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A Visit Estes Park panel offered few firm plans for Sundance 2027, but did highlight future opportunities for local businesses and venues. The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Boulder Jan. 21-31, 2027, but Estes Park's role in that first year remains more possibility than plan. That was the central takeaway from Visit Estes Park's April 28 panel discussion at the Historic Park...

With the finalization of the Colorado state budget for fiscal year 2026-27 approaching, one affordable housing proposition is set to lose $130 million in funding. Passed by voters in 2022, Proposition 123 created Colorado’s State Affordable Housing Fund, which provides approximately $300 million toward affordable housing efforts across the state. Affordable housing advocates have spoken out against the $130 million cut that would...

Two senior engineering students at Colorado State University have innovation at the forefront of their minds. What began as a senior year capstone design project is now an award-winning device by Hugh McCurren, an environmental engineering student, and Josh Kates, a civil engineering student. The pair are the co-founders of FlocBot, a business startup that aims to improve the water treatment process...

As Colorado faces intensifying drought conditions and ongoing disputes over Colorado River water allocations, some Fort Collins businesses are already adjusting their operations and bracing for costs to rise. Colorado River reservoirs have depeleted significantly in recent years, and negotiations over the Colorado River Compact have raised the possibility of...

You can thank one man who died 72 years ago for not having to go on water restrictions during this year’s drought. The tombstone over Charles Hansen’s grave at the Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley identifies him as the “Father of the C-BT.” Historian Daniel Tyler in “The Last Water Hole in the West” labeled Hansen the “Godfather” of the Colorado-Big Thompson...

Morning police response prompts shelter-in-place advisory near Silver Leaf Drive. A police response in a Loveland neighborhood Saturday morning led to a temporary shelter-in-place advisory for nearby residents before the situation was resolved without further incident. According to the Loveland Police Department, officers responded to a criminal investigation that began...

When Alquist 3D announced its plans to relocate to Greeley in October 2023, company officials aimed to innovate building homes by using 3D concrete printing, layering construction material to “print” the structure of the home. Officials said this technology could also be used to print infrastructure such as storm drainage systems. The Greeley Tribune reports l ess than three years later, the company’s lofty...

The Greeley City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution to annex about 325 acres of land near Windsor — a move that could escalate tensions over the property as Windsor officials have long expressed interest in annexing the same area. According to the Greeley Tribune, council will also consider an ordinance to make Acting City Manager Brian McBroom’s appointment to the role official after...

Coordinated response safely lifts trapped animal from ditch. A Fort Collins horse is back on solid ground after a coordinated rescue effort by Poudre Fire Authority crews Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:01 p.m. on May 2, a call was transferred to Fort Collins 911 reporting a horse stuck in a...

Local “Scambusters” report highlights common fraud tactics targeting residents this spring. Larimer County residents are being urged to stay alert as a wide range of scams continue circulating across Northern Colorado, from fake computer virus alerts to romance scams and fraudulent phone calls. According to the latest “Scambusters”...