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Austin Fleskes
Austin Fleskes joined the Reporter-Herald team in August 2020 as the newsroom's public safety reporter. Before coming to Loveland, he graduated from Colorado State University in May 2020 with two bachelor's degrees, one in journalism and media communications and one in history. Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07.
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Loveland police face excessive force lawsuit for 2020 arrest of father, teen daughter
Sarah Schielke of the Life and Liberty Law Office filed a lawsuit against the department and three of its officers -- Jeremiah Wood, Matt Sychla and Evan Dunlap — for...

Northern Colorado task force looking to change Pingree name in Fort Collins area
A Northern Colorado group is looking to take the Pingree name out of Northern Colorado and replace it with another.

Woman charged with murder in connection to 2016 missing person case appears for advisement hearing
Cynthia Elaine Wilkinson, 57, was arrested in Highlands Ranch on March 4 and transferred to Larimer County in connection with a 2016 missing persons case, according to a previous release...

Couple featured on “House Hunters” “loving” new Loveland home
Dr. Mark Tuttle and Dr. Caroline Dias moved to Colorado in the fall of 2021 from Boston and had their purchasing process filmed and broadcast on the HGTV hit show...

Teen dies after suffering apparent accidental gunshot wound, Loveland police say
Loveland Police Department Assistant Chief Laurie Scott wrote in an email to the Reporter-Herald that the department received a call regarding an unconscious teenager in the area of 500 E....

Betta Gumbo looking to open Windsor location in Spring 2022
Owner Clay Caldwell said they are working on the permit stage for now and expects that the business will be open to the public springtime next year. The new location...

Teen shot by Loveland police on Aug. 16 dies
Alex Domina, the 19-year-old man shot Aug.16 by a Loveland police officer, died Tuesday, the 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team reported Wednesday morning.

Owners of dog shot by Loveland police officer speak out about incident: “Itap not right what they’re doing”
Wendy Love and Jay Hamm had Herkimer for six months when he was shot and killed by Loveland Police Department Officer Mat Grashorn in 2019.

Larimer County judge rules there is probable cause in assault charge against former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp
The criminal case against the former LPD officer will return in late September for an arraignment. Judge Michelle Brinegar said that, if the defense wishes to set for trial, that...

Loveland police release 911 call, bodycam footage of officer-involved shooting of Alex Domina
Footage shows that Officer Eddie Luzon tried talking with Alex Domina, who was armed with a knife during the entire interaction, to try to calm him so they can talk....