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The Fort Collins Rescue Mission is one of the shelters available for the winter. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

City acts to provide shelter for homeless this winter

Rachel Telljohn September 19, 2017

As with most cities in America, Fort Collins runs into the issue of not having enough spaces to house its ever-fluctuating population that identifies as homeless.  Fort Collins solidified their plan...

The Fort Collins Police Department is located at 2221 S Timberline Rd.  Ryan Arb

Fort Collins Police Services searching for new police chief

Julia Trowbridge September 16, 2017

The City of Fort Collins is currently in search for a new police chief following former Chief John Hutto's resignation in May. Due to the importance of the position, the City is not rushing this process...

The City Council Board Members gather for a meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins discusses new Housing First initiative to address homelessness

Gabriel Go September 12, 2017

The City of Fort Collins released an update on homelessness in Fort Collins assessing the issue through the newly-launched “Housing First Initiative” Tuesday night. The Housing First Initiative is...

Dominic Charles Jackson was apprehended the morning of Sept. 7 during a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle at Prospect Road and Whitcomb Street. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

CSU police officer injured while conducting traffic stop

Haley Candelario September 7, 2017

Update (1:19 p.m.): Fort Collins Police Services tweeted that Whitcomb reopnened between Prospect and Juniper around 10 a.m. Update (9:04 a.m.): Fort Collins Police Services tweeted that Whitcomb...

The Village Vidiot, located on 1220 W.. Elizabeth St., will close due to construction of the new West Elizabeth underpass. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Village Vidiot closing after more than 25 years in Fort Collins

Stuart Smith September 7, 2017

https://youtu.be/3UUwthU98EM   After more than 25 years in the city, Fort Collins’ last independent video store is closing. The beginning of the end for the the Village Vidiot started when construction...

Female Grizzly Eating Grass

Poudre Fire Authority pushes bear to safety

Abby Currie September 6, 2017

Poudre Fire Authority and Colorado Parks and Wildlife placed a bear roaming around Fort Collins back into a better habitat on Wednesday afternoon Jennifer Churchill, the public information officer for...

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 West Nile virus death confirmed in Larimer County

Jenn Yingling September 5, 2017

A Fort Collins resident has died after contracting a form of West Nile virus, marking the first fatal case in Colorado this year. West Nile disease is an infection which spreads to people through bites...

Smoke from wildfires in the northwestern United States and western area of Canada have transported to Fort Collins and the Front Range area of Colorado. (Haley Candelario | Collegian)

Fort Collins, Front Range placed under air quality health advisory

Haley Candelario September 5, 2017

Smoke and haze filled the air in Fort Collins and northern Colorado during the Labor Day holiday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Action Day Alert on Monday afternoon....

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Ty Betts August 24, 2017

UPDATE (6:27 p.m.): Fort Collins Police Services announced on Thursday evening that they arrested the juvenile occupant of a vehicle reported to have fired gunshots near Fort Collins High School. The...

Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested by CSU Police on Wednesday morning near the Howes Street Business Center. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Fugitive arrested by CSUPD on Wednesday

Colin Raunig August 23, 2017

Colorado State University  police officers arrested a fugitive on Wednesday, according to a post on CSU Police and Safety's Facebook page. Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested this morning near the...

The total solar eclipse, as seen from Casper, Wyoming at approximately 11:43 am on Monday, August 21st, 2017 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Solar eclipse chasers double Wyoming’s population

Julia Trowbridge August 22, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded across Wyoming on Monday, taking over Walmart parking lots, campgrounds, and highways to catch a glimpse of a two-minute and 26-second celestial event. Viewers...

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Professors cancel Monday classes for solar eclipse

Austin Fleskes August 22, 2017

While Colorado State University plans its class schedules years in advance and rarely cancels classes, many faculty members cancelled their Monday classes to allow students the chance to witness the...

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