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• Boulder County Jail inmate hangs himself in cell

  April 27, 2013 12:02 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 30-year-old Boulder County Jail inmate facing menacing, assault and auto theft charges hanged himself in his cell. Cmdr. Rick Brough with the county sheriff's office says deputies checked on the inmate about 26 minutes before finding him unresponsive and not breathing at about... more »

• CU-Boulder gets $36M NASA grant

  April 13, 2013 2:02 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - NASA is giving the University of Colorado about $36 million to build and operate an instrument to gather data about the disruptive effects of space weather. The Daily Camera reports the instrument will weigh about 60 pounds and will launch aboard a commercial communications satellite. The... more »

• CU's Conference on World Affairs to honor Ebert

  April 8, 2013 9:24 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Organizers of University of Colorado's Conference on World Affairs say they are planning a full slate of tributes throughout the week to honor film critic Roger Ebert. Ebert, who died Thursday, participated in the annual conference for more than 40 years. The conference begins Monday. He... more »

• Man injured in glider crash near Boulder

  April 6, 2013 12:18 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 38-year-old paraglider is recovering after crashing near Erie Municipal Airport east of Boulder. Steve Pischke, deputy chief of Mountain View Fire Rescue, tells The Daily Camera that rescue crews were called to the area at about 12:30 p.m. Friday after the man fell about 20... more »

• Dump-truck driver convicted in bicyclist's death

  March 9, 2013 1:35 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A dump-truck driver accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist near Boulder has been convicted of careless driving resulting in death. The Daily Camera reports the jury handed down the verdict Friday against Christopher Loven, who is scheduled to be sentenced May 2. Investigators say Loven... more »

• Dogs taken from Montana breeder find Colo. shelter

  February 28, 2013 8:49 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Nine abused Alaskan malamute dogs taken from a Montana breeder are getting treatment at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley before they are put up for adoption. The dogs were seized more than a year ago from breeder Mike Chilinski in Jefferson City, Mont. Court documents... more »

• Lamborn and Udall launch naming committee for new VA Clinic

  February 27, 2013 7:32 PM

  WASHINGTON D.C. - They may sit on opposite sides of the aisle in Congress but today Senator Mark Udall, (D) Boulder and Congressman Doug Lamborn, (R) Colorado Springs found a piece of common ground, literally. The politicians have launched a committee to come up with a name for the new... more »

• Man found guilty in Boulder County insulin rape

  January 30, 2013 2:08 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Boulder County jury has convicted a man of sexual assault after he was accused of using insulin to rape a woman. Frederick Allen, who is diabetic, told investigators he had sex with the victim, but he stopped when she started getting sick. He then offered... more »

• CU mulls putting select courses online for free

  January 27, 2013 1:35 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is weighing a contract with a company that allows universities to offer free online courses that are available to hundreds of thousands of students worldwide. CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue tells The Daily Camera the university will decide sometime in February whether to... more »

• Report: grand jury indicted JonBenet Ramsey's parents

  January 27, 2013 12:06 PM

  KUSA - A grand jury voted to indict JonBenet Ramsey's parents in 1999 but the prosecutor refused to sign the indictment, according to an article published in the Boulder Daily Camera on Sunday. The Daily Camera says former Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter believed he didn't have enough evidence... more »

• Wildlife officials dealing with Boulder coyotes

  January 13, 2013 3:02 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Wildlife officials hope to unveil a strategy Monday to deal with aggressive coyotes that have been reported near a path in east Boulder. Val Matheson, Boulder's urban wildlife conservation coordinator, tells The Daily Camera the new management plan is "a work in progress." She is sharing... more »

• 'Silent walk' planned for elk killed by officer

  January 12, 2013 1:08 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A group of Boulder residents is organizing a "silent walk" to honor the life of a bull elk that was shot and killed by an on-duty police officer. The Daily Camera reports the group will walk on downtown's Pearl Street Mall at noon Sunday. Participants are... more »

• Drought relief for farmers in 43 Colorado counties

  January 9, 2013 8:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Thirty of Colorado's 64 counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to severe drought and heat, making farmers and ranchers there and in adjacent counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that overall, 43... more »

