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Mitchell Byars

Mitchell Byars has been reporting for the Daily Camera since 2011, covering breaking news and courts. He is originally from Hawaii and enjoys the beach, camping, golf, beer and writing third-person bios about himself that exaggerate how outdoorsy he is.

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The Sink on University Hill will have its liquor license suspended for at least eight days after Boulder's Beverage Licensing Authority ruled the restaurant over-served a man who died in a fiery crash last year.

The Sink to have liquor license suspended for over-serving man who later died in Boulder crash

May 24, 2019 at 6:49 pm

The Sink on University Hill will have its liquor license suspended for at least eight days after Boulder's Beverage Licensing Authority ruled the restaurant over-served a man who died in...

The Boulder County District Attorney's Office has dropped the case against a man accused of hitting a woman after telling her to “go back to China” after prosecutors could not locate the named victim.

Prosecutors drop case against man accused of hitting woman he told to ‘go back to China’

May 24, 2019 at 5:19 pm

The Boulder County District Attorney's Office has dropped the case against a man accused of hitting a woman after telling her to “go back to China” after prosecutors could not...

An independent review of the police investigation of an interaction between an officer and a black Naropa student concluded that the investigation "met or exceeded" standards and was right in finding no evidence of racial profiling.

Independent review backs Boulder police findings, process in Zayd Atkinson case

May 22, 2019 at 2:09 pm

An independent review of the police investigation of an interaction between an officer and a black Naropa student concluded that the investigation "met or exceeded" standards and was right in...

A moose bore witness to the union at Sprague Lake on Monday, covered in late-season snow and photobombing what might be one of the more Colorado wedding shoots ever.

Moose crashes snowy wedding in Rocky Mountain National Park

May 22, 2019 at 11:17 am

A moose bore witness to the union at Sprague Lake on Monday, covered in late-season snow and photobombing what might be one of the more Colorado wedding shoots ever.

Fans of the Boulder County ospreys celebrated this weekend with the hatching of a third chick, but are in mourning today as another died this morning due to exposure.

One Boulder County osprey chick dies due to snow exposure after another hatches

May 21, 2019 at 10:06 am

Fans of the Boulder County ospreys celebrated this weekend with the hatching of a third chick, but are in mourning today as another died this morning due to exposure.

After a few inches of wet, heavy snow overnight, Boulder could see some more rain and snow today, according to the National Weather Service.

Boulder sees 5 inches of heavy snow, with a chance of more wet weather

May 21, 2019 at 6:49 am

After a few inches of wet, heavy snow overnight, Boulder could see some more rain and snow today, according to the National Weather Service.

Boulder County braces for return of bears

May 19, 2019 at 12:31 pm

The bears are back in town.With temperatures rising, Boulder County residents could see an increase in bear activity and have already had a few encounters this spring.Colorado Parks and Wildlife...

The founder of a yoga studio who pleaded guilty to posing as FBI agent and then assaulting and threatening to kill employees of a Boulder web-design firm had his sentencing hearing delayed a month.

Sentencing in Boulder kidnapping, assault case delayed until June

May 17, 2019 at 11:48 am

The founder of a yoga studio who pleaded guilty to posing as FBI agent and then assaulting and threatening to kill employees of a Boulder web-design firm had his sentencing...

Boulder County crews rescued a man who fell while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park on Thursday night.

Fallen climber rescued in Boulder County’s Eldorado Canyon State Park

May 17, 2019 at 11:31 am

Boulder County crews rescued a man who fell while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park on Thursday night.

The Boulder police officer already under independent investigation for his arrest of a black man filming an interaction between homeless people and officers is now the subject of an excessive force lawsuit by a woman who said the officer shoved her while she was filming an arrest in 2018.

Boulder police officer who arrested black man filming now named in excessive force lawsuit

May 16, 2019 at 1:56 pm

The Boulder police officer already under independent investigation for his arrest of a black man filming an interaction between homeless people and officers is now the subject of an excessive...