Mitchell Byars

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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.

Boulder police officers remove the suspect in a hostage standoff at Hair Rage International at the Table Mesa Shopping Center on Wednesday. The suspect's identity has not been released.

Police diffuse 3-hour armed hostage standoff at Boulder hair salon

October 24, 2018 at 5:20 p.m.

Boulder police officers achieved a peaceful resolution to a hostage situation at a hair salon in the Table Mesa Shopping Center on Wednesday when the suspect voluntarily surrendered.

Three more women tell Boulder police they may have been drugged at parties on University Hill

October 23, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

Boulder police said three more women have come forward to report they may have been drugged at a party or parties on University Hill.

Former University of Colorado assistant football coach Joe Tumpkin, at right, walks into a courtroom with his attorney Jon Banashek on Feb. 9, 2017.

Former Buffs assistant coach Joe Tumpkin offered misdemeanor plea deal

October 20, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.

Prosecutors have offered former University of Colorado Assistant Coach Joe Tumpkin a misdemeanor plea deal in his assault case over the objections of Tumpkin's ex-girlfriend Pamela Fine, the named victim...

Zach Ramirez, 19, was injured after falling 60 feet in Gregory Canyon on Oct. 16, 2018.

CU Boulder student “still in a fight for his life” after falling 60 feet while climbing in Gregory Canyon

October 18, 2018 at 12:20 p.m.

The University of Colorado student who聽fell 60 feet while climbing in Gregory Canyon near Boulder on Tuesday is stable but still "in a fight for his life" after he sustained...

Women may have been drugged at party on Boulder’s University Hill, police say

October 18, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

Boulder police are investigating the possible drugging of two women at parties on University Hill.

Hearing set for ex-CU Buffs assistant coach Joe Tumpkin in domestic violence case

October 15, 2018 at 12:53 p.m.

Former University of Colorado assistant football coach Joseph Tumpkin is finally set for a preliminary hearing in his domestic-violence assault case, nearly two years after he was charged.

Boulder County triple homicide trial delayed until next summer

October 10, 2018 at 10:34 p.m.

The trial for the suspect in聽a triple homicide聽will be pushed back from December to next summer following his change in attorneys.

A composite drawing of a person suspected of taking a woman's car Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Boulder.

Suspect in armed Boulder carjacking flees to Longmont, crashes and escapes on foot

October 10, 2018 at 4:51 p.m.

Police are searching for a man who reportedly carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Boulder before driving to Longmont, crashing the vehicle and fleeing on foot.

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)

Man found not breathing in back of Boulder sheriff’s van dies after month in hospital

October 8, 2018 at 12:48 p.m.

A man聽found unresponsive in the back of a van being used to transport him to a detoxification center died this weekend after being hospitalized for a month.

Boulder judge upholds murder case against man accused of strangling wife

October 4, 2018 at 12:14 a.m.

A judge ruled there was enough evidence to charge a Boulder County man with the June murder of his wife at a mobile home park.

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Police diffuse 3-hour armed hostage standoff at Boulder hair salon

Three more women tell Boulder police they may have been drugged at parties on University Hill

Former Buffs assistant coach Joe Tumpkin offered misdemeanor plea deal

CU Boulder student “still in a fight for his life” after falling 60 feet while climbing in Gregory Canyon

Women may have been drugged at party on Boulder’s University Hill, police say

Hearing set for ex-CU Buffs assistant coach Joe Tumpkin in domestic violence case

Boulder County triple homicide trial delayed until next summer

Suspect in armed Boulder carjacking flees to Longmont, crashes and escapes on foot

Man found not breathing in back of Boulder sheriff’s van dies after month in hospital

Boulder judge upholds murder case against man accused of strangling wife