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Cody Trevithick bales alfalfa on June 15 on his farm north of Longmont. Trevithick says he has had to find creative solutions to hire help on his farm, including turning to his friends, because of the housing crunch.

Housing could be key to helping Boulder County farmers find workers in limited, expensive labor market

June 23, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Adrian Card, Colorado State University Extension's agricultural agent for Boulder County, sees a potential chance that a for-sale property at 12525 Quicksilver Road just south of Longmont could help combat...

Gross Reservoir in southwestern Boulder County ...

Environmental group can join Denver Water, Boulder County lawsuit over Gross Reservoir expansion

June 11, 2019 at 4:54 p.m.

An environmental group's motion to intervene in a dispute between Denver Water and Boulder County over the proposed expansion of Gross Reservoir was granted by a judge on Tuesday.

Body found on Longs Peak identified as New Jersey man by Boulder County coroner

June 10, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

The Boulder County Coroner's Office this weekend officially identified the man found dead near Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park last month as 30-year-old New Jersey resident Ryan Albert.

A well site west of Mead High School on Friday.

Dozens of oil, gas-related spills in Carbon Valley, eastern Boulder County among state鈥檚 extraction fluid leaks in 2018

June 9, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

While local anecdotes of environmentally harmful material exposures might seem insignificant to some when considered individually, they contributed to the more than 16,000 barrels of energy development material -- oil,...

Mike Evan, a formerly homeless individual in Boulder, now lives in a supportive housing apartment. Boulder County Commissioners reacted favorably to data on the 1175 Lee Hill project four years after it was created to help get homeless people off the street.

Boulder County commissioners see permanent supportive housing as potential homelessness solution

May 22, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

About 15 years ago, Michael Evan lost his job as a chef in Boulder, and, no longer able to afford his mobile home鈥檚 lot rent, left it with a knapsack...

Longmont Police Officer Colin Jessen, left, talks with American Towing truck driver Brian, who declined to give his last name, Monday at the scene of a crash at Ken Pratt Boulevard and County Line Road in Longmont. Jessen is wearing a Axon body camera while investigating the crash, which did not cause any injuries.

Longmont police latest Boulder County agency to start officer-worn camera program

May 21, 2019 at 6:19 a.m.

Longmont Police Department抖阴ap implementation of an officer-worn video camera program over the last four months has brought Boulder County one step closer to having every local law enforcement agent equipped...

Boulder researchers find previous studies overestimated oil, gas-related methane emissions in decade-long probe

May 18, 2019 at 1:59 p.m.

Colorado oil and gas industry leaders are highlighting a study led by Boulder researchers that found methane emissions from drilling haven鈥檛 made large increases despite big boosts in energy production...

Unconstitutional police searches and methamphetamine contamination at The Suites are two of the issues the Longmont Housing Authority has overcome in the past year.

Longmont Housing Authority agrees to $170,000 settlement with tenants over warrantless police searches

May 10, 2019 at 1:04 p.m.

The Longmont Housing Authority has agreed to a $170,000 legal settlement with four residents of The Suites supportive housing complex and their American Civil Liberties Union attorneys, a news release...

BOULDER COUNTY, CO – MAY 3:Deb Hummel, Project Coordinator for Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group measures the depth of a pool while conducting a habitat survey on Left Hand Creek in Boulder County on May 3, 2019.
(Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Scientists to monitor ecology while Left Hand Creek site undergoes flood restoration this summer

May 5, 2019 at 1:58 p.m.

Work to restore portions of Left Hand Creek altered by the 2013 flood to more disaster-resilient and environmentally healthy conditions will continue this summer, with a side of ecological scientific...

Longmont airport cameras captured multiple off-target Mile-Hi Skydiving landings

April 2, 2019 at 8:58 a.m.

Cameras at Longmont's Vance Brand Municipal Airport monitoring Mile-Hi Skydiving operations have captured parachutists landing outside the drop zones laid out by the city and the company several times since...

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