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• Colo. mural in response to Newtown preserved

  December 26, 2012 10:57 AM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A mural painted on a wall in northern Colorado in response to the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. is gone but will be preserved. Longmont artist Gamma Acosta has been painting temporary murals on his uncle's vacant building for over five years, painting over the previous... more »

• Teacher pleads not guilty to indecent exposure

  October 27, 2012 2:21 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Boulder High School teacher has pleaded not guilty to exposing himself twice to women at garage sales in Longmont this summer. The Daily Camera reports James Kozlowski is due to stand trial Jan. 15 on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. Boulder Valley School District... more »

• Pilot makes emergency landing near Longmont

  September 2, 2012 3:18 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A pilot and his passenger escaped injury after they were forced to land their small plane in a dirt farm field northeast of Longmont. The Longmont Times-Call reports 43-year-old Brian Garrett of Westminster was undergoing a private pilot's certification examination just before noon Saturday when the... more »

• Loveland taking steps to develop oil and gas regs

  August 18, 2012 2:46 PM

  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - Loveland is taking steps to regulate oil and natural gas producers. Councilors directed city staff to develop a "statement of direction" following news that Anadarko Petroleum Corp. had applied for drilling permits on the eastern edge of the city. Nearby, Greeley and Longmont have adopted oil... more »

• Longmont family makes acid bombs

  March 17, 2012 9:36 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Police say what started as a science experiment led to a Longmont father being arrested on multiple felony bomb-making charges. The Longmont Times-Call reports Leo David Gerritzen was arrested Thursday and faces charges of possession of explosive material and attempting to use an explosive device after... more »

• Former CO fire chief begins sentence for criminal charges

  February 7, 2012 8:08 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Former Hygiene Fire Chief Bill Nelson is ready to start serving his sentence on convictions of prohibited use of a weapon and driving under the influence. The Daily Times-Call reports Nelson was booked at the Boulder County Jail on Monday to be fitted for a monitor... more »

• Oil drilling considered at St. Vrain State Park

  December 10, 2011 3:51 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State Parks wants to open two oil wells at St. Vrain State Park near Longmont. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is looking at wells on the boundaries of the 604-acre park in northern Colorado. A spokesman... more »

• Worker killed in trench collapse is from Longmont

  September 18, 2011 5:42 PM

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - A construction worker who died after being buried under 10 feet of dirt in Lakewood has been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office Sunday identified the man as 45-year-old Jose Hernandez Cortes of Longmont. Cortes died Friday afternoon in the collapse of a trench dug... more »

• New skydiving record set

  August 30, 2011 8:26 AM

  A new Colorado skydiving record was set in Longmont when 69 people dropped from planes over the Vance Brand Municipal Airport. The Longmont Times-Call reports that the state record was set Sunday morning. The previous state record was set in 2008 with 56 skydivers in Lamar. The skydivers... more »

• Longmont group sets skydiving record

  August 29, 2011 8:47 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A new Colorado skydiving record was set in Longmont when 69 people dropped from planes over the Vance Brand Municipal Airport. The Longmont Times-Call reports that the state record was set Sunday morning. The previous state record was set in 2008 with 56 skydivers in... more »

• Longmont misses marijuana dispensary deadline

  August 9, 2011 6:22 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Longmont has missed another deadline to deal with medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving their future in doubt. According to the Longmont Times-Call, Longmont dispensaries had until Monday to withdraw their applications for a state business license, which cannot be approved while Longmont's ban on marijuana-related businesses... more »

• Coroner identifies man, girl in Longmont home

  August 9, 2011 6:02 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder County coroner has identified the 38-year-old man and 3-year-old girl found in a home in Longmont last weekend as David M. Heydenburg and Allyson Heydenburg. Coroner Emma Hall said Tuesday that further investigation is needed to determine how they died. Police have... more »

• CO hit-and-run driver tried to swim away

  June 26, 2011 6:14 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Police say a woman suspected of causing a fatal crash in Longmont Saturday fled the scene on foot and then tried to swim away from authorities in a nearby lake. Colorado State Patrol believes 32-year-old Lisa Norton is to blame for a head-on collision Saturday... more »

• College student sent to hospital with burns

  May 2, 2011 4:52 PM

  Authorities say a Front Range Community College student has been taken to a hospital after she suffered burns while diluting a chemical in a jewelry studio classroom. Longmont emergency manager Dan Eamon tells the Daily Times-Call the woman was injured Saturday by a chemical reaction while she was diluting... more »

• College employee injured after chemical reaction

  April 30, 2011 4:51 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a Front Range Community College employee has been taken to a hospital after an accident while she was diluting ferric chloride. Longmont emergency manager Dan Eamon tells the Daily Times-Call the woman was injured Saturday after a chemical reaction while she was diluting... more »

• A bad night in Boulder for the Mesa Ridge and Air Academy girls

  March 10, 2011 1:52 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Tambre Haddock scored 19 points and Jamie Katuna added 17 Wednesday as the Longmont Trojans beat the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies 67-48 in the Class 4A state semifinals at the Coors Events Center. Haddock also grabbed 11 rebounds for No. 1 Longmont (26-1), which will play in... more »

