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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...

Jeffrey Scott Etheridge was arrested by Fort Collins Police Services on June 28 in connection to the murder at Sheldon Lake. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office).

Suspect arrested in City Park lake death

Haley Candelario June 29, 2017

Fort Collins Police Services confirmed on Thursday that they made an arrest regarding their investigation of a body found in City Park lake. Jeffrey Scott Etheridge was arrested on Wednesday for the...

Collegian file photo.

Residents could face $2,830 fine for personal fireworks

Haley Candelario June 29, 2017

Authorities are asking Fort Collins residents to leave fireworks to the professionals during this Fourth of July holiday. Anyone found in possession of or using fireworks within the Fort Collins city...

Poudre Valley Fire Authority

East Drake Road apartment fire determined to be accidental

Haley Candelario June 28, 2017

A fire that occurred at an apartment complex on East Drake Road and caused the death of a Fort Collins man was determined to be an accident by Poudre Fire Authority. Firefighters responded to a reports...

poudre river

One fatality in Poudre River rafting accident

Haley Candelario June 28, 2017

Update (12:42 p.m.): The Larimer County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died in a rafting accident on the Poudre River as William McHarg. The results of McHarg's autopsy indicated that...

(Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Body found in City Park lake identified by coroner

Piper Davis June 23, 2017

Update (12:30 p.m.): According to a release from Fort Collins Police Services, police are investigating the discovery of  Heather "Helena" Hoffmann's body as a suspicious death. According to the...

Sunday bus service funding approved by City Council

Sunday bus service funding approved by City Council

Haley Candelario June 22, 2017

Sunday bus service will soon be a reality for many residents of Fort Collins. Six members of the Fort Collins City Council voted in favor of supplying more funding to TransFort to add bus routes when...

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