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Police investigate theft, attack at Boulder McDonald's

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 16:24
The owners of a Boulder McDonald’s apparently had a tough week, with police investigating both a theft from the restaurant that allegedly involved an inside man, and a separate attack on a drive-thru worker.

Boulder company offers offsets for cell phones

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 16:08
Boulder-based Renewable Choice Energy has created a product that allows people to wind energy credits to offset the power used by their cell phones.

Authorities identify Longmont man, Louisville woman who died in head-on crash

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:15
A Longmont man who died in a head-on car crash Wednesday along U.S. 287 was identified Thursday as Mark Scott Donaldson, 56. A woman driving a car that the Colorado State Patrol said Donaldson hit also has died. She was identified Thursday by the State Patrol as Mary Mayer, 62, of Louisville.

Longmont stabbing suspect found competent for trial

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:00
A Longmont stabbing suspect is competent to stand trial, and is scheduled to do so beginning April 20, a Boulder County district judge ruled Thursday.

Forecast: Freezing drizzle hits

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 09:58
This morning during the DailyCamera.com Video Weather forecast, the outside temperature was 29 degrees with light freezing rain continuing to fall.

Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 09:40
WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get even worse next year.

County seeks volunteers for tax season

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 09:40
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program in Boulder is seeking volunteers to help low-wage workers prepare their 2008 Income Tax Returns.

Layoffs hit Colorado ski resorts

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:45
Blaming a tough economic climate, resort operator Intrawest Corp. announced company-wide job cuts that affect managers and other employees at some of its Colorado ski areas.

Forecaster predicts La Nina snowfall

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 02:00
DENVER -- Colorado's northern and central mountains could get normal or above-normal snowfall this winter, a federal climatologist says.

CU recruits Bronco to help with diversity efforts

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 01:52
The University of Colorado has commissioned Denver Bronco Dan Graham to help recruit minority students.

Judge will rule on church expansion

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 01:50
A federal judge will decide whether a Boulder County church will be able to build an extension rejected by county commissioners.

Light shed on Marine’s 2-year absence

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 00:51
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — He showed up as the weather was warming in 2007, his hair long and wavy, his demeanor quiet, calling himself “Nine” — as in the number.

'Twilight' dawns on big screen

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 00:02
The movie causing so much excitement is Twilight, a teenage vampire love story set to debut in theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Simultaneous midnight screenings had already sold out in Boulder by Monday, while the Flatiron Crossing AMC 14-screen cineplex in Broomfield had a few dozen tickets remaining Wednesday.

‘Top Chef’ results, Week 2

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 23:43
Two Boulder chefs, Hosea Rosenberg and Melissa Harrison, have moved to the third round on the TV show “Top Chef.”

CU student arrested in shooting of Douglas County deputy

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 22:46
A CU student and the son of a Denver police officer have been arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy in Castle Rock last June.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 22:27
Last week, Duanna Johnson was shot execution-style in Memphis. In February, 15-year-old Lawrence King was murdered by a classmate in California. Last summer, Angie Zapata was beaten to death with a fire extinguisher just up the road in Weld County.

Eldora to make opening decision Thursday

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 22:24
Eldora officials are set to decide Thursday whether to open for the season Friday, depending on the weather brought in by an expected storm front.

Freezing drizzle and snow are forecast for the area Thursday, with highs in the 30s.

Liquor board: No Nitro license yet

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:52
Boulder’s liquor board on Wednesday balked at issuing a license to the city’s only downtown strip club, citing fears that the business would require too much attention from police.

Attorney: Hering felt a 'duty to surrender'

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 20:07
A military lawyer representing a missing Boulder Marine said Wednesday that Lance Hering felt an obligation to first surrender to the U.S. Marines before turning himself over to authorities in Boulder County.

Possible sexual assault reported in Boulder

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 18:09
Boulder police are investigating the possible sexual assault of a woman on University Hill earlier this week, the latest in a disturbing spate of violence against women in the city in just the past three weeks.