Fort Collins CO

The list of summer events in Northern Colorado added something fun to the list in 2025. A contest to see who can throw a rubber chicken the furthest. If you attend the contest in Greeley, you might set your sights on throwing your rubber chicken 115 feet, as the record (set in 2024) is 114 feet. This is going to be...

Living in Colorado can be a treat in itself, with all the beauty and activities the state has. Having a treat, food-wise, now and again is important. Why not hit the oldest DQ in the state?. Dairy Queen and 'The Blues Brothers' Have Something in Common. Dairy Queen got its...

Blocks away from my home, an explosion occurred this morning in Northern Colorado. My mom called me to let me know what had happened, and then all the posts in the local Facebook group started coming in. Where and When the Fire Happened. At around 11 a.m. on Thursday morning,...

ESTES PARK, Colo. — Throughout the 4.2 mile Beaver Mountain Loop at Rocky Mountain National Park, hikers wind between charred pines jutting out of the verdant, flowery hillside. This singed timber is evidence of the East Troublesome Fire, which razed nearly 200,000 acres of land in 2020. Adam Auerbach,...

It is very rare to see speed limits change in Colorado; however, it does happen. You may not realize it, but a lot goes into making a decision to either raise or lower a speed limit on a highway or street. Speed Limit Dropping on Busy Stretch of US 34...

The Weld RE-4 School District in the Town of Windsor announced Thursday that it will be a "personal communication device-free district" for students, starting with the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire prevention, scientific research, forestland management and conservation across the Northwest would be shuttered and moved out of state under a new plan announced by the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In a July 24 memo, Brooke Rollins, head of...

A Weld County man is now the first in the county's history to be charged and convicted for his role in a fentanyl overdose.

The Larimer County and Weld County health departments have a three-tiered health inspection rating, with rankings of pass, reinspection required or closed. Establishments with violations of 0-49 points pass; those with 50-109 points require reinspection; and any with more than 110 points face closure. This report is...

Somewhere in the thick forest above Red Feather Lakes, mushroom foragers Tom McKinnon and Jay Berger were puzzling over a backcountry map, debating the most approachable route to the Pearl Fire burn scar. The130 acres of scorched mountaintop that burned last September in a remote part of Northern Larimer County may...