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Alexandria toddler dead after falling from apartment window

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

Officials in Alexandria, Virginia, are investigating the death of a toddler who fell from a high-rise apartment building on Wednesday afternoon.The Alexandria Police Department said that the 3-year-old boy died of his injuries after tumbling from an upper-floor window of an apartment complex on Yoakum Parkway.Alexandria Chief of Police Don Hayes said firefighters responding to the scene located the injured child and called for police. Ultimately, the young boy did not survive.“It’s tragic for the officers who responded, stressful for the firefighters who responded, because a lot of them are parents,” Hayes said at a media briefing.“I’m a granddad. To see something like this, it’s heartbreaking. I feel for the family, I can only imagine what they’re going through right now. We’re going to do the best we can to get to the bottom of this.”Hayes said investigators had not yet determined whether the child’s fall was the result o...

Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death.The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins in state court by Katie Richins, the sister of Kouri Richins’ late husband Eric Richins. It accuses the woman of taking money from the husband’s bank accounts, diverting money intended to pay his taxes and obtaining a fradulent loan, among other things, before his death in March 2022. Kouri Richins has been charged with murder in her late husband’s death. “Kouri committed the foregoing acts in calculated, systematic fashion and for no reason other than to actualize a horrific endgame — to conceal her ruinous debt, misappropriate assets for the benefit of her personal businesses, orchestrate Eric’s demise, and profit from his passing,” the lawsui...

Crash involving bus, multiple vehicles on US 36 eastbound in Superior

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

SUPERIOR, Colo. (KDVR) -- A crash Wednesday afternoon involving multiple vehicles and a bus has closed an eastbound lanes of U.S. 36 at McCaslin Boulevard in Superior. Multiple people were injured.While officials said people were transported to hospitals from the scene, an exact number of people injured was not known.A "Flatiron Flyer" bus could be seen at the crash site. The rapid transit buses, operated by RTD, run from Boulder to Denver with a station near the location of the crash.Lanes have been reopening as the scene is cleared. The eastbound lanes run toward the Denver area.This is a breaking story. For updates, check back to this story and watch FOX31 News.

Mystery gas sickens 17 at Colorado campground

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

(KDVR) — Fire officials say a reported "cloud of unknown gas" sickened 17 people at a Colorado campground, and investigators are working to solve the mystery.It happened Tuesday night at the Vallecito Creek campground, about 30 miles northeast of Durango in the San Juan National Forest. Colorado gun sales strong amid national slowdown According to the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, fire units were dispatched around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday. Ten people were reported sick at first, but responders found a total of 17 people among four campsites who were sickened by the gas."Eight people required medical treatment who presented with a variety of symptoms ranging from wheezing to nausea, throat and nose irritation," the fire district said in a release. No one needed hospitalization.Gas at campground under investigationSo what could it have been?Fire crews used gas monitors to sample the atmosphere in and around the campsites, but no hazardous substances were found, according to th...

Denver weather: Air quality alert, storm chances rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will feature an increasing chance for thunderstorms for the end of the workweek ahead of a few thunderstorms over the July Fourth weekend.The Denver area is under an air quality alert until 12 a.m. Thursday because of the heat and a light breeze. Hot temperatures reaching 99-102 degrees in southeast Colorado are triggering head advisories for Wednesday. Fire weather warnings remain in effect through 8 p.m. on Wednesday due to low relative humidity and light wind increasing fire danger.Weather tonight: Storm possibleThere is a slight chance for thunderstorms, mostly in Northeast Colorado, but areas like Denver will just see more clouds build in alongside a northwest breeze. Temperatures will stay seasonal and fall to the upper 50s.Weather tomorrow: Afternoon storms Thursday will start with sunshine, but clouds will quickly start to build in. As high temperatures climb to around 80 degrees, there will be an increasing chance for rain and thunders...

Coconut Grove resident says she helped woman allegedly terrorized by intruder; suspect also linked to multiple burglaries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

A Coconut Grove resident said she lent a helping hand to a woman who claimed she was terrorized by an intruder who broke into her penthouse unit and, police said, is connected to several burglaries at the same apartment complex.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Daniella Abela said her neighbor came to her for help at their apartment building, located in the area of Virginia Street and Oak Avenue.“She was banging on my door, screaming for life, ‘Help! Help! Help!’ And when I opened the door, she was hysterical,” said Abela.Abela said her neighbor told her she was attacked by a man who broke into her apartment.“She definitely was bleeding. There was blood on my door,” said Abela.The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Benny Rainy, has since been captured. He is also accused of a series of eerie encounters with residents of the same building.According to his arrest report, the penthouse break-in took place at around midnight on June 21.Investigators s...

Man suspected of vandalizing food truck hospitalized after beating behind Harold’s Shrimp & Chicken; 2 arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

An act of vandalism in South Beach that involved a spray-painted food truck triggered a vicious beating that sent a man to the hospital and led to the arrests of two men, police said.According to Miami Beach Police, the incident happened on Tuesday near a red food truck behind Harold’s Shrimp & Chicken, which is located along the 1300 block of Washington Avenue.Wednesday afternoon, a 7News crew went to the restaurant, but none of the employees wanted to comment on the incident.7News cameras captured the vandalized food truck.According to a police report, men were trying to beat the victim to death, and he was “lying on the ground, bleeding and naked from the waist down.”As for his attackers, the police reports stated they were “beating, stomping, striking, pulling and pushing [the] victim.When officers responded, the police report stated, one of the suspects “pushed the officer to the ground.”Police took Adrian Williams and Terrance Delaney in...

Police seeking to identify person caught on camera taking a package from Newburyport doorstep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

The Newburyport police are searching for a person who took a package from a doorstep Saturday night in downtown Newburyport.Police said the person took the package from an address on Temple Street around 6 p.m. and does not reside there. The person’s name was also not on the package.Newburyport police posted an image and video of the incident on Facebook and are asking for the public’s help.Investigators are seeking any information that could identify the suspect “to have a conversation regarding this incident,” Newburyport police said.

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty after being indicted in NYC subway chokehold death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

(CNN) — Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a court appearance.Penny, who is White, only spoke to say “not guilty” when asked for his plea at the hearing, which lasted less than five minutes. The 24-year-old was indicted by a grand jury this month in the May 1 death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely.He is due back in court on October 25. Penny surrendered to police in May and has been out on a $100,000 bond. The bail conditions were not changed during Wednesday’s hearing.Penny confronted Neely on a subway train after Neely began shouting at passengers that he was hungry and thirsty and didn’t care whether he died. Penny forced Neely to the train floor and put him in a chokehold until he stopped breathing. A medical examiner ruled Neely’s death a homicide.The incident, partially cap...

A Tale of Two Forecasts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:41 GMT

Editor’s Note: Meteorological intern Tyler Hughes has authored tonight’s blog. ~JRIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Some of us saw a shower today, some of us stayed dry. But as the chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms continues, so does the “Tale of Two Forecasts”: one where some locations see a shower or storm, and where others stay relatively sunny and dry.We saw scattered thunderstorms move through New England this evening, and the threat for storms will diminish later this evening. Tomorrow afternoon, expect high temperatures to climb into the upper 70s and low 80s in most locations. The morning hours should remain relatively dry.Tomorrow afternoon’s thunderstorm risk is even more isolated than this afternoon’s. The best chance at seeing a storm will be north and west of metro Boston, through much of Worcester county and southern New Hampshire. The risk of isolated thunderstorms again diminishes in the evening.This ...