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Lakewood gun violence at record high

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lakewood's shootings and gun-related violence have more than doubled from its 2010s average.The Lakewood Police Department said two people are dead and one is in the hospital after a shooting in the area of West 14th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Police said there is no suspect in custody but do not believe there is a threat to the community. 2 dead, 1 hospitalized in Lakewood shooting Colorado cities have gotten consistently more violent in the last decade, particularly Denver and Aurora. Lakewood has not escaped the trend. There were 459 firearm-related violent crimes in Lakewood in 2022, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation data. Through the 2010s, there were 184 per year on average. Gun-related crimes have risen every year in Lakewood beginning in 2019 when there were 183. Both 2021 and 2022 set new records for the number of firearm violent crimes. There was a record-setting 306 in 2021, then another record-setting 459 in...

Denver weather: Weekend warm-up before 80-degree heat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will heat up for the next few days, reaching near or at record-high temperatures by the beginning of next week.A warm and dry pattern will settle in for the next seven days in Denver and across most of Colorado. Weather tonight: Clear, calm It will be clear and calm overnight on the Front Range, with the morning low in Denver dropping to 26 degrees. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, mild Temperatures will heat up to the mid-60s on Friday with sunshine, dry conditions and breezy winds. Looking ahead: 80 degrees next weekThe weather this weekend will be great for people who are spending time outside. Temperatures will hit the upper 60s on both Saturday and Sunday with dry weather on both days. Next week will be even warmer, with temperatures hitting 80 degrees for the first time this year on Tuesday. The record high on both Tuesday and Wednesday will be in jeopardy.

5 mountain lions caught on video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Five mountain lions were caught on Ring video roaming through a yard outside a Silverthorne home at night on April 1. The mountain lions nonchalantly stroll through like they own the place, which they technically sort of do, since it is their territory. The Ring customer was thousands of miles away when these felines pawed around the property, so they posed no danger to her. Most commonly mispronounced Colorado locations Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided a list of suggestions in order to stay safe in mountain lion country:Do not attract or feed wildlife by leaving food or trash near your homeMake the mountain lions feel uncomfortable around your home by changing the lighting and turning on the radioKeep pets closeCheck the surrounding area before letting pets out between dusk and dawnMake noises as you open your door to let the lion know they are not welcomeAnyone who experiences a mountain lion incident is asked to report it to CPW.

Boteboard opens 5th Florida store in Fort Lauderdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

Lucky for us, it’s always fun in the sun down here in South Florida. Sometimes to get to the beach you have to lug so much stuff.Well, a new spot just opened in Fort Lauderdale that might help with this problem.Surfs up dudes and dudettes. Surfing might look easy, but if you get wiped out, your confidence is destroyedLucky for you, there’s now a stable option in So-Flo.Skye Bailey/Boteboard representative: “A lot of people say, ‘I can’t balance on a board,’ try a bote board. You feel like you’re almost floating on a mattress. So you’re not going to anywhere.”I’m sorry, how do you say that again?Skye Bailey: “So it’s pronounced, boat. It’s kind of a play on words with, you know, like taking your boat out on the water. We have everything from paddleboards, to kayaks, to floats and everything else you need to get on the water.”And at their new store in Fort Lauderdale, it’s ribbon cutting time.Sky...

Israel launches strikes in Gaza after barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

(CNN) — Israel launched a series of retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza early Friday, hours after dozens of rockets were fired from neighboring Lebanon into Israeli territory, in a barrage the Israeli military blamed on Palestinian militants.A CNN journalist in Gaza City heard the sounds of planes and explosions, minutes after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the operation. The Israeli strikes hit in multiple areas of the coastal enclave, which is controlled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel in response.The IDF said its fighter jets struck two “terror” tunnels in Beit Hanoun and Khan Yunis, along with two of Hamas’ weapons-manufacturing sites, “as a response to the security violations of Hamas during the last few days.”Hours before the IDF strikes in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel would “hit our enemies and they will pay a price for every act of aggression....