• Victim accused of helping alleged Colo bank robber

  February 19, 2011 5:00 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A Longmont bank employee who told police he was held at knifepoint and bound with duct tape during a robbery has been arrested on charges of conspiring with the alleged holdup man. The Longmont Times-Call reports that the bank employee, Lizardo "Alan" Monje, was arrested... more »

• Longmont man convicted of 2007 fatal crash

  February 5, 2011 2:48 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A jury convicted a 27-year-old Longmont man accused of driving drunk and killing one of his passengers and injuring five others when he crashed into a tree. Noah Thomas faces between 14 to 42 years in prison when he is sentenced in April after a... more »

• UPDATE: Skydiver injured during practice in Longmont Saturday, dies

  December 19, 2010 1:32 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - An airport official in Longmont says an experienced skydiver was critically injured after hitting the ground while practicing swooping maneuvers. Vance Brand Municipal Airport manager Tim Barth says the 38-year-old Englewood woman was injured Saturday. Her name wasn't released, but Barth described her as a... more »

• Engineer banned from chemistry in explosives case

  November 13, 2010 4:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Longmont engineer who repeatedly ran into legal trouble for improper explosives has been banned from pursuing chemistry. Retired electrical engineer Ronald Swerlein received the unusual sentence Friday after his second explosives possession conviction. Swerlein holds 11 patents but suffered a brain injury in a car... more »

• Census: More immigrants moving to Longmont

  October 11, 2010 8:13 AM

  New Census data shows that Longmont has seen one of the largest increases in the number of foreign-born residents in Colorado during the last decade. The recently released figures from the American Community Survey shows that Longmont's foreign-born population increased from 10.6 percent in 2000 to 17.1 percent last... more »

• Fundraiser In Memory of Florence Cystic Fibrosis Victim

  August 27, 2010 6:35 PM

  A 1999 Florence High School graduate is on a mission to raise $5,000 in honor of a classmate who recently died from Cystic Fibrosis. Brandon Hughes, 29, says he's almost halfway there. Candi Holzer passed away July 28 after a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease in... more »

• Vanished plane found; Colorado pilot aboard

  July 30, 2010 9:36 AM

  Canadian authorities say they've recovered the body of a Longmont man who crashed in the Northwest Territories on his way back to Colorado. Authorities say a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter spotted the crash site Thursday about 80 miles southeast of Norman Wells, Canada, and Terry Johnson,75, was confirmed dead... more »

• Longmont dairy to resume selling raw goat milk

  July 16, 2010 9:23 AM

  A Longmont dairy connected to the illnesses of 30 people is being allowed to continue selling raw goat milk after complying with criteria set by county health officials. Billy Goat Dairy owner Bill Campbell says he plans to resume selling the raw goat milk next week. Boulder County... more »

• Goat milk causes Colorado illnesses

  July 9, 2010 8:57 AM

  State health officials say tests show that raw goat milk from a Longmont dairy is responsible for sickening 30 people, including two children who are in the hospital. Health officials said Thursday that samples of unpasteurized milk from the Billy Goat Dairy tested positive for the strains of campylobacter... more »

• Colorado cold case murder solved by DNA

  June 11, 2010 8:33 AM

  Authorities say a 28-year-old unsolved murder of an elderly Longmont woman has been solved after recent DNA testing. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Tuesday that a recent DNA test tied John Agrue to the 1982 death of 94-year-old Orma Smith, a former librarian and teacher. Smith's body... more »

• Former church counselor admits sexual assault

  April 17, 2010 1:43 PM

  A former church counselor has admitted sexually assaulting five children and faces at least 10 years in prison. Brad Boda pleaded guilty Friday in Boulder County. The former Rocky Mountain High School counselor admitted assaulting five children in 1998, four boys and one girl. At the time, Boda was a... more »

• Southern Colorado showdown ahead for 4A boys basketball title

  March 12, 2010 3:08 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Chris Fielder scored 18 points and Jahmall Fountain added 16 as Sierra withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally Thursday to beat Colorado Springs Metro League rival Lewis-Palmer 64-52 in the boys Class 4A state semifinals. Leading by 19 points (52-33) with less than a minute to play... more »

• Big Christian music festival gets Longmont's OK

  March 10, 2010 12:38 PM

  Longmont officials have granted a permit for a one-day Christian music festival that organizers say could draw up to 30,000 people to a park on the city's east side. The permit was issued Tuesday for the Worship and the Word Movement to hold Heaven Fest at Union Reservoir on... more »

• Fire-damaged building in Longmont to be torn down

  March 9, 2010 11:12 AM

  The owner of a vacant flour mill in downtown Longmont says he will demolish part of the structure because of a fire more than a year ago. Doug Grant told city officials on Monday that a five-story building at the mill would be razed, but not a nearby cluster of... more »

• Home labeled 'public nuisance' under settlement

  February 28, 2010 10:21 AM

  A Longmont home that has drawn complaints from neighbors and authorities described as a gang hub will be labeled a "public nuisance" and have restrictions on who can visit and live there under a lawsuit settlement. The proposed settlement released Friday would end Boulder County's lawsuit against the couple who... more »

• Colorado farm revives gleaning for leftovers

  November 21, 2009 12:01 PM

  Thousands are expected at a Longmont farm Saturday to dig for leftover crops. Miller Farms plans to open its gates for a second consecutive year of gleaning, an ancient practice of foraging fields for unharvested crops. The farm says 40,000 people showed up last year, and gleaners took home... more »