Boulder County will assess fees on oil and gas industry vehicles BOULDER -- Boulder County commissioners decided Thursday night to assess impact fees on oil and gas companies drilling and operating future wells in unincorporated Boulder County to mitigate the wear and tear their heavy trucks and other vehicles are projected to cause on county roads. Full Story
CU-Boulder researchers help show impact of global melt A new study that included contributions by University of Colorado researchers shows that glacial melt from sources not including the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets contributes as much to sea level rise as does the ice loss from those two land masses. Full Story
Lawyer: Ex-Buff charged in assault not wearing Nebraska gear after all The lawyer for former University of Colorado football player Alex Lewis -- who, along with Buffs quarterback Jordan Webb, is facing charges stemming from a University Hill assault -- backtracked Wednesday on comments suggesting his client may have been "accosted" for wearing Nebraska Cornhuskers gear. Full Story
Comments still being sought on possible Boulder County regional trail links While officials have completed an initial round of listening sessions, people still have through Monday, May 20, to submit comments and suggestions about what they'd like to see in a regional trails network that connects western Boulder County's mountain and foothills communities. Full Story
Boulder cyclist killed in SUV crash remembered as positive, patient Days after he was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while riding his bike in Lyons, Boulder's Michel Van Duym was remembered by coworkers as a kind, patient man who loved cycling and went out of his way to help others. Full Story
Boulder area sees sudden bounty in seasonal weeds Add this to the list of phenomena that can be attributed to the particularly wet and wintry spring the Front Range has witnessed in 2013: a seeming bumper crop of dandelions and other weeds. Full Story
Former CU Buff Lynn Katoa sentenced to 4 years in prison for 2011 assault case One-time star football recruit Lynn Katoa came to Boulder in 2008 hoping to spend four years on the field making tackles for the Buffs. Instead, after numerous run-ins with the law and a stint on the Boulder Police Department's most wanted list, he will spend the next four years in a Colorado prison. Full Story
University of Colorado revamps fundraising, seeks private boost Insisting that "we just have to raise the bar," University of Colorado president Bruce Benson said the school will drastically restructure its fundraising efforts in the face of declining public support and other financial challenges. Full Story
Better forecasting of severe weather on high-altitude agenda of Boulder's NCAR Starting Wednesday and lasting for a month, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder will carry out a 40,000-foot-high experiment to see whether it can collect enough data over the Colorado Rockies to provide additional warning time, and a more precise path, to people who may be in the way of potentially deadly storms. Full Story
