Sharla Steinman

Breaking news/public safety

Sharla Steinman

Sharla Steinman is a breaking news and public safety reporter at the Loveland Reporter-Herald. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2025 and UCLA in 2024 (her twin brother went to USC). She is originally from Topanga, California, so she is happy to be back in the mountains. When she's not working, Sharla enjoys watching movies and ranking them on Letterboxd. Find her on X.com .

JOHNSTOWN, CO – Oct. 27, 2021: Loveland fire chief Tim Sendelbach speaks during his badge pinning and official swearing in at the Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority in Johnstown Oct. 27, 2021. Sendelbach said during his speech that firefighter wellbeing is “number one” on his mind as he starts his time as fire chief. (Austin Fleskes / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Authority board votes to continue termination process of Loveland鈥檚 fire chief, working on a letter of intent to terminate

February 10, 2026 at 10:35 a.m.

The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Board voted Monday to continue with the process of terminating Loveland鈥檚 fire chief.

A Colorado State Patrol vehicle is shown on U.S. 287 in August. (Matthew Jonas – Staff Photographer)

Driver in I-25 crash that killed toddler near Loveland had smoked marijuana, was reaching for cellphone, affidavit states

December 18, 2025 at 12:49 p.m.

Salazar told troopers the crash was his fault and admitted to reaching down into his truck cab to retrieve his dropped cellphone while his vehicle was veering into the right...

Traffic moves along on Interstate 25 near 126th Avenue during the morning rush hour on March 20, 2014. (RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file)

Juvenile dies in 4-vehicle crash on I-25 near Loveland

December 16, 2025 at 3:08 p.m.

A juvenile died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near the Loveland exit on Tuesday.

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Authority board votes to continue termination process of Loveland鈥檚 fire chief, working on a letter of intent to terminate

Motorcyclist arrested in fatal bicycle crash west of Loveland

Aggressive mountain lion report shuts down Horsetooth Mountain Open Space in Fort Collins

Small cows creating big smiles at Loveland鈥檚 Lucky Blu Ranch

Xcel eyes power shutoffs amid forecast high winds in Larimer and Weld counties

Man fought off a mountain lion on the same trail weeks before a fatal attack near Estes Park

1 of euthanized mountain lions in woman鈥檚 death had human DNA on its paws

Search for 3rd mountain lion continues after suspected attack near Estes Park

Driver in I-25 crash that killed toddler near Loveland had smoked marijuana, was reaching for cellphone, affidavit states

Juvenile dies in 4-vehicle crash on I-25 near Loveland