| | | | Red light camera update; Polis talks tariffs
A crew from Lumin8 Transportation Technologies works to bring power to new red light cameras Feb. 5 at the intersection of First Street and
Taft Avenue in Loveland. After that initial installation, crews also have installed red light cameras at North Garfield Avenue and West 57th Street and at East Eisenhower Boulevard and Boise Avenue. The two newly-activated cameras will be issuing warnings for a 30-day period, but tickets are going out to drivers going through red lights at First and Taft. How many tickets so far? Read more here. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Good morning Loveland. The National Weather Service says we can expect a mostly sunny day, with a high near 68. Winds gusts could reach 48 mph, and there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms later today. Read the full forecast here. Below are links to some
of the other stories we have for you today. Jackie Hutchins, Loveland Reporter-Herald assistant editor
| | | | Manufacturing professionals in northern Colorado are losing sleep over President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policies, and, on Wednesday, they came together in Loveland to share those concerns with Gov. Jared Polis. | | | | | The effort is made up of around 40 victims and a dozen volunteers with the intent to get the second-term DA removed from his position for what they see as a failing in the justice department. The effort began to come together late last year when Tracey Taylor, another member of the movement, connected with others who were frustrated with how their cases were handled. | | | | | Kate Kimble, public information director for the LCSO, reported that investigators believe an old battery in an outdoor lighting element caused the fire. | | | | | Despite hearing more than two and a half hours of comments from members of the public, many of whom opposed the project, the Greeley City Council on Tuesday voted to advance plans for a massive $1.1 billion arena, hotel and water-park development for the city's western gateway that incudes a complex and risky financing plan. | | | | | Emily Minugh, the Berthoud woman who faces felony and misdemeanor charges after being accused of fleeing from Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies in a high-speed chase last year, has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in August. | | | | | Longmont-based Monster Brewing Co. and Fort Collins’ Odell Brewing Co. were the only Colorado craft breweries to make the Brewers Association’s latest rankings of the nation’s largest craft producers. | | | | | A spring storm headed for Colorado on Thursday could drop more than 2 feet of snow in the mountains and 9 inches in the Denver area, according to the National Weather Service. | | | | | You can approach your interest in wildlife from about as many directions as there are trees in a forest, but I want you to think about two specific ways to pursue your interest. | | | | | Legal experts say U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn’t have authority to nullify Senate Bill 3. Though the Justice Department could later file a lawsuit challenging it, | | | | | The 8th District has been among the most competitive in the nation since it was established following the 2020 census. Caraveo won it in 2022, then lost to Evans in 2024. | | | | | A Construction Easter Egg Hunt will take place Thursday afternoon in downtown Loveland, and Colorado Association of Trail Stewards will hold a seasonal kickoff meeting where people interested in volunteering can learn more. | | | | | An Evening with The Petty Nicks Experience will be staged at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rialto Theater Center, and Earth Day Fort Collins will be held Saturday at Civic Center Park. | | | | | Thursday in Loveland is expected to be mostly sunny and breezy, according to the National Weather Service, with a high near 68 and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. | | | | | I’ve been a customer of the Reporter-Herald for years. I don’t think I can stand another improvement to your newspaper, because I just got new glasses in February, and I don’t want to have to read your newspaper with a magnifying glass, because you keep making the print smaller and smaller and smaller. | | | | | Why are we allowing the destruction of our country, our culture, our institutions, our respect in the world, our economy, our humanity, our well being? This is not about being a Democrat, a Republican or an independent. This is about the loss of a nation that claimed to be the longest standing democracy. We gave it all up for a dictator, who in less than 100 days erased it all. | | | | |
