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Lightning strike burns down beloved Larkspur barn

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

LARKSPUR, Colo. (KDVR) -- A well-known barn, just off of Interstate 25 in Larkspur, was completely destroyed by a fire caused by lightning early Thursday morning. Eric Usher and his family live on the Greenlands Ranch property that houses the big red barn. They were awakened by the crack of lightning around 3:30 Thursday morning, but little did they know, the damage that lightning would leave behind."I stayed awake and about an hour, hour and a half after my son came out and asked if I had seen that the barn was on fire and then we proceeded to go out and check everything out and go across the street and let the neighbor know about his horses," Usher said. Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport The horses were luckily in the field surrounding the barn, so no animals were inside the barn. Usher said the Larkspur Fire Department arrived within 10 minutes, but the flames were already throughout the entirety of the barn. Eventually, they were able to get the fire unde...

Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A deluge of rain in the Denver metro area broke a record on Thursday afternoon, with the rainfall totals only expected to grow through the night.As of Thursday afternoon, 1.85 inches of rain were measured at Denver International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. That breaks a record last set in 2011, when 1.55 inches of rain was recorded on this date.It's likely that Thursday's rainfall totals will continue to grow. Rain up to 4.5 inches fell Wednesday and Thursday in Colorado: See the list More rain is expected through the night and into late Friday morning. The Denver area could pick up more than 2 inches of rain overnight, according to Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser.Thursday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day because of the persistent rain.Flood watches are in effect across the Front Range and plains. Streams and creeks will rise through the day, Fraser said. Cherry Creek had already transformed Thursday afternoon to completely ...

Video captures gunshots that killed 1, wounded 4 in southeast Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police said five people were shot Wednesday night in southeast Denver.It happened in the area of East Girard Avenue and South Dayton Street, according to the Denver Police Department. A FOX31 viewer captured home surveillance video near the shooting scene. More than 20 gunshots can be heard in the full video, with shouts heard after. The timestamp showed 8:45 p.m."The circumstances remain under investigation. It is possible that the suspect(s) are among those injured," police said. Hail up to 4 inches fell Wednesday in Colorado: See the list Three of the victims were transported to the hospital in an ambulance, police said. Two others transported themselves.Police said four men and one woman were shot, with one of the men in critical condition.

At least 10 children transported to hospital from N. Lauderdale foster home, woman investigated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

A group of children living inside a foster home have been rushed to the hospital.The home is located along the 1500 block of Southwest 66th Avenue.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said they responded to the home Thursday morning as a possible domestic disturbance.They found 16 children at the house, and at least 10 were transported by North Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood as a precaution.A woman is now being investigated.Neighbors were shocked to see first responders showing up to the house.BSO is now investigating.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

At least 1 dead in crash reportedly involving infant on I-75 in Davie; NB express lanes closed near Griffin Road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

A violent crash on Interstate 75 in Davie that reportedly involved an infant has left at least one person dead and has led to the closure of northbound lanes near Griffin Road.Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene on the northbound express lanes, Thursday afternoon.7SkyForce hovered above the scene just before 4:45 p.m., after the northbound lanes were shut down.At least two vehicles appear to have been involved in the collision, a pickup truck and an SUV.Two people are trapped inside the SUV. Firefighters were able to extricate the victims.A rescue chopper was seen landing on the highway, and a first responder approached one of the vehicles involved with a stretcher.Paramedics reportedly administered CPR on the infant.A woman who was pulled from the SUV was airlifted to Memorial Regional Hospital. The second victim who was inside the wrecked vehicle refused transport.At least one fatality has been confirmed, but officials have not specified whether or not it was the infant...

Tempers flare after Pembroke Park commissioners vote to fire police chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

The police chief for the Town of Pembroke Park has been fired from the force.The town’s commission on Wednesday night voted to terminate Pembroke Park Police Chief David Howard, who built the department from scratch after it cut ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2022.The decision came after the town manager recommended firing the chief “without cause.”Tempers flared after the nearly unanimous vote.“I’ve got something I gotta say,” said the only commissioner who voted against Howard’s firing.“There’s no discussion right now,” said Pembroke Park Mayor Ashira Mohammed.“Through the First Amendment, it is my [right],” said the commissioner.“There is no discussion right now,” said Mohammed.“It is my responsibility as a citizen,” said the commission.“There is no discussion right now,” said Mohammed as she banged her gavel. “I would think you would appreciate ̵...

Trump appealing jury’s sexual abuse verdict and $5 million award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a New York jury’s verdict awarding $5 million to a magazine columnist after the jurors concluded Trump had sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her last October.A notice of appeal was filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, the first step in a process that will move the civil case brought against Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll to a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.The notice was signed by Trump attorney Joe Tacopina, who said after Tuesday’s verdict that he believed there were multiple strong grounds for appeal.The nine-person jury concluded after less than three hours of deliberations that Carroll had failed to prove it was more likely than not that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman store in early spring 1996. But it did find that she had been sexually abused.It also said in its verdict that Trump defamed Carroll in a social media stateme...

SNAP scam victims set to receive reimbursements

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

Massachusetts is reimbursing some victims of SNAP scams. The state-funded one-time replacement will cover funds lost from skimming, phishing or similar electronic fraud from April through September 2022, the Department of Transitional Assistance announced Thursday.The reimbursements will begin May 12, and victims should expect a text message or email from the state, according to their website. DTA said recipients should change pin numbers frequently or set up direct deposit to be protected against scams. DTA staff members will not ask for a pin number.“SNAP is the first line of defense against hunger and supports our local grocery stores and farmers,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh. “Our state is a leader in providing households with replacement SNAP benefits not covered by the federal government and will continue to prioritize food security in Massachusetts through initiatives like this.”

Researchers seek help finding missing whale tags believed to be somewhere along Massachusetts coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

NOAA researchers in Massachusetts asked for the public’s help this week in efforts to find a pair of missing devices used to study whales. The orange whale tags are about six inches long and look like toy bugs, with suction cup feet and antennae, officials with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary said.Stellwagen Bank supervisor Captain Peter DeCola told 7NEWS the tags are sophisticated systems, similar to a phone, that track whale movements. “When the whale goes underwater, it’s really hard to tell what’s going on,” DeCola said. “It gives us a picture of that and we can take the data from the tags and recreate that.”Researchers drop the tags from a drone. The tags’ suction cups then stick to the whale, usually only staying on for one to two days before they fall off and float to shore. “We only have a few out at a time and then we recover and download the data and reuse them,” DeCola said.Researchers believe the tags are somewhere along the Massachusetts shorelin...

Debt limit fight: Biden meeting with Congress leaders put off until next week; staff talks proceed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:12 GMT

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER (AP Congressional Correspondent)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s meeting Friday with congressional leaders on the debt limit crisis was abruptly postponed to next week, with staff-level talks making progress and expected to continue through the weekend, the White House and congressional aides said Thursday.The White House said staff would continue to hold discussions, and the delay was billed as a sign of positive exchanges between Republican leaders, Democratic counterparts and Biden.The sudden shift jolted the high-stakes talks but did not appear to be a signal of a breakdown as the president and Congress urgently search for a budget deal to resolve the government’s borrowing crisis, those familiar with the situation said. Washington is staring down a June 1 deadline to raise the debt limit to allow continued borrowing to cover already accrued bills or risk the nation’s first modern-day default, which would rock the U....