Amy Bounds
The Denver Post
Boulder, CO, United States
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Rocky Mountain Gun Owners sues Superior over town’s new ban on semi-automatic rifles
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and several national gun-rights groups are suing Superior over the town's new stricter and more comprehensive gun safety laws and, in turn, challenging a Colorado law giving local governments the authority to regulate firearms. → Read More
Centaurus High students advocate for ethnic studies class
A group of Lafayette students first proposed an ethnic studies class as seventh graders, but didn't have enough support to make the class happen. Now juniors at Centaurus High, they said, their school experiences only increased their motivation to keep advocating. → Read More
Boulder Valley school board recall organizers fail to return petitions Monday, ending recall effort
An effort to recall three Boulder Valley school board members is over after petitioners failed to return signatures by Monday’s deadline. → Read More
Riders honor Ashley Doolittle’s legacy at horse show at Boulder County Fairgrounds
The local horse community showed up Sunday for a memorial show at the Boulder County Fairgrounds to honor the legacy of Ashley Doolittle and raise money for the foundation started in her name. → Read More
Broomfield police release name of suspect in shooting outside Walgreens
Broomfield police arrested 19-year-old Broomfield resident Trevor Woodruff in connection with a shooting outside a Walgreens on Saturday that left one man dead and two people hospitalized. → Read More
Boulder classic car show honors King Soopers shooting victims
Along with honoring those who died, the ninth annual StarLite Classic Car & Motorcycle Show continued to benefit Special Olympics Colorado and the Law Enforcement Torch Run. → Read More
Bruce Randolph Jr., Boulder’s Daddy Bruce Bar-B-Que owner, dies at 94
Bruce Randolph Jr., a fixture in Boulder as the owner of Daddy Bruce’s Bar-B-Que for three decades, died May 1. He was 94. → Read More
Boulder officials promise arrests in riot that started with party
Boulder officials on Sunday promised arrests are forthcoming for those who threw rocks or bottles at police or damaged property during a large, out-of-control party Saturday on University Hill that… → Read More
Lyons Den holds rally after town, state suspend liquor license
More than 40 people waved signs in front of The Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse on Sunday, chanting "we stand for freedom" and "stop the lockdown." → Read More
Boulder County awarded $200,000 grant to restore historic barn near Hygiene
Construction of the first phase of restoring a historic barn on Boulder County open space near Hygiene will start in the summer thanks to a $200,000 grant from History Colorado. → Read More
Boulder music journalist Wendy Kale to be posthumously inducted in Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Longtime Colorado Daily music writer Wendy Kale, a fixture of Boulder’s rock clubs for decades and a staunch supporter of homegrown music, will be posthumously inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in December. → Read More
Principal at Boulder's University Hill Elementary wins bilingual education leadership award
University Hill Elementary Principal Ina Rodríguez-Myer is receiving recognition for her leadership in bilingual education. Rodríguez-Myer was chosen as the 2019 Colorado Association of Bilingual Education's Educational Leader of the Year. Boulder's University Hill is a dual-language bilingual school, teaching students to speak, read and write in both English and Spanish. → Read More
Man drives truck into Lafayette house, setting truck and house on fire
A man drove his truck into his ex-girlfriend’s house Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of Simpson Street in Lafayette, setting the truck and house on fire, according to Lafayette police. → Read More
6-year-old girl injured in 40-foot fall from Eldora chairlift
A 6-year-old Boulder girl fell about 40 feet from Eldora's Sundance Ski Lift around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. → Read More
Child with autism discriminated against by St. Vrain Valley schools, complaint alleges
The mother of a 10-year-old Latina girl with autism has filed an Office for Civil Rights complaint alleging the St. Vrain Valley School District discriminated against her daughter. → Read More
Boulder police arrest man for attempted first-degree murder
Boulder police arrested Joshua Male, 40, on suspicion of attempted murder after police said he assaulted his girlfriend Saturday under the bridge near Goose Creek Path and Foothills Parkway. → Read More
Boulder teen organizing dance to raise money to help sexual assault victims
Isabella Cohn, a sophomore at Boulder's Watershed School, started a website where teens can anonymously share their stories as survivors of sexual abuse and assault. → Read More
Longs Peak Middle School students learn cybersecurity basics
Longs Peak Middle School eighth-grader Carmen Oliveros started coding in elementary school and now is tackling protecting computers from hackers. “It’s opened a whole new world of compu… → Read More
Boulder County schools struggle to fill hourly jobs, including cafeteria workers
The Boulder Valley School District's food services department hasn't been fully staffed in three years. → Read More
Broomfield parent says school, district mishandled relentless bullying of child with disability
The mother of an eighth-grader with a disability who attends Broomfield's Aspen Creek K-8 says the relentless bullying of her daughter highlights flaws in how the Boulder Valley School District handles such incidents. → Read More