• Vigil planned for elk killed by Boulder officer

  January 6, 2013 11:43 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A candlelight vigil is planned to remember the life of a bull elk that was shot and killed by an on-duty Boulder police officer who has since been placed on administrative leave. The Daily Camera reports the vigil will be held on Mountain View Road at... more »

• Anti-fracking activists delay Boulder County rules

  December 5, 2012 8:19 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Anti-fracking activists have forced Boulder County commissioners to delay a decision on oil and gas drilling regulations. Opponents want the county to ban fracking, saying the procedure blasting water, sand and chemicals underground to free oil and natural gas is unsafe. Supporters say the procedure is... more »

• CU economist forecasts Colo. job growth in 2013

  December 3, 2012 8:54 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A University of Colorado economist forecasts the state will keep adding a wide array of jobs in 2013, putting it in position to be among the top 10 states for job growth next year. Richard Wobbekind of CU's Leeds School of Business said Monday that the... more »

• SUV strikes, kills pedestrian in Broomfield

  December 2, 2012 11:54 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say an 80-year-old man was killed and his 77-year-old female companion was seriously injured when the two were hit by a vehicle as they crossed a street in Broomfield. The Daily Camera reports a Longmont woman driving an SUV struck the victims, both from Erie,... more »

• Man enters plea in wreck that led to fetus' death

  December 1, 2012 12:04 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 52-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a wreck that caused a pregnant woman to lose her fetus. The Longmont Times-Call reports Gary Sheats appeared in District Court in Boulder on Friday and denied two counts of vehicular assault, two felony counts... more »

• Forest Service restricts shooting near Boulder

  November 28, 2012 8:55 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is restricting recreational shooting to daylight hours in Lefthand Canyon and the former Nederland dumpsite in the Boulder Ranger District. According to the Boulder Daily Camera (http://tinyurl.com/bmwlxof ), the new limitations are in response to safety concerns over shooting at night. Both... more »

• Explosives dropped off at Boulder waste facility

  November 25, 2012 12:39 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Police are investigating after someone dropped off several containers filled with potential explosives at a hazardous materials collection site in east Boulder. Sgt. Pat Wyton says police were called to the Hazardous Materials Management Facility at about 2 p.m. Saturday and found several 1970s-era containers filled... more »

• Changes to Boulder polling contracts considered

  November 18, 2012 10:19 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder County is considering changes to its contracts with polling places following an anti-abortion display at a church on Election Day. Boulder County deputy clerk and election coordinator Molly Tayer says the display at Sacred Heart of Mary was outside the 100-foot electioneering limit and on... more »

• Colorado climber falls 250 feet to death

  November 3, 2012 11:57 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 41-year-old man fell 250 feet to his death while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Boulder. Sgt. Lori Cox with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office says the man was found dead just below the Bastille Rock formation at about 5:30 p.m. Friday.... more »

• Vice President's wife coming to Colorado Springs

  October 28, 2012 2:52 PM

  Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will be campaigning in Colorado on Sunday and Monday. Dr. Biden is scheduled to make a stop in Colorado Springs on Monday. Dr. Biden will be in Lakewood Sunday evening speaking to a group at 6 p.m. at 9797 W.... more »

• Teacher pleads not guilty to indecent exposure

  October 27, 2012 2:21 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Boulder High School teacher has pleaded not guilty to exposing himself twice to women at garage sales in Longmont this summer. The Daily Camera reports James Kozlowski is due to stand trial Jan. 15 on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. Boulder Valley School District... more »

• Man given life in prison for 1994 slaying

  October 22, 2012 7:15 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Jurors in Boulder have convicted a Summit County man of first-degree murder in the death of a city employee in 1994. The Daily Camera reports a judge sentenced Michael Clark to life in prison after the verdict was read Monday. He was accused of killing Marty... more »

• Man sentenced for crash involving 9 vehicles

  October 6, 2012 2:56 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Longmont man has been sentenced for crashing his pickup into eight cars in Boulder after smoking marijuana and being told by doctors not to drive because he was having problems with seizures. The Daily Camera reports 43-year-old Sean Marino was sentenced Friday to two years... more »

