Tag: Boulder County
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Boulder man arrested after burglary crime spree
Police have arrested a Boulder County man on suspicion of over 30 charges after a burglary crime spree early Thursday. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Taurian Smith Thursday morning after Smith allegedly committed multiple commercial burglaries and stole a vehicle, evading police, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to…
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Boulder County fire officials respond to Lake Shore Fire, near Gross Reservoir
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As another wildfire expanded in other parts of the county, Boulder County fire officials responded to a separate 6-acre fire near Gross Reservoir on Wednesday afternoon. That fire began near Lake Shore Park Road in the Mountain View Fire District by the northeast corner of Gross…
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New trail in Boulder a break in ‘country’s longest-standing bike ban’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cyclists in Boulder are celebrating a trail eight years in the making — a trail symbolizing a much longer wait. The city recently announced opening North Sky Trail. The singletrack roams 3 1/2 miles off U.S. 36 north of town, flowing through rolling terrain eyed in…
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Boulder, Colorado man arrested after allegedly starting wildfire with fireworks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who allegedly started a wildfire with a firework at Gregory Canyon in west Boulder on Monday. City of Boulder Fire-Rescue crews responded to a report of a small wildland fire at Gregory Canyon near the base of Flagstaff…
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Interactive map educates on Colorado recreation, points to lesser-known destinations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new, interactive tool aims to educate first-time visitors to the outdoors around north-central Colorado while also pointing to lesser-known destinations. A map by a multi-jurisdiction collaboration, NoCo Places, lists several parks, open spaces and trailheads popularly reached from the Denver metro area. Listed, too,…
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Horse thieves hit Boulder; month-old foal missing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of Shindig the Easter colt are hoping for a miracle. The month-old Belgian draft horse foal was sure enough on his legs to explore a good romp, but young enough that he was still nursing when he was abruptly snatched before dawn Monday.…
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Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion project nears completion after years of delay
The project to raise the height of the Gross Reservoir dam to triple its capacity is about to commence after years of preparatory work, lawsuits, and legal squabbles with Boulder County. In 2003, after the 2002 Hayman Fire scorched more than 138,000 acres on both sides of the South Platte River between Deckers and Lake…
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Electric lawn-mowing robot startup in Longmont doubles in size
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scythe Robotics more than doubled in size with the opening of a 28,000-square-foot facility in Longmont, the company announced Thursday. The Boulder County company manufactures autonomous electric lawn mowers and has seen high demand for its grass-cutting robots. There’s a waitlist for “thousands” of orders…
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Construction on a new recreation trail in Boulder County starts early March
A new trail in the Gunbarrel Hill area northeast of Boulder is set to break ground as early as Monday. The City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department will start construction of the Vesper Trail, a new 1.5-mile trail section to be built on Gunbarrel Hill near the intersection of 75th Street…