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UPDATE: CSU strength, conditioning coach David Johnston dies of cancer

UPDATE: CSU strength, conditioning coach David Johnston dies of cancer

July 16, 2012

CSU strength and conditioning coach David Johnston passed away late Friday night. Johnston, who worked with the track and field program, began his career at Colorado State in January.

Colorado the best place to find a surrogate mother

July 16, 2012

Rancics to the Rockies. E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill will travel to Denver in August to await the birth of their son, due via surrogate. According to an article from People...

Romney softens tone on Obama … Coloradans might like that

July 16, 2012

While a new political advertisement from the Republican National Committee criticizes President Obama, it's less aggressive. According to an article from the Associated Press,"The ad is critical...

Fort Collins Focus

July 16, 2012

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7-Eleven free slurpee day, a cool way to cope with Colorado temperatures

July 11, 2012

What's so great about July 11? Two words: free slurpees. This summer, the country has seen an incredible spike in temperature. According to an article by Kelly Slivka of the New York Times, the...

Obama provides healthcare to hotshot firefighters

July 11, 2012

Seasonal firefighter, traditionally uninsured by federal healthcare will see changes to their health plans this month. Obama will provide seasonal firefighters with federally insured healthcare coverage,...

CSU sophomore Jennie Maydew sews wristbands for this weekends Hammer Bash. All proceeds from the concert will support the many community projects at Hammer Time!, located in Fort Collins.

3rd annual Hammer Bash concert features local bands, set for Saturday

July 11, 2012

Walk into Hammer Time! shop, located on east Laurel, and you’ll find a wall lined with books to read, a sewing area equipped with reams of fabric and even a community garden out back. But the most...

Top 5 4th of July recipes

Top 5 4th of July recipes

July 4, 2012

Still looking for a good dish to share this 4th? Check out these awesome recipe ideas. 1. 4th of July Strawberries This sweet appetizers are incredibly easy to make in a pinch.                 2....

Dr. Pedro Boscan reminisces about his home lost to the High Park Fire. Boscan volunteers as a firefighter with the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department.

Colorado State professor, volunteer firefighter loses home to High Park fire

July 3, 2012

“We designed it. We built it. We made it happened and it was how we wanted it. It was literally our dream home,” said Pedro Boscan, an associate professor of Clinical Veterinary Science at CSU. Boscan...

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CU seniors Emma Coburn and Shalayla Kipp qualify for 2012 London Olympics

June 30, 2012

University of Colorado seniors Emma Coburn and Shalayla Kipp ran the 3,000 meter steeplechase Friday night, qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. They will join other fellow collegians in...

“You can see a lot of the property was saved. What we were trying to show is the fickle nature of fires that they can go through an area, burn certain things for some reason for a number of factors and then not even touch other items,” said Patrick Love, of Poudre Fire Authority while escorting a group of journalists into the burn area.

CSU fire science professionals explain the High Park fire

June 28, 2012

  A metal structure in North Park lies in pieces, warped from the intense heat of High Park fire flames. Feet away stands a wooden information booth, unscathed and surrounded by what seems...

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