Loveland News

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Swimmers make their way across Lake Loveland at the start of one of the waves of competitors in 2011 during the Lake To Lake Triathlon.

"The city's purchasing power with property is definitely suspect. They bought the property at Eighth and Taft for a huge amount of money and now they're trying to off load it for a few hundred thousand -- a huge loss.

Don Smith, a mechanical engineer from Johnstown, created a remote-controlled, 10-foot-tall crane with the ability to lift as much as 20 pounds -- and it's made almost entirely from Lego pieces.

Following a major spike in serious car crashes in 2012, the Loveland Police Department received more funding this year to increase enforcement during the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

Loveland Water and Power is calling on all city water customers to do their part to help "Shave the Peak" this summer.

Tedi Jensen was raised in a small town outside of Fargo, N.D. During her life, she has pursued a career in graphic design and fine art.

Sterling Police Major Tyson Kerr puts the pins on the department's newest officer, Robert Donahue, Monday.

Rodeo girls, get ready for a fun-filled ride! 2013 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo Queen, Savannah Cay Martinez, will be hosting the 2013 Rodeo Queens Clinic on June 20 at The Ranch in Loveland.

I've lived in Northern Colorado for over 25 years and I never even knew it existed.

"It really saddens me that the city of Loveland buys a piece of property and then doesn't maintain it, so it turns into a pile of junk.

A crew from Ward Construction delivers dirt this week to the Boys & Girls Club of Larimer County in Loveland as part of a BMX track under development in cooperation with the Loveland Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Loveland program and Loveland Commercial.

Two futures are under discussion for Larimer County's brick-and-mortar presence in Loveland, and neither takes into account the current county office and motor vehicle center at Sixth Street and Cleveland Avenue.

Evan Taylor, 11, far right, plays bass Wednesday as Madison Hopkins, 14, center, and Laurel Ave, 10, left, play cello during a beginning orchestra class at the Summer Academy of Music at Conrad Ball Middle School in Loveland.

Shoppers in Loveland continue to spend significantly more this year than last, and last year they were spending more than the year before.

Former Loveland police officer Rodney Bretches entered a guilty plea Monday morning to a felony and misdemeanor charge involving child pornography.

Lightning Hybrids and National Fleet Hybrids have entered a partnership to sell, install and distribute Lightning's medium-duty hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems.

June marks Men's Health Month as men across the country take a moment to take the pulse of their heart health.

The 55 and Better Senior Expo will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, at the Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St in Loveland.

"Just calling to encourage people to get on the telephone Mondays during working hours and call our county commissioners and encourage them to impose a fire ban on all outdoor fires in Larimer County, before we have a similar thing that they're having down around Colorado Springs.