Fort Collins Coloradoan

Syndicate content http://coloradoan.com/
Updated: 33 min 27 sec ago

Fort Collins teen's drowning death ruled accidental

2 hours 4 min ago
Investigators have ruled the Tuesday drowning death of a Fort Collins teen an accident, according to a release from the Larimer County Coroner's Office.

Big Meadows Fire in RMNP nears full containment

2 hours 32 min ago
Firefighters battling the Big Meadows Fire on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park are closing in on their goal of fully containing the blaze.

Drought conditions return to Northern Colorado

3 hours 1 min ago
If you thought a wet spring was enough to keep the drought away for a while, think again.

No charges to be filed in Fort Collins fatal stabbing

4 hours 1 min ago
No criminal charges will be filed for the stabbing death of a 65-year-old Fort Collins man, the Larimer County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.

United Way reconstructs Community Impact Plan, funding procedures

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 19:21
United Way of Larimer County's way of thinking is under construction. When complete, the organization will unveil a new way of supporting local nonprofits through funds and social capital more than a year after its competitive grant process came under fire.

Fort Collins council backs urban renewal refinance plan

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 18:59
A proposal to refinance $11 million in debt to repay the city of Fort Collins for loans it has made to the Urban Renewal Authority easily cleared the City Council on Tuesday.

Teen dies after falling into Fort Collins pond while fishing

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 17:07
Firefighters on Tuesday morning recovered the body of a teenage fisherman who fell into a pond in central Fort Collins.

Q&A: Fort Collins new FC Bikes Program Manager

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:59
It took more than a year and a competitive nationwide search, but Fort Collins has found a new FC Bikes Program manager to take Fort Collins to the next level as a bicycling community.

Hitchhiker arrested by Fort Collins police, gets ride to jail

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:43
A hitchhiker trying to get to Wyoming instead got a ride from Fort Collins police — to jail — after he temporarily blocked traffic and ignored the cops.

Radar shows tornado touched down at DIA

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:41
Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.

CSU scientists bringing humans, guinea pigs together for TB tests

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:32
In what CSU is calling the most realistic study of its kind, scientists are hoping to better understand how tuberculosis is transmitted, thanks in part to humans infected with the killer disease and hundreds of guinea pigs.

Firefighters snuff small fire at Ranch-Way Feeds mill in Old Town Fort Collins

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 15:48
Firefighters on Tuesday afternoon extinguished a small fire inside a machine at the Ranch-Way Feeds mill in east Old Town Fort Collins.

As the Poudre River's flow peaks, officials urge caution, offer safety tips

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:35
With the number of swift-water rescues increasing, Poudre Fire Authority officials are urging river users to use common sense on the water.

Ridgeview Classical Schools expanding Fort Collins footprint

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 09:04
Construction has begun on a building that will house additional classrooms to alleviate Ridgeview Classical School's overcrowding issues.

Firm fined $35,000 for sprayed fracking fluid near Windsor

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 05:34
GREELEY (AP) — A company whose oil well sprayed out 84,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in February has agreed to pay $35,000.

Loveland event to showcase local businesses

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 21:57
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce's annual Spring and Summer Expo is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at The Ranch in Loveland.

Experts to talk future of Colorado manufacturing, 3D printing

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 21:56
Ending with a demonstration of a 3D printer in action, three experts will talk this week about game-changers for innovation and the future of manufacturing in Colorado.

Officials caution tubers after man nearly dies on Poudre River

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 21:29
The Poudre River in Fort Collins is near peak flow; and after a tuber nearly died on Saturday, officials are warning of the river's danger.

Couple arrested for of running 'house of prostitution' in Fort Collins

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 20:51
A Longmont couple has been arrested and accused of pimping, pandering and 'keeping a house of prostitution' in connection with massage parlor raids in Fort Collins earlier this year.