Fort Collins CO

Firefighters responded to 41 service calls last week while completing 113 hours of training. Crews fielded a wide range of calls this week, including multiple medical emergencies, a working residential fire involving an RV, a multi-day wildland fire, several motor vehicle crashes and a few cardiac arrest responses. Crews remained busy balancing emergency response with continued training, readiness, and equipment maintenance.

Residents encouraged to review safety plans during planned emergency alert test. Residents in and around Johnstown will hear tornado sirens this Friday as part of a coordinated emergency preparedness effort. The Town of Johnstown, in partnership with Front Range Fire Department and Weld County Dispatch, will conduct a tornado siren...

Jadyn Lamb returns to her hometown with the Bears as volleyball culture takes hold in Chadron.

The St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District has reached an agreement with the environmental group Save the World’s Rivers that removes construction of a large on-river dam from the future of the district’s Coffintop Reservoir water rights. The agreement, announced Monday, was reached through the water...

21-year downtown dining tradition surpasses $1.4 million in cumulative giving to hunger relief. The Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA), in partnership with 49 restaurants, announced that the 2026 Great Plates of Downtown Fort Collins promotion raised $101,887 for the Food Bank for Larimer County. From March 1-14, diners enjoyed...

Summer is calling for fresh empanadas and juices at Yellow Crunch , as the Colombian eatery relocates just a short distance from its original space into a larger home at The Exchange in downtown Fort Collins. Owned by couple Viviana and Eric Presley, the restaurant serves traditional Colombian dishes and small eats , including buñuelos, tamales and breakfast items like huevos pericos. It is expanding due...

The City of Evans City Council approved a drought emergency declaration during Tuesday night’s meeting. The council voted unanimously and also approved an emergency ordinance regarding outdoor watering restrictions effective immediately and in effect through October 15. The ordinance prohibits watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day, which is an expansion of the previous noon to 5 p.m. rule. This rule’s intent...

Longmont police are looking for a suspect who was caught on camera spraying pink paint on speed enforcement cameras.

ESTES PARK, Colo. (KKTV) - A suspect was arrested after he was believed to have started a fire in an Estes Park hotel that damaged several rooms in February. The Estes Park Police Department posted on social media that 72-year-old Paul Todd Howarth was identified and arrested after he was believed to have started a fire in the Expedition Lodge.

A hiker took a big fall on a popular Colorado trail, but thanks to landing on a ledge and the rescue mission that followed, she was able to hike out without much assistance. According to Larimer County Search and Rescue, their team responded to the report of a fallen hiker in recent days. The hiker […]