Abigail Ankeney

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Abigail Ankeney

Abigail Ankeney is a police, crime and courts reporter covering Boulder County. She loves talking to people and offering a space for people to share their whole stories. When not working, you can find her in the mountains, reading a book in Cheesman Park or playing games with friends. Find her on Bluesky at .

The Erie Police Department.
(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Erie police officer leaves department after Facebook comment that appears to condone shooting ICE agents

February 3, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

The Erie police officer accused of posting a Facebook comment that appeared to condone shooting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the head is no longer employed with the Erie...

A map of the National Forest Service land closed from February until August 2026 to protect nesting raptors. (Courtesy of the National Forest Service)

Climbing areas will be closed to protect nesting raptors in Boulder County

January 30, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

Some climbing areas in Boulder County forest land along Boulder Canyon Drive will be closed into the summer to protect nesting raptors.

Erie police officer under investigation for Facebook comment that appears to condone shooting ICE agents

January 28, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

An Erie police officer is under internal investigation after being accused of posting a Facebook comment that appeared to condone shooting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the head.

Nederland firefighters are seen at the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland on Oct. 16. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Cause of fire that destroyed Nederland shopping center won鈥檛 be released until summer

January 27, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

The cause of the fire that leveled Nederland's Cairbou Village Shopping Center in October will not be released until the summer, according to the Nederland Fire Protection District.

A coyote moves through tall grass in this 2021 file photo in the Boulder area. (Timothy Hurst/Staff Photographer)

2 dogs dead after pair of coyote attacks in Lafayette backyards

January 23, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

Two small dogs were killed in separate attacks when coyotes jumped Lafayette fences into backyards that faced open space in less than one week.

handcuffs generic The number of people who died in Colorado鈥檚 jails more than doubled between 2011 and 2015, according to data compiled by The Denver Post.

Louisville woman whose family helped her kill herself did not have a terminal illness, indictment shows

January 15, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

The 91-year-old woman who got help with killing herself from her daughter and son-in-law did not have a terminal illness, and was not found incompetent, an unsealed grand jury indictment...

2 indicted on manslaughter charges for helping Louisville independent living facility resident kill herself

January 15, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

The two were accused of illegally assisting the 91-year-old mother of one of them in killing herself.

Longmont Police officers investigate a home at 2288 Dexter in Longmont due to a report of a stabbing on Jan. 7th.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Man arrested in north Longmont stabbed grandfather, mother, strangled grandmother

January 9, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

The man arrested for stabbing two people in North Longmont on Wednesday reportedly stabbed his 71-year-old grandfather and his mother, and strangled his grandmother, two days after being arrested for...

Ski runs on Eldora Mountain are seen from Nederland on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Injured person at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort taken to hospital for arterial bleeding

January 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

A person was driven to a hospital Tuesday morning after an injury at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort that involved arterial bleeding, which nearly prompted a helicopter transport.

Smoke billows from a grass fire near U.S. 287 and Dillon Road in Boulder County on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Evacuations lifted in Broomfield, Boulder County after contained grass fire burned 35 acres around U.S. 287, Northwest Parkway

January 5, 2026 at 6:55 p.m.

A grass fire southwest of the U.S. 287 and Northwest Parkway interchange in the southeastern corner of Boulder County has been contained to a haystack after burning 35 acres, and...

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Erie police officer leaves department after Facebook comment that appears to condone shooting ICE agents

Climbing areas will be closed to protect nesting raptors in Boulder County

Erie police officer under investigation for Facebook comment that appears to condone shooting ICE agents

Cause of fire that destroyed Nederland shopping center won鈥檛 be released until summer

2 dogs dead after pair of coyote attacks in Lafayette backyards

Louisville woman whose family helped her kill herself did not have a terminal illness, indictment shows

2 indicted on manslaughter charges for helping Louisville independent living facility resident kill herself

Man arrested in north Longmont stabbed grandfather, mother, strangled grandmother

Injured person at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort taken to hospital for arterial bleeding

Evacuations lifted in Broomfield, Boulder County after contained grass fire burned 35 acres around U.S. 287, Northwest Parkway