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.

Bear-proof trash cans left open and overflowing with garbage in the alley near 9th and Pleasant Street in Boulder in 2015.

Boulder reconsiders anti-bear trash laws

January 9, 2017 at 10:04 a.m.

Boulder may relax its bear-safe trash law in response to a deluge of complaints that it's too harsh.

Maddie Dimetrosky, 11, helps her dog Tashi get down the new ramp built by their mailman on Thursday in Boulder.

Boulder mailman builds ramp for elderly dog along his mail route

January 13, 2017 at 4:42 p.m.

Mailman Jeff Kramer went from mailman to handyman a few months ago and built a ramp for that now allows Tashi the lab to go in and out of the...

Colorado Buffaloes safeties coach Joe Tumpkin

Colorado Buffaloes assistant coach Joe Tumpkin named in domestic violence complaint

January 7, 2017 at 9:04 a.m.

The ex-girlfriend of University of Colorado assistant coach Joe Tumpkin has obtained a restraining order against Tumpkin, claiming he physically assaulted her multiple times over the course of their three-year...

Michelle Hurn had this screen saver on her office computer at Boulder Community Health's Foothills Hospital.

Boulder hospital employee resigns after being told to delete gay pride flag screen saver

January 5, 2017 at 11:03 a.m.

The screen saver on Michelle Hurn's office computer at Boulder Community Health's Foothills Hospital has always been a reflection of her life. Photos of her running, her pets, her wife....

Rodney David Burba Jr., a 34-year-old from Ketchikan, Alaska, appears at the Boulder County Jail courtroom Tuesday afternoon.

Suspect held on $100K bond in Boulder County attempted murder case

December 28, 2016 at 10:34 p.m.

The Alaska man accused of attempting to murder his wife by trying to crash their car in Lyons is being held on $100,000 bond after making his first appearance in...

A cannabis plant at Northern Lights grow facility in Denver on March 27, 2014.

Five teens arrested in connection with dispensary burglaries in Boulder County

December 22, 2016 at 9:48 a.m.

Five teens ranging in age from 14 to 17 have been arrested in connection with a series of marijuana dispensary burglaries in Boulder County and are also suspected to have...

Quinn Hefferan, right, walks into the Boulder County Justice Center with his family and attorney Mike Rafik, at front, on June 20, 2016 in Boulder.

Boulder teen pleads guilty to vehicular homicide, DUI in crash that killed 2; says he fell asleep

December 16, 2016 at 10:11 a.m.

The teen accused of smashing into the back of a car stopped at a Boulder intersection and killing two people this summer pleaded guilty today to two counts of vehicular...

FILE--Colorado's Rashaan Salaam poses with the 1994 Heisman Trophy which he was awarded Saturday, Dec. 10, 1994, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Salaam, attempting a comeback with the Oakland Raiders, says an addiction to marijuana made him withdrawn, caused him to fumble and nearly ended his career.

Coroner confirms Rashaan Salaam autopsy, but likely no CTE tests will be run

February 21, 2017 at 9:49 a.m.

The Boulder County Coroner's Office on Tuesday confirmed an autopsy had been performed on former University of Colorado football player Rashaan Salaam, but said any tests to determine whether he...

Niwot High football coach charged with assaulting student

December 9, 2016 at 10:31 a.m.

Dylan Thomas Hollingsworth, the Niwot High School football coach accused of choking a student and then kneeing him in the groin, was charged Thursday with assault and harassment.

Boulder Police evacuated 4772 Walnut St. on Thursday after a report of a structural problem.

Boulder police evacuate office building over structural concerns

April 12, 2017 at 4:24 p.m.

Police evacuated an office building in east Boulder on Thursday morning after there were reported "structural problems," according to dispatchers.

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Boulder reconsiders anti-bear trash laws

Boulder mailman builds ramp for elderly dog along his mail route

Colorado Buffaloes assistant coach Joe Tumpkin named in domestic violence complaint

Boulder hospital employee resigns after being told to delete gay pride flag screen saver

Suspect held on $100K bond in Boulder County attempted murder case

Five teens arrested in connection with dispensary burglaries in Boulder County

Boulder teen pleads guilty to vehicular homicide, DUI in crash that killed 2; says he fell asleep

Coroner confirms Rashaan Salaam autopsy, but likely no CTE tests will be run

Niwot High football coach charged with assaulting student

Boulder police evacuate office building over structural concerns