The groundbreaking on Berthoud's first adaptive park is scheduled for May, according to an announcement Wednesday. "Earlier this year the Town of Berthouds Board of Trustees voted unanimously to use a cap of $650,000 of uncommitted park development and improvements funds toward the project," the announcement said. So far, $1 million has been raised to make the Berthoud Adaptive Park Project a reality, thanks in part to generous Denver7 viewers donating at least $5,000 to the Denver7 Gives fund. This park has been more than two years in the making. It all started with the Bowling family. Lauren ..read more

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. A 45-year-old man wanted for alleged possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was arrested after spending a year on the run, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Stevie Brown, 45, was arrested at a Grand Junction homeless shelter on April 4. The sheriff's office said the investigation began after the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received information about the distribution of CSAM from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). On Feb. 8, 2023, investigators executed a search warrant at Brown's ..read more

LONGMONT, Colo.  Ten years ago Tuesday, 16-year-old Nicole Silvers disappeared from Longmont without a trace. Her vanishing act left authorities puzzled and her family with unanswered questions. After a decade with no real developments, the case has gone cold. But the Weld County Sheriffs Office is hoping someone can shed light on the case and bring some type of closure to Nicoles family. Nicole was last seen on April 9, 2014. She disappeared from a home in the 1000 block of Sunset Street. Her older sister was the last person to see her before she went missing. The sheriffs office said se ..read more

Editor's note on April 8 at 4:47 p.m.: A boy whom police in Longmont said was missing after running away from the custody of Boulder County Health and Human Services on Sunday evening has been found safe, according to police. Our previous story is below. LONGMONT, Colo. Police in Longmont are searching for an 11-year-old boy who ran away early Sunday evening. Jeremiah, 11, was last seen about 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, in the area of Pace and East Mountain View. He was in the custody of Boulder County Health and Human Services at a facility when he ran away, according to police. Officers belie ..read more

LONGMONT, Colo. A man is dead after a fight ended in a shooting outside a speakeasy in Longmont early Friday morning. The shooting happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. Friday outside the Speakeasy Bar and Venue located at 301 Main St. in Longmont. Two people had engaged in a verbal and physical altercation after having just left the venue prior to the shooting, according to police. The victim in the shooting died from his injuries not far from the venue, police said. He was identified as 36-year-old Christopher Johnson by the Boulder County Coroner's Office. The suspect remained on the scene unti ..read more

A Longmont police officer shot an armed robbery suspect in Weld County Monday night, the agency said in a news release Tuesday morning. There was a reported robbery at a Circle K gas station in south Longmont just before 10 p.m. Monday, according to Longmont Public Safety. Police officers were given a description of the car that the robbery suspect was driving and what direction it was headed. Officers were able to find what they believed was the suspected vehicle on South Martin Street, south of Highway 119, Longmont Public Safety said. They tried to stop the car, but the suspect continued dr ..read more

A brush fire briefly shut down part of Highway 52 near Lafayette amid critical fire weather conditions that were expected to remain in effect for much of eastern Colorado through Monday evening. The small grass fire about 300 yards long ignited on the north side of the highway around noon Monday, according to Rick Tillery with Mountain View Fire Rescue. Multiple crews from the fire agency responded to the scene of the blaze and quickly got it under control. As of 12:20 p.m., crews were performing mop-ups, Tillery said. But the highway remained closed in both directions from around noon to 1 p ..read more

From the minute you walk into the SmartLab at Heiman Elementary School, you can tell its not like any other class. Students are talking excitedly at their stations, playing music and video games, even drawing on the tables. Granted, they are white board tables. Heimen Elementary is one of the first 17 schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6 to get a SmartLab. Its a high-tech maker space where students rotate through different stations to learn about coding, robotics, electricity and more. Teacher and SmartLab facilitator Gerrek Zwickle said the stations can be tailored to grade level, skill ..read more

LONGMONT, Colo. A Longmont man was arrested Thursday for the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the Boulder County Sheriff's Office announced. Moises Gonzalez, 23, faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a child possession (Class 5 felonies). The sheriff's office said an investigation began after the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received information about the distribution of CSAM from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). On Dec. 7, 2023, authorities executed a search warrant at Gonzalez's home in the 40 block o ..read more

The weekend winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to Colorado's high country and areas south of Denver, but the metro area is under a winter storm watch for the potential of up to six inches of snow in some areas. A winter storm warning is in effect for Elbert, Central and east Douglas counties, where between five and 10 inches of snow is possible. Travel along I-25 south could become hazardous as could conditions on I-70 in the mountains. Below, you can find updates related to traffic and weather as the storm moves through. Refresh this page for the latest. If reading this in the Denve ..read more