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Twitter helps Boulder woman track down bike thief
May 25, 2011 2:22 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Boulder woman says her savvy social media skills are what reunited her with a stolen bike. The Daily Camera reports 30-year-old Elaine Ellis returned home Saturday morning to find that her bike lock had been ripped out of a brick wall and her $500 bike... more » -
Suspect in horrible crime won't stand trial
September 17, 2010 8:34 AM
A Denver homeless man accused of kidnapping hikers near Nederland has been found incompetent to stand trial. A judge announced Thursday that Joseph Scott Carter, 43, was found incompetent by staff at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. Carter will stay at the hospital pending another review in... more » -
ACLU sues over Boulder jail's mail policy
August 4, 2010 10:05 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing over the Boulder County jail's policy of restricting inmates' outgoing mail to postcards. The ACLU claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver that the policy is unconstitutional because inmates are reluctant to freely express themselves and... more » -
Biggest hailstone ever arrives in Colorado
August 2, 2010 2:22 PM
North America's heaviest hailstone ever might also be its most-traveled. A 1-pound, 15-ounce hailstone that fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in July has been taken to National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, about 370 miles away. Researchers there say they plan to study the giant stone. It's... more » -
Boulder to start processing medical pot licenses
July 29, 2010 9:10 AM
Boulder will start processing licenses for medical marijuana businesses Monday. A license will cost $5,000. City officials say new businesses will need a license before they can open. Existing businesses have until Aug. 31 to apply for a license or until Oct. 31 if they're in compliance with city... more » -
Groups criticize Boulder's proposed underwear rules
July 20, 2010 10:24 AM
Civil rights advocates and a Muslim students' group want the Boulder City Council to reconsider proposed rules promoting decorum during council meetings. The rules, set for a vote in September, are intended to avoid the kind of incident that occurred earlier this year when a man stripped down to... more » -
2 Colorado schools share military research grants
July 20, 2010 8:13 AM
The Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado are among nearly 70 schools nationwide participating in basic research funded by the Defense Department. The projects, announced last week, will be paid for with $227 million in grants. The Defense Department hasn't said how much each school will... more » -
Boulder requires medical pot growers to go green
May 19, 2010 8:42 AM
Boulder has approved regulations for the medical marijuana industry with a twist in keeping with the sensibility of this university, liberal-leaning city. The regulations unanimously passed Tuesday will require growing operations to offset 100 percent of their electricity use with wind or solar power. The city's estimated 100... more » -
Autopsies planned on 3 found dead in Boulder
May 18, 2010 9:19 AM
Autopsies are planned on the bodies of a couple and a man found inside a flooring and fireplace store in Boulder after witnesses outside heard gunshots. Police found the bodies Monday inside Boulder Stove & Flooring. The Boulder County coroner's office identified them as 40-year-old Sean Griffin of... more » -
Topless? It's OK in Boulder
April 7, 2010 11:40 AM
The Boulder City Council has approved an anti-nudity ordinance that doesn't include a ban on female toplessness. Boulder's measure approved Tuesday applies to anyone older than 10. An early version of the measure would have made it a crime for women to expose their nipples, but that provision... more » -
Fraternities, sororities swelling at CU
January 19, 2010 2:44 PM
More students at the University of Colorado are joining fraternities and sororities. As spring rush approaches, the Greek-letter groups are more popular. Fraternity membership is up 12.5 percent from last year, to 1,225 men. The fraternities at CU-Boulder aren't officially affiliated with the school. More than a dozen... more » -
CU professor honored by national science academy
October 12, 2009 6:02 PM
A professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been elected to the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine. Kristi Anseth of CU's chemical and biological engineering department is among 65 new members and five foreign associates announced by the honorific and advisory organization Monday. Anseth also is... more »
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