Lawsuit: Lafayette clinic over-prescribed painkiller

A Lafayette pain clinic is the target of a lawsuit that accuses it of prescribing a lethal amount of methadone to a patient.
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Lafayette judge: Case against Spork can move forward

A Lafayette municipal judge will allow a vicious animal case against a 10-year-old miniature Dachshund who bit a veterinary technician to go forward.
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Charges against Spork will be dropped if he behaves, Lafayette judge rules

Spork, a 10-year-old miniature dachshund who bit a Lafayette veterinary technician in August, was not in the courtroom Friday to hear the good news. But a Lafayette municipal judge told Spork’s owners that if their furry family member is a good boy for the next six months — meaning he doesn’t injure anyone — the vicious-animal charge against him will be dropped, sparing him possible euthanization or a lifetime in a kennel.
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Lafayette council to evaluate city administrator

LafayetteLafayette City Administrator Gary Klaphake will have a formal performance evaluation in August, his first in about three years.
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Lafayette police arrest teens accused of stealing car valuables

Lafayette police over the weekend arrested two 13-year-old boys on suspicion of stealing items from unlocked cars in Old Town.
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Louisville's Hecla Mine Casino may get new home in Lafayette

The Hecla Mine Casino may have found a new home. The Boulder County Housing Authority wants to move the 100-year-old Louisville building and use it as a community center in a planned Lafayette housing development targeted at low-income residents and seniors.
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Lafayette prosecuting Spork, Dachshund that bit vet tech

A 10-year-old miniature Dachshund from Lafayette faces a vicious animal charge and could be euthanized after biting a veterinarian technician.
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Old Town Association looking to revive Celebrate Lafayette festival

Ted Lupberger, a real estate agent and the new president of the Lafayette Old Town Association, said the nonprofit group is committed to reviving downtown’s Celebrate Lafayette.
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Lafayette City Councilman Kerry Bensman resigns, citing health issues

Lafayette City Councilman Kerry Bensman resigned at the end of Tuesday’s council meeting, citing health issues and a potential job offer in another community.
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Lafayette Public Library to stay open Fridays

The Lafayette Public Library received an 11th-hour reprieve Tuesday to its planned one-day a week closure.
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