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Victim in ax killings had cerebral palsy, autopsy shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — There was a reason 35-year-old Ruth Maclaren couldn't escape when police say her father attacked her mother, and then her, with an ax.An autopsy report obtained by the Problem Solvers confirms Ruth Maclaren had cerebral palsy, a developmental disability that can weaken muscles and cause partial paralysis.Arapahoe County prosecutors have charged 81-year-old Reginald Maclaren with first-degree murder in the March 25 homicides of his 70-year-old wife, Bethany, and disabled daughter. 16 guns stolen from parked truck The autopsy report helps explain why the woman did not run out of her Englewood home the moment her father started swinging an ax at his wife before attacking his daughter. According to medical records, Ruth Maclaren had a history of cerebral palsy that included a "large left cerebral hemisphere porencephalic cyst, chronic weakness of her right upper extremity and epilepsy."Police find ax, body parts in trash cansAn arrest affidavit revealed Regin...

Rapper Trina to pay tribute to niece killed in Liberty City shooting during Trina Day event

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

A rap star is back home in South Florida for a touching tribute to her late niece.Heavy on Trina’s heart on Wednesday is her niece, Toni Chester, who was killed in a 2022 shooting.The rapper addressed how she is honoring her relative’s memory during a VIP Q&A event hosted by 99 JAMZ in Hollywood.Trina’s presence has always been powerful, but when she thinks about Chester, the sense of loss is palpable.“She’s just like a reflection of me,” she told 7News. “That was my everyday — looking for hair, looking for this, ‘I need something online,’ how to fix the new phone, the latest whatever. She was just, like, always there, so it’s a big void, terribly.”Police said Chester was fatally gunned down in a triple shooting in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue near 62nd Street in the Liberty City neighborhood, on July 20, 2022.When asked how she’s feeling, Trina replied, “It’s overwhelming, that part o...

Inspiring a new generation: Trina meets fans at VIP Q&A event ahead of free event in Liberty City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

A rap star is back home in South Florida for a touching tribute to a relative. Trina is going to hold a special event this weekend, saluting her late niece. Alex Miranda is in Hollywood with details.It is a busy week for Trina. We have Trina Day coming up in Liberty City this weekend, but before that, we caught up with the Diamond Princess at an exclusive VIP event with her fans.Trina, on the hot mic…Alex Miranda: “How are you feeling today?”Trina: “I feel amazing. I feel great, yeah, excited.”…for a live VIP Q&A at 99 JAMZ in Hollywood.Host: “She is the queen of Miami.”Period … but that comes with some passionate fans.Alex Miranda: “What do your fans typically want to know from you?”Trina: “Everything. They’re nosy.”But seriously, how could you not be?Alex Miranda: “Why is she the baddest?”Kay Milan: “She’s the baddest because she’s Miami, and I am Miami, so you alr...

Fire destroys Days Inn hotel in Maine as firefighters work to find missing people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — A fire destroyed a Days Inn hotel in Kittery Wednesday afternoon, and firefighters worked to find one to two people unaccounted for in the blaze.Kittery Fire Chief David O’Brien said the call on the fire came in at 12:03 p.m. He said the fire at the $1.6 million hotel went to five alarms.“It is a total loss,” he said. “There is nothing left of the building.”O’Brien said firefighters are chasing down reports of missing people. “At this point, we have one possibly two that are unaccounted for,” he said.O’Brien said one firefighter was injured with cuts. He also said a passerby was injured but didn’t provide additional details.Flames tore through parts of the roof, and smoke could be seen from more than a mile away. Part of the building also collapsed.O’Brien said the fire was under investigation. The size of the fire, the size of the building, wind and lack of water all made it challenging to fight the blaze, he said.

Child taken to hospital after falling out third-floor window in Worcester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

A three-year-old child was rushed to a local hospital Wednesday after falling out a third-floor window in Worcester, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday morning on Grand Street. The girl is expected to survive. Speaking with 7NEWS later in the day, one woman who found the child after the fall and called 911 recalled the experience. Stephanie Thorin said she was visiting her daughter and granddaughter and rushed to help. The girl was somehow able to stand and walked to Thorin, who picked her up before calling 911. “She looked okay,” Thorin said. “She looked scared. She was shaken.”Thorin said both the child’s mother and father were home at the time of the incident, along with another sibling. “The mom was crying,” Thorin said. “The dad was trying to keep the little girl calm. They didn’t quite understand too much of what they were trying to tell them to do to make her sit and stay still. They were trying to make her stand and walk.”The fall was al...

