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Dominic Charles Jackson was apprehended the morning of Sept. 7 during a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle at Prospect Road and Whitcomb Street. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

CSU police officer injured while conducting traffic stop

Haley Candelario September 7, 2017

Update (1:19 p.m.): Fort Collins Police Services tweeted that Whitcomb reopnened between Prospect and Juniper around 10 a.m. Update (9:04 a.m.): Fort Collins Police Services tweeted that Whitcomb...

The Village Vidiot, located on 1220 W.. Elizabeth St., will close due to construction of the new West Elizabeth underpass. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Village Vidiot closing after more than 25 years in Fort Collins

Stuart Smith September 7, 2017

https://youtu.be/3UUwthU98EM   After more than 25 years in the city, Fort Collins’ last independent video store is closing. The beginning of the end for the the Village Vidiot started when construction...

Female Grizzly Eating Grass

Poudre Fire Authority pushes bear to safety

Abby Currie September 6, 2017

Poudre Fire Authority and Colorado Parks and Wildlife placed a bear roaming around Fort Collins back into a better habitat on Wednesday afternoon Jennifer Churchill, the public information officer for...

A member of the mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus sucks blood from a finger. There are two species out of 40 in Colorado that can transfer the West Nile virus. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

First West Nile virus death confirmed in Larimer County

Jenn Yingling September 5, 2017

A Fort Collins resident has died after contracting a form of West Nile virus, marking the first fatal case in Colorado this year. West Nile disease is an infection which spreads to people through bites...

Smoke from wildfires in the northwestern United States and western area of Canada have transported to Fort Collins and the Front Range area of Colorado. (Haley Candelario | Collegian)

Fort Collins, Front Range placed under air quality health advisory

Haley Candelario September 5, 2017

Smoke and haze filled the air in Fort Collins and northern Colorado during the Labor Day holiday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Action Day Alert on Monday afternoon....

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Ty Betts August 24, 2017

UPDATE (6:27 p.m.): Fort Collins Police Services announced on Thursday evening that they arrested the juvenile occupant of a vehicle reported to have fired gunshots near Fort Collins High School. The...

Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested by CSU Police on Wednesday morning near the Howes Street Business Center. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Fugitive arrested by CSUPD on Wednesday

Colin Raunig August 23, 2017

Colorado State University  police officers arrested a fugitive on Wednesday, according to a post on CSU Police and Safety's Facebook page. Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested this morning near the...

The total solar eclipse, as seen from Casper, Wyoming at approximately 11:43 am on Monday, August 21st, 2017 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Solar eclipse chasers double Wyoming’s population

Julia Trowbridge August 22, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded across Wyoming on Monday, taking over Walmart parking lots, campgrounds, and highways to catch a glimpse of a two-minute and 26-second celestial event. Viewers...

solar eclipse,

Professors cancel Monday classes for solar eclipse

Austin Fleskes August 22, 2017

While Colorado State University plans its class schedules years in advance and rarely cancels classes, many faculty members cancelled their Monday classes to allow students the chance to witness the...

Limited spaces in Aggie Village parking lot makes it hard for residents to find a parking spot. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

CSU students design website for alternative event parking

Jenn Yingling August 22, 2017

A new platform will allow Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members the opportunity to rent out their extra parking spaces for events at CSU. ParkIt was created by Cody...

Hot tips for surviving the eclipse

Hot tips for surviving the eclipse

Julia Trowbridge August 21, 2017

For approximately two minutes and 30 seconds, the sun’s corona will be visible to the naked eye as the moon aligns with the sun for a solar eclipse. The solar eclipse will take place today. Here...

Stefan Alexander Moon was arrested by Fort Collins Police Services on Aug. 15 in connection with a 2013 cold case. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Man arrested in connection with 2013 cold case

Haley Candelario August 18, 2017

Fort Collins Police Services arrested a man in connection with a 2013 cold case involving the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder of a female victim. Authorities issued a warrant for the arrest...

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