Tag: Boulder County
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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…
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Boulder County prosecutors’ evidence insufficient for attempted murder charges, appeals court agrees
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that Boulder County prosecutors fell short of demonstrating a man likely attempted extreme indifference murder against multiple SWAT officers when he set off an explosion in his hotel room, causing window damage without any injuries. Prosecutors charged Leon Kiyoshi Gladwell with attempted extreme indifference murder. Under Colorado law, a person…
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Study of air inside Marshall fire homes finds deadly chemicals
More than half of Marshall fire victims whose homes survived Colorado’s most devastating wildfire said that poor air quality inside of the houses has caused headaches, sore throats, coughs and a strange taste in their mouths. Research papers published Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder are the first to explore air quality inside the…
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Boulder police warn residents of jury duty scam
Do you have jury duty or not? The Boulder Police Department warned locals of an ongoing scam regarding residents missing jury duty and having to pay a fine to avoid being arrested, according to a social media post by the department. The scam involves calling Boulder County residents and telling them that they have a…
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Boulder authorities find thousands of child sexual exploitation files in Longmont, arrest suspect
An undercover Boulder County investigation has led to the arrest of a Longmont man on four counts of child exploitation charges, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. Boulder authorities on Saturday arrested Joseph Alexander, 37, on the four felony counts. Through a Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab investigation that began in May, authorities found…
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Remains found in Boulder County identified; murder suspect in custody
Investigators have arrested a man accused of killing a woman whose remains were found in Boulder County in September. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Gaudy Garcia Pina, a citizen of Venezuela who had been living in Denver. A release said she was reported missing from Denver on July 15. A suspect, 31-year-old Andres Eloy…
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Lifts, price drops, hang-outs and more new to Colorado ski country
Last year around this time, we were talking about terrain debuting at Aspen Mountain and Steamboat; about a chairlift reaching Keystone’s Bergman Bowl; about the latest in an ongoing series of lift and base upgrades at Breckenridge. There’s always something to talk about at the start of ski season. As more resorts open this month,…