A former University of Colorado Boulder student accused of sexually assaulting another student in 2022 was sentenced Tuesday to jail time and sex offender intensive probation after the original sentencing hearing was vacated last year. Brennan Pieper, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault – no consent and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years …
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Big 12 fines, reprimands CU Buffs for religious slurs by fans during BYU game – Boulder Daily Camera
The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday issued a public reprimand and fine to the University of Colorado for chants made by fans during the Buffaloes’ football game against Brigham Young University on Saturday at Folsom Field. CU has been fined $50,000 “in accordance with the Big 12 Conference Principles and Standards of Sportsmanship,” per a press release from the conference. …
Read More »Xcel settles Marshall Fire lawsuit just before trial begins in Boulder
Updated at 2:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Xcel Energy and two telecom companies have agreed to a $640 million settlement with plaintiffs on the eve of the Marshall Fire trial. The “agreement in principle” was announced by the utility company on Wednesday. It is not yet final and must still be approved by the individual plaintiffs in the …
Read More »Xcel settles Marshall Fire lawsuit just before trial begins in Boulder
Updated at 2:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Xcel Energy and two telecom companies have agreed to a $640 million settlement with plaintiffs on the eve of the Marshall Fire trial. The “agreement in principle” was announced by the utility company on Wednesday. It is not yet final and must still be approved by the individual plaintiffs in the …
Read More »City of Boulder gave $500 a month to 200 low-income households. Here’s what happened.
As a nearly two-year project in Boulder that helped 200 low-income households make ends meet is coming to an end, organizers are releasing final results. The project Elevate Boulder gave $500 monthly payments to each participant starting in 2023 after the city allocated $3 million from its American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project. CBS The final report states that …
Read More »Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon
This article is republished from Eos. Read the original article. As a boulder rolls down a cliff slope on the moon, it kicks up lunar dust, leaving behind a telltale herringbone pattern of ejecta. In a recent study, for the first time, scientists geolocated and dated evidence of such boulder falls. They identified 245 fresh tracks created as boulders rolled, …
Read More »ESPN sends sad message on Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders’ time in Boulder
ESPN senior director of programming and acquisitions Kurt Dargis made a somewhat sad revelation about Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders: His first year in Boulder was the true ratings-grabber, but the Buffs’ 9-4 2024 campaign didn’t get nearly the same fanfare. Advertisement Dargis mentioned Sanders in a question about whether or not Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels program …
Read More »Stonehenge’s “Newall Boulder” Offers Up New Clues To How The Famous Bluestones Were Transported
A small fragment of rock found at Stonehenge in 1924 may provide the key that unlocks the mystery of how the prehistoric monument was constructed. Known as the Newall Boulder, the bullet-shaped lithic lump sits at the heart of a heated archaeological dispute over whether the stone circle’s enormous building blocks were brought to the site by people or natural …
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