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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...

Limited spaces in Aggie Village parking lot makes it hard for residents to find a parking spot. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

CSU students design website for alternative event parking

Jenn Yingling August 22, 2017

A new platform will allow Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members the opportunity to rent out their extra parking spaces for events at CSU. ParkIt was created by Cody...

Hot tips for surviving the eclipse

Hot tips for surviving the eclipse

Julia Trowbridge August 21, 2017

For approximately two minutes and 30 seconds, the sun’s corona will be visible to the naked eye as the moon aligns with the sun for a solar eclipse. The solar eclipse will take place today. Here...

Stefan Alexander Moon was arrested by Fort Collins Police Services on Aug. 15 in connection with a 2013 cold case. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Man arrested in connection with 2013 cold case

Haley Candelario August 18, 2017

Fort Collins Police Services arrested a man in connection with a 2013 cold case involving the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder of a female victim. Authorities issued a warrant for the arrest...

(Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Fort Collins’ complicated relationship with trains

Nick Botkin August 3, 2017

Fort Collins is alive with the sound of trains. Day and night, one might hear its commanding horn or get stopped at a crossing. The ubiquitous train has been a part of the city’s fabric since the...

Five men and women stand on the west side of the Eddy building following the Spring Creek flood. (Photo courtesy of University Historic Photographic Collection, CSU Libraries, Archives & Special Collection)

Fort Collins looks back 20 years after Spring Creek flood

Haley Candelario July 27, 2017

Chris Wolf was one of two Colorado State University police officers working the night shift on July 28, 1997 when torrential rain started to pour in Fort Collins. Wolf, the current Emergency Management...

One dead in single-car collision

One dead in single-car collision

Piper Davis July 25, 2017

An adult male was pronounced dead following a single-vehicle crash on S. Taft Hill Road Tuesday afternoon. Dispatchers received calls around 12:10 p.m. notifying Fort Collins Police Services of a rollover...

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