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Denver firefighter arrested in El Paso County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver firefighter was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department for a "domestic incident" on Oct. 17, according to the Denver Fire Department.Derek Smith was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police and is now facing charges of felony first-degree criminal trespass of a dwelling and misdemeanor criminal mischief. According to Colorado court records, Smith is scheduled to appear in El Paso County District Court on Nov. 3. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Smith was hired by the Denver Fire Department in 2020, according to the department, and is assigned to Station 28, located on South Wolff Street in the Fort Logan neighborhood. The department stated Smith has been placed on leave without pay from the Denver Fire Department pending the court disposition. The department added that once the criminal disposition is made, the Denver Fire Department's Internal Affairs will initiate an internal investigation.

Lawyers argue whether the 'insurrection' clause blocks Trump from 2024 ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters on Monday focused on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s role, opening a trial that could determine whether the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars Trump from running again for the White House.Attorney Eric Olson recounted Trump’s violent rhetoric preceding the Jan. 6 attack and his encouraging a crowd that came within “40 feet” of the vice president when it stormed the Capitol. He said Trump “summoned and organized the mob.” Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case “We are here because Trump claims, after all that, that he has the right to be president again,” Olson said. “But our Constitution, the shared charter of our nation, says he cannot do so.” Trump’s legal team and presidential campaign assailed the lawsuit as little more than an attempt by Democrats to derail his attempt to reclaim his old job. Trump is so far dominating the Republican presidential...

Independence Pass closes for the winter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Part of Colorado Highway 82, specifically Independence Pass, was closed for the season as of Monday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT said winter weather conditions and significant early snowfall over the weekend caused the closure, which typically starts the first week of November and lasts until around Memorial Day weekend. This Colorado town got the most snow this weekend Along with being a scenic byway, the pass provides access to Aspen from Denver and is the highest paved state highway in Colorado at an elevation of 12,095 feet.The road is 32 miles long and includes narrow and curvy sections and steep switchbacks. CDOT said plowing both sides of the pass is not safe during winter.The highway also includes steep drop-offs in several areas and can only be driven by one car in certain sections. CDOT said these features, as well as heavy snowfall at the high elevation, cause it to be impossible to pass during the winter. Because of the...

Denver weather: Chilly Halloween, warm start to November

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver weather forecast for the week ahead looks quiet after the weekend snowstorm. Skies will be mainly sunny with a slow warming trend, which will bring temperatures back to the milder 60s later this week. Halloween is not so spooky, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast. Colorado snow totals for Oct. 28-29 Halloween forecast for Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Clear and coldSkies will remain clear overnight across the state. The wind will be light across the plains and a little breezy across higher mountain peaks.It'll be cold again, with single-digit readings in the mountains and even below zero in a few spots. For Denver and the Front Range, temperatures will be in the cold teens.Overnight lows by Tuesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Sunny with melting snowSunny skies will dominate on Tuesday as October comes to an end. The wind will stay on the light side and will generally be coming out of the south. ...

Wildlife rehab workers untangle snake caught in Halloween spiderweb decoration at home in Miami Shores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

A small snake got itself tangled in a web of trouble, which was actually a fake spiderweb that was part of a homeowner’s Halloween display. That curious reptile was on the hunt for something caught in there but wound up getting tangled himself.Halloween festivities took an unexpected turn when a Florida black racer snake was found trapped in fake spiderweb decorations“We got a call about a snake that was found entangled in what looked like spider webbing, and so my co-worker went to check it out and could not entangle it on site, so brought him back, and it was discovered to be entangled in the fake Halloween webbing that people put out for decoration,” said Yaritza Acosta with Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. It happened at a Miami Shores home near Northeast 99th Street and Fourth Avenue. The homeowner discovered the very real reptile and called Pelican Harbor Seabird Station for help.The Florida black racer is a non-venomous snake and a beneficial species to the s...

