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A 13-year-old boy and 3-year-old boy are missing from Cortez and may be with a man and woman in a silver 2008 Toyota Highlander with a broken windshield, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Brayden Vallejos and Terry Gallegos was last seen in Cortez on Wednesday afternoon, the CBI said in an endangered missing person alert Thursday night.Brayden, 13, is described as white, 5 feet tall and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Terry, 3, is described as white or Hispanic; 2 feet, 5 inches tall; and 30 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The boys may…

Adams County jail deputies failed to follow best practices and sheriff’s office policy when they restrained a handcuffed inmate experiencing a medical emergency face-down on a gurney before he died, according to a 17th Judicial District grand jury report released Thursday.The grand jury did not issue an indictment in the death of 38-year-old Arthur Roybal, who had a medical emergency in his cell the morning of Dec. 24, 2022, according to a report released by the district attorney’s office.Jurors found “no individual person responsible” for causing Roybal’s death, the report states. The Adams County coroner’s office ruled Roybal’s death a…

Former Broncos pass-rusher Randy Gregory has filed a lawsuit against the NFL and team claiming discrimination for being fined more than $500,000 in the past year-plus for taking medications for disabilities that include THC.In the complaint filed in Arapahoe County District Court on Wednesday, a copy of which was obtained by The Denver Post, Gregory claims he was prescribed Dronabinol to help address social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. While NFL players are no longer suspended for testing positive for THC, it is still a banned substance by the league and positive tests are subject to fine.Though the Broncos…

A bill framed as cleaning up state election law that became a new front in the fight over ranked-choice voting won Gov. Jared Polis’ signature Thursday afternoon — but not without Polis criticizing a controversial, last-minute amendment.The new law, passed as Senate Bill 210, makes largely technical and procedural changes to state election regulations, such as requiring officials to update financial disclosures, lowering the age for when Coloradans can preregister to vote to 15, and changing deadlines and procedures for replacement ballots.But on the last Sunday before the legislature needed to adjourn, Rep. Emily Sirota, a Denver Democrat and one…

The two candidates vying to be Denver’s next elected district attorney squared off in a debate at a Curtis Park bar Thursday evening, discussing violent crime, mental health, addiction, police accountability and other public safety issues in Colorado.Ballots in the June 25 primary election — which will determine the winner in the race between the two Democrats, because there are no Republicans in the running — arrived to Denver voters’ mailboxes this week.The race pits John Walsh, former U.S. attorney for Colorado, against Leora Joseph, director of the state Office of Behavioral Health and a former chief deputy district attorney…

It is whine o’clock somewhere.This was the impression left by the Los Angeles Lakers after the Denver Nuggets vanquished them in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers teased with greatness, avoided a sweep with resilience, but more than anything complained about everything. Even their own head coach.“We have stretches where we just don’t know what we are doing on both ends of the floor,” star Anthony Davis said in a direct salvo at Darvin Ham following the Game 2 loss.The Lakers fired Ham after two seasons as it became increasingly clear he’d lost the respect of Davis and…

Six people were arrested for trespassing Wednesday night as fans rushed the pitch at Empower Field during a soccer match between Mexico and Uruguay.The international friendly soccer match ended early in the 89th minute after several fans invaded the field and fights broke out in the crowd, almost entirely made up of Mexico supporters disappointed by their team’s 4-0 loss to Uruguay.Denver police officers arrested six people on suspicion of trespassing the field after the game, two of whom were teenagers, police department spokesperson Jay Casillas said in an emailed statement to The Denver Post. Officers also arrested one person…

Searchers found a 68-year-old woman dead in Boulder Creek Monday after she was reported missing by a family member, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.The family member was concerned for the woman’s well-being due to health issues, and she was considered to be an at-risk adult, according to the release. Searchers looked for her in the Boulder Canyon and Fourmile Canyon areas, near where her car was found.The Sheriff’s Office also sent a message to residents who had signed up for alerts in that area that asked people to be on the lookout for the missing…

The armed man fatally shot by a Colorado Springs police officer in May fired multiple shots from inside his home into the surrounding neighborhood, striking down a police drone, police said Thursday.Michael Ray Hurst Jr., 40, was shot twice by Colorado Springs police officer Nicholas Cassalia after Hurst refused to put down his weapon and moved to use it, police said in a Thursday briefing.Colorado Springs officers responded to a 911 call around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, May 18 from Hurst’s mother, who claimed her son was suicidal and had a gun, police department spokesperson Joe Frabbiele said in the briefing.At…

Gov. Jared Polis this week signed a bill into law that allows students to wear objects of cultural or religious significance during graduation ceremonies. HB24-1323 prohibits preschools, public K-12 schools and higher education institutions from restricting what students may wear under their graduation attire. However, schools are still allowed to prevent students from wearing an adornment that is likely to disrupt or interfere with a graduation ceremony, according to the bill. Last year, a Mexican-American student at Grand Valley High School in Parachute was told by officials from the school and Garfield County School District 16 that she couldn’t wear…