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14 hours ago | timescall.com | Mike Stobbe |Geoff Mulvihill

By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.

1 day ago | timescall.com | Judith Kohler

CoorsTek starts work on new headquarters in first phase of mixed-use project 12.5-acre project to include new CoorsTek global headquarters, mixed uses across six city blocks

2 days ago | timescall.com | Nicky Andrews

LONGMONTSaturday• 11:01 a.m. Law enforcement was called to 635 Main St. following a hit-and-run crash. • 11:32 a.m. Police responded to 201 Coffman St. following a hit-and-run crash. • 3:51 p.m. Authorities were in the area of Second Avenue and Main Street following a crash. • 4:35 p.m. Officers responded to an injured animal at 2770 Copper Peak Lane. • 5:15 p.m. Police were notified of an injury crash at East Mountain View Avenue and Martin Road.

3 days ago | timescall.com | George F. Will

Opinion: George Will: Practicing the subtle craft of police work in Philadelphia

4 days ago | timescall.com | Dana Cadey |Longmont Times-Call

A sunny Saturday morning brought people outside to support the St. Vrain Valley School District community at the annual Happy Smackah fun run. The Happy Smackah 5K is held every year at the Longmont-area McIntosh Lake to raise money for an SVVSD student or faculty member dealing with an injury or illness. This year’s recipient is Cooper Rusaw, a third grader at Fall River Elementary School in Longmont. Cooper was diagnosed with leukemia last year.