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.

Man who killed Rita Gutierrez-Garcia in 2018 pleads guilty after leading Longmont police to her body

June 3, 2022 at 2:15 p.m.

Juan Jose Figueroa Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to the murder of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia, a Longmont woman who vanished in 2018 and whose remains finally was located last month.

The Colorado State Patrol investigates a ...

Driver in fatal Boulder crash, police chase facing possible murder charge

June 2, 2022 at 8:31 a.m.

The woman accused of causing a fatal crash on South Boulder Road, stealing a vehicle and then leading police on a chase through Boulder is facing a possible murder charge.

Remains of missing Longmont woman Rita Gutierrez-Garcia found; murder suspect set to plead guilty

May 19, 2022 at 11:50 a.m.

The remains of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia have been recovered east of Longmont, and the man charged in her disappearance and murder is set to enter a guilty plea in connection with...

Bear Peak Fire in Boulder County believed to have been human-caused

April 25, 2022 at 11:36 a.m.

Boulder County investigators believe the small grass fire on Bear Peak last week was human caused, but do not have an exact ignition source.

Fire suppressant is dropped on the Table Mountain Fire on Wednesday. The blaze ultimately grew to 52 acres as it burned through grass west of Longmont near Nelson Road and 55th Street. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Boulder County firefighters stop grass fire west of Longmont

April 20, 2022 at 3:23 p.m.

For the second day in a row, a Boulder County wildfire forced evacuations before firefighters were able to stop its spread.

BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 24:University of Colorado Police on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

CU Boulder police officer accused of making racist, antisemitic posts online is placed on leave

April 12, 2022 at 2:54 p.m.

A University of Colorado Boulder police officer has been placed on administrative leave and is under internal review for his alleged Reddit posts.

A fire in the Carriage Hills neighborhood on April 5, 2022. (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Firefighters contain small wildfire northwest of Boulder

April 5, 2022 at 8:43 a.m.

Boulder County fire crews quickly contained a small grass fire early Tuesday morning in the Carriage Hills neighborhood.

Okey Payne (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Murder case against 96-year-old Lafayette man dismissed

March 30, 2022 at 9:23 a.m.

The murder case against a 96-year-old man accused of killing an assisted living employee has been dismissed after doctors said it was unlikely he would ever be fit to stand...

NCAR fire in Boulder now 90% contained as wet weather moves in

March 29, 2022 at 5:58 p.m.

Firefighting crews were able to reach 90% containment of the NCAR fire Tuesday and turned over command of the incident back to Boulder Fire-Rescue.

Flowers are seen along the fence surrounding the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. A gunman killed 10 people, including a Boulder police officer on Monday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Man who livestreamed King Soopers shooting set for trial on obstruction charge

March 19, 2022 at 10:39 a.m.

The man who livestreamed the King Soopers shooting and subsequent police response last year is set for trial this summer on obstruction charges.

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Man who killed Rita Gutierrez-Garcia in 2018 pleads guilty after leading Longmont police to her body

Driver in fatal Boulder crash, police chase facing possible murder charge

Remains of missing Longmont woman Rita Gutierrez-Garcia found; murder suspect set to plead guilty

Bear Peak Fire in Boulder County believed to have been human-caused

Boulder County firefighters stop grass fire west of Longmont

CU Boulder police officer accused of making racist, antisemitic posts online is placed on leave

Firefighters contain small wildfire northwest of Boulder

Murder case against 96-year-old Lafayette man dismissed

NCAR fire in Boulder now 90% contained as wet weather moves in

Man who livestreamed King Soopers shooting set for trial on obstruction charge