Union Reservoir Swim Beach from opening this year as conditions don’t allow for the water depth that’s needed to…
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Longmont police officer fatally shoots ‘suicidal’ woman
A Longmont police officer fatally shot a woman Thursday afternoon after she allegedly brandished a firearm. Longmont police responded at about 4:15 p.m. to the 1500 block of East Third Avenue after receiving a report of a suicidal woman, according to a Longmont Public Safety Department Facebook post. After speaking with the woman, the post…
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Juvenile killed in Longmont shooting; juvenile suspect arrested
A juvenile has been arrested after another juvenile was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Longmont. According to a Facebook post from the Longmont Public Safety Department, officers responded to the shooting at about 3:53 p.m. Wednesday at the Clover Basin apartment complex in the 4500 block of Redmond Drive. Upon arrival, officers…
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Ice climbers pick it at Longmont World Cup competition
As the sun rose behind The Climbing Collective, it was cold. Ice cold. On the building’s southwest exterior, strengthening sunlight illuminated puffy coats and clouds of breath — both a rarity along the Front Range this tepid winter. But the pocket of brisk weather made the atmosphere appropriate for the event on hand. And as…
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Windstorm rips roof off Longmont climbing gym
The owners are now facing costly repairs not covered by their insurance. LONGMONT, Colo. — High winds tore the roof off a local climbing gym in Longmont, forcing the immediate evacuation of the building and leaving its owners facing repair costs that could exceed $100,000 — much of it not covered by insurance. The roof…
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How a 1955 air tragedy in Colorado led to America’s first law against bombing planes
In November of 1955, a horrific tragedy took place in the skies above Colorado, ultimately claiming the lives of 44 people and resulting in a law that made the bombing of commercial planes illegal. On November 1, United Airlines Flight 629 took off from Denver and was headed to Portland – it wouldn’t make it…
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RTD board to reexamine Front Range passenger rail between Denver, Longmont
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The idea of a passenger rail service to Longmont is back on the Regional Transportation District’s radar. While voters in 2004 approved a sales tax hike to build that line, the idea of taking a train from Boulder and Longmont to downtown Denver never gained…
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Longmont celebrates culture, loved ones with Day of the Dead festival
The city’s 24th annual festival remains the largest in the state
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Domestic violence suspect shot by Longmont police
Police officers shot a domestic violence suspect during a confrontation in Longmont on Wednesday afternoon. In a news release, Longmont police said officers were sent to the 1300 block of Coffman Street at 1:37 p.m. Authorities said officers contacted the suspect, who was armed with a large knife, but that he did not comply with…
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Electric lawn-mowing robot startup in Longmont doubles in size
Scythe Robotics more than doubled in size with the opening of a 28,000-square-foot facility in Longmont, the company announced Thursday. The Boulder County company manufactures autonomous electric lawn mowers and has seen high demand for its grass-cutting robots. There’s a waitlist for “thousands” of orders from landscape contractors, the company said. The new facility opened…