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Though the album is available now, Lopez and his band will be streaming live from Stone Cottage Studios on Saturday to celebrate. Ticket proceeds will support effort to generate grant funding for musicians that have struggled to find work as bars and music venues remain closed or at severely reduced capacity during the pandemic.

A recap of news and events happening in Longmont as provided by the city.

The grant program, which the county is administering in partnership with local governments and nonprofits, is limited to restaurants, caterers, movie theaters, gyms, recreation centers and bars, including breweries, wineries, and distilleries, according to a news release. 

Officials are also investigating a fourth suspected case of the variant that emerged in Britain, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Thursday.

A daily crime report in Longmont.

The Colo. 119 corridor expansion remains on schedule, Bagley said Thursday during Commuting Solutions legislative breakfast. Currently, 45,000 vehicles a day travel along the corridor, according to Commuting Solutions.

The hope is that by identifying positive cases more quickly, those people can isolate before they expose many others. That would reduce the number of people who have to quarantine, as well as reduce the risk of transmission. 

As of Jan. 1, businesses with more than 16 employees are now required to provide paid sick leave. Employees will receive an hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked. Colorado also has increased the state’s minimum wage to $12.32 per hour, up from $12.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, police issued a call for the public’s help in locating 25-year-old Donovan Martinez Alirez.

Record-level purchases of alpine touring skis, splitboards and avalanche safety equipment leave gear makers wondering why they slashed their budgets last spring when the pandemic shutdown happened.