Tag: Boulder County
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Driver found guilty of killing champion cyclist in Boulder
Magnus White, 17, was killed in the crash on July 29, 2023
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Lafayette man arrested on suspicion of 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child
A 23-year-old Lafayette man turned himself in to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Thursday on suspicion of 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child relating to online enticement of a child and distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material. Christopher Jacob Rockelein was booked into the Boulder County Jail Thursday on an arrest…
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Colorado justices mull lawsuit over fossil fuel producers’ liability for alleged local climate change harms
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether to permit Boulder County and the city of Boulder to seek damages against two oil and gas producers for the harms they allegedly caused over multiple decades by concealing and misrepresenting the dangers of climate…
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Colorado justices say child welfare workers not required to give Miranda warning before interrogating parents
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that child welfare workers are not required to give a Miranda warning to parents before interrogating them in custody, even if the interview or the notes will later be shared with prosecutors and used against the parent at…
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Denver weather: Frigid temps and snow slow traffic, delay flights Saturday
Over 100 flights delayed at DIA
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Boulder County ‘panda bandits’ surrender
After two-and-a-half months as fugitives, Boulder County’s so-called “panda bandits” have come clean. Three juveniles, one of whom was dressed in a panda bear costume during the alleged crimes, turned themselves into Boulder County Sheriffs on Monday. They were dubbed the panda bandits because they allegedly committed smash-and-grabs at Safeway fuel stations. All three teens…
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2 parents killed, 2 children injured in rollover crash in Boulder County
A rollover crash left two parents dead and two children injured in Altona Wednesday morning. The Colorado State Patrol responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 36 at Lefthand Canyon Drive in Altona, north of Boulder, around 10 a.m., according to a press release from the agency. Preliminary investigations found that…
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27-year-old hiker who was found dead on Flatirons is identified
The Boulder County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified a hiker who died this month on Boulder’s Flatirons. The body of the hiker, who was reported overdue, was recovered Dec. 18 near the Third Flatiron, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. This was the second death on Boulder’s Flatirons in a week. On Tuesday, the…
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Marshall Fire victims on edge as cruel winds return Monday on third anniversary
Monday’s screaming winds and dry conditions have many Marshall fire victims terrified that their number is up … again. Three years ago, Dec. 30 was much like this year. That day, wind gusts of 100 miles per hour whipped through unincorporated Boulder County, Louisville and Superior and ignited a wildfire that left more than 1,000…
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CBI finds more than 1,000 cases impacted by DNA mishandling during scientist investigation
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has now identified more than 1,000 criminal cases impacted by the mishandling of DNA evidence while the bureau investigated former forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods. The investigation into all of Woods’ cases began in September 2023 and, following the completion of the review, 1,003 cases were identified as “impacted” by…