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.

Suspect in racist CU Boulder incident found during traffic stop

October 15, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

The woman accused of using racist language during a confrontation with students at the University of Colorado Boulder earlier this month was found by police during a traffic stop for...

Pair of bears party in Boulder backyard pool

October 10, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

A couple of local bears decided to take advantage of Wednesday's warm weather with a pool party in Boulder.

University of Colorado students walk out ...

Students show up in droves to meeting following racist incident on CU campus

October 8, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

University of Colorado Boulder police have identified the person caught on video using racist language in a verbal altercation with students over the weekend as a 33-year-old woman.

The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department is seeking this woman, who is a person of interest in an incident involving a white woman yelling racist slurs at black students who were studying Sunday in the Engineering Center.

CU Boulder police identify woman making racist comments in video

October 8, 2019 at 10:31 a.m.

University of Colorado Boulder police have identified the person caught on video using racist language in a verbal altercation with students over the weekend as a 33-year-old woman.

In this Feb. 22, 2018, photo, Dana Loesch, spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md.

Former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch to give Second Amendment talk at CU Boulder

September 18, 2019 at 3:39 p.m.

Dana Loesch, a former spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, is coming to the University of Colorado Boulder for a talk titled 鈥淪aving the 2nd with Dana Loesch.鈥�

Boulder Canyon reopened Thursday morning after blasting brought down much more rock than expected Wednesday.

Boulder Canyon reopened following rock slide

September 12, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Boulder Canyon Drive has been reopened after Wednesday's rock slide despite earlier reports from the Colorado Department of Transportation that the cleanup could close the highway for up to three...

CU Boulder student accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting woman while she slept

September 5, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

A University of Colorado Boulder student has been arrested after police say he sexually assaulted another student while she slept three times over the summer.

Wildlife officers work to rescue a moose in Rollinsville in September 2019.

Two moose fall into unsecured well in Rollinsville

September 3, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

A moose died but her calf was saved by wildlife officers over the weekend after the two animals fell into an unsecured well in Rollinsville.

Diego Olmos Alcalde leaves the courtroom after being sentenced in June to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering University of Colorado student Susannah Chase in 1997. He needed to be punished, and he s being punished, and that s justice, said the victim s mother, Julie Chase.

Diego Alcalde files another appeal in 1997 Boulder murder of Susannah Chase

August 30, 2019 at 7:11 p.m.

The man convicted of raping and murdering University of Colorado Boulder student Susannah Chase in 1997 has filed yet another appeal in his case.

Ann Haebig rides her bike Monday along the plunger-guarded bike lanes along 30th Street. Plungers have been put up to line the bike lanes along 30th Street between Baseline Road and Colorado Boulevard. They are not approved by the city of Boulder.

Plunger 鈥榩rotected鈥� bike lane briefly appears on 30th Street in Boulder

August 28, 2019 at 3:46 p.m.

It's not often an overnight project involving the use of plungers is met with excitement, but that's exactly what happened today in Boulder after bicycle commuters on 30th Street found...

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Suspect in racist CU Boulder incident found during traffic stop

Pair of bears party in Boulder backyard pool

Students show up in droves to meeting following racist incident on CU campus

CU Boulder police identify woman making racist comments in video

Former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch to give Second Amendment talk at CU Boulder

Boulder Canyon reopened following rock slide

CU Boulder student accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting woman while she slept

Two moose fall into unsecured well in Rollinsville

Diego Alcalde files another appeal in 1997 Boulder murder of Susannah Chase

Plunger 鈥榩rotected鈥� bike lane briefly appears on 30th Street in Boulder