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• Strong winds expected to fuel High Park Fire

  June 17, 2012 2:08 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Crews in northern Colorado are bracing for powerful winds as they battle a blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. The destructiveness of the High Park Fire burning 15 miles west... 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 »

• New wildfire burns in northern Colorado

  June 4, 2012 5:37 PM

  PARADOX, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire burning in northern Colorado. Larimer County sheriff's officials say the fire was reported Monday afternoon and has spread to about 40 acres. Sheriff's officials say they have alerted 66 homes and three businesses to the fire, but no evacuations... more »

• Mail theft ring broken up in Northern Colorado

  March 2, 2012 6:11 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say they have broken up a mail-theft ring in northern Colorado that was stealing and cashing checks. The Greeley Tribune reported Friday that the ring was taking checks from both incoming and outgoing mail left in unsecured residential mailboxes. Greeley police say the suspects chemically... more »

• Rams down Bears in Greeley

  December 23, 2011 3:13 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Dorian Green scored a career high 36 points in leading Colorado State to its first road win, beating Northern Colorado 92-78 on Thursday night. Green was 8 for 10 on 3-pointers and had two, four-point plays for Colorado State (7-4). Green's previous career-best was 21 points.... more »

• Colorado State beats N. Colorado 33-14

  September 10, 2011 6:16 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Raymond Carter ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns leading Colorado State to a 33-14 victory over Northern Colorado on Saturday. Pete Thomas became the school's first sophomore quarterback to reach 3,000 career yards passing. Thomas was 28-for-42 for 259 yards and a touchdown with... more »

• Lindenwood shocks N. Colo. 22-20 on last-second FG

  September 3, 2011 7:22 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - James Neal kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired, and Lindenwood stunned Northern Colorado 22-20 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. The Lions trailed 20-19 after Dave Eden put Northern Colorado ahead with a 25-yard field goal with 1:10 left. But Lindenwood's... more »

• More horses in Colorado may have fatal disease

  May 17, 2011 4:00 PM

  More horses might have a potentially fatal horse disease in Northern Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture says that Equine Herpesvirus(EHV-1) was confirmed in two horses that live on separate properties in Weld County; those properties have been quarantined. Now 4 other horses are starting to show clinical signs... more »

• Northern Colorado celebrates 1st NCAA bid

  March 13, 2011 8:06 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Northern Colorado will make its first NCAA tournament appearance when it faces Mountain West tournament champion and No. 2 West seed San Diego State on Thursday in Tucson, Ariz. The Bears got into the tournament after winning their first regular-season Big Sky championship. They followed it... more »

• Former UNC football standout returns as head coach

  December 28, 2010 10:41 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A former Northern Colorado assistant coach has been named as the school's new coach. Athletics director Jay Hinrichs said Tuesday that Ernest Collins Jr. will be the Bears' 16th football coach. Collins, on the team from 1991 to 1994, is the school's single-season school record holder... more »

• Jail escapee sought in northeast Colorado

  August 13, 2010 10:36 AM

  Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Logan County Detention Center in Sterling. The sheriff's office says 36-year-old Joel Elias Ocanas failed to return from work release Tuesday. An arrest warrant has been issued for his arrest. Authorities say Ocanas was being held on charges of... more »

• Study looks at response to '08 Colorado tornado

  June 11, 2010 9:51 AM

  A study says a 2008 tornado in northern Colorado shows that the way emergency responders interpret and relay weather warnings is as important as how early they get them. The study, released Thursday, didn't evaluate the responders' actions. But it said that some were surprised by the unusual path... more »

• Northern Colorado food bank plans gluten-free program

  December 15, 2009 9:14 AM

  A northern Colorado food bank is testing a gluten-free food program. House of Neighborly Service in Loveland is unveiling the program on Tuesday. It's designed as a model for other food banks across the country. Gluten is a protein particle in wheat, barley, rye and their derivatives. It can trigger... more »