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Pamela Johnson
Pamela Johnson is an award-winning journalist with two decades invested in the community of Loveland. She covers education, county government, environmental issues, outdoor recreation and whatever else she finds along the way.
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Larimer animal control officer hospitalized after dog attack near Loveland
An animal control officer was seriously injured after he was attacked by two dogs southeast of Loveland on Saturday.

95-year-old Loveland woman receives $117,000 in retroactive military benefits years after WWII veteran husband dies
Seventy-three years after her now-late husband came home from World War II, Loveland resident Betty Sheneman still cries when she talks about the lifetime of nightmares and health issues he...

Larimer commissioners hesitant to add fee to Devilās Backbone
A proposal to increase user and camping fees across Larimer County and to add a fee to the Devil's Backbone drew mixed feelings from the county.

Larimer commissioners hesitant to add fee to Devil’s Backbone
A proposal to increase user and camping fees across Larimer County and to add a fee to the Devil's Backbone drew mixed feelings from the county.

Lovelandās Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park reopens five years after it was destroyed in the floods
Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park in the Big Thompson Canyon reopened Friday for the first time in five years since it was destroyed by the 2013 flood.

Loveland’s Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park reopens five years after it was destroyed in the floods
Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park in the Big Thompson Canyon reopened Friday for the first time in five years since it was destroyed by the 2013 flood.

Larimer County considers adding fee for Devil’s Backbone
Larimer County is considering charging a fee to access the Devil's Backbone, which since it opened 18 years ago, has always been free.

Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter dies at home
Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter died after a long battle with cancer, spending his last days doing the things he loved best -- being with family, leaning on his faith...

“Mission accomplished”: Final Honor Flight takes off from Loveland
Edmund Giese of Windsor was inducted into the U.S. Army on Sept. 9, 1953, during the Korean War.

Solar array on Trail Ridge designed for Rocky Mountain National Park’s extreme weather
A solar array on the roof of the Trail Ridge Store was specially designed to withstand the extreme weather conditions seen on the road above treeline in Rocky Mountain National...