• CU wins grant to study natural gas development

  October 2, 2012 9:32 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado Boulder has won a $12 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study how to maximize benefits of natural gas development while minimizing harms. Professor Joseph Ryan of CU-Boulder's civil, environmental and architectural engineering department will lead a team of... more »

• Preparations begin for NASA to look back in time

  September 25, 2012 2:35 PM

  NASA reports that the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland received the first two of eighteen 4-ft, 88-pound mirrors from Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado. These mirrors were specially designed to be used on The James Webb Space Telescope as it looks back in time to the origin... more »

• President Obama will make an appearance in Boulder

  August 27, 2012 5:55 PM

  President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Boulder on Sunday. The unspecified events in Boulder will be the president's second campaign stop in Colorado in less than a week. He is scheduled to appear at a rally at Colorado State University in Fort Collins on Tuesday... more »

• Cities angry over delays in passenger rail service

  August 19, 2012 4:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Cities north of Denver are angry over the Regional Transportation District's failure to extend passenger rail lines their way. The Denver Post reported Sunday that Boulder, Adams and Broomfield County have contributed $243 million of the approximately $1 billion in tax revenue RTD has collected for the... more »

• CO man accused of peeping from toilet denies charges

  August 11, 2012 1:39 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man suspected of hiding in the tank of a portable toilet at a yoga festival and spying on women in other bathrooms in the Boulder area has pleaded not guilty to several charges. The Daily Camera reports 31-year-old Luke Chrisco pleaded not guilty Friday... more »

• Boulder high school coach suspected of indecent exposure

  August 5, 2012 12:24 PM

  A Boulder High School teacher and coach has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure for allegedly exposing himself to women at a community garage sale in Longmont. The Daily Camera reports 45-year-old James Kozlowski was arrested Saturday after police said he exposed his genitals at two separate garage sales... more »

• Former youth hockey coach sentenced to probation

  August 4, 2012 12:18 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A former youth hockey coach in Boulder has been sentenced to 10 years of intensive sex offender probation. The Daily Camera reports Zachary Meints also was sentenced Friday in Boulder to perform 150 hours of community service. He pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count... more »

• Eldora ski area seeks input on proposed expansion

  July 29, 2012 1:05 PM

  NEDERLAND, Colo. (AP) - Eldora ski area hopes to expand its intermediate terrain, upgrade existing facilities and prevent high winds from closing the resort's 12 lifts. The Denver Post reports representatives with the 680-acre ski resort have solicited public input at two recent meetings in Boulder and Nederland. The plan... more »

• Boulder County officials end search for hiker

  July 16, 2012 7:48 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have decided to end their search for a 74-year-old woman last seen hiking in the foothills northwest of Boulder almost two weeks ago. Boulder County sheriff's officials said Monday that Patricia Wallace of Lafayette is presumed dead. Wallace was hiking with friends in the Camp... more »

• Boulder officials could suspend search for missing hiker

  July 16, 2012 4:23 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Officials are considering suspending the search for a 74-year-old woman who went missing in the foothills northwest of Boulder almost two weeks ago. Ken Rosales, Boulder County's emergency services coordinator, tells The Daily Camera that crews will likely decide Monday whether or not to suspend the... more »

• 10 Public Trustees resign Play Video

  July 10, 2012 6:59 PM

  Gov. John Hickenlooper, on Tuesday, accepted the resignations of the 10 public trustees he appoints. The trustees are in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld counties, most of the largest in Colorado without Denver County. "We all have to stand for good government,"... more »

• Boulder hiker missing for more than a week

  July 9, 2012 8:12 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder rescue workers are still trying to find a hiker who has been missing for nearly a week. Rescuers plan to resume their search on Monday after taking a day off trying to locate 74-year-old Patricia Wallace. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, Wallace was hiking... more »

• Boulder man climbing to roof severely injured in fall

  July 8, 2012 11:40 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 21-year-old Evergreen man suffered severe head injuries when he fell nearly 15 feet while trying to climb to the roof of a three-story apartment building in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports Ryan Scott Haebe was taken to a hospital in critical condition early... more »

• Strong winds expected to fuel High Park Fire

  June 17, 2012 2:08 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Crews in northern Colorado are bracing for powerful winds as they battle a blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. The destructiveness of the High Park Fire burning 15 miles west... more »

