Coloradoan reporter Miles Blumhardt's top stories of 2023: Fort Collins news in review
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Hi, I'm Miles Blumhardt, senior reporter at the Coloradoan.
I'm starting my 33rd year here, the last several years as a reporter, and there never seems to be a dull news week.
That was especially true for me in 2023.
I'm a general assignment reporter, so I cover a wide variety of topics, though I focus on impacts of weather, transportation, wildlife and outdoors, breaking news and trending stories.
Storms, the North I-25 Express Lanes Project, Colorado's wolf reintroduction and quirky local stories have kept me busy this year.
Here are 10 of my most memorable, and sometimes most read, stories from 2023.
Poudre River gold mined by 'Gold Rush' miner Freddy Dodge gets pulled from FFA fundraiser
This started out as a story of one man helping Future Farmers of America fundraising before taking an odd twist.
Seeing miller moths in your house? Here's Colorado's outlook, and how to get rid of them
Who knew such a harmless insect could be such a nuisance to readers.
Open wounds: Colorado wildfire experts worried by lack of new vegetation in burn areas
Three years after the Cameron Peak Fire burned nearly 209,000 acres, large swaths of the burn scar have not healed, causing great concern among experts.
Monday night might bring an encore of rare Northern Lights show in Northern Colorado
Several times this year, the aurora borealis dipped into Northern Colorado to the delight of those willing to see this rare spectacle.
'Highway of Death': This stretch of US 287 earned its morbid reputation. Can that change?
The 30 miles of U.S. Highway 287 from near Fort Collins to the Wyoming state line has left behind a trail of tears.
Fort Collins hasn't seen this much rain in a year since the year of the Spring Creek Flood
Fort Collins sees one of wettest years on record, resulting in flooding and lots of mosquitoes.
Fort Collins family 'heartbroken' after contract woes shutter Colorado state park yurts
This Fort Collins family was devastated, not to mention out of money, when the owners of Never Summer Nordic yurts were shut down in Colorado State Forest State Park for unpaid fees to the state.
What we know about Fort Collins' most dangerous intersections and plans to fix them
Our annual look at where crashes happen most often and what is being done to improve safety in the city.
Colorado releases 5 wolves as first reintroduced predators from Oregon hit the ground
After three long years, Colorado reintroduced wolves west of the Continental Divide, barely beating the voter-mandated deadline.
North I-25 Express Lanes now open: How your commute is expected to improve
After five years, the $900 million North I-25 Express Lanes project finally opened between Fort Collins and Berthoud. What we got for all that money.
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