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Truck driver killed in I-25 coal train derailment, bridge collapse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A truck driver was killed when a train derailed near Pueblo, Colorado, and caused a railroad bridge to collapse onto a major highway — crushing the semitruck, spilling coal and mangled rail cars across the roadway and shutting down traffic indefinitely, authorities said Monday. The 60-year-old driver was initially said to be trapped in the Sunday afternoon accident on Interstate 25, but authorities said Monday that he had died. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The partially collapsed bridge could be seen Monday afternoon with the semitruck caught beneath it in the northbound right lane. Derailed train cars were piled up on the bridge and along the tracks to the northeast and large amounts of coal covered a portion of the highway.A nine-mile (14-kilometer) stretch of I-25 — the main north-south road corridor in Colorado, used by 39,000 to 44,000 vehicles daily — was shut down in what the Colorado Department of Transportation said Mond...

New video shows people running from Denver shooting that killed 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 received new video and information about a weekend shooting in Denver that killed three people and hurt more.A GoFundMe was set up for Seini Fifita, who was hit by shrapnel in the shooting. The GoFundMe page says her husband, a man full of life and love, was killed in the shooting that left three young boys without a father. Resident stabs alleged robber to death in Broomfield Police say multiple firearms were used.New video shows people running from that shooting in an industrial area in Northeast Denver. The video shows people scrambling after the shooting on Saturday morning.Denver crime concerns business ownersJuan Munoz owns a business in the area and told FOX31 that crime has been an issue.“We have had quite a bit of activity here during the past four years, mostly from the homeless people that come through here. Vandalizing the vehicles, breaking into the vehicles and now this,” said Juan Munoz, owner of Inspection Services Inc. FOX31 Newsletters: Si...

Court upholds Google keyword search warrant in deadly arson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s highest court on Monday upheld the search of Google users' keyword history to identify suspects in a 2020 fatal arson fire, an approach that critics have called a digital dragnet that threatens to undermine people's privacy and their constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. What is Prop II? Colorado voters to decide on preschool and nicotine taxes However, the Colorado Supreme Court cautioned it was not making a “broad proclamation” on the constitutionality of such warrants and emphasized it was ruling on the facts of just this one case.At issue before the court was a search warrant from Denver police requiring Google to provide the IP addresses of anyone who had searched over 15 days for the address of the home that was set on fire, killing five immigrants from the West African nation of Senegal.The fire killed 29-year-old Djibril Diol; his wife, 23-year-old Adja Diol; their 2-year-old daughter Khadija; Djibril’s sister, 25-y...

New report details Aurora's progress in consent decree

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Aurora is making progress in some areas of its consent decree mandates, although it's struggling in others, according to a new report released Monday.The nearly 400-page report was the fifth on Aurora's progress in the decree, which the city entered with the Colorado attorney general in February 2022. In total, there will be 12 reports. Jury selection begins in trial of third officer charged in Elijah McClain’s death Of the 68 mandates the independent monitor reviewed, 31 were found to be in "substantial compliance," meaning they were in line with expectations and were on the right track.Some of the mandates that were in substantial compliance included Aurora Fire Rescue's recruitment and training, as well as its use of chemical sedatives.Other mandates in compliance involved the Aurora Police Department's publication of a new use-of-force policy and the training it gave to officers.There were 17 mandates listed as being on the "cautionary track," with ...

Spook yourself with John Carpenter’s ‘Suburban Screams’ series now on Peacock

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Some people move to the suburbs to get away from the stress of city life and apparently, that could be a big mistake.According to horror master John Carpenter’s new series, terror is hiding behind every corner of the ‘burbs.You’ll never look at your comfy little crib the same way again, thanks to John Carpenter’s “Suburban Screams”.John Carpenter: “People think of dark houses and dark places and scary stuff it’s places that we all live where the danger exists, that’s even scarier.”The true-horror series isn’t simply the product of Carpenter’s spooky imagination.John Carpenter: “The show’s a hybrid show it’s both scripted and unscripted.”The stuff you’ll see actually happened to people. That’s what makes it extra scary.John Carpenter: “True events that terrify communities and people.”Carpenter personally directed an episode about a woman dealing with a phone stalker...

Hundreds gather in Boston for demonstration in support of Palestinian people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Hundreds of people marched through Copley Square in Boston on Monday in a massive demonstration in support of the people of Palestine as Israel prepares for a possible ground offensive following a horrific attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians.The crowd was gathered outside of the Boston Public Library around 6 p.m., where a series of speakers addressed Israel’s ongoing bombing campaign against Gaza that has left hundreds of people dead following a surprise attack by Hamas.Others spoke about the more than a million Gaza residents who are living without water and electricity and are being ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of an anticipated ground offensive by Israeli Defense Forces.An organizer of the demonstration told 7NEWS, “What we’re saying is no to imperialism, no to war, and we stand on the side of justice and with the Palestinian people and their righteous resistance against occupation.”The crowd walked down to the Israeli Consulate before retu...

Iconic Hotel del Coronado enters final phase of restoration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The 135-year-old Hotel del Coronado will revitalize its Victorian building as part of a $550 million development plan, resort officials said.The final phase of Blackstone Real Estate's project, which is set to be complete by Spring 2025, focuses on the upgrades of all Victorian guestrooms, suites and event spaces such as the Crown Room, the Hotel del Coronado said in a press release Monday."We are thrilled to embark on this exciting and final journey of Blackstone’s investment in this one-of-a-kind resort," said Harold Rapoza, managing director, Hotel Del Coronado. "The Victorian building holds a special place in the hearts of our guests, and we are dedicated to preserving its historical significance while elevating the bespoke guest experience to new heights.” Built in 1888, Hotel Del Coronado provides guests with oceanfront views, pools, a beach village, multiple restaurants, among other amenities. This San Diego hotel is one of the best budget...

Live updates | Aid for Gaza stuck at border as Israeli siege persists and Biden plans trip to region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected Israeli invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its deadly incursion. Aid groups warn an Israeli ground offensive could hasten a humanitarian crisis.Israeli forces, supported by U.S. warships, positioned themselves along Gaza’s border and drilled for what Israel said would be a broad campaign to dismantle the militant group. A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished neighborhoods but failed to stop militant rocket fire into Israel.The war that began Oct. 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides, with more than 4,000 dead. The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,750 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded. More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and at least 199 others, including children, were captured by Hamas and taken into Gaza, according to Israel.Currently:1. U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinke...

How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.The shift comes as leaders from across the developing world descend on Beijing this week for a government-organized forum on what is known as BRI for short. The initiative has built power plants, roads, railroads and ports around the world and deepened China’s relations with Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Mideast. It is a major part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for China to play a larger role in global affairs.WHAT IS THE BRI?Called “One Belt, One Road” in Chinese, the Belt and Road Initiative started as a program for Chinese companies to build transportation, energy and other infrastructure overseas funded by Chinese development bank loans. The stated goal was to grow trade and the economy by improving China’s connections with the rest of the world in a 21st-century...

600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city appears to be weakening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day.Ukrainian forces repelled 15 Russian attacks from four directions on Avdiivka over the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian General Staff said.That compared with up to 60 attacks a day in the middle of last week, according to Vitalii Barabash, head of the city administration. The slackening suggests the Russian effort to capture Avdiivka has “deflated,” Barabash said.A Washington-based think tank broadly concurred with that assessment. “Russian forces continued offensive operations aimed at encircling Avdiivka … but have yet to make further gains amid a likely decreasing tempo of Russian operations in the area,” the Institute for the Study of War said in analysis published late Sunday.Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security C...