Brighton News

Share + Nov 22, 2009 11:43 am US/Mountain BRIGHTON, Colo. A man and woman killed in a police shootout after a bank robbery were described as helpful and 'pleasant' by a neighbor.

Weld County deputies and Firestone police arrested two men Friday for auto theft, including a 19-year-old Longmont man.

A Brighton charter school is battling its temporary takeover by School District 27J and says it plans to take its fight to the State Board of Education.

Officials here are slashing permit fees and deferring other costs in an attempt to ignite the stagnant home construction business.

A dramatic drop in new housing permits is prompting Brighton to take drastic steps to lure builders back to town.

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:25 p.m. A dangerous combination, pregnancy and anorexia It is usually one of the happiest times in a woman's life, pregnancy.A While most women gleam at the sight of their bellies growing with their babies, for some it is the exact opposite.

The Raptor Education Foundation in Brighton will present a program Saturday on turkey vultures at Barr Lake State Park Nature Center.

An agreement reached in U.S. District Court requires the Brighton Police Department to train officers to safely handle animals they encounter while on patrol.

Traci Willms and daughter Nicole, 18, stand outside their Brighton home. Traci Willms applied for a modified mortgage under a Treasury Department program, but the servicer of her loan transferred it to another firm.

The discovery of a body along a rural road in Weld County this morning is being investigated as a likely hit-and-run, authorities said.

Anyone interested in helping with raising funds for a new building may call Jim Cooksey at 396-9084. Another part of Weld County history was extinguished early Friday when members of the Homestead Grange southeast of Roggen were forced to move out of their hall that was built in 1916.

A 67-year-old man was found dead Sunday morning near Brighton west of U.S. 85 and Weld County Road 4 by the South Platte River, said Chris Robillard with the Weld County Coroner's Office.

The Rev. Tim Martinez has a heart for Longmont. He's not sure exactly why he wants to heal the city.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 2:23 pm US/Mountain BRIGHTON, Colo. 1 of 4 An exterior shot of Brighton Collegiate High School, formally known as Brighton Charter School.

A quiet election year resulted in sparse voter turnout in Adams County. About 25 percent of residents turned in mail ballots, the lowest turnout in 10 years.

The economic slowdown has prompted Danish wind-turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems to slow its U.S. hiring and building, including in Colorado.

Strong winds and blowing snow have closed Colo. 93 south of Boulder. The Colorado Department of Transportation closed the road south of Colo.

Much of the eastern half of Interstate 70 is closed because of blowing snow. The Colorado Department of Transportation says I-70 is closed from the eastern edge of the Denver metro area to Burlington near the Kansas border.

Strong winds in northeastern Colorado prompted a Blizzard Warning for that part of the state Thursday as a potent Winter Storm began to move out.

A weak market for wind turbines in the U.S. will slow job growth at Vestas Wind Systems' four Colorado plants, Ditlev Engel, the company's chief executive, said Tuesday.