• Second solar event will be visible in Colorado

  May 27, 2012 1:08 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Don't throw those disposable eclipse-watching glasses away - they can be used in the coming weeks to gaze at the sun again, this time to witness a far rarer celestial event. Venus will journey across the surface of the sun June 5, blocking a tiny circle... more »

• Boulder woman to be charged with trespassing after wandering in home

  May 25, 2012 6:52 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors plan to file a trespassing charge against a woman who was shot in the hip after police say she drunkenly wandered into a home in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports prosecutors say they plan to file the charge next week against Zoey Ripple, who graduated... more »

• CU: Cost of pot fest crackdown still unknown

  April 29, 2012 1:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado officials say it will take a few weeks to determine the cost of a crackdown on the 4/20 marijuana celebration on the Boulder campus. University spokesman Bronson Hilliard tells The Daily Camera the school is waiting for invoices from agencies that assisted in... more »

• Homeless man's body pulled from creek in Boulder

  April 28, 2012 3:06 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Police are investigating the death of a homeless man whose body was found in a creek near downtown Boulder. Sgt. Fred Gerhardt tells The Daily Camera the man reportedly was drinking with other homeless men until around 4 a.m. Friday. The group saw the man go... more »

• CU students waiting to hear Obama loan plans

  April 24, 2012 8:06 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado students are hoping to hear good news when President Barack Obama visits the University of Colorado in Boulder to talk about student loans. Backers are worried that student support for Obama is not as strong as it was four years ago, but CU... more »

• Boulder considering more smoking bans

  April 8, 2012 6:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder officials are looking into the possibility of banning smoking in more public areas, including downtown's Pearl Street Mall, public parks and the city's open space properties. The Daily Camera reports Mayor Matt Appelbaum and other council members discussed the idea earlier this year during... more »

• Decomposed body found in tree near Boulder

  March 4, 2012 11:55 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after hikers discovered a decomposed body hanging from a tree in a canyon in Boulder. Cmdr. Rick Brough with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office says the body was discovered in the Elephant Buttress area of Boulder Canyon west of the city at about... more »

• More Students in Remedial Classes

  February 7, 2012 7:56 PM

  The percentage of Colorado students needing to take remedial courses at public colleges after graduating high school has gone up. A report released by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education shows 31.8% tested below college level and had to enroll in remedial courses that don't. count toward a degree.... more »

• Man guilty of killing UNH football player in Boulder

  February 3, 2012 7:04 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A jury has convicted a man of fatally shooting a University of New Hampshire football player in Boulder. Kevin McGregor was found guilty Thursday of shooting 20-year-old Todd Walker of Edwards in a botched robbery attempt near the University of Colorado last year. The 23-year-old was... more »

• Atheist billboard in Colorado Springs

  January 30, 2012 9:01 PM

  A new billboard on I-25 has Colorado Springs talking. It reads, "God is an imaginary friend. Choose reality, it'll be better for all of us." The Boulder Atheist Group spent $1,200 on three of these billboards around Colorado. They say, the message isn't anti-religion, its pro-thinking. They also hope... more »

• 4 charged in alleged statewide child-prostitute ring in CO

  January 30, 2012 8:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado attorney general says a child-trafficking ring coerced or lured at least four girls under the age of 18 into prostitution in five Colorado cities. A 70-count indictment made public Monday charges four people with taking the girls to locations in Denver, Boulder, Lakewood, Grand... more »

• Victim warns of car part thefts Play Video

  January 24, 2012 5:41 PM

  If you drive an SUV and leave it parked outside, watch out. Thieves are now stealing parts right off of parked vehicles. Mary Arneson had the catalytic converter stolen from her Toyota Forerunner this weekend. She didn't drive until Monday morning and immediately thought the muffler had been removed... more »

• Boulder looking for hybrid vehicles

  January 23, 2012 7:06 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Residents in Boulder appear to have some kind of drive to buy hybrid vehicles. The Daily Camera reports statistics from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office show 4.8 percent of all vehicles registered in the city of Boulder are hybrids. National statistics are... more »

