Updated: 5 hours 40 min ago
5 hours 41 min ago
A Fort Collins man whose cookstove sparked the Hewlett Fire has been issued a citation by federal authorities. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Colorado, Weber was camping on the Hewlett Gulch Trail and used an alcohol-fueled stove, which started the fire on May 14.
6 hours 7 min ago
Seagate adding more than 200 to its Longmont site, most of them engineers.
6 hours 17 min ago
An "Icons & Ironwork" design, created by Boulder-based Davis Creative Inc., has been selected by the city as the new logo for Old Town Lafayette. Jennifer Davis, the logo's designer, described the design as being "contemporary, playful and direct" in her logo submission entry.
6 hours 18 min ago
There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the re-opening of the Aquarius Trail Head in Louisville. The renovation project, which focused on revamping the parking lot and sign, was funded by the 2004 open space and trails sales tax.
6 hours 22 min ago
A new restraining order issued for longtime Boulder City Council critic Seth Brigham has doubled the distance that Brigham must legally stay away from the city Municipal Building and the members of the City Council.
8 hours 39 min ago
Gov. John Hickenlooper today appointed Judith LaBuda to serve as a Boulder County district judge, according to a news release. LaBuda's appointment will take effect June 30. She is replacing Judge James C. Klein, who announced his retirement in March.
8 hours 53 min ago
Open Space recently completed an evaluation of the program, which creates a permit process for dog owners who want to allow their dogs off-leash in areas that allow for voice-and-sight control. Dog owners watch a video on voice-and-sight control and display the green program tag for their dogs.
9 hours 8 min ago
The Peaceful Valley campground in Allenspark will be closed until at least June as crews work to remove a large amount of blown down trees. The Mizpah campground in Empire will be closed for the entire 2012 season due to a culvert washout.
11 hours 36 min ago
Residents of about 65 homes threatened by the Hewlett fire northwest of Fort Collins were allowed to return home Thursday evening, but evacuation orders remained in effect for 15 other homes.
13 hours 34 min ago
Boulder residents can expect their weekends to be wet and windy, according to the National Weather Service.
21 hours 13 min ago
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is recommending adoption of an updated fire ordinance that would create a new permitting system for open burns and add to the list of situations where officials could prohibit fires.
21 hours 56 min ago
University of Colorado junior Fredrico Gomez was just one of three people in the University Memorial Center dining room Wednesday morning. Even though spring finals ended last week, Gomez said he is studying at least four hours a day to reach his graduation goal.
21 hours 59 min ago
Folsom Field may be packed Sunday, but it's not a concert or sporting event drawing the crowds. Rather, it's a solar eclipse.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:58pm
The University of Colorado is drawing criticism from Republican legislators who say the school's new zones for canvassers -- including The Gideons International, which passes out free Bibles -- are a threat to free speech.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:36pm
"Awesome." That's the way Avery Brewing Co. president Adam Avery described feeling when his company received Boulder Planning Board approval Thursday night to build a brewery, restaurant and tap room at 4910 Nautilus Court.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:31pm
Avery Brewing Co.'s plans to build what would become the largest brewery in Boulder will go before the city's Planning Board on Thursday night for final approval.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 8:46pm
When Josh Yeaton hits the unforgiving "Wall" during the Morgul-Bismark road race this weekend, he won't get beaten down. He'll get re-energized.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 8:24pm
LONGMONT -- While Boulder County is looking into possible ways to impose additional regulation of oil and gas exploration, Weld County enthusiastically supports that industry, Weld Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer told people attending a Longmont Republican Women's luncheon on Thursday.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 8:13pm
University of Colorado research associate Noah Podolefsky spent a year and $10,000 converting a 1993 GSX-R Suzuki motorcycle into an electric bike and Thursday he got the chance to show off his hard work. Podolefsky's motorcycle sat between a yellow Tesla Roadster and an array of electric-assist bicycles at Boulder's Electric Car Expo in the parking lot next to CU's Wolf Law building.
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 7:41pm
Getting permission from regulators to limit Boulder customers' access to conservation and renewable energy programs would be "suboptimal," compared to working out a deal directly with Boulder officials, the president and CEO of Xcel Energy's Colorado operations told a group of business leaders Thursday.