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(Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Police investigate drowning death near Legacy Park

Austin Fleskes June 26, 2018

The Fort Collins Police Department has released further information about the body that was located in a river near Legacy Park on June 24 in a press release published Tuesday.  The FCPD initially sent...

A hiking trail in Boulder, CO which is close to Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, which are regulated by the United States Forest Service and could be impacted by the Forest Service's new proposal. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Old Roach reopened after Badger Creek fire evacuation orders lifted

Ravyn Cullor June 25, 2018

The Old Roach area in Larimer County, which was closed for the Badger Creek fire, was reopened at 12:01 a.m. on June 21, according to a tweet by Canyon Lakes Ranger RD, the public affairs staff of the...

(Photo Credit: Flickr)

Fort Collins Police discover body near Legacy Park

Austin Fleskes June 24, 2018

A body was found in the river near Legacy Park on Sunday afternoon, according to a series of tweets released by the Fort Collins Police Department.  In its initial tweet at around three in the afternoon,...

Metal strips and construction equipment are strewn around a construction zone while a construction worker welds a pipe along West Plum Street near the Colorado State University Transit Center on Tuesday morning. Workers were replacing and rerouting a condensation line underneath the roadway. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Laporte closure to begin July 9 for infrastructure improvement project

Samantha Ye June 20, 2018

Expect a full closure of Laporte Avenue starting July 9, as Fort Collins Utilities replaces outdated pipes beneath the road. Laporte Avenue between the North Shields Street intersection to Wood Street...

Jeffrey Swoboda formally sworn in as Fort Collins chief of police

Jeffrey Swoboda formally sworn in as Fort Collins chief of police

Ravyn Cullor June 20, 2018

Jeffrey Swoboda was formally sworn in as the Fort Collins Chief of Police on Tuesday, June 20, after serving in the position since June 4. The ceremony represented the culmination of a year-long search...

Rendering of the Horsetooth and College intersection courtesy of the City of Fort Collins.

Horsetooth-College intersection closes for construction

Samantha Ye June 17, 2018

Get ready to take some detours: the first phase of full road closures on the Horsetooth and College intersection began Monday, June 18, with full closures going into fall. From June 18 to July 16,...

A hiking trail in Boulder, CO which is close to Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, which are regulated by the United States Forest Service and could be impacted by the Forest Service's new proposal. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Old Roach closed for Badger Creek fire

Ravyn Cullor June 17, 2018

The United States Forest Service announced that an area in Larimer County would be closed in support of efforts to put out the Badger Creek wildfire on the Wyoming-Colorado border on June 15. The area,...

Two students exchange drugs in a abandoned stairway. (Collegian Photo Illustration)

Northern Colorado Drug Task Force warns carfentanil may be mixed into illicit narcotics

Samantha Ye June 16, 2018

The Northern Colorado Drug Task Force has discovered that illicit narcotics being sold in Northern Colorado may be mixed with carfentanil, an opioid 5,000 times as strong as a unit of heroin. The apparent...

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

Officers arrest suspect for felony menacing, bias-motivated crime

Samantha Ye June 13, 2018

Fort Collins police responded to a call about a male with a gun who was threatening a man while making derogatory racial statements on the morning of June 12, according to a press release from the...

Guide to the 2018 Colorado primaries

Guide to the 2018 Colorado primaries

Samantha Ye June 13, 2018

Larimer County voters will see five contested races for federal, state and local seats in the June 26 primary election, the first primary to allow unaffiliated voters to participate. The Colorado governor’s...

Firemen wait outside the Morgan Library

No injuries reported after fire threatens multiple Fort Collins homes

Natalia Sperry June 8, 2018

A bushfire at 624 Rene Drive was reported to Poudre Fire Authority at 4:37 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018. There were no injuries, and the fire was reported as being under control at 5:09 p.m., according...

Eric Sutherland, Fort Collins resident and community activist, speaks to councilmembers during the citizen participation of yesterday evening's city council meeting.

City Council votes yes on amendment of requirements and procedures for city elections

Matthew Bailey June 7, 2018

Fort Collins City Council members reviewed several topics during Tuesday evening’s meeting. One of which was the amendment of requirements and procedures for city elections. The meeting, during which...

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