• Boulder tallies results of campaign to get cars off the road

  January 14, 2012 10:40 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A campaign that challenged residents in Boulder to drive less has tallied its first year of results. The Driven to Drive Less campaign encouraged residents not to drive at least once each week in 2011. City officials say that based on survey data, the average participant... more »

• Boulder's thinking about closing parks overnight

  January 3, 2012 8:24 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder City Council is taking public comment on a proposal to close city parks overnight to address what officials say are safety and health concerns over the Occupy Boulder movement. The hearing scheduled Tuesday is in response to the city manager's proposal to close parks... more »

• CU among schools snapping up .xxx domain names

  December 21, 2011 1:13 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado has snapped up 27 .xxx domain names in an effort to prevent pornographers from exploiting the school's name and brands, but failed in acquiring the Colorado.xxx name. The Boulder Daily Camera reports Wednesday that among the domain names under the newly created... more »

• Boulder County considering biotech crops

  December 20, 2011 7:14 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder County commissioners are set to decide whether to allow genetically modified crops on open space land. The public had a chance to comment earlier this month, and commissioners are scheduled to make a decision at a meeting Tuesday. A debate over genetically modified... more »

• Boulder psychic convicted of theft from clients

  December 17, 2011 11:46 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Lafayette psychic who told clients she needed their cash to "draw out the bad energy" has been convicted of 14 counts of theft. A Boulder County jury convicted 55-year-old Nancy Marks of stealing some $300,000 from clients. The Daily Camera newspaper reports that Marks persuaded... more »

• Group wants Boulder to be sister city with Nablus

  December 11, 2011 1:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A group of Boulder residents wants their city to establish a sister-city relationship with Nablus in the West Bank. The Boulder Daily Camera reported Sunday that the group plans a two-day conference in the West Bank starting on Dec. 27. Backers say the conference... more »

• Fire dept. replaces station, truck lost in fire

  December 4, 2011 2:01 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A volunteer fire department in the foothills west of Boulder has replaced a fire station and engine that were destroyed in the most expensive wildfire in Colorado's recorded history. The Four Mile Fire Protection District celebrated the rebuilt Salina Station and the new engine with... more »

• CU Meningitis victim volunteers at child-care center

  October 19, 2011 4:38 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Health officials say a Colorado woman with meningococcal meningitis was a volunteer at a child-care center, but none of the children show any symptoms of the illness. The Boulder County Health Department said Tuesday that 13 families were advised to have their children get antibiotics.... more »

• Boulder considers ban or fee for plastic bags

  October 10, 2011 12:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder is considering a ban on plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and convenience stores or a mandatory fee for using them. The City Council will consider the measures Tuesday. The Daily Camera reported Monday that students in the Net Zero Club at Fairview High... more »

• Wildlife officers tranquilize mountain lion at CU

  October 5, 2011 6:06 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado wildlife officers have tranquilized a mountain lion found in a tree on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports the animal was spotted this afternoon near the Kittredge residence hall complex. Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill says wildlife officers were... more »

• Fewer cycling commuters in Boulder, Fort Collins

  September 28, 2011 6:51 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Commuting by bicycle declined last year in Fort Collins and Boulder. The American Community Survey by the U.S. Census said that people commuting on bikes in Fort Collins dropped from nearly 10 percent in 2009 to about 4.4 percent in 2010. Cycling commuters in... more »

• Views differ on medicated driving

  September 28, 2011 6:45 PM

  Medical marijuana supporters in Colorado believe that some patients can safely drive even if they have recently medicated. But state troopers think those supporters may be giving out dangerous advice. The Colorado Department of Transportation rolled out a public service announcement campaign last month warning drivers specifically not to... more »

• Boulder council limits marijuana advertising

  September 21, 2011 11:42 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder City Council wants to limit advertising for medical marijuana dispensaries to people who have a medical need. The ordinance passed Tuesday is designed to bar advertising to youths or recreational users. The Boulder Daily Camera says council members are concerned about the tone of... more »

• Cat's Colo.-NY saga piques interest in microchip

  September 16, 2011 4:58 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Intrigued pet owners are asking veterinarians about a microchip that linked a calico cat found in New York City to its family in Colorado after five years and more than 1,600 miles. Willow's owners had the chip implanted when she was a kitten. When she... more »