German shepherd puppy found abandoned in South Miami-Dade adopted by Stuart schoolteacher

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

There was a happy ending to the “tail” of a German shepherd puppy who was abandoned outside of South Miami-Dade home.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, homeowner Jennifer Thompson said she was disgusted after realzing the puppy had been deserted outside her home.“It’s really cruel what they did,” she said.The female puppy was dumped and left tied to Thompson’s fence with a 3-inch leash.Since 7News first aired her story on Wednesday evening, the station was swamped with calls offering to adopt the young dog.It did not take long. On Thursday, Sky headed to her new home.The puppy’s new owner is an elementary school teacher from Stuart. 7News has learned it was love at first sight between the two.It’s a happy outcome for a cruel crime that was all caught on surveillance video.The security footage captured a white pickup truck driving past Thompson’s home along the 16000 block of Southwest 256th Street, just after 6 p.m., Tuesday.The d...

Man accused in connection with deadly West Bridgewater hit-and-run appears in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

A 33-year-old Brockton man facing charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash in West Bridgewater appeared in court Thursday after authorities said he turned himself in.The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Route 24 when prosecutors said a Toyota Scion allegedly driven by Juan Leonardo Parra Altamirano changed lanes and made contact with a Honda Accord driven by 46-year-old Erpharo Gilbert of Raynham. Police said the impact pushed Gilbert’s vehicle into a median, where it struck a concrete barrier. A Ford Maverick pickup then struck the Accord, causing it to become fully engulfed in flames.The driver of the Ford was uninjured. Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Three days after the incident, Parra Altamirano now faces charges that include:Leaving the scene of a crash that caused personal injury resulting in deathLeaving the scene of a crash that caused personal injuryLeaving the scene of a crash that caused property damage.Prosecutor Molly Mac...

Federal officials apologize after mistakenly detaining wrong person during training exercise at Boston hotel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

Federal officials are apologizing this week after federal agents mistakenly detained the wrong person during a training exercise in a Boston hotel Tuesday.In a statement, the FBI said the incident happened around 10 p.m. while the FBI’s Boston Division was aiding the Department of Defense in an exercise “to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment.”“Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player,” the FBI said.A Boston police report said the incident happened at the Revere Hotel. 7NEWS sources said the person who was mistakenly detained is a pilot for Delta Air Lines.7NEWS spoke by phone with the Director of Communications for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command from Fort Bragg after the incident. “We would like to extend our deepest apology to the individual who was affected by the training exercise,” Lt. Col. Mike Burns said. The report from t...

Chicago White Sox allow 5 home runs — and 13 in the series — in a 16-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

Lance Lynn was one out away from escaping trouble without any damage in the first inning Thursday against the San Francisco Giants.The Chicago White Sox starter quickly got ahead in the count 1-2 facing Michael Conforto with runners on second and third. Conforto connected on Lynn’s next pitch, an 88.6-mph cutter, for a three-run homer.For the second time in three games, the Sox could not keep the ball in the park. They allowed five home runs in a 16-6 loss to the Giants in front of 18,261 at Guaranteed Rate Field.The Giants hit seven homers in Monday’s series opener, beating the Sox 12-3. They out-homered the Sox 13-1 in the series while winning two of the three.“It was a bad series,” Lynn said. “When we made mistakes, they made it hurt. That will happen. Unfortunately it happens during your first homestand, so that sucks. We have to make better pitches, quality pitches, and that’s something we are very capable of doing.”The 13 homers were t...

XXXTentacion’s convicted killers sentenced to life in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:59 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000.Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury following eight days of deliberations. Prosecutors had not sought the death penalty, so life in prison was the only sentence that Broward County Circuit Judge Michael Usan could impose for the first-degree murder convictions.During the month-long trial, prosecutors linked Boatwright, Williams and Newsome to the June 18, 2018, shooting outside Riva Motorsports in suburban Fort Lauderdale through extensive surveillance video taken inside and outside the store, plus cellphone videos the men took showing themselves flashing fistfuls of $100 bills hours after the slaying. Prosecutors also had the testimony of a fourth man, Ro...