Mother Earth Free Market brings communities swaps, mutual aid to FoCo
Clothes, plants, books, rugs, silverware, furniture and even giant spatulas: This list highlights only a few of the free items available at the Mother Earth Free Market event held at Fort Collins City Park Feb. 28. The event was completely free and created a space for Fort Collins community members...
Banner Health Expands Spine Care In Fort Collins
New neurosurgery program aims to keep Northern Colorado patients closer to home. Residents across Northern Colorado will soon have expanded access to advanced spine care as Banner Health launches a new neurosurgery department at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center. The new program will be led by neurosurgeon Eric...
Generators and turbine move to close northern Colorado highways
PLATTEVILLE, Colo. — Trucks carrying generators and turbines will lead to some highway closures in northern Colorado. Xcel Energy said it will move equipment from Loveland to Platteville, impacting traffic for a short time on Interstate 25, U.S. Highway 287, and Colorado Highway 66. The I-25 exit 243 at Longmont and...
High winds close schools, highways across the Front Range and create perfect wildfire conditions
The high winds forecasted to hit the Front Range on Thursday morning have officially arrived with around 27,000 Xcel Energy customers without power. Major highways are already closed due to safety concerns. South of Boulder, Highway 93 is closed in both directions between Colorado 72 and Colorado 128, which leads...
High Winds Cause Toppled Trees, Power Problems
Loveland crews and tree specialists moved a 70-foot-tall spruce that topped onto North Washington Avenue on Thursday amid high winds. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, all of Northern Colorado was under a high wind warning and a red flag warning due to the warm weather and high winds that whipped through the...
Media Release from Estes Valley Fire Protection District
Estes Valley Fire Protection District responded to two fires in the last 12 hours as described below. At 3:14 am EVFPD was dispatched to a report of a smoldering fire in a pavilion that had been extinguished by resort staff in a pavilion restroom building. Upon arrival EVFPD personnel found an active fire burning in...
Where are they going?: Olive Koslovsky
Olive Koslovsky (‘26) is excited to begin her journey to a successful future working with her biggest passion, animals, meeting new people, and growing herself. Olive is planning to start her post-high school education at a two-year community college, then transferring to Colorado State University (CSU) for animal...
Xcel Energy considering planned power shutoffs on Saturday
DENVER — Xcel Energy customers could experience planned power outages this weekend as the utility prepares for severe weather, including high winds and dry ground fuel conditions. Xcel said in a release Thursday that it is monitoring and preparing for conditions that will create critical fire weather conditions...
Air quality health advisory issued in multiple counties over wildfire smoke
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a health advisory for multiple counties Friday morning, due to wildfire smoke.
‘We have never seen anything like this’: Tow crews race to clear overturned semis...
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Strong winds toppled at least four semitrucks on Interstate 25 in Larimer and Weld counties Thursday morning, prompting Colorado State Patrol to shut down a stretch of the highway and leaving tow crews racing to respond to what one recovery worker called an unprecedented scene.
