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1 killed, another hurt after falling 300 feet at Rocky Mountain National Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman was killed and a man was critically injured after falling hundreds of feet at Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday night.A 21-year-old woman from Severance and a 25-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, were coming down in the Flying Dutchman couloir, located between Longs Peak and Mount Meeker, according to a press release from RMNP. Abandoned building fire ‘suspicious,’ likely human-caused: ACSO At some point in their descent, RMNP said the two fell some 300 feet. Other park visitors notified park rangers and began assisting the man. Rangers and paramedics rendered advanced medical care on the scene, according to RMNP, but the woman died and the man was rescued and airlifted to the Medical Center of the Rockies.RMNP said that because of weather conditions, the woman's body had yet to be recovered as of Sunday evening. RMNP said her body will be recovered Monday as long as weather and resources permit.The Boulder County Coroner's Office will release her i...

Tickets for Nathaniel Rateliff's holiday show start at $25

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats will be back at Ball Arena for their 19th Annual Holiday Show, and tickets start at just $25.The band will be joined by Mt. Joy and Jaime Wyatt. The holiday show will be on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Full list of concerts at Ball Arena for 2023 The holiday show supports local organizations. This year, money will be raised for the Harm Reduction Action Center and EarthLinks, two Denver organizations Nathaniel Rateliff and his Marigold Project are passionate about.In 2022, the show raised $100,000 that went to various organizations.Rateliff is based out of Denver and has been a staple in the music scene since 2015. His band Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats have become quite the force in contemporary rock 'n' roll. "Since 2015, Rateliff has led his denim-clad, horn-flanked Night Sweats, supplying the zeal of a whiskey-chugging Pentecostal preacher to songs about this world’s shared woes," said AEG.How to get tickets to the...

9th graders from Nova University School in Davie pack 2,000 backpacks with essential supplies for children in need

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

South Florida high school students learned a lesson in generosity.Ninth graders from Nova University School in Davie helped children in need. They packed 2,000 backpacks with essential supplies for them.The bags will be sent to homes in the non-profit Food for the Poor Angels of Hope program.“This backpack means hope,” said Pennie Stagnitta with Food for the Poor. This backpack gives them the realization they are going to school, and that they are going to be able to learn and hopefully make a better life for themselves and for their families.”Each backpack contains 13 items, which includes notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, rulers and more to make sure the kids are ready for the academic year, which begins next week in Broward County.Students head back to campus later this week in Miami-Dade County.

Woman recalls tense moments after boat went up in flames in Braintree

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

A woman who sprang into action to assist terrified boaters during a boat fire in Braintree on Saturday morning is recalling the blaze that left five people hospitalized.The 18-year-old woman, who asked to be identified only as Caitlin for privacy reasons, said she and her father, a retired police officer, were on the dock when the family boat caught fire while loading up with gas.Caitlin was the attendant on shift and said at first the boat’s engine wouldn’t turn over and then it burst into flames.“I yelled out, ‘Did you turn your blowers,’ and before I could say ‘on’ I heard the explosion,” she recalled.Fire officials say 10 people, including children, were on the boat at the time of the explosion. Several suffered serious injuries.Caitlin said she prioritized helping those who were suffering from severe burns until paramedics arrived and she was glad her father was there to step in and help.

Tuesday Troubles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

What a great Monday! If only we could stack two of three days in a row of sunny summer days…but alas, tis not our destiny this summer (see what happens when I write the blogs? I get all Shakespearean on you!) We have a Troubling Tuesday inbound as we track yet another storm headed for New England.Tonight (Monday night) that storm system is located over Chicagoland with a warm from extending through Michigan and Pennsylvania. This warm front and Low Pressure will left toward New England by early Tuesday morning. Understand that these fronts are great producers of clouds, showers and thunderstorms. Here is how I think the future radar will appear through the day with 7am being the first timestamp…Widespread rain with some thunderstorms along the South Coast/Cape/Islands. Some of the storms could contain brief, heavy rain, strong gusty wind and even a brief/weak tornado. The locations prone to these stronger storms will be along the South Coast as well as the Cape/Islands&#...

‘Disgrace’: Trump blasts Georgia court

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

ATLANTA — A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared on a Fulton County website Monday, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in their long-running investigation of the 2020 presidential election and the list quickly disappeared.A Fulton County grand jury began hearing from more witnesses Monday. Shortly after 12 p.m., Reuters reported on a list of several criminal charges to be brought against Trump, including state racketeering counts, conspiracy to commit false statements and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.Reuters, which later published a copy of the document, said the filing was taken down quickly. A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the report of charges being filed was “inaccurate,” but declined to comment further.Fulton County courts clerk Che Alexander’s office later released a statement that seemed to only raise more questions, calling the po...

Hawaii's governor warns that scores more people could be found dead following wildfires on Maui

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following the Maui wildfires as search crews go through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute and firefighters struggled to contain the inferno with what some officials complained was a limited water supply.The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96. The cause was under investigation.“We are prepared for many tragic stories,” Gov. Josh Green told “CBS Mornings” in a recorded interview that was aired Monday. "They will find 10 to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. And it’s probably going to take 10 days. It’s impossible to guess, really.”As cellphone service has slowly been restored, the number of people missing dropped to about 1,300 from over 2,000, Green said.Twenty cadaver dogs and dozens of searchers are making their way through block...

Video shows Texas US Rep. Ronny Jackson berating officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month.In body camera video, the former White House physician can be seen approaching a group of people surrounding a 15-year-old girl who authorities have said was having seizures. The two-term Republican congressman later has what looks like an argument with one of the people attending to the teenager before she is put on a stretcher.Shortly afterward, Jackson is wrestled to the ground by at least two officers. The 31-minute video, which has sound in only some portions, shows officers turning Jackson facedown and putting him in handcuffs before helping him to his feet.“I’m going to call the governor tomorrow and I’m going to talk to him about this (expletive), because this is (expletive) ridiculous,” Jackson can later be heard telling a state trooper, his ...

A fiery explosion in Dominican Republic kills 2 and injures dozens of others

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A powerful explosion rocked a town near the capital of the Dominican Republic on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said.The explosion occurred at a bakery in the town of San Cristobal, which lies just west of Santo Domingo. Officials said the fire then spread to a hardware store located next door and a nearby furniture store. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the explosion.Charred cars and debris from a couple of collapsed buildings lined the streets as thick black smoke rose from the town’s center and prompted several businesses to evacuate while crowds gathered to film the incident.The country’s 911 system said at least two people died. Meanwhile, Pura Casilla, the governor of San Cristobal province, told Noticias SIN that at least 28 others were injured. She told the local TV station that the explosion occurred in a commercial area and greatly affected businesses near...

Texas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:42 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a U.S. soldier, whose 2020 killing sparked a movement of women speaking out about sexual abuse in the military and led to changes in how they can report it, according to the Guillén family’s attorney.Cecily Aguilar is the only suspect arrested in the death of Vanessa Guillén, who was killed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. Aguilar was 24 years old when she pleaded guilty in November at a federal court in Waco, Texas, to one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of making a false statement, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The sentence came after hours of testimony from attorneys, experts and Guillén’s family. Aguilar aided boyfriend Army Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, of Calumet City, Illinois, in dismembering and disposing of Guillén’s body in a rural, wooded area in Killeen, according to federal and ...