• No NY claim on cat missing 5 years from Colorado

  September 15, 2011 4:37 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - There's no custody fight so far over Willow, the cat who was found on a New York street five years after disappearing from Colorado. New York's animal-shelter agency says it seems the calico cat had some human care in recent days. But no one is... more »

• Boulder hair feathers complaint

  September 12, 2011 8:22 AM

  A Boulder company that sells popular feather hair extensions, faces a legal challenge from an animal-rights group. The Daily Camera newspaper reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed a false-advertising complaint against the company Fine Featherheads. The company's website says the feathers used for the hair... more »

• Woman faces murder charge for car wreck

  September 10, 2011 2:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 32-year-old woman faces up to life in prison if convicted of a rare murder charge in a fatal car wreck near Clover Basin Reservoir. The Longmont-Times Call reports that a Boulder judge Thursday ruled that prosecutors may pursue a first-degree murder, extreme indifference charge... more »

• Potty peeper appears in court

  September 3, 2011 1:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man suspected of spying on women in bathrooms around Boulder is scheduled to be in court again Oct. 27. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that Luke Ivan Chrisco appeared in court Friday where a judge rescheduled his arraignment for next month. Arraignments are where suspects... more »

• Legal help for Boulder medical pot workers

  September 2, 2011 7:13 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder officials will consider a resolution stating the city will provide a legal defense to employees who regulate medical marijuana businesses if they face federal prosecution. The Boulder City Council plans to discuss the resolution Tuesday. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that memos this year... more »

• Man receives 20 years for killing infant son

  August 12, 2011 8:12 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Lafayette man accused of killing his infant son by shaking and throwing him has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Twenty-one-year-old Joaquin Campos had pleaded guilty in May to felony child abuse resulting in the death of 10-week-old Lyon Campos in October. ... more »

• Boulder Officer Assaulted

  August 11, 2011 6:24 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of refusing to pay his $3 drink tab at a Boulder restaurant and punching a manager who tried to escort him out also is accused of assaulting a police officer. Police say officer Christian McCracken was taken to a hospital after the... more »

• Mother accused in infant's death declared insane

  July 15, 2011 5:54 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A psychiatrist at the state mental health hospital has found a Boulder County woman charged in her infant son's death to be legally insane. The Daily Camera reports that prosecutors say they haven't had time to fully review the report on Stephanie Rochester. She's accused... more »

• Man suspected of spying on women charged with second degree burglary

  July 1, 2011 5:51 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado man suspected of hiding in the tank of a portable toilet and spying on women in other bathrooms has been charged with second-degree burglary and other crimes. Boulder County prosecutors charged 30-year-old Luke Chrisco Thursday with eight counts of second-degree burglary. These are... more »

• Man arrested for hiding in women's toilet

  June 28, 2011 5:33 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man suspected of hiding in the tank of a portable toilet is also accused of spying on women in bathrooms at several Boulder businesses. Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel said Monday that 30-year-old Luke Ivan Chrisco faces four charges of burglary. Police say... more »

• Fire station being rebuilt after fire

  June 22, 2011 12:12 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Volunteer firefighters have broken ground on a new station for the Fourmile Fire Department after it was destroyed by a wildfire. Fourmile Fire Chief Bret Gibson tells KUSA-TV that the rebuilding project shows that the fire department is moving forward after such a catastrophic event.... more »

• Patrol investigates accident that killed cyclist

  June 17, 2011 6:19 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a collision between a dump truck and bicycle rider that killed the cyclist. State Trooper Heather Cobler tells the Boulder Daily Camera that the accident occurred Friday at an intersection in the north Boulder area. The cyclist's name hasn't... more »

• Woman arrested after pitching pita at Colo. cabbie

  June 15, 2011 2:34 PM

  BOUDLER, Colo. (AP) - Police in Colorado say a woman with an outstanding warrant for her arrest was found because she threw her pita sandwich at Boulder cab driver. The Daily Camera reports that 28-year-old Sarah Renee Lane was arrested Sunday after she got angry with a cabbie who... more »

