Breaking News Archives - https://www.cuindependent.com/category/news/breaking-news/ The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 Boulder fraternity member arrested on suspicion of sexual assault https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/10/14/boulder-fraternity-member-arrested-suspicion-sexual-assault/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boulder-fraternity-member-arrested-suspicion-sexual-assault Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:33:18 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=133479 A member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of a sexual assault that occurred in August.

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]]> Updated: Two arrested in connection with officer-involved shooting on University Hill https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/10/02/update-police-shooting-on-university-hill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-police-shooting-on-university-hill Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:54:46 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=133215 One male suspect was taken to the hospital after being shot, while two other suspects are still wanted by police. By Henry Larson

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]]> Police arrest 17-year-old in connection with burglary and indecent exposure cases https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/09/09/police-arrest-17-year-old-in-connection-with-burglary-and-indecent-exposure-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-arrest-17-year-old-in-connection-with-burglary-and-indecent-exposure-cases Sat, 10 Sep 2022 01:39:24 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=132398 A 17-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening without incident and is being held without bond.

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]]> CU Boulder officer fired over racist, anti-homeless Reddit comments https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/07/12/cu-boulder-officer-fired-over-racist-anti-homeless-reddit-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-boulder-officer-fired-over-racist-anti-homeless-reddit-comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:04:44 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=131305 Officer Matthews, who was placed on leave in April, has been fired after an internal investigation over his comments online. By William Oster

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]]> Inspire and Unity tickets disqualified from CUSG election https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/04/17/cusg-candidates-inspire-unity-disqualified/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cusg-candidates-inspire-unity-disqualified Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:03:56 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130963 With these two rulings, the Amplify ticket, which received just 9.6% of the vote, retroactively becomes the next tri-executives of CUSG, barring any successful appeals made by the Inspire or Unity tickets.

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]]> CU Regents vote Todd Saliman as sole finalist for president https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/04/12/todd-saliman-voted-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=todd-saliman-voted-president Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:01:38 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130889 Todd Saliman, who filled the role in July following Mark Kennedy's departure, was voted unanimously to the role following a vote by the board Tuesday.

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]]> Board of Regents to vote on finalists for CU president https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/04/11/board-of-regents-to-vote-on-finalists-for-cu-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-of-regents-to-vote-on-finalists-for-cu-president Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:23:57 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130861 The vote on Tuesday comes after month of interviews and deliberation from the presidential search committee, with the board whittling the application pool down the five candidates.

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]]> Firefighters extinguish blaze near South Boulder https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/04/06/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-near-south-boulder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=firefighters-extinguish-blaze-near-south-boulder Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:08:26 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130784 Boulder Firefighters responded to a fire that started near the Shanahan Ridge trailhead around 4 p.m.…

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]]> Updated: City lifts all evacuation orders for NCAR fire, now at 90% containment https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/03/27/ncar-fire-day-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ncar-fire-day-four Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:22:30 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130667 In a media release sent out around 4:30 p.m., the City of Boulder announced that the…

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]]> 19,000 displaced after NCAR fire https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/03/26/city-orders-evacuations-due-to-ncar-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-orders-evacuations-due-to-ncar-fire Sat, 26 Mar 2022 21:55:49 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130643 On March 26, 2022, a small fire broke out in the open space next to NCAR…

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