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Why we're seeing so many grasshoppers in the Fort Collins area, statewide
Karen Wagner was finishing up her usual hike winding through tawny-colored grasses at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area to the property's historic cabin. The only thing more oppressive on the early afternoon of July 12 than the 100-degree temperature was the grasshoppers. Gobs of them. ...
Wellington wins lawsuit vs. Connell, which wanted to bring asphalt plant to town
A Larimer County judge ruled the Wellington Town Board was justified in denying plans for an asphalt mixing plant on the edge of town. Connell Resources Inc. filed the lawsuit in Larimer County District Court last fall, saying the town board erred when it overturned the previous decisions of the town's planning commission and board of adjustment.
After 42 years, this Fort Collins fixture is closing its doors on Mulberry Street
After more than 40 years, a Fort Collins fixture on the eastern edge of town is closing its doors. Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon, 2716 E. Mulberry St., will shutter at midnight July 26, according to an announcement posted to the Sundance Facebook page early Sunday morning. ...
Motorcyclists will soon be allowed to ‘filter’ through gridlock traffic. Here’s what Colorado drivers need to know about the new state law.
A new law that will take effect next month in Colorado aims to increase safety for motorcyclists by allowing them to “filter” through stopped traffic. The Colorado State Patrol said in a news release this month that both lane filtering and lane splitting are “controversial.” But while lane filtering will become legal on Aug. 7, lane splitting will remain illegal.
Colorado delegates to RNC include Republicans who led an anti-Trump revolt
Colorado's Republican delegation cast all 37 of its votes for Donald Trump on opening day of the Republican National Convention, helping him secure the GOP nomination for president. Their support of the former president is a far cry from the reception Colorado Republicans gave Trump eight years ago when he first secured the party's nomination. The state's GOP delegation drew national attention in 2016 when it led an anti-Trump rebellion that, if successful, would have cost Trump the nomination. This year, many of those dissidents are delegates once again, and are among Trump's biggest supporters. Libby Szabo has been a...
4 new bird flu cases confirmed in poultry workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Sunday four new human cases of avian flu, bringing the total number to eight confirmed cases nationwide since March. An additional human case is presumed positive and pending confirmation at the CDC, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said in a statement…
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