City of Boulder reporter
James Burky
James Burky has covered the City of Boulder for the Daily Camera since April 2025. After graduating from MSU Denver in 2020, he covered education, business and sports for the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction. A lifelong Coloradan, James grew up dreaming of working for a newspaper so could serve the public by telling stories and seeking the truth. When off the clock, chances are you'll find James playing with his cats and dog, at a show or sifting through the hip hop section at a record store.
Twitter account is @BamesJurky.
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Missing Aurora man with dementia has been found, police say
Aurora police have found a missing elderly man with dementia, according to a Monday tweet from the police department.

Twin rockslides on I-70 leave skiers jammed in traffic, businesses feeling pinch during Thanksgiving week
The Friday slide shut down I-70's westbound lanes around Idaho Springs for nine hours, wreaking havoc on post-Thanksgiving plans to ski and snowboard. Additionally, CDOT crews closed the eastbound lanes...

I-70 fully reopens after second rockslide this week near Idaho Springs snarls ski traffic
Interstate 70 fully reopened Friday evening after the second rockslide this week near Idaho Springs forced the highway to close for much of the day, cutting off a major access...

Denver cold case: Police looking for new leads in death in a 2004 bar fight
The Denver Police Department is seeking new leads in a 15-year-old homicide outside a North Federal Boulevard bar.

Manager at Denver 7-Eleven accused of fatally stabbing store’s owner
The owner of a 7-Eleven on East Colfax Avenue died at a Denver hospital Wednesday, hours after being stabbed inside his store, police said.

16-year-old charged in connection with Aurora shooting death
Aurora police arrested a 16-year-old on Friday in connection with a Nov. 21 homicide.

Man who fired rifle in RiNo had AR-15 and high-capacity magazines, police say
The man who allegedly fired nine shots from an AR-15 rifle from a RiNo parking garage on Saturday was carrying two 30-round magazines and a 10-round magazine, according to a...

Westminster man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of a 71-year-old woman
Juan Ignacio Duran, 30, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, first-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault in the death of Dianne Johnson, 71.

Denver police searching for suspect in early November homicide in Lincoln Park
Denver police are searching for suspects in the Nov. 2 death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in an alley in Lincoln Park. Yves Gakuba was last seen...

Aurora man receives life sentence for stabbing death on East Colfax
Matthew Scott Nagel, 28, was found guilty of first-degree murder in an Adams County District Court in the stabbing of James Edward Reed, 59.