Tag: Boulder County
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Colorado State Patrol looking for driver in connection to fatal crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol (CSP) investigators are looking for a motorcycle driver in connection to a fatal crash that killed a driver and injured a minor in Boulder County on Sunday. CSP responded to a single-vehicle crash near milepost 30 on Highway 7 — west of Boulder —…
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Federal judge permits completion of Denver Water dam work, citing safety concerns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Although she stood by her prior determination that the project permit was unlawful, a federal judge last week decided construction on a major Denver Water infrastructure project should continue for safety reasons. Earlier this spring, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that,…
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Boulder County mobile home explodes following potential gas leak
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A mobile home exploded in Boulder County Monday evening, leading to a total loss of the residence. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, along with Mountain View Fire Rescue and the Multi-Agency Fire Investigation Team, responded to a reported structure fire at the San Souci Mobile…
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CU student Megan Trussell’s death ruled suicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and Boulder County Coroner ruled on Tuesday the February death of an 18-year-old University of Colorado Boulder student was a suicide. Megan Trussell, found near mile marker 40 of Boulder Canyon Drive in unincorporated Boulder County on Feb. 15, was…
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Individuals killed in Broomfield plane crash identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Coroners office identified the individuals aboard a twin-engine airplane that crashed in Broomfield May 17, killing both. Eugene Knutson, 80, and 74-year-old James Gelaude were the two who died in the aircraft mishap, according to a release the coroner. The crash occurred…
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Cyclist killed in Boulder hit-and-run identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The cyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash in Boulder County on Sunday has been identified as 41-year-old John Wilkinson. The driver of a blue Toyota Highlander with Colorado plate DTSG89 struck Wilkinson at 95th Street and Avocet Lane and then fled the scene northbound on…
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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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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…