Amy Bounds

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Amy Bounds

Amy Bounds covers K-12 education for the Daily Camera and Times-Call, plus some early childhood and local government stories. She first joined the Times-Call in 1997 after graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. She's lived in Colorado since she was 12, growing up in Littleton. When not writing, she's a marching band mom, rescue dog mom and unpaid Uber driver for her teen sons.

University of Colorado freshman Ariana Krzyzkowski, ...

About 3,400 CU Boulder freshmen move into dorms Sunday, more to come

August 19, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

Jess Richins stood in line Sunday waiting for his turn to haul his possessions to his dorm room at the University of Colorado's Hallett Hall, marking the end of more...

Dead & Company Boulder concerts at Folsom Field yield 4 arrests, 1 citation over weekend

July 15, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

The estimated 58,500 fans who watched the Dead & Company聽perform two shows over the weekend聽at Folsom Field were well behaved overall, according to University of Colorado police.

Jason Wells, left, and Tim Klein on top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 2006. Both men were killed Saturday after falling from the Freeblast Route.

Investigation continues in deaths of Boulder climber, partner in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan

June 6, 2018 at 1:25 a.m.

A close friend of one of the two elite climbers killed Saturday in a fall from Yosemite National Park's famed El Capitan rock formation said "something unusual" must have triggered...

Longmont Master Police Officer Chris Borchowiec, a school resource officer in the St. Vrain Valley School District, walks the halls of Longmont's Timberline K-8 School during a passing period on Sept. 8, 2016. Federal data on school disciplinary actions shows a disproportionate ratio of local Hispanic students are suspended or referred to police in Boulder County school districts.

Hispanic students in Boulder County disproportionately suspended, referred to police, federal data shows

May 14, 2018 at 11:38 a.m.

Disparities in discipline rates for students of color are a longtime concern for local school districts, with a disproportionate ratio of local Hispanic students in Boulder County suspended or referred...

School Resource Officer Stacey Collis, of ...

Sheriff wants to store AR-15 rifles at Lyons, Niwot schools to reduce response times in active shooter situations

April 27, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

It takes as long as 15 minutes for police to reach schools in an emergency. Boulder County's Sheriff wants school-resource officers to have immediate access to long guns in an...

Students use the airphone at the entrance of the school that are part of the security enhancements at Silver Creek High School in Longmont in February 2017.

Boulder Valley school board discusses installing security cameras

April 18, 2018 at 6:30 a.m.

The Boulder Valley school board is moving closer to installing interior security cameras at its high schools, with members generally agreeing to a new policy at a Tuesday work session.

The Conoco station at 4700 Baseline Road, where Boulder police say a woman seriously injured a man while stealing his SUV on Sunday.

Man dragged through Boulder gas station parking lot by woman stealing his SUV

April 9, 2018 at 7:41 a.m.

A man left the keys in the ignition of his Nissan Xterra Sunday morning and then was seriously injured when he tried to stop a woman from stealing the vehicle.

Jessica Romero, sister of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia, ...

Family holds vigil for missing Longmont woman

March 26, 2018 at 10:25 a.m.

Family and friends of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia held a prayer vigil Sunday afternoon in Longmont's Thompson Park.

Fairview High students, including from left to right Charlie Kolbrener, Haley Schusterman, Diana Edelman, Emma Boelts, Kiki Garthwaite, and Tay Lotte protest new state tests outside the school building in 2014.

Boulder Valley School District urges parents to opt students in for standardized tests

March 19, 2018 at 11:54 a.m.

Unlike in previous years, the Boulder Valley School District is聽actively encouraging parents聽to have their kids take statewide tests.

Boulder police officers are seen near a Subway restaurant off Gun Park Drive in Gunbarrel, where three schools were placed on lockdown Tuesday after a man who had showed up at Cafe Blue with a power washer to clean the shop was mistaken for a possible shooter with an AR-15.

Florida school shooting creating heightened anxiety in Boulder County schools

March 4, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

On Tuesday morning, Cafe Blue in Gunbarrel brought in a cleaning crew to power wash the restaurant's kitchen hoods.

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About 3,400 CU Boulder freshmen move into dorms Sunday, more to come

Dead & Company Boulder concerts at Folsom Field yield 4 arrests, 1 citation over weekend

Investigation continues in deaths of Boulder climber, partner in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan

Hispanic students in Boulder County disproportionately suspended, referred to police, federal data shows

Sheriff wants to store AR-15 rifles at Lyons, Niwot schools to reduce response times in active shooter situations

Boulder Valley school board discusses installing security cameras

Man dragged through Boulder gas station parking lot by woman stealing his SUV

Family holds vigil for missing Longmont woman

Boulder Valley School District urges parents to opt students in for standardized tests

Florida school shooting creating heightened anxiety in Boulder County schools