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Fort Collins’ complicated relationship with trains

Nick Botkin August 3, 2017

Fort Collins is alive with the sound of trains. Day and night, one might hear its commanding horn or get stopped at a crossing. The ubiquitous train has been a part of the city’s fabric since the...

Kalen McCarthy, a transgender Navy veteran, spoke about his military experience and transition for Kim Chambers's documentary project about transgender veterans. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Transgender veteran speaks out against Trump’s service ban

Colin Raunig July 31, 2017

A transgender military veteran shared his story of service on July 30, in response to President Donald Trump's tweets prohibiting transgender individuals from enlisting or serving in the miltary. Kim...

Five men and women stand on the west side of the Eddy building following the Spring Creek flood. (Photo courtesy of University Historic Photographic Collection, CSU Libraries, Archives & Special Collection)

Fort Collins looks back 20 years after Spring Creek flood

Haley Candelario July 27, 2017

Chris Wolf was one of two Colorado State University police officers working the night shift on July 28, 1997 when torrential rain started to pour in Fort Collins. Wolf, the current Emergency Management...

One dead in single-car collision

One dead in single-car collision

Piper Davis July 25, 2017

An adult male was pronounced dead following a single-vehicle crash on S. Taft Hill Road Tuesday afternoon. Dispatchers received calls around 12:10 p.m. notifying Fort Collins Police Services of a rollover...

A single engine air tanker flies over the fire in Spring Glade on July 22. (Photo courtesy of Larimer Sheriff's official Twitter)

Spring Glade fire breaks out near Fort Collins

Haley Candelario and Colin Raunig July 22, 2017

Update (July 24, 6:55 p.m.): The fire that broke out between Fort Collins and Loveland the morning of July 22 was contained as of 5 p.m. Monday evening, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The...

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The buzz on the current state of bees

Sarah Ehrlich July 20, 2017

Honeybee and pollinator population decline, with increased death and disappearance, around the world have left scientists, beekeepers and farmers stumped, while also threatening the future of the global...

CSU student in Old Town arrest video pleads not guilty

CSU student in Old Town arrest video pleads not guilty

Piper Davis July 19, 2017

The Colorado State University student slammed to the ground by a Fort Collins police officer during an arrest in Old Town in April pleaded not guilty to two charges filed against her for the altercation. Michaella...

Madison Tolan, a senior at CSU studying Biomedical Sciences, Alide Berndzen, a post graudate from Berlin, and Haley Dallas, a junior at CSU studying Natural Resource Management show their opposition to the Sit- Lie Ban at the city council meeting on Tuesday, March 3 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

“Back Door” for Sit-Lie Ban in Fort Collins moving forward

Colin Raunig July 19, 2017

An ordinance, seen as the equivalent to the "Sit-Lie Ban," was voted in favor of by Fort Collins City Council Tuesday night. The ordinance would amend city code regulating trespass and obstruction...

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)

West Nile virus confirmed in Fort Collins mosquitos

Haley Candelario July 19, 2017

Mosquitos in Fort Collins were confirmed to be carrying West Nile virus for the first time this season. According to a press release from the City of Fort Collins, Culex mosquitos in the northeast...

Rocks balanced on the Poudre River. (Collegian File Photo)

Summer safety on the Poudre River

Colin Raunig July 18, 2017
With recent accidents on the Poudre River, the Poudre Fire Authority has tips on how to stay safe.
The Fort Collins Government has achieved a green house gas reduction by 21 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2017, achieving the first step to their climate action plan three years early. Fort Collins as a community has cut 17 perfect of greenhouse gas emissions by 2017, and the government is looking to the community to develop more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. (Collegian File Photo)

CSU helps Fort Collins building achieve LEED platinum rating

Rachel Telljohn July 13, 2017

One of the most sustainable buildings in the country was unveiled in Fort Collins this past month. The City's new Utilities Administration Building, located at 222 Laporte Avenue, hosted their open house...

Fort Collins Police Services responded to a three-car collision at the intersection of Mulberry and Shields on Tuesday evening. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Tong.)

Three cars involved in accident at intersection of Mulberry and Shields

Haley Candelario July 11, 2017

Residents of Fort Collins have been advised to avoid the intersection of Mulberry Street and Shields Street after three cars collided with each other on Tuesday evening.  According to Fort Collins...

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