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Police kill 1 in group of young armed robbery suspects

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police shot and killed a boy and took two more into custody after an armed robbery in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, according to interim Police Chief Art Acevedo. A regional search was underway for more young males, possibly teenagers, who fled the scene in a dark-colored Kia Sedona minivan, plate CNS-P11, that had been reported stolen, Acevedo said. He did not release ages but said officers believe they were all boys.Acevedo said they robbed vapes from a store near 8th Avenue and Dayton Street. The boy who police shot and killed had a semiautomatic pistol that he used to