Solve It 7: Detoured Deliveries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

It started as a mystery for one couple: why weren’t they getting their packages? Once they figured it out they needed Solve It 7’s help. Brandon Gunnoe has the story.Paul and Kristin bought a new house on a new street in Plymouth.“We were very happy to live here,” Paul said.  Then they started buying new stuff from a popular online store.  “And then, when it said it was delivered, we looked outside, nothing outside,” Paul said.  “I would reach out to neighbors saying, ‘Did it accidentally get delivered to your house?'” Kristin said.The couple asked for help on their neighborhood’s Facebook group.“One of our other neighbors that’s lived here longer said, ‘Listen, we’ve had the same problem. There are similar addresses in another town; your order is probably in the other town,'” Paul said.  The couple did some online detective work and discovered their packages were being deli...

Kyle Bradish shows former organization what it’s missing as Orioles top Angels, 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

Nights such as Wednesday don’t surprise Orioles rookie infielder Joey Ortiz. He’s been watching Kyle Bradish dominate since their college days at New Mexico State.“Ever since I’ve known him, he’s always been, like, the best pitcher I’ve ever seen,” Ortiz said. “The stuff he’s got, to me, it looks unhittable.”The Los Angeles Angels were left largely feeling the same way Wednesday night, as Bradish, once a member of their minor league system, held them to one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings as the Orioles won, 3-1, at Camden Yards. He struck out five with no walks as Baltimore nearly went a second straight night without issuing a free pass.The Angels took Bradish in the fourth round of the 2018 draft, with the Orioles taking Ortiz in the same round the next year. The subsequent offseason, they became members of the same organization, when Bradish and three other young right-handers were traded to Baltimore for starting pitc...

Nick Burdi savors his return to the majors after missing 2 seasons: ‘This one was definitely earned,’ the Chicago Cubs reliever says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

In many ways, Nick Burdi’s first appearance with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night meant more to the reliever than his big-league debut.“This one was definitely earned,” a smiling Burdi said before the Cubs’ series finale Wednesday night against the Houston Astros.When Burdi reached the majors in 2018 with the Pittsburgh Pirates — appearing in two games as a September call-up — the Downers Grove South alumnus knew the promotion was coming, though the timing was a little uncertain.Burdi, a second-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2014 out of Louisville, had been picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies in December 2017 and traded to the Pirates. He missed most of 2018 recovering from his first Tommy John surgery but returned before the season ended.“This one to me was a lot more personal,” Burdi said of Tuesday’s outing, “and it felt like this one was my real debut, if that makes sense.”He pitched the...

Cam Grindle homer gives Xaverian the Catholic Conference baseball title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

WESTWOOD – For the second time in three years, Xaverian has itself a conference baseball championshipAfter seeing BC High score two in the top of the eighth, Xaverian rallied for three in the bottom as Cam Grindle crushed a walk-off two-run home run to lift the Hawks to a Catholic Conference championship, 3-2, over the Eagles on Wednesday afternoon.In 2021, the Hawks (11-5) also clinched the Catholic Conference title over a BC High with a walk-off home run, that one by Justice Ciampa.“Just a great baseball game in every respect,” Xaverian coach Gerry Lambert said. “This is a tremendous achievement by our guys. Pure talent wise after our top two-three guys we are not one of the 10 best teams in the state, but we are one of the toughest 10 teams in the state.”Over the first seven innings the game mirrored vintage Catholic Conference duels from the league’s wood bat days. BC High’s Sam Keene went the first six shutout innings, striking out 10, ...

WestJet CEO, pilots’ union head clash over compensation as strike looms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:46 GMT

No sign of a breakthrough emerged in talks between WestJet and its pilots Wednesday, as the company’s CEO deemed the union’s expectations unrealistic while the Air Line Pilots Association slammed the airline for trying to ‘publicly villainize’ its workers.WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said late Tuesday the two sides remained far apart on key sticking points — especially wages — as bargaining heats up and the clock ticks down on a strike deadline.“The gap is still massive,” von Hoensbroech said from the bargaining venue, a hotel north of Toronto. Neither the company nor the union provided a concrete update Wednesday on the negotiations.More than 1,800 pilots at WestJet and its Swoop subsidiary are poised to potentially walk off the job as of 3 a.m. EDT on Friday after the union issued a strike notice Monday night.The standoff has left thousands of passengers with travel plans for the May long weekend and beyond hanging in limbo.In ...