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The Longmont Police Department deploying its drone in the search for the suspect.

A seasonal lull and the impact of COVID-19 isolation precautions has dramatically impacted local blood supplies while the needs of patients have increased, according to a UCHealth news release. 

Health department and school district reach agreement allowing season to take place.

Today marks the third installment of an eight-part series focused on what the St. Vrain Valley board does and getting to know its members. 

Colorado will not be making any changes to its vaccine program until it can get concrete details on supply quantities and timelines for receiving supply, according to a statement from Gov. Jared Polis.

Because of FLEX service suspension in early 2020 Longmont contributed nearly $17,000 for continued service in 2021.

General Assembly convenes for three days starting Wednesday.

Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday to officially start the new session, but they will delay most of their work until at least mid-February, when they hope COVID rates will be lower and more people will have been vaccinated. They will take up issues including standardized testing, learning loss, funding for K-12 and higher education, and school discipline. 

Through 2019, the total Longmont portion of the RTD tax for FasTracks is $60,299,232, Jim Golden, Longmont’s chief financial officer, said in an email. To date, the only FasTracks spending slated for Longmont is $17 million for the First and Main transit station.

The state labor department completed the installation of new software for the unemployment system on Sunday, including a fraud detection program that flagged thousands of benefits requests as suspicious.