Weld County

Friday vigil and fundraiser planned as Weld County mourns teacher killed in tragic car crash

DENVER (KDVR) โ€” Community members are planning to gather for a vigil in honor of a beloved middle school teacher who was killed in a crash in Weld County.

Christine Schwarz, a 57-year-old seventh-grade science teacher atย La Salle North Valley Middle School, was one of three people who were killed in aย crash on April 30.

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Hwy. 34 reopens in Weld County after potential pipe bomb investigated during traffic stop

Highway 34 was closed in Weld County early Wednesday morning after Colorado State Patrol troopers investigated a possible pipe bomb inside a vehicle during a traffic stop. Shortly after 6 a.m. the highway reopened and the 40-year-old driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

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In a shifting of chairs, Republican parties have new leadership in many Colorado counties

The only constant in life is said to be change. That certainly is the way it may feel for those in a number of county Republican parties around Colorado.

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Appeals court orders new Weld County murder trial after judge refused to give self-defense instruction

Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a Weld County judge should have instructed jurors to consider whether a man accused of murder acted in self-defense, given that some evidence at the crime scene supported that theory.

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Weld County issues disaster declaration for damages related to Northern Colorado flooding

Two weeks after a severe storm moved across northeastern Colorado and brought hail and flooding, Weld County Commissioners have approved a disaster declaration. The intent is to request that state funds be used to help pay for recovery efforts.

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Emails and audio show a Weld County commissioner hip deep in disputes, accusations

Emails and recordings obtained byย Complete Coloradoย show a Weld County Commissioner who had her departmental oversight duties reassigned to other commissioners in mid-2023 lashing out not only at fellow commissioners but also county employees and private citizens, all during an election season where she has already left one race and entered another.

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