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Jurors deliberating in manslaughter trial of officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who prosecutors say is guilty of manslaughter after stopping Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store and then abandoning the 23-year-old Black man after putting him in a neck hold.Aurora Officer Nathan Woodyard is among three officers and two paramedics charged in the death of McClain after protests over the 2020 killing of George Floyd renewed interest in the case. The trial against the two other officers resulted in a split verdict last month with one convicted of homicide and one acquitted. Officer Nathan Woodyard takes the stand during trial in Elijah McClain’s death Woodyard was the first officer to confront McClain as the massage therapist walked home from a convenience store in the Denver suburb of Aurora. A 17-year-old 911 caller had reported McClain — who was listening to music, wearing a mask and dancing as he walked — as suspicious.Prosecutors say Woodyard grabbed M...

I-70 reopens after serious car crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An early morning car crash closed all lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 near Routt Street.On Friday at 2:30 a.m., two vehicles were involved in a crash on I-70 with one male taken to the hospital with serious bodily injuries, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department. Shot fired, deputies chase vehicle potentially involved in a kidnapping At 7 a.m., all lanes of eastbound I-70 were still closed at Ward Road and vehicles were being directed off the highway.At 7:26 a.m., Wheat Ridge Police tweeted that all lanes of traffic opened back up.

1 dead in Brighton construction site crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Brighton Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at a construction site on Friday morning.The department reported that a worker was operating a dump truck near East 114th Avenue and Primrose Circle at approximately 9:30 a.m. The dump truck was traveling slowly in reverse and ran over another worker. I-70 reopens after serious car crash The victim has not been identified, pending identification by the Adams County coroner. Brighton Police said the 65-year-old male victim was unresponsive when officers arrived and was later pronounced dead on scene.The truck driver was identified as a 46-year-old male who was uninjured, cooperative and showed no signs of impairment. He was arrested for careless driving causing death.Brighton Police's investigation is ongoing.

Photos: Sleeping resident evacuated from blazing house fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Adams County Sheriff's deputies responded to a house fire in Bennett Friday morning and were able to help a sleeping resident safely exit the burning home.The fire was located in the 300 block of Sixth Street. Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue also responded to the scene and suppressed the flames. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox According to the sheriff's office, deputies helped evacuate a resident asleep in the blazing house. They then notified neighbors and helped evacuate them as fire crews suppressed the fire.This was the scene left by fire crews after suppressing a blaze inside a Bennett home. Photo courtesy the Adams County Sheriff's Office.Photo courtesy the Adams County Sheriff's Office.Photo courtesy the Adams County Sheriff's Office.While no one was hurt, it's a good reminder to check the batteries in your smoke detectors. According to Nationwide Children's Hospital, nearly two-thirds of house fire deaths occur in homes witho...

Nov. 3-5: Things to do in Denver this weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver weather's looking sunny and in the 60s this weekend. The warm weather brings ABBA, basketball, a film festival and a wine tasting.Here are some of the many things to do if you have a free weekend. Denver weather: Staying mild with afternoon sunshine Things to do in Denver this weekendMAMMA MIA! (Oct. 31-Nov. 5)Catch the musical before the run is over this weekend. Told through ABBA hits, the almost 25-year-old story is in town at Buell Theatre.Denver Film Festival (Nov. 3-13)The 46th annual film festival starts on Friday and runs through the weekend with award-winning filmmakers and select screenings around the city. If you can't squeeze it in this weekend, the festival will be going on for 10 days.Denver Arts Week (Nov. 3-11)It's like the First Friday Art Walks, except much bigger. Across Denver's art districts, you can view museum exhibitions, outdoor sculptures, performing arts, film and literary events.Colorado Uncorked (Nov. 3)The VIP tickets are sold ...

Construction begins on multimillion-dollar building at James S. Rickards Middle School following 2021 roof collapse

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

Two years after a roof collapse caused students and teachers to scramble for safety, there is now a new sense of school spirit as construction on a multimillion-dollar building begins.James S. Rickards Middle School students are still learning in portables, but school leaders are constructing a plan to get them back into a building.A groundbreaking ceremony for a new middle school building took place and Broward County Public Schools held a ceremony for the James S. Rickards Middle School Friday in Oakland Park, Friday morning.The new building, when finished, will include classrooms, administrative offices, music and art rooms, a media center and science labs.“It was a really beautiful groundbreaking,” said Broward Schools Board Member Sarah Leonardi, “and it’s thanks to all of our teachers, administrators, Oakland Park community that this is happening, and I’m really excited for our Rickards students to move into a beautiful new building soon.”Th...

Police: Father fatally shoots adult son in SW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

A man shot and killed his adult son in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, prompting a swift response by officers and triggering an investigation.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene at 8400 SW 107th St., Friday afternoon.7Skyforce hovered over the scene where one person was seen in the back of a police cruiser.It remains unclear whether the person who was detained was the man who pulled the trigger.Investigators said the victim was in his 20s.The area remains taped off as police continue to investigate the shooting. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Investigation underway in Sharon after victim of apparent homicide discovered at home

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

Authorities are investigating the death of a 62-year-old Sharon man as an apparent homicide after his body was discovered at a house, officials said.The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said resident Brad Larson was discovered at his home yesterday by a relative around 4:22 p.m. on Thursday.According to the DA’s office, the 62-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency crews arrived at 78 Deerfield Rd. shortly afterwards.“There will be obvious police activity in the area around that home through much of the day today,” Sharon Chief of Police Stephen Coffey said Friday. “Neighbors should be assured that, given what we know at this time, there is no ongoing threat to the neighborhood or the town related to this incident.”In a news release, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey stated that no arrests had been made as of Friday morning, and that an autopsy would be performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.A neighbor told 7NEWS it was the v...

Judge, citing Trump’s ‘repeated public statements,’ orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

By LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge cited former President Donald Trump’s “repeated public statements” Friday among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s.Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order establishing that the jury to be chosen for the January trial in Manhattan will be transported by the U.S. Marshals Service.“In view of Mr. Trump’s repeated public statements with respect to the plaintiff and court in this case as well as in other cases against him, and the extensive media coverage that this case already has received and that is likely to increase once the trial is imminent or underway, the Court finds that there is strong reason to believe the jury requires the protections” anonymity provides, Kaplan wrote in an order.Lawyers for Trump did not immediately respond to a message...

Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump’s gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:08 GMT

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press)A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington on Friday — the latest twist in the legal fight over the restrictions on the former president’s speech. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision puts a hold on the gag order to give the judges time to consider Trump’s request for a longer pause on the restrictions while his appeals play out. The order says the temporary pause “should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits” of Trump’s bid.The court set oral arguments for Nov. 20. The gag order, which was reimposed on Sunday by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, bars Trump from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses in the case accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election he lost to President Joe Biden. It’s the most serious restriction a cou...