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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...

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...

Fort Collins police officers arrested Tanner Cook on charges of sexual assault and burglary Sept. 7.
(Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Collision kills cyclist, closes US 287 for 5 hours

Natalia Sperry July 1, 2018

A bicyclist was killed after a collision with a car on U.S. Highway 287 on June 30, according to a press release from Fort Collins Police Services.  U.S. 287 (South College Avenue) closed for approximately...

Fatal motor vehicle collision under police investigation

Fatal motor vehicle collision under police investigation

Samantha Ye June 30, 2018

A motorcycle and sedan collided head-on the evening of June 29, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist. The 27-year-old male was driving his Suzuki motorcycle northbound in the 200 block of South...

City of Fort Collins reminds citizens of fireworks ban

City of Fort Collins reminds citizens of fireworks ban

Ravyn Cullor June 28, 2018

As Independence Day approaches, the City of Fort Collins has reminded citizens that fireworks are banned within city limits via a press release issued on June 13. According to the City’s website, all...

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