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Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has taken a dramatic, but not immediate, step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River water used in the most populous part of the nation’s most arid state, after lawmakers gave Las Vegas-area water managers the levers to limit flows to single-family homes.Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a law passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature to let the Southern Nevada Water Authority restrict the amount of water provided to homes — if the federal government further dials back Nevada’s share of water drawn from the river.“This legislation builds on our efforts to protect sustainable growth on the county and state levels,” the Republican governor said in a Tuesday signing statement that cited goals of balancing economic expansion with ensuring “clean and stable water into the future.”In the Las Vegas area, ornamental lawns are already banned, swimming pool sizes are limited, almost all water inside homes is recycled, “water cops” patrol for leaks and fountains on t...

Aurora PD releases video of teen’s death after being shot by officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department released the body camera video of a deadly police shooting of a 14-year-old boy last week.Jor’Dell Richardson allegedly robbed a convenience store near 8th Avenue and Dayton Street and was caught in an alley behind the small strip mall. Jor’Dell was allegedly armed when an officer shot and killed him last Thursday. Police kill 14-year-old armed robbery suspect in Aurora Police said there was a group of teenagers with hoodies and masks on running from them before the shooting. In a press conference Friday, interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said he went to the scene of the shooting and gathered information of his own after the shooting involving two of his officers. A stolen Kia minivan allegedly involved in the robbery was later recovered, Acevedo said. The van was found empty. The first names of the officers involved were not released during the news conference You can watch the full bodycam video segments on YouTube, which incl...

Report: Suncor had some of the highest numbers of tail gas and acid flares

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Suncor oil and gas refinery in Commerce City has some of the highest levels of reportable incidents among similar refineries, according to a recent evaluation by ERG.Colorado's sole oil and gas refinery, Suncor has faced some challenges in 2023. In late December, Suncor announced a shutdown after two employees were hurt in a fire at the refinery. Two months later, the refinery responded to a leak and, prompted Gov. Jared Polis, extend the emergency shutdown. The refinery was also flooded after nearly three days of continuous rainfall hit the area.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directed sustainability firm ERG to analyze the frequency of certain kinds of incidents at refineries under consent decrees. The analysis included 11 other refineries, of which Suncor has the smallest processing capacity. Fewer babies in Colorado? Maybe because Coloradans are having less sex "Compared to eleven other refineries from around the United States during 2016 to 2020...

Mayor-elect Johnston announces transition team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The newly elected mayor of Denver, Mike Johnston, announced the transition leadership that he's calling "Vibrant Denver."Johnston said the goal of "Vibrant Denver" is to listen to community leaders across the city to find out what's working, what's not working and how to make Denver better. Rapidly growing Denver picks Mike Johnston as new mayor amid mounting big-city problems Johnston announced that there will be 28 different committees to work on specific issues the city is facing. The committees will include all of the existing departments and agencies, but there will be three major additions. Those committees are homelessness, migrants and a partnership with Denver Public Schools, Johnston said. A few others he mentioned are mental health, employee voice, labor relations and community well-being and safety which will be separate from the Department of Public Safety. Johnston is using a guideline acronym called TICET which stands for transparency, innovation, c...

Burglar caught on video at Boca Raton mall stealing valuables from SUV of man studying to be pastor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

A thief was driven to steal after he was caught on video breaking into a luxury SUV in the parking lot of a South Florida shopping center and stealing several valuables, including his laptop containing extensive data. Now the vehicle’s owner wants his belongings back.The victim, a Deerfield Beach resident, showed 7News on Friday where the bag containing his laptop was located.“My bag was right there,” said the victim, who asked not to be identified, as he opened rear driver’s side door of his Mercedes-Benz SUV.The victim said the bag was taken from his SUV, which was parked at the Town Center at Boca Raton, at around 5:45 p.m. on May 29..Inside the bag, the victim said, were irreplaceable items and data.“I was leaving the mall, and when I left the mall, I came to my car, and when I came to my car, I realized something was wrong,” he said, “and I saw my glove compartment open, and then I realized someone came into my car.The victim soon disco...

