Mitchell Byars

Reporter/ Social Media Specialist

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.

Michael Smith waits outside the courtroom ...

Former Boulder Shambhala member sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex assault case

June 23, 2020 at 6:41 p.m.

The former member of Boulder鈥檚 Shambhala Center who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the late 1990s was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday.

Boulder County Sheriff鈥檚 Office solves 1970 rape and murder case

May 29, 2020 at 9:24 a.m.

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said DNA evidence has identified a man who died in 2019 as the person who likely raped and murdered a 23-year-old Denver woman in 1970.

Adrian Ross (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Man accused of assaulting Louisville hospital nursing staff

May 4, 2020 at 8:25 p.m.

A man has been arrested after reportedly assaulting multiple medical workers at a behavioral hospital in Louisville last week.

Aidan Atkinson walks towards the Boulder ...

Aidan Atkinson has sex assault preliminary hearing rescheduled for June

April 7, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

Aidan Atkinson has had the preliminary hearing on his sexual assault case pushed back to June, one of many hearings to be delayed due to court restrictions in place to...

Boulder County coroner identifies man found dead near Gregory Canyon

March 9, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

The Boulder County Coroner's Office has identified the man found dead in the Gregory Canyon area Thursday as Brice Williams, 48, of Westminster.

Eldora Ski Area is busy preparing for the Nov. 1st opening on Oct. 24, 2019.

Skier at Eldora dies after crashing into tree on Thursday

March 5, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.

Emergency crews are responding to Eldora Mountain Resort outside of Nederland after a report of a person in critical condition after possibly hitting a tree.

Boulder names University of Cincinnati鈥檚 Maris Herold new police chief

March 3, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

Boulder has named University of Cincinnati police Chief Maris Herold the new chief of the Boulder Police Department.

Former owner of Boulder’s Conor O’Neill’s launches a new Irish whiskey cream

February 10, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

O鈥橬eill has finally come out with a drink called Hard Chaw, an Irish cream coming in at 25% alcohol by volume, about 50% stronger than Irish creams like Baileys.

Emergency crews load a man who spent 30 minutes trapped under dirt and debris following a trench collapse into an ambulance Tuesday morning, May 23, 2017 in Emery, S.D. (Caitlynn Peetz / Forum News Service)

Boulder emergency crews rescue woman, dog from pond

February 5, 2020 at 4:38 p.m.

Witnesses saw the woman and her dog fall through the ice at a pond in the 5000 block of Table Mesa Drive on the University of Colorado Boulder's south campus...

Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty’s ...

Boulder DA can鈥檛 justify full-time investigator, but hopes new legislation will get domestic violence offenders to turn over guns

January 12, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.

While the 20th Judicial District does not have a big enough caseload to justify a full-time investigator solely dedicated to tracking down domestic violence offenders with weapons, Boulder County District...

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Former Boulder Shambhala member sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex assault case

Boulder County Sheriff鈥檚 Office solves 1970 rape and murder case

Man accused of assaulting Louisville hospital nursing staff

Aidan Atkinson has sex assault preliminary hearing rescheduled for June

Boulder County coroner identifies man found dead near Gregory Canyon

Skier at Eldora dies after crashing into tree on Thursday

Boulder names University of Cincinnati鈥檚 Maris Herold new police chief

Former owner of Boulder’s Conor O’Neill’s launches a new Irish whiskey cream

Boulder emergency crews rescue woman, dog from pond

Boulder DA can鈥檛 justify full-time investigator, but hopes new legislation will get domestic violence offenders to turn over guns