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"17 minutes for 17 lives," said Arloa Ellerton a Fort Collins resident and protestor. The protest outside the senator's office included 17 minutes of silence to honor the lives lost in the Parkland shooting and to encourage gun law reform. (Sarah Ehrlich| Collegian)

Protesters call for gun reform outside Sen. Gardner’s Fort Collins office one month after Parkland, Florida shooting

Samantha Ye • March 14, 2018

One month after a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., around 50 demonstrators gathered outside Sen. Cory Gardner’s (R-Colo.) office Wednesday to honor the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School...

Roger Brown, age 66, was arrested on March 7, 2018 for the stabbing of 36-year old Luis Renteria in Eastside Park.

Update: Fort Collins Police arrest suspect for Eastside Park stabbing

Austin Fleskes • March 8, 2018

An updated press release by the City of Fort Collins further updates the Eastside Park stabbing that occurred on March 7, 2018.  The victim in this event was identified as 36-year old Luis Renteria....

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Fort Collins Police arrest suspect for Eastside Park stabbing

Austin Fleskes • March 7, 2018

Fort Collins Police Services arrested Roger Allen Brown for a stabbing that occurred in Eastside Park early Wednesday. At 12:36 p.m. March 7, FCPS received reports of an injured adult male in the park...

Fort Collins City Council members discuss amending the Fort Collins Traffic Code regarding the Residential Parking Permit Program. (Julia Trowbridge)

Fort Collins City Council discusses I-25 interchange improvement, marijuana licensing

Matthew Bailey • March 7, 2018

Fort Collins City Council gathered Tuesday to discuss 14 issues ranging from road and intersection improvements to city-owned land leasing. Funding for improvements to the I-25/Prospect Interchange and...

Speaker of the Senate Isabel Brown counts votes during the Jan. 31, 2018 senate meeting. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

CSU student government continues plans to increase access to overdose prevention drug

Natalia Sperry • March 6, 2018

In the face of a nationwide epidemic, students at Colorado State University are continuing to fight for opioid overdose prevention. Associated Students of CSU Speaker of the Senate Isabel Brown partnered with...

Candidate Stephen Barlock talks to Fort Collins residents after the Northern Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate Forum held this past Saturday. (Vinny Del Conte | Collegian)

Colorado governor candidates discuss firearm regulation, opioids during Fort Collins forum

Samantha Ye • March 5, 2018

Over 500 attendees listened to nine gubernatorial candidates speak on pertinent Colorado issues, such as firearm regulation and the opioid crisis, in the Fossil Ridge High School auditorium Saturday. The...

Citizens of Fort Collins vet police chief candidates through Q&A session

Citizens of Fort Collins vet police chief candidates through Q&A session

Carson Lipe • March 2, 2018

Most job interviews take place behind closed doors, but for the five remaining police chief candidates for the City of Fort Collins, it was a very different experience. The police chief meet and greet...

Students and supporters participate in a student walk out by raising posters in Old Town Square to call out national gun reform following the Parkland Shooting. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

Poudre School District students participate in school walk out to advocate for gun reform

Stuart Smith • February 27, 2018

Students from Poudre School District marched out of their classrooms to Old Town Square Tuesday afternoon to advocate for gun reform in the United States following the mass shooting at Florida’s Stoneman...

High speed chase near Mulberry Street leads to Loveland arrest

Austin Fleskes • February 26, 2018

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year old Anthony Chavez after a high speed chase Sunday evening led him from Fort Collins to Loveland. According to a report by the LCSO, at around 6:34...

State Senator John Kefalas speaks at a monthly Community Issues Forum at the Old Town Library on Feb. 24. The forum focused on the new federal tax bill and how it affects Colorado citizens and businesses. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Sen. Kefalas’ monthly community meeting discusses Trump tax reform

Austin Fleskes • February 26, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the topic of the monthly communications issue forum held by Sen. John Kefalas and Reps. Jeni Arndt and Joann Ginal on Saturday, Feb. 24.  Introduced in December of 2017,...

Becky Kearns and Leviathan Woodley are two Fort Collins residents that are excited about the new lockers being put up at Mennonite Fellowship Church. "It's harder to look for a job when you are carrying all your stuff... That's going to be a blessing to us" Kearns said. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

Following City rejection, Mennonite Fellowship opens GoFundMe for homeless lockers

Samantha Ye • February 26, 2018

The mission for homeless lockers continues as the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship looks to self-fund lockers to put outside their building, located at 300 E. Oak St. The church has opened a GoFundMe,...

The mural painted on the wall at the Murphy Center is representative of the work they do as a resource center for homeless and those at risk of being homeless. They coordinate activities to help people in many different areas, from providing them with tools to find and hold steady employment to basic supplies for day to day life. (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

Murphy Center provides resources to end homelessness in Fort Collins

Charlotte Lang • February 21, 2018

On Conifer Street in Fort Collins, a building known as the Murphy Center stands in rebellion against the growing issue of homelessness in the Fort Collins community. The Sister Mary Alice Murphy...

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