Boulder County

Gross Reservoir safety work can continue under appeals court ruling

Denver Water may continue shoring up its partially-finished Gross Dam expansion in southwestern Boulder County until a May 6 U.S. District Court hearing detailing long-term safety issues of a permanent injunction against further construction, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals said late Friday. 

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Niwot residents urge Boulder County to pause minimum wage ordinance harming small businesses

During the Boulder County Commissioners’ public comment session on April 3, several Niwot residents addressed the commissioners with significant concerns about the detrimental effects of the current minimum wage ordinance on Niwot’s small businesses.

Ordinance 2023-4, which took effect on January 1, 2024, established the minimum wage for unincorporated Boulder County at $16.57 per hour this year, $1.76 higher than the neighboring incorporated towns and cities, except Boulder, which is still lower than the county ordinance.

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Colorado man facing multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a child, distributing child sexual abuse material

A man from Boulder County has been arrested and is facing multiple charges for allegedly distributing child sexual assault material. After the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was notified of the material they determined the suspect likely lived in Boulder County. One of their investigators at the Boulder County Digital Forensics lab identified Matthew Howard Cory of Lafayette as a suspect in the case.

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Law enforcement on the hunt for ‘panda bandits’ in Boulder County

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is working to solve a string of ‘smash and grab’ burglaries that are said to have taken place at a gas station in Superior involving the theft of tobacco and vaping products. Suspects in the case have been dubbed the ‘Panda Bandits,’ thanks to one person donning a panda costume while committing alleged crimes.

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