Tag: Longmont
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Longmont fire crews contain garage fire before it spreads to home, nearby residences
Fire crews and police officers from the Longmont Department of Public Safety responded to a fire at 134 Marshall Place early morning Wednesday. The fire caused extensive damage to the garage and the radiant heat caused damage to the back awning and siding of the home. Firefighters stopped the fire from extending into the house,…
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Longmont fire crews contain garage fire before it spreads to home, nearby residences
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A detached garage was destroyed after a propane tank exploded in Longmont on Wednesday morning, but fire crews prevented it from spreading, according to the City of Longmont. Fire crews were sent to a home in the 100 block of Marshall Place after a report…
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The unlikely story of how ‘Colorado-style’ pizza was born | Craving Colorado
IDAHO SPRINGS • Chip Bair doesn’t live here anymore, though he hasn’t left the business on Miner Street. Far from it. “Can I put you on hold, just a second?” he says to one caller, with another beckoning. Then another, then another. “Hold on just a second, sorry.” The 74-year-old says he’s trying to be…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
THURSDAY-SUNDAY Holiday skating, including New Year’s Eve and Day, at Denver Ice Rink, 1601 Arapahoe St. Skate rentals. Thursday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-11p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-11 p.m. winterindenver.com/rink THURSDAY-SUNDAY The newest exhibit at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum has just opened: Skyward: Breakthroughs in Flight. So many aerospace milestones, the artifacts…
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Man arrested after barricading himself in home in Longmont
A man wanted on several warrants was taken into custody after he barricaded himself inside his home in Longmont on Tuesday. Police said 31-year-old Royce Bruggeman was arrested without incident. He had multiple outstanding warrants from Boulder and El Paso County for charges including stalking, menacing, telephone harassment, violation of protection and bail orders, according…
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Longmont City Council returns to virtual meetings citing COVID-19
Longmont City Council will return to virtual meetings beginning Tuesday due to “rising concerns” about COVID-19. Council members voted to implement the change Tuesday, according to a release from the city. Members of the pubic are still encouraged to engage in the meetings by attending virtually on YouTube, on LongmontPublicMeadia.org, or on Xfinity channel 8.…
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Calkins family opposes change for Longmont’s Union Reservoir
The family a Weld County lake is named after is weighing in against a proposed change that the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board has been wrestling with for the past two months. Originally known as Calkins Lake, seven miles west of I-25 near Longmont, the body of water is more commonly known as Union Reservoir. That’s…
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Longmont animal sanctuary takes in chickens, goose that survived bear attacks
The Good Life Refuge animal sanctuary in Longmont took in four chickens and one goose this week after the rest of their flock was killed in a series of bear attacks. The sanctuary said the birds were living in a yard in Crested Butte when a bear began tormenting the flock, returning several nights in…
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Slain Longmont mail carrier remembered as a great father, softball player and friend
Of the priorities Jason Schaefer balanced in his life such as work, softball, video games and his family, none were more important than his five-year-old son, Chase. Chase insisted on having his door slightly cracked at night for comfort. A beam from his nightlight fell directly onto his 33-year-old father’s face and he lost hours…
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Affidavit indicates alleged Longmont shooter, mail carrier had child together, domestic issues
The 26-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting a mail carrier in Longmont on Wednesday previously worked with and had a child with the victim, according to an arrest affidavit. Devan R. Schreiner is currently being held in the Boulder County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder for the slaying of 33-year-old Jason Schaefer. According to the…