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.

A man enters the Nederland police station on Oct. 12, 2016, the day after a backpack bomb was left outside.

Man who planted bomb outside Nederland police station to avenge 1971 murder to be released from prison

March 18, 2022 at 2:10 p.m.

The man who pleaded guilty to planting a bomb at the Nederland police station in 2016 to avenge a decades-old murder by the town marshal聽had his 27-year prison sentence reduced...

A visitor looks over tributes as they hang on the temporary fence surrounding the parking lot in front of a King Soopers grocery store in which 10 people died in a late March mass shooting Friday, April 9, 2021, in Boulder.

“Substantial probability” Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect will be restored to competency, judge says

March 16, 2022 at 6:27 p.m.

The man accused of killing 10 people in a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder last year remains incompetent to proceed, but doctors believe there is...

Longmont firefighters work to contain a fire Wednesday morning in a garage behind a home on the 100 block of Marshall Place in Longmont. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Homeowners, neighbors recount Longmont garage fire, explosions early Wednesday

March 16, 2022 at 9:01 p.m.

Longmont police said no one was injured in a fire and series of explosions that occurred in a detached garage near the 100 block of Marshall Place Wednesday morning.

A cyclist without a face mask rides past a sign instructing people on the University of Colorado Boulder campus to wear face coverings when outside in Boulder.

CU Boulder to lift campus mask mandate on March 7

February 28, 2022 at 10:03 a.m.

The University of Colorado Boulder will lift its mask mandate next week, citing 鈥渟everal encouraging trends with regard to COVID-19 transmission.鈥�

Former NFL and University of Colorado ...

Former Denver Bronco Justin Bannan sentenced to 16 years in prison for Boulder shooting

February 10, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

Justin Bannan, a former NFL and University of Colorado Boulder lineman convicted of attempted murder in a Boulder shooting, was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison.

Skiers and snowboarders wait in the lift line on opening day at Eldora on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Woman who died after crashing into tree at Eldora identified

February 9, 2022 at 6:20 p.m.

The Boulder County Coroner鈥檚 Office has identified the woman killed Tuesday after crashing into a tree at Eldora as Barbara Nelson, 77, of Erie.

Boulder police secure the perimeter of ...

Suspect in threats to Boulder, UCLA charged in federal court

February 5, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

The man arrested in Boulder on Tuesday and accused of writing a 800-page manifesto full of threats has been charged in federal court.

Boulder police secure the perimeter of the apartment of Matthew Christopher Harris, 31. Boulder police on Tuesday arrested Harris on suspicion of making mass shooting threats against a university in California. The police operation forced the evacuation of an elementary school and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Suspect in threats to UCLA arrested in Boulder in University Hill barricade situation

February 1, 2022 at 9:14 a.m.

Boulder police on Tuesday arrested a man accused of making mass shooting threats against a university in California, a police operation that caused the evacuation of a neighboring school and...

Marshall fire investigative work 鈥渘earing completion鈥� 鈥� but analysis could take months, officials say

January 31, 2022 at 10:53 a.m.

The Boulder County Sheriff鈥檚 Office announced Monday that the investigative portion of its quest to find the cause of the Marshall fire is 鈥渘earing completion鈥� and that the evidence will...

CU Boulder to require COVID boosters when in-person learning returns

January 11, 2022 at 7:01 p.m.

The University of Colorado Boulder will require students, faculty and staff get a COVID booster shot as the campus prepares to return to in-person learning.

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Man who planted bomb outside Nederland police station to avenge 1971 murder to be released from prison

“Substantial probability” Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect will be restored to competency, judge says

Homeowners, neighbors recount Longmont garage fire, explosions early Wednesday

CU Boulder to lift campus mask mandate on March 7

Former Denver Bronco Justin Bannan sentenced to 16 years in prison for Boulder shooting

Woman who died after crashing into tree at Eldora identified

Suspect in threats to Boulder, UCLA charged in federal court

Suspect in threats to UCLA arrested in Boulder in University Hill barricade situation

Marshall fire investigative work 鈥渘earing completion鈥� 鈥� but analysis could take months, officials say

CU Boulder to require COVID boosters when in-person learning returns