Lockdown at Boyd Anderson High School lifted after deputies find no threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

A lockdown at Boyd Anderson High School was lifted after deputies found no credible threat in regards to reports of a student potentially armed with a weapon on campus. Shortly before 3 p.m., Broward County Regional Communications received a report of a possible gun on campus at Boyd Anderson High School. In response, Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with detectives from BSO’s Threat Management unit, responded to the scene located at 3050 NW 41st Street in Lauderdale Lakes. According to officials with Broward County Public Schools, the situation initially began as a student threatening to harm themselves while on school grounds. In an abundance of caution, the school was placed on lockdown soon after dismissal around 3:30 p.m. while detectives from BSO’s Threat Management unit conducted their investigation.BSO deputies have completed the search for any weapons on campus and there was no student in distress.

Boston College looks to make some noise at Syracuse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

The Fish Fieldhouse was more than just a warm dry place for the Boston College football team to hold practice on a miserably cold and wet Monday morning.BC coach Jeff Hafley cranked up the audio inside the facility to deafening decibels to prepare his team for the dome noise they will encounter in Western New York.The Eagles (5-3, 2-2) resume ACC play when they engage the last-place Orangemen of Syracuse (4-4, 0-4) on Friday (7:30 p.m.) inside the JMA Wireless Dome. BC extended its win streak to four games with a 21-14 non-league victory over UConn at Alumni Stadium on Saturday while Syracuse was pelted 38-10 at Virginia Tech.“We turned on the music as loud as you can make it so you can’t hear anything,” said Hafley. “It won’t sound exactly the same but we can make it so you really can’t hear.“This is their homecoming I believe and I’ve been in domes over the years where it gets really loud so I’m expecting it. We simulated it and we were trying to make them uncomfortable. I’m sure ...

Battenfeld: Maura Healey and Michelle Wu face twin tests this week on migrants and homeless

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

Maura Healey and Michelle Wu face crucial tests this week as they reach self-imposed deadlines on limiting migrants and cleaning up the drug-riddled Mass and Cass neighborhood zone.Healey is planning to stop admitting migrants and the homeless to motels and shelters on Wednesday but faces a legal challenge from a civil rights group.Liberal-on-liberal crime can get especially ugly.Healey is staring down a lawsuit from the Boston-based group Lawyers for Civil Rights, which argues that the state must give the Legislature 90 days’ notice before changing the state’s shelter system of handling migrants and homeless.“The idea that the state would want to turn its back on children in desperate situations, forcing them to live in the streets, in cars, and in unsafe situations is appalling to many in the state,” Lawyers for Civil Rights litigation director Oren Sellstrom told WBUR.Pretty tough words for a Democratic governor to hear – that you’re forcing homeless and migrant child...

‘Uplifting place:’ Vietnam Navy vet speaks on building community at St. Antony’s Shrine lunches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

Once a month, veterans flock for lunch at St. Antony Shrine, gathering around good food and a sense of community.Related ArticlesLocal News | Ronald Druker named St. Anthony Shrine Pope Francis Award honoree “I find it very uplifting to be able to sit with my fellow veterans,” said Navy veteran and Vietnam war hero Tom Kelley, who came up with the idea for the program. “We all raised our hand at one time to volunteer to support and defend the Constitution. And for me to hear their stories, what they’ve done in their life, what they did in the service, how they’re doing now, and then we volunteers tell them about our services.“So it’s a real bond,” he continued, surrounded by tables of folks chatting and eating. “I get a lot out of it myself, and I hope they do too.”The program kicked off in 2016 when Kelley realized the Shrine — a ministry run by Franciscan friars with far-reaching service programs ...

Ronald Druker named St. Anthony Shrine Pope Francis Award honoree

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:29 GMT

Ronald Druker says downtown Boston is his “home,” and his longtime neighbor is St. Anthony Shrine.Ronald M. Druker (Contributed photo)He’s seen the Shrine’s good works. The faith, the women’s clinic, the food pantry, counseling services, and respite offered to CEOs to the downtrodden.“They do so much for people,” he said of his neighbor. “They have dedicated their life to others.”He likened them to “first responders” for the soul.Druker is president of the Druker Company, known for the mixed-use developments throughout the city, from Heritage on the Garden, The Colonnade Hotel and Residencies on Huntington Avenue and Atelier/505 in the South End, bios declare. He also helped found the Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District.He’s long been quietly behind the city’s arts and cultural life scenes, too, and now he’s the recipient of the Shrine’s Pope Francis Award.The Pope Francis Award is presen...