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(Clara Scholtz | Collegian)

New technology to make downtown parking more predictable, easier to pay

Samantha Ye August 29, 2018

Downtown parking can be a time-consuming game of luck and chance, especially if you’re looking for a free spot on the street. So the City is bringing in a technology overhaul to help address it. In...

CSU computer scientists and statisticians are working on a three year grant to combat livestock disease. The computer science building is pictured above.

Dean Janice Nerger testifies in sexual harassment case against CSU

Stuart Smith August 27, 2018
Christina Boucher, claims her career was stagnated by the university after filing a grievance for sexual harassment.
A former Colorado State University assistant professor has filed a lawsuit against the University, claiming that she faced retaliation and was forced to resign from her position after reporting the incident. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Boucher testifies in CSU sexual harassment trial

Blake O’Brien August 26, 2018

Former Colorado State University computer science professor Christina Boucher testified that she was sexually harassed by another professor and retaliated against by the University in court Aug. 24. “What...

Mosquito transmitting a vector-borne disease.

Mosquito spraying to occur in south Fort Collins to combat high West Nile virus risk

Samantha Ye August 23, 2018

With the risk of contracting West Nile at its highest of the season so far, the City of Fort Collins will spray pesticides in south Fort Collins twice next week, according to a news release. Spraying...

Local police officers and students participate in a community outreach event on Aug. 22 to welcome and educate new neighbors on student life and engagement. During the event, they met one another and participated in a neighborhood walk to hand out flyers, give out surveys and engaged in conversation. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Community Welcome promotes communication, engagement with Fort Collins neighborhoods

Charlotte Lang August 22, 2018

Local residents answering their doors might not have been expecting a surprise visit from local police officers, but it's this visit that led to the kind of communication the City yearns for. Colorado...

La Luz Mexican Grill in Downtown Fort Collins. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Salmonella outbreak confirmed at La Luz Mexican Restaurant in Old Town

Ravyn Cullor August 22, 2018
The county health department has confirmed six cases of Salmonella and is investigating other possible cases. Some of the confirmed infected people have been hospitalized.
CSU researchers funded $1.6 million from NASA for air quality study

CSU researchers funded $1.6 million from NASA for air quality study

Julia Trowbridge August 22, 2018
CEAMS received $1.6 million in funding from NASA for a citizen science project to better map air pollution from the ground.
Police tape at a crime scene. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Suspects charged with over one hundred charges in criminal organization case

Samantha Ye August 10, 2018

Six months and fifteen incidents later, six suspects recently identified by Fort Collins Police face over a total of 107 charges. The three men and three women, Brittany Orton, Savannah James, Mark McQuilliams,...

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 case of West Nile virus confirmed in Larimer County, second under investigation

Ravyn Cullor August 9, 2018

The first case of human West Nile fever in Larimer County this year has been confirmed in an unidentified Fort Collins resident. At this time, a second case is being investigated, according to a news release...

Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser talks opioids, reproductive rights, #MeToo

Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser talks opioids, reproductive rights, #MeToo

Samantha Ye August 8, 2018

Kicking off the local campaign scene, Democratic Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser spoke to dozens of Larimer County residents about the opioid epidemic, Roe v. Wade and #MeToo at a community meet...

The American Lakes hike up the Poudre Canyon offers some amazing views that are well worth the effort. (Michael Berg | Collegian)

Tanker crashes, spills fracking water in Poudre Canyon

Ravyn Cullor August 6, 2018

A tanker carrying fracking water rolled over and spilled hazardous material on highway 14 in the Poudre Canyon on the night of August 2, according to the Colorado State Patrol. While CSP confirmed the...

Senator John Kefalas and City Councilmember Kristin Stephens discuss work-life balance on the panel for the Make Change Without Change event,

Fort Collins event advocates for civic involvement, community leadership

Samantha Ye August 1, 2018

Anyone can be a community leader, and the Leadership Fort Collins alumni hoped to impart exactly how that is possible with their "Make Change Without Change" event Wednesday night.   The event featured...

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