Wrongfully convicted man, 1st to be exonerated by Broward SAO, to receive $817K from state

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

A Florida man wrongfully convicted is now getting payback. Fifty-three-year-old Leonard Cure will receive a historic compensation of $817,000 from the state.Cure is the first man exonerated by the Broward State Attorney’s office.He was released from prison in 2020 after serving 17 years for a crime that he did not commit.Cure will also receive 120 hours worth of college tuition and fees.

Mother trapped inside SUV with 5 children after rollover wreck in Hillsborough County shares ordeal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida mother is speaking out about the terrifying moments when she and her five children were trapped inside their SUV after they were involved in a rollover wreck. Mindy Bosshart said she is grateful to be sharing her story after she and her children survived the crash that took place Tuesday afternoon, an ordeal that she hopes to never experience again.The minivan had overturned after the crash and landed on an incline, on its side, with her children still stuck inside.“I could be sitting here without my kids,” said Bosshart.She said the crash happened in the middle of a busy day.“We had vacation bible school in the morning, and the girls had rehearsal for a dance recital,” she said.Bosshart said the wreck happened during rush hour, while they were heading home.“So, the two lanes closest to me had paused so that I can pass, and I was inching out, and there was no one there, so I pull out, and then someone w...

Celtics’ Grant Williams undergoes hand surgery as he enters pivotal offseason

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics forward Grant Williams had surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his left hand and is expected to be sidelined from basketball activities for the next two months.The team said that Williams, 24, will need 6-8 weeks to recover following the procedure.Williams averaged career highs in minutes (25.9), points (8.1) and rebounds (4.6) during the regular season. But each of those numbers fell during the playoffs as he slipped in and out of the rotation.He is a restricted free agent this summer.Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said last week that he thinks Williams got caught in a numbers’ situation regarding his reduced playing time this season.“He is a good player who was on a really deep team,” Stevens said. “With the addition of (Malcolm) Brogdon last year it was going to require that guys that had gotten a little more opportunity weren’t going to get as much. That obviously hit a few of our players. … But everybody around the league k...

Chris Sale out until at least August because of shoulder, latest injury setback

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston left-hander Chris Sale will be sidelined until at least August because of a stress reaction in his left scapula, the latest in a series of setbacks since the Red Sox agreed to a long-term deal before the 2019 season that guaranteed him $160 million.Sale left a June 1 start against Cincinnati in the fourth inning because of shoulder soreness, an outing in which his velocity started to drop in the third. The 34-year-old went on the 15-day injured list the following day and Boston moved him to the 60-day IL on Friday. He won’t throw for three-to-four weeks, and the earliest he can return is Aug. 1.“Now we’ve just got to be patient,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before a series opener at the New York Yankees. “No surgical procedure, and that’s huge for us.”Kutter Crawford likely will take a turn in the rotation on Tuesday against Colorado.As part of a flurry of moves, pitcher Matt Dermody was designated for assignment, a day after he ma...

North Shore 2017 crime spree killer Brian Brito convicted of murder, rape, robbery and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:14 GMT

A Lynn man has been found guilty of murdering 24-year-old pizza delivery driver Mohammedreza “Sina” Zangiband during a North Shore crime spree in 2017 that brought with it a slew of other charges, including the rape of a North Andover convenience store clerk, for which he was also convicted.A Salem Superior Court jury on Friday found Brian Brito, 27, of Lynn, guilty of murder, aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery while masked and while carrying a firearm, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, armed assault with intent to murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.Judge Jeffrey Karp scheduled sentencing for July 12.“The brutality of these crimes has changed many lives forever but justice was served through a tremendous group effort by our trial team, victim witness staff and investigators with units across the community,” Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a statement following the verdict.“This wa...