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8 charged with up to 88 counts each in alleged group theft, drug ring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Grand jury indictments revealed that eight people are being charged with up to 88 counts each in a vehicle theft and drug ring case, according to court documents.The indictment says that the group engaged in racketeering activity over the course of 11 months. It is responsible for 45 motor vehicle thefts valued at about $1 million, dozens of acts of chop shop activity with those vehicles, and over $96,000 worth of other stolen property. 50-round drum confiscated after police shootout with 17-year-old The group would allegedly drive and scout areas before targeting a vehicle to steal or steal from, according to a press release from the 20th Judicial District. A member would then break into the targeted vehicle and steal items from it or the vehicle itself.When they could successfully steal a car, they would take both the stolen vehicle and the transport vehicle back to a "chop shop" in Lafayette.Colorado Revised Statute 18-4-420 defines a chop shop as a place wher...

1 dead following hit-and-run in NW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers were on the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Northwest Miami-Dade that left one man dead. Officials said around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, a man was struck while he walked along a marked crosswalk on Northwest 32nd Avenue, intersecting 103rd Street. Once fire rescue crews arrived, they transported him to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Despite life-saving efforts from medical personnel, the man succumbed to his injuries.Police are now searching for the driver that fled the scene. The driver traveled south on 32nd Street in a dark-colored four-door sedan and, police said, the car should have damage on its hood and windshield.Authorities closed off Northwest 32nd Avenue from 103rd Street, but have since reopened the street.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Coast Guard rescues 4, including dog, from sailing vessel in distress off Sanibel Island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) – A Coast Guard crew from a station in Fort Myers Beach successfully rescued four people and their dog on Wednesday after their sailing vessel encountered treacherous conditions off Sanibel Island. Courtesy: @USCGSoutheastThe group traveled aboard the North Wind and found themselves taking on water amidst severe weather conditions. Sailors promptly reached out to Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders around 7:45 p.m. through a radio channel. Officials reported that the boat’s sails and rudder were torn due to the weather. Petty Officer 2nd Class Dean Marandos with Station Fort Myers Beach urged the importance of weather checks, especially during Florida’s rainy season. “It’s really important for people to check weather reports before going out on the water during Florida’s rainy season,” said Marandos. “It’s even more important to have working safety equipment on board such as flares and an emergency p...

Two Pinellaas County Sheriff’s Deputies rescue manatee by holding it’s head up for two hours

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

(TMX) – A pair of sheriff’s deputies rescued a distressed manatee in Florida by standing in the water and holding its head up for two hours, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.When red tide levels were high a few weeks ago, the department’s Marine and Environmental Lands Unit received a call about a distressed manatee in the Intracoastal Waterway west of Tampa. Deputy Jill Constant arrived on the scene and immediately jumped into action.“This manatee is going to die right in front of us and I’m not letting that happen,” Constant said in PCSO’s Inside the Star newsletter.“We’re watching it, and it will not go underwater. It just stayed at the surface with labored breathing,” Constant said. The “exhausted” manatee was trying to beach itself on some rocks to keep from drowning.“We docked the boat, I took off my equipment, and got in. We stayed in the water for two hours holding its head up until it could be rescued,” Constant said. But as the manatee began recoveri...

Riyadh not Rome: Anger rises over Macron’s backing for Saudi World Expo bid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

PARIS — France has fired anger across Europe by backing Saudi Arabia rather than neighboring Italy to host the glitzy 2030 World Expo, as Emmanuel Macron pushes to boost trade and diplomatic ties with the world’s largest oil exporter. The French president’s support of a bid run by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (known as MBS) has irked Rome and raised concerns from NGOs campaigning against human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, and in the wake of the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 — reportedly ordered by MBS himself. Macron’s move is now also raising concerns in other EU countries.Four countries have bid to host the 2030 World Expo — a massive event that allows countries to showcase themselves, held every five years, and which can generate cash, jobs and global attention. As well as Italy and Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and South Korea put themselves forward (although Ukraine’s bid has been excluded because o...

