The Fort Collins Natural Areas program has paid $800,000 for the 23-acre site near the east side of Fossil Creek Reservoir.

A special prosecutor's investigation turned up no evidence that laws were broken in the failed attempt to recall Fort Collins City Council member Lisa Poppaw.

The Balloon Boy and his family have flown the coop.

DENVER - Dan Maes likes to brag about taking down the political machine in becoming Colorado's Republican gubernatorial nominee. The way he's going, it might be the only victory in a short-lived political career.

The search for Stewie, the dachshund who fled the scene after his owner died Aug. 18 in a single-vehicle car crash along Taft Hill Road, has been suspended after scent trails and sightings of the dog dried up.

The Fort Collins Rotary Breakfast Club's 2010 Annual peach sale is under way.

Zac Pauga was thinking about today's season-opening football game back in February, when he and his CSU teammates were getting up well before sunrise to participate in their grueling offseason "mat drills."

If freshman quarterback Pete Thomas struggles with the pressure of playing his first college football game today in front of more than 60,000 fans in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, CSU has a backup plan.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Jacque Davisson had 12 kills in each match, and CSU's 15th-ranked volleyball team hit efficiently in both contests Friday while sweeping Bowling Green and Albany in three sets apiece at the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational.

Poudre High School's football team found Friday night out how quickly things can change.

FOUNTAIN - The Fossil Ridge High School football team lost its season opener 28-0 Friday to the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans.

City softball teams went a combined 7-4 Friday on the first day of the Triple Crown High School Invitational.

Ryan Donner learned a lot a year ago during his first varsity cross country season. At the top of the list was that he loved the sport.

ENGLEWOOD - The Denver Broncos' tailback turnstile keeps on spinning.

SAN DIEGO - Jason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki each hit a two-run home run to ruin left-hander Cory Luebke's big league debut and hand the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres their season-high eighth straight loss, 4-3 on Friday night.

Tryouts for competitive boys basketball teams in grades 5-8 and a girls seventh-grade team will be held next week.