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Late last week, an inmate at Larimer County Jail was found unresponsive by jail deputies. (Collegian File Photo)

Homicide linked to officer-involved shooting

Yixuan Xie October 10, 2017

A man killed by a Fort Collins police officer last Sunday is now suspected of homicide. Officers found the body of 66-year-old Fort Collins resident Sherri Allman when conducting a welfare check requested...

Bean Cycle Roasters is located on 144 N. College Ave. Recently the store removed its books, but the owners aim to have a new store called Singularity installed by the end of 2017. (Seth Bodine | Collegian)

Wolverine Farms removes books from Bean Cycle, new businesses expected to move in

Haley Candelario October 10, 2017

Video by Marlo Lundak Regulars of the Bean Cycle may have noticed that the books from Wolverine Farm Publishing Company have been absent from the coffee shop in Old Town Fort Collins, though...

Photo courtesy of Poudre Fire Authority

Woman dies in early morning Fort Collins house fire

Piper Davis October 8, 2017

A woman was pronounced dead following a fire in southwest Fort Collins early Sunday morning. According to a press release from Poudre Fire Authority, dispatchers received a call of a structure fire on...

Fort Collins Police Services discovered a deceased body on Wednesday, Oct. 4. (Collegian File Photo)

Body found in Fort Collins residence being investigated as homicide

Matthew Bailey October 5, 2017

A deceased body was found inside a home located less than three miles from Colorado State University on Oct.4.  Fort Collins Police responded to the residence of 1601 N. College Ave. during a welfare...

The Poudre River is pictured at sunset as it flows through Fort Collins on September 4th. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

‘Save the Poudre’: still fighting for Colorado’s water

Austin Fleskes October 5, 2017

The Cache la Poudre river continues to flow from the Rocky Mountains through the City of Fort Collins and out into eastern plains, providing recreation, drinking water, irrigation water and more for...

(Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Body recovered near South Timberline Road and East Lincoln Avenue

Austin Fleskes October 4, 2017

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a body was recovered near South Timberline Road and East Lincoln Avenue. LCSO responded to a call of a body partially submerged under...

In 2015 Fort Collins installed a 2,000-panel solar garden on the old location of the Dreher Pickle plant on the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Mulberry Street. Residents of the city are able to purchase individual panels in order to power their own homes.

CSU students team up with GRID Alternatives to bring solar energy to low-income communities

Natalia Sperry October 3, 2017

Clean energy is coming to low-income communities in Larimer County with the volunteer efforts of Colorado State University students. CSU's Student Sustainability Center and the Energy Club volunteered...

The new Larimer Humane Society facility was ten years in the making, and now offers an adoption center, intake lobby, veterinary clinic, barn and community dog park. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

Larimer Humane Society opens doors to new facility

Jenn Yingling September 30, 2017

Sheltered animals found a new residency in Larimer Humane Society's new facility. The Humane Society moved to a new, larger facility in Loveland over Labor Day weekend from their previous location...

Semi collision on Harmony Road results in serious injuries, temporary closures

Semi collision on Harmony Road results in serious injuries, temporary closures

Natalia Sperry September 27, 2017

A crash at the intersection of Harmony Road and West Frontage Road resulted in the injury of both drivers and temporary closures on eastbound lanes of Harmony Tuesday evening. The collision between a...

Senator John Kefalas speaks at the Rotaract Club Meeting in the LSC at 6 p.m on Monday night. "Housing is the solution, I can tell you that." Kefalas said about the solutions for homelessness in Fort Collins. (Jenna Van Lone | Collegian)

Sen. Kefalas discusses homelessness with CSU Rotaract Club

Gabriel Go September 26, 2017

Colorado Senator John Kefalas returned to Fort Collins to urge members of the Rotaract Club of Colorado State University to engage with the local community regarding homelessness.  Sen. Kefalas...

State Senator, John Kefalas and State Representatives, Joann Ginal and Jeni James Arndt at Harmony Library for a community meeting regarding the cracks in the mental health system. The meeting featured the documentary, "Going Sane." Community members had an opportunity to share ideas regarding the mental health system in Colorado. Representative Ginal stated how mental health is "an issue we face over time" and "we're all in this together," regarding state senators, representatives and community members themselves. (Erica Gisenhagen | Collegian)

Sen. Kefalas discusses cracks in the mental health system

Rachel Telljohn September 25, 2017

Mental health came prominently into Fort Collins' rhetoric on Saturday, coinciding with its prominence surfacing once more at the national level last week.  Colorado Senator John Kefalas, along with...

Gardens on Spring Creek drives discussion at City Council

Gardens on Spring Creek drives discussion at City Council

Matthew Bailey September 20, 2017

Fort Collins City Council covered and discussed a broad range of topics during Tuesday night’s meeting, including property annexations, intersection improvement and off-site construction staging...

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