Boulder County

Colorado prosecutors are set to lay out their evidence against a man charged with murder, attempted murder and other crimes in a firebomb attack on demonstrators showing their support for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Prosecutors added the murder charge after an 82-year-old woman who was injured in the June 1 attack in Boulder died of her injuries. Investigators say Mohamed Sabry Soliman told them he intended to kill the roughly 20 participants at the weekly demonstration.

Mosquitoes in multiple counties in northern Colorado have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Health officials believe the season is just beginning.

Proposed changes include halting video broadcasts of speakers, starting meetings earlier, limiting open comment to 45 minutes and giving councilmembers more flexibility to respond to hate speech in real time.

The driver convicted of killing 17-year-old cycling star Magnus White in a 2023 crash on Diagonal Highway was sentenced to four years in prison last Friday. Listen to "Morning Edition" backup host Emma VandenEinde discuss this story with Axios Boulder Reporter Mitchell Byars and then read the full story using the link below.

Fifty years ago, a Boulder County clerk made history when she issued a marriage license to a gay couple, decades before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Those who knew her say she wasn’t trying to be an activist – she just wanted to do the right thing. We’ll hear from a friend and colleague of the late Clela Rorex on In The NoCo.

The NTSB is investigating after two people died in a small aircraft crash on Saturday. The plane went down shortly after taking off from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.

Darren O’Connor claims the City of Boulder retaliated against him for publicly criticizing the police chief’s appointment. The city has alleged O’Connor acted unethically and misrepresented facts.

A federal hearing in Denver next week in the high-stakes lawsuit will help determine if Denver Water can continue raising the dam, and address the safety issues inherent in leaving the $531M construction project unfinished. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Environmental Reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A proposed ballot measure would close part of West Pearl Street to most cars. An opposition campaign is working to keep it off the 2025 ballot.

A judge halted construction to Denver Water's Gross Reservoir amid concerns over harm to the environment.