Tag: boulder county
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Appeals court finds no connection to local government necessary to enforce open meetings law
For the first time, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that every person in the state may challenge governmental compliance with the open meetings law, regardless of whether they have a connection to the government body at issue. In 2014, state legislators amended the open meetings law to allow “any person” whose rights were denied…
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Interactive map educates on Colorado recreation, points to lesser-known destinations
A new, interactive tool aims to educate first-time visitors to the outdoors around north-central Colorado while also pointing to lesser-known destinations. A map by a multi-jurisdiction collaboration, NoCo Places, lists several parks, open spaces and trailheads popularly reached from the Denver metro area. Listed, too, are land-stewarding do’s and dont’s and information on flora, fauna,…
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Boulder officials issue caution as Barker Dam prepares for annual high water flow spill
Boulder officials are warning residents to take caution as the Barker Dam, attached to the Barker Reservoir, is set to conduct its annual high water flow spill within the week. In a statement, City of Boulder officials cautioned residents that the water runoff, mainly from rainfall and increased snowmelt, will cause increased water flow throughout…
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23-year-old Colorado Springs hiker found dead identified as Space Force guardian
Space Force has identified a hiker whose body was found on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park as a guardian based out of Schriever Space Force Base. Lucas Macaj, 23, was summiting Longs Peak via the Keyhole route and was last heard from around 1 p.m. Sunday, when he texted a friend saying that…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 cases on pandemic-era trial livestreaming
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in Colorado, the state Supreme Court announced on Monday it will review the constitutionality of two judges’ decisions to bar spectators from their courtrooms and instead rely upon livestreaming during a pair of criminal trials. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear…
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Colorado ski areas close as March storm pummels mountains
For Colorado skiers, Thursday’s storm was a reminder that there is such thing as too much snow. Citing the shutdown on U.S. 6, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin were among ski areas that announced closing for the day. It was in vain that Denverites tried to reach those slopes and others off Interstate 70. Closures along…
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Colorado ski areas close as March storm pummels mountains
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For Colorado skiers, Thursday’s storm was a reminder that there is such thing as too much snow. Citing the shutdown on U.S. 6, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin were among ski areas that announced closing for the day. It was in vain that Denverites tried to…
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Appeals court overturns Boulder man’s sex assault convictions because judge misapplied law
Colorado’s second-highest court last month overturned a man’s sex assault convictions and indefinite prison sentence because a Boulder County judge wrongly blocked jurors from hearing evidence about the alleged victim’s reason for fabricating the claims. Jose Gilberto Contreras-Guzman stood trial in 2016 on multiple charges of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old relative. The prosecution argued the…
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Appeals court says trial judges may retroactively justify excluding public from courtrooms
In a move that potentially tees up the question for the state Supreme Court to resolve, Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday ruled that judges who exclude members of the public from trial on questionable grounds may have the opportunity to justify their actions on appeal. The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to a…
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Boulder County judge wasn’t obligated to bail out self-represented defendant, appeals court rules
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that a criminal defendant in Boulder County was not unfairly forced to choose between his rights to a speedy trial and to an attorney, and, when he elected to go without an attorney, the trial judge was not obligated to save him from his own poor performance. Jurors convicted Timothy…