• Dead man discovered hanging from CU bridge

  May 22, 2011 5:39 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder Police are investigating a man found hanged from a pedestrian footbridge on the University of Colorado campus. The man was discovered by another pedestrian just before 4 a.m. Sunday. The bridge near a parking lot spans Boulder Creek through campus. The Camera newspaper... more »

• State legislator looking to prevent further education cuts

  May 16, 2011 11:06 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A state senator from Boulder is launching a campaign to prevent further budget cuts for Colorado schools and colleges. Sen. Rollie Heath is set to officially start the effort Monday at the state Capitol. He wants to ask voters to raise Colorado's income and sales... more »

• Naropa contemplating move outside of Boulder

  May 13, 2011 2:06 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Naropa University is thinking about consolidating its campus outside the city of Boulder, a move that could take at least a decade. The Daily Camera reported Thursday that officials at the Buddhist-inspired university say they're looking for a larger home, a decision based on a... more »

• CU-Boulder confers 5,897 degrees in commencement

  May 7, 2011 3:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A crowd of about 20,000 watched roughly 5,900 University of Colorado-Boulder students earn degrees. The Daily Camera reports the university conferred 4,593 bachelor's degrees, 884 master's degrees, 164 law degrees and 256 doctorates during the ceremony Friday. Chipotle Chief Executive Steve Ells, an art... more »

• CU suing over "defective" toilet paper

  May 4, 2011 7:32 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado at Boulder is suing two companies for what it claims was defective toilet paper that clogged the campus's sewage systems. The Daily Camera reported Wednesday that the university's Board of Regents filed a lawsuit last week in Boulder County District Court against... more »

• ACLU: Words alone crime is disturbing

  May 1, 2011 1:42 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it finds disturbing a conviction of a man based only on his words. A jury on April 6 convicted 23-year-old Zachrey Harris of a misdemeanor charge of bias-motivated harassment. He faces up to 18 months... more »

• 3-year sentence for Colo. man after fatal crash

  April 30, 2011 2:50 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Louisville man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and child abuse charges after a crash that killed a young mother has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Camera newspaper reports 24-year-old Corey Lee Smith apologized during his sentencing hearing Friday in Boulder.... more »

• Howard Dean to be commencement speaker at Naropa

  April 30, 2011 2:37 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech to Naropa University graduates next weekend. The former presidential candidate and Vermont governor will address them May 7 in Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The Camera... more »

• Mall suspect spotted at a Starbucks

  April 26, 2011 3:16 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - FBI agents across the country have been on alert for a man wanted in an apparent attempted bombing a Denver-area shopping mall. But it was a customer at a grocery store in Boulder who spotted 65-year-old Earl Albert Moore drinking coffee Tuesday morning. A spokeswoman... more »

• Former CEO of Sunflower Market has trial date set

  April 24, 2011 4:07 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The former CEO of Sunflower Farmers Market is scheduled to go on trial Aug. 9 in Arizona on a charge of child prostitution. Fifty-two-year-old Michael Gilliland of Longmont, Colo., has pleaded not guilty to knowingly offering to pay for sex with someone he believed to be... more »

• CU pays 50K for annual pot celebration

  April 24, 2011 1:52 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado officials are discussing the possibility of shutting down an annual marijuana celebration event that costs the school tens of thousands of dollars to manage. Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno says CU pays about $50,000 annually to hire personnel from the sheriff... more »

• Mulching project continues on burn area

  April 16, 2011 12:40 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - An extra half ton of straw has been ordered to cover mountainsides burned in a wildfire that destroyed 169 homes and scorched about 9 square miles west of Boulder. Helicopters have already dropped roughly a ton of straw mulch, which will help reduce the risk... more »

• I-70 back open near Georgetown

  April 5, 2011 7:12 PM

  GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) - A 25-mile stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway is open again after being closed since morning while crews removed unstable boulders from a mountainside that were threatening to tumble onto traffic 300 feet below. State transportation officials say crews were able to remove all the... more »

• Fiery glider crash leave one dead in Boulder

  April 2, 2011 1:37 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado officials say one person has died after a fiery glider crash in Boulder County, leaving a debris field covering an estimated 300 square yards. Witnesses say the glider struck power lines and burst into flames around 5:15 p.m. yesterday. Sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough (broff) says... more »