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Teen identified in Forth of July shooting, death ruled homicide

Emma Iannacone • July 13, 2018

The Larimer County Coroner's Office identified the 16-year-old killed in a shooting on July 4 as Cross J. Goodwin, a Fort Collins resident, on July 14. The coroner determined Goodwin's cause of death...

Mulberry west of Shields closing for new center turn lane, bike lanes

Mulberry west of Shields closing for new center turn lane, bike lanes

Samantha Ye • July 12, 2018

West Mulberry Street will close down in portions throughout the week of July 23 as the road is revamped through a four-phase construction project. The City will restrip and resurface West Mulberry Street...

Fireworks over City Park (Chapman Croskell | Collegian)

Fort Collins sees fewer complaints, fireworks-related fires following Independence Day

Natalia Sperry • July 11, 2018
Fort Collins Police Services received 159 firework complaint calls and issued two citations for fireworks from July 2 to July 6 this year, according to department data.This is 94 fewer complaints than 2017, when FCPS reported 253 total calls during the same time period. 
Trees show off our school green and gold colors outside the Lory Student Center. (Jenny Lee | Collegian)

Fort Collins’ Healthy Homes program recognized by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ravyn Cullor • July 11, 2018

The Fort Collins Healthy Homes Program received the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes for making indoor environments healthier, according to a press release from the City. The United States Secretary...

Rendering of the Horsetooth and College Intersection. (Image courtesy of the City of Fort Collins.)

West Horsetooth to close near College Avenue for two months as East Horsetooth reopens

Emma Iannacone • July 11, 2018
The project will continue into the fall, as West Horsetooth Road between College Avenue and Mason Street will be closed from July 16 to Sept. 9, according to a press release from the City. East Horsetooth Road is scheduled to reopen between College Avenue and Mitchell Drive July 16, after being closed since June 18.
Photo Illustration: The City of Fort Collins has fined residents for excessively tall grass

First human tularemia case this year confirmed in Larimer County

Matthew Bailey • July 11, 2018
The Larimer County resident who was found to have tularemia developed a lung infection and may have been exposed to contaminated soil while gardening at home, according to the press release.
Trains on the Mason Street railroad may have to stop sounding their horns at crossings soon

North College Avenue to close for railroad repairs, concurrent tree removal

Samantha Ye • July 10, 2018
From July 16-19, railway repairs will close off College Avenue completely between Vine Drive and Willow/Cherry Street.
Fort Collins police officers arrested Tanner Cook on charges of sexual assault and burglary Sept. 7. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

No foul play suspected regarding dead man found in Fort Collins alley

Samantha Ye • July 9, 2018

A dead man was found in an alleyway east of Colorado State University on July 6, but neither police nor the coroner have found anything suspicious, according to Fort Collins Police Services. Fort Collins...

A former Colorado State University assistant professor filed a lawsuit against the University, claiming that she faced retaliation and was forced to resign from her position after reporting to Computer Science Department Chair Darrell Whitley and Dean of the College of Natural Sciences Janice Nerger that another professor sexually harassed her.

Judge rules former CSU assistant professor’s sexual harassment, retaliation lawsuit will go to jury

Natalia Sperry • July 3, 2018

Former assistant professor Christina Boucher’s sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Colorado State University will go forward. On June 25, Larimer County District Court Judge Stephen Jouard...

Jay Kailey, a second year nursing student, donates blood with a proud smile at the onsite Bonfills Blood Donation bus just outside the Warner College building.

UCHealth asks for blood donations to prevent seasonal shortage

Samantha Ye • July 3, 2018
Facing low blood supplies in northern Colorado, officials at UCHealth Garth Englund Blood Centers are asking both regulars and those who have never donated blood to help prevent a shortage.
What to do at Horsetooth Reservoir

Unoccupied vehicle found submerged in Horsetooth Reservoir, investigation ongoing

Emma Iannacone • July 3, 2018

Investigators pulled an unoccupied 2013 Nissan SUV from the Horsetooth Reservoir on the morning of July 3, though they are still trying to determine how it got there. A call to the Larimer County Sheriff’s...

Fireworks over City Park (Chapman Croskell | Collegian)

Independence Day to come with City closures, celebrations

Samantha Ye • July 2, 2018

The City of Fort Collins is preparing itself for Independence Day. All City offices, along with Recreation Facilities and the libraries, will be closed July 4 in honor of the holiday. Fire, police...

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