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• Sheriffs criticize Colorado gun laws

  April 3, 2013 8:37 PM

  DENVER - Sheriffs from more than a dozen Colorado counties held a news conference Wednesday to highlight what they see as flaws with the state's new gun control laws. The event was held a short distance away from the Denver Police Academy where President Obama held up the gun laws... more »

• Mailboxes damaged, mail stolen in Larimer County

  November 21, 2012 9:07 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say someone pried the backs off cluster mailboxes in Larimer County and stole mail. The Larimer County Sheriff's Department says the damage and thefts occurred last weekend on a street near Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort Collins and in Rist Canyon northwest of the... more »

• Man shot to death after firing handgun at deputies

  October 20, 2012 1:19 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a man was shot to death after firing a handgun at deputies in Larimer County. The sheriff's office says a woman called 911 just before midnight Friday to report that her ex-boyfriend had arrived at her Glacier View home, and she believed the... more »

• Wind halting helicopter help for now at High Park Fire

  June 17, 2012 5:55 PM

  High wind near the High Park Fire has grounded helicopters fighting the blaze for the time being. Colorado Emergency Management crews say winds are blowing 30 - 50 miles per hour in the area. A Red Flag Warning for fire danger has been issued for the area of the... more »

• Man arrested for impersonating a fireman at High Park Fire

  June 17, 2012 1:41 PM

  A 30-year-old Denver man is in custody in Larimer County after the local Sheriff's office says he was impersonating a fireman at the High Park Fire. In a report from the Larimer County Sheriff's office, they say Michael Stillman Maher was first contacted by a wild land fire chief... more »

• Mother Nature doesn't get them down Play Video

  June 17, 2012 12:16 AM

  181 homes have been lost so far in the High Park fire burning in northern Colorado. One evacuated couple is waiting for word on their home which was just built, after another wildfire destroyed their previous home in the same area less than 2 years ago. Woody and... more »

• Local volunteers join ranks fighting High Park Fire Play Video

  June 12, 2012 7:58 PM

  More than a dozen firefighters from Southern Colorado are heading to Larimer County to join the lines of the High Park Fire. Volunteers and trucks from Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Canon City and Westcliffe are all working the fire lines as part of a 500 person ground force. ... more »

• High Park Fire in Larimer Co. growing

  June 10, 2012 2:02 PM

  The High Park Fire burning in Larimer County has grown to 14,000 acres and is at 0% containment according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The fire began near the Paradise Park area, about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins. No word on what started the blaze. Residents... more »

• Larimer County inmates found sharpening shanks

  October 5, 2011 8:16 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say five Larimer County inmates could face sanctions or criminal charges after surveillance video showed them sharpening pieces of metal from a gymnasium clock into shanks or acting as lookouts for those who did. Sheriff's officials said Wednesday all five are now in a... more »

• Gessler GOP fine fundraiser to be closed to media

  September 15, 2011 12:11 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Larimer County Republican Party fundraiser to pay off a campaign finance fine will be held in a private location. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported that Sept. 22 event will also be closed to the media following controversy about the attendance of Secretary of... more »

• Greeley man dies while riding jet boat

  July 27, 2011 6:58 PM

  BERTHOUD, Colo. (AP) - A 32-year-old man has died while riding a jet boat on Carter Lake. A witness tells Larimer County deputies the man fell off a jet boat he was operating with two passengers on Tuesday. After struggling to re-board the vessel, the man lost consciousness. ... more »

• Hiker rescued on Larimer County trail

  June 22, 2011 12:04 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A 69-year-old Fort Collins man has been rescued after he fell on a trail near Fort Collins. Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Schulz says the man fell about a mile and a half from the Grey Rock trailhead and injured his leg. The... more »

• Larimer GOP facing more fines for report errors

  June 4, 2011 2:35 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The troubled Larimer County Republican Party has more bad news as it tries to rectify campaign finance errors made last year. State elections officials notified the party Friday of another fine of almost $15,000 for failing to report a campaign donation. That's on top... more »

• Larimer County inmate found dead

  May 5, 2011 3:07 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a 31-year-old inmate in the Larimer County Jail. The Larimer County Sheriff's Department says the prisoner was found unresponsive in a restroom Wednesday afternoon after saying he felt ill while working in the jail kitchen. The Denver Post reports that he... more »

• Baby's death prompts new caseworker policy

  November 21, 2010 4:41 PM

  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - The death of a newborn baby in Loveland has prompted a changed policy for Larimer County child caseworkers. The (Loveland) Reporter-Herald reports that January's death of baby Summer Moon Hawk has prompted a new policy that when a parent misses an appointment with caseworkers, an employee... more »

• Officials search for missing Colorado couple

  October 19, 2010 8:25 AM

  The Larimer County Sheriff's office says detectives suspect foul play in the disappearance of a Fort Collins couple. Spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says sheriff's deputies conducting a welfare check at the home of Kathy Adams and her husband John Marks Jr. on Oct. 12 discovered "suspicious circumstances" that made them... more »

• 3rd Larimer County meningitis patient dies

  October 13, 2010 8:36 AM

  A 52-year-old Larimer County man who contracted meningitis during a pick-up hockey game has died. The Coloradoan in Fort Collins reports that Bill Jubert of Bellvue died Monday after a series of strokes. Joy Jubert says her husband had recently been diagnosed with vasculitis, an inflammation of blood vessels.... more »

• Prosecutors seek more information on Loveland fire

  September 21, 2010 4:19 PM

  Larimer County prosecutors say they need more information before deciding whether to file criminal charges against two people suspected of accidentally starting a wildfire that destroyed two homes in the foothills west of Loveland. Sheriff's investigators presented their evidence to the district attorney's office last week. They say... more »

• Health officials try to track meningitis outbreak

  June 18, 2010 1:48 PM

  Larimer County health officials are focusing on pick-up hockey players as they investigate a meningitis outbreak. Two of the three people who contracted meningitis played in a hockey game on June 9 in Fort Collins. One, 29-year-old Brian Wormus, died Monday. The other player also played in another pickup... more »

• 2 Colorado cold case murders solved

  June 15, 2010 8:39 AM

  Larimer County authorities announced the resolution of two murder cases from 1982 and the arrest of one suspect. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Monday that 46-year-old David Hehn of Fort Collins was arrested Monday on the charge of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 1982 murder of a... more »

• Rodeo bull runs loose in Larimer County

  March 27, 2010 10:04 AM

  Larimer County authorities chased and tranquilized a rodeo bull that had been running loose for five hours. Sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says the bull escaped Friday morning from a pasture northeast of Loveland and wandered several miles to southeast Fort Collins. An automated phone notification system warned area residents to... more »

• Balloon boy dad now on home detention

  March 24, 2010 12:48 PM

  Sheriff's officials say the Colorado man who pleaded guilty to falsely influencing the sheriff by saying his son had floated off in a huge balloon is completing his sentence at home. Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said Wednesday that Richard Heene finished his time in jail and with... more »

• Woman signs over mother dog and pups to state

  March 2, 2010 7:03 PM

  A Larimer County dog breeder has agreed to give up three dogs to the state after a court hearing this morning. The move comes after inspectors found eight dead Bernese Mountain Dog puppies at her facility on February 10th. The state asked the judge to label Blue Wolf Ranch owner... more »

• State looks into breeding facility after finding dead puppies

  March 1, 2010 6:35 PM

  On Tuesday in Larimer County state animal inspectors will be in court to ask a district judge to label the manager of Blue Wolf Ranch, Storm Cloudin, an "unfit owner", that label could lead to the revocation of Cloudin's state license. The move comes after inspectors found several dead, frozen... more »

• Balloon boy dad transferred to start work-release

  February 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from the Larimer County jail to serve the rest of his sentence through the alternative sentencing unit. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says Richard Heene was transferred Sunday and is expected to work during the day,... more »

• Pit bull breaks through fence, attacks woman and sheltie

  February 3, 2010 9:12 AM

  A Fort Collins woman says a neighbor's pit bull that broke through a fence attacked her dog and bit her hand when she tried to protect her pet. Barbara Berry says her 10-year-old Sheltie remains hospitalized after the attack Saturday. The 57-year-old woman says she suffered puncture wounds to... more »

• Balloon Boy parents to plead guilty

  November 12, 2009 8:15 AM

  The Fort Collins parents in last month's notorious "balloon boy" case will plead guilty to offenses for creating a hoax that their son had flown away in a large balloon. Richard and Mayumi Heene are to plead Friday morning in Larimer County Court, according to a statement issued by... more »

• Sheriff's blog recounts balloonacy

  October 23, 2009 11:22 AM

  Some suggested fishing hooks. Others, skydivers. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says spectators sent him plenty of real-time suggestions last week on how to capture the large helium balloon that a Fort Collins couple said was carrying their 6-year-old son, Falcon Heene. The boy was found at home. In his... more »

• Larimer County Sheriff: "This is a hoax"

  October 18, 2009 1:09 PM

  Larimer County Sheriff has announced that the "balloon boy" saga is a hoax. "It has been determined that this is a hoax." Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday, "On the bizarre meter this rates a 10." Sheriff Alderden explains that the Heene's staged the hoax as a publicity stunt with... more »

• Runaway helium balloon is down, boy not aboard

  October 15, 2009 2:33 PM

  A family's runaway experimental balloon aircraft crash-landed after floating away from home, but there was no sign of a 6-year-old boy authorities thought had been inside. A sheriff's official reported at 3 pm that the boy climbed into a box attached to the balloon, but it was not attached when... more »