Celia F., Prairie Mountain Media

Public safety reporter

Celia F., Prairie Mountain Media

Celia Frazier covers public safety and breaking news for the Longmont Times-Call and the Boulder Daily Camera. She previously covered Boulder County as a 2023 summer intern for the Camera and as a managing editor at the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 student news. Frazier grew up in Lakewood and in her free time enjoys exploring Colorado鈥檚 beautiful outdoors with family and friends.

A woman who was struck by lightning while under this tree the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Superior, Colorado, remains unidentified. (Courtesy of Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Woman struck by lightning in Superior still unidentified, in critical condition

April 11, 2026 at 11:33 a.m.

She regained the ability to breathe on her own, but officials have not been able to identify her yet.

Vehicles travel southbound though the rain on Colorado 93 in Boulder County in August 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Person struck by lightning and injured in Superior

April 10, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

A person was struck by lightning in Superior and taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon.

A Longmont Police Department patrol vehicle is seen in 2025. (Times-Call file)

12-year-old missing Longmont girl found safe

April 7, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

A 12-year-old girl who went missing from Longmont on March 25 has been found safe.

Boulder police investigating after women say they were drugged, sexually assaulted at Hill bar

March 27, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Multiple women reported they were sexually assaulted and possibly drugged while at Scrooge Sul, a Boulder bar on the Hill that is now temporarily closed.

North Metro Fire Rescue in the Broomfield area Aug. 6. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Model rocket that sparked Broomfield grass fire was prohibited under fire ban

March 27, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

A grass fire that prompted evacuation warnings for some Broomfield residents on Monday afternoon was sparked accidentally by someone launching model rockets in the park.

DENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 5: Cattails burn from a prescribed burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on April 5, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Federal land managers at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge conducted a controlled burn in an effort to invigorate about 875 acres of short-grass prairie just north of Denver. Several fire agencies, including the US Fish and Wildlife service and crews from Douglas County, Denver Fire, Westminster Fire, South Adams County Fire and Division of Fire Prevention and Control provided help in the prescribed burn. Federal ecologists favor prescribed burns as a smart and cost-efficient tool for restoring degraded landscapes.The burning was to be done between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday and smoke was visible for several miles.
Burning the prairie is expected to boost the growth of native vegetation, with a side benefit of reducing litter strewn about by visitors. The flames also help control weeds and improve habitat for wildlife. And controlled burns help manage the risks of uncontrolled wildfires close to housing developments. Restoring native prairie has proved difficult but gradually is succeeding, ensuring a safe space for wildlife. A herd of about 200 bison now thrives at the refuge. Each foraging bison eats about 40 pounds a day of dry grass. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Firefighters control grass fire in Broomfield park, evacuation warnings lifted

March 23, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

Firefighters have gained control of a small grass fire that broke out in a park near 144th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in Broomfield, prompting evacuation warnings.

A section of the Cloverbasin Village apartments cordoned off with crime scene tape Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to a shooting at the apartment complex that involved juveniles, according to Longmont Police Chief David Moore. (Celia Frazier/Longmont Times-Call)

Longmont teenager faces murder charge in stepbrother鈥檚 death

March 22, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

A teenager arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing his stepbrother at their Longmont home is facing a first-degree murder charge, according to the Boulder County District Attorney鈥檚 Office.

Denver man gets life in prison for killing woman whose remains were found near Lyons

March 19, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

A Boulder County jury found Andres Eloy Martinez Perez, 33, guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday.

13-year-old missing from Lafayette found safe

March 19, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

A 13-year-old who went missing from Lafayette on Tuesday afternoon was found safe as of Wednesday evening.

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18,000 customers in Boulder, Jefferson counties could preemptively lose power amid high winds, fire danger

March 13, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

The utility initially said 43,000 customers could be impacted, but in a Friday afternoon release, said that they had reduced the number that could be affected. The release did not...

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