‘We know this is hard’: UK braces for more pain as BoE lifts rates again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

The Bank of England dished out more pain for the British economy on Thursday with a big hike in its key interest rate, arguing that nothing less will break the country’s stubborn inflationary spiral. Britain’s central bank raised the Bank Rate by a bigger-than-expected 0.50 percent on Thursday, the 13th increase in a row, as it struggles to contain the worst inflation shock in western Europe. Interest rates are now at a 15-year high of 5 percent and markets now expect them to rise by another full percentage point. The BoE’s counterparts in the U.S. and Europe, by contrast, have been tentatively signalling that their monetary tightening cycles are nearing their end.“The Bank of England has … launched a rate grenade at the specter of ongoing inflation,” Neil Birrell, Chief Investment Officer at Premier Miton Investors said in e-mailed comments. Data published on Wednesday showed consumer prices rose 8.7 percent on the year in May, while underlying i...

Invading mosquitoes bring killer diseases to Europe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

Europe has seen more cases of locally acquired dengue in 2022 than the total number of cases in the previous decade, as heat waves and flooding allow invasive mosquitoes to establish themselves further north and west in the region.The data released Thursday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is a stark warning that climate change, as well as factors such as migration and land-use change, appears to be contributing to the spread of mosquito-borne diseases on the Continent. The ECDC’s Director Andrea Ammon warned that Europe could see more cases and potentially deaths from diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and West Nile fever.In 2022, there were 71 cases of locally acquired dengue, with 65 in France and six in Spain. There was also a peak in cases of West Nile virus, with 1,133 cases and 92 deaths. Most of those cases — 1,112 — were locally acquired in 11 countries, with more than 700 in Italy. It’s the highest number of cases since 2018, when a m...

AMBER Alert issued for 4-year-old child reportedly kidnapped in western Massachusetts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

Massachusetts State Police say an AMBER Alert has been activated after a 4-year-old girl was kidnapped in western Massachusetts.MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said the child, Cortana Goncalves, was kidnapped in Springfield by her non-custodial biological mother, Brandee Arnold, 32, who was last seen in Blandford, Mass. around 9:30 a.m. on the Mass Pike.“ARNOLD and the child may be traveling in a gray 2010 Honda Accord with Massachusetts plate 3SCG24,” state police said in a news release. “ARNOLD took Cortana from a family gathering earlier this morning in violation of her custody agreement. ARNOLD has previously made both suicidal and homicidal statements, and there is urgent concern for the safety and well-being of the child.”“Cortana is described as a 4-year-old white female with brown hair. She is approximately 3′ tall and 30-35 lbs. Cortana was last seen wearing an aqua colored “Hello Kitty” shirt and striped shorts. ARNOLD’s...

MBTA announces 12-day closure of Green Line’s B branch for track replacement, additional work

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

The MBTA says for a 12-day stretch of July, rail service for the Green Line’s B branch will be replaced by shuttle buses as crews replace over 2,000 feet of track and make other improvements.“To accelerate critical track upgrades, the Green Line B Branch will be bused July 17-28,” the transportation authority said on Twitter. “During the 12-day full-access diversion, we aim to replace 2,000+ ft of track, update conduits, & repaint crossings to improve service & safety.”https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1671895870474977280During the closure, shuttles will replace trains between the Kenmore and Boston College stations.The announcement came just over a week after a B branch trolley derailed by Packard’s Corner on Monday, June 12, causing extensive delays.During their response at the time, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said the area where the trolley derailed was impacted by a speed restriction, which he said likely prevented ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says debris field has been found near the Titanic during search for submersible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:07 GMT

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press)The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the Titanic in the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard, a potential breakthrough in the around-the-clock effort.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic passed the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air could have run out, a grim moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard.The Titan submersible was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic — but experts have emphasized that was an imprecise approximation to begin with and could be extended if passengers have taken measures to conserve breathable air. And it’s not known if they survived since the sub’s disappearance.Rescuers have rush...