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El Paso County Republicans will meet again to fill former state House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese’s seat after the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office invalidated a vacancy election that was conducted too soon. Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office announced Tuesday that the county party’s attempt to fill the seat early last week fell outside the legally required timeline to give advance notice of a vacancy committee election. State law requires vacancy committees to meet no fewer than 10 days after mailing a written notice to the committee members. The El Paso County GOP, however, notified committee members the day…

Staff at Colorado’s juvenile detention centers violated policies meant to protect youth during strip searches more than 1,000 times during nine months between 2023 and 2025, according to a new review by the Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado released Tuesday. There is no effective oversight to ensure strip searches at juvenile detention centers are justified and properly documented, the review found, and the vast majority of youth strip searches did not reveal any contraband, raising questions about how Colorado Division of Youth Services staff members are using the invasive procedure. In one instance, five youth in a detention center were…

By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as he promised similar deals will be struck with other drugmakers facing a threat of tariffs. The announcement, which Trump made with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the White House, came as the Republican president has for months sought to lower drug costs. It also came as Washington faced a federal government shutdown at midnight amid a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over health care and its costs. Under the…

A Colorado woman and two other activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, federal prosecutors said. Ashleigh Brown, a 38-year-old woman from Aurora, is among the three accused of following the unidentified ICE agent home, livestreaming their pursuit and posting the agent’s address online, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Once they arrived at the agent’s home, prosecutors allege the women shouted “ICE lives on your street and you should know,” according…

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Republicans have crafted a short-term measure to fund the government through Nov. 21, but Democrats have insisted that the measure address their concerns on health care. They want to reverse the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s mega-bill that passed this summer as well as extend tax credits that make health insurance premiums more affordable for millions who purchase through the…

Hidden amid the glitz and glamor of Colorado’s latest Michelin awards, announced in mid-September, is an unexpected ingredient common to several of the honorees: a fungus called huitlacoche. Related: With Michelin star, Sushi Den’s Toshi Kizaki reaches his apex Known colloquially as corn smut or “Mexican truffle,” huitlacoche grows on corn kernels, transforming them into bulbous, black and gray clusters. Common in central Mexico, where the conditions are right for its natural development, it’s a prized delicacy with a culinary history that dates back to the Aztecs, who considered it food fit for the gods. However, its status as a…

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2025. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1938, addressing the public after cosigning the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it is peace for our time.” Also on this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania, after briefly meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1791, Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria. In 1947, the World…

A judge in Arapahoe County’s 18th Judicial District court sentenced an Aurora driver to five years in prison, followed by five years of mandatory parole, for the fatal killing of a 65-year-old man and his dog. On the night of April 3, Michael Graham-Hyde, 73, killed Rafael Alberto Buitrago and his dog, Nova, while they were on a walk near East Wesley Drive and East Caspian Circle. Graham-Hyde told police he had been awake for 38 hours after returning from an overseas trip when he fell asleep at the wheel and hit Buitrago and Nova, according to an arrest affidavit.…

Marvin Mims Jr. (19) of the Denver Broncos celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)Marvin Mims Jr. (19) of the Denver Broncos celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals with teammates Nate Adkins (45) and Garett Bolles (72) during the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)Zoe Lucero, 12, celebrates her first Denver Broncos game during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Empower…

Sean Payton acknowledged reality but also issued a forecast. In the first three weeks, the Broncos head coach conceded last week, his team had not settled on an offensive identity. A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A few too many missteps and far too many flags. Little in the way of consistency or continuity. Not much to point to as a true strength or a go-to in tough times. Renck: It took a month, but Broncos — and fans — finally saw the real Bo Nix Asked for a timeline on when such an identity might…