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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 Boulder County Jail is now housing less than 300 inmates, down from about 500 due to the facility's efforts to reduce the population in the hopes of avoiding an outbreak of the new coronavirus.

Boulder County Jail below 300 inmates in effort to prevent coronavirus outbreak

April 2, 2020 at 12:23 p.m.

The Boulder County Jail is now housing less than 300 inmates, down from about 500 due to the facility's efforts to reduce the population in the hopes of avoiding an...

Three emergency room doctors were released from their contracts after Boulder Community Health closed the Community Medical Center’s emergency department in Lafayette to consolidate resources at its Foothills location.

Three doctors released from contracts after Boulder Community Health closes Lafayette emergency department during coronavirus pandemic

April 1, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

Three emergency room doctors were released from their contracts after Boulder Community Health closed the Community Medical Center’s emergency department in Lafayette to consolidate resources at its Foothills location.

Time and time again, officials have warned: The numbers don't tell the whole story. Stories like those of Elizabeth Williamsberg and Beth Arellano, two Boulder County residents who will likely never be included in those numbers because they weren't tested, but were told by doctors they had likely contracted COVID-19.

Beyond the numbers: Doctors told them they had COVID-19, but they still can’t get tested

March 31, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

Time and time again, officials have warned: The numbers don't tell the whole story. Stories like those of Elizabeth Williamsberg and Beth Arellano, two Boulder County residents who will likely...

A man has been arrested after police say he sexually assaulted a woman at her apartment in Longmont over the weekend.

Man accused of sexually assaulting Longmont woman

March 30, 2020 at 3:48 p.m.

A man has been arrested after police say he sexually assaulted a woman at her apartment in Longmont over the weekend.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Boulder crews responding to structure fire on 28th Street

March 30, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Boulder crews responding to structure fire on 28th Street

March 30, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Boulder crews responding to structure fire on 28th Street

March 30, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

Boulder emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in the 3000 block of 28th Street, according to police radio traffic.

Samuel Jay, a professor of communication at Metro State University who also does consulting work with breweries and hosts a podcast called "Unfiltered," said many smaller breweries are passion projects that don't have a lot of room for error.

'Simply devastating': Boulder County breweries try to ride out coronavirus restrictions

March 28, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

Samuel Jay, a professor of communication at Metro State University who also does consulting work with breweries and hosts a podcast called "Unfiltered," said many smaller breweries are passion projects...

The Boulder shooting that left one man in the hospital and three suspects in jail stemmed from a botched cocaine deal, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday.

Affidavit: Boulder shooting stemmed from botched drug deal

March 26, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.

The Boulder shooting that left one man in the hospital and three suspects in jail stemmed from a botched cocaine deal, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday.

Longmont police are asking for the public's help in finding a runaway teen who has been missing for two weeks.

Longmont police searching for runaway teen missing for two weeks

March 26, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

Longmont police are asking for the public's help in finding a runaway teen who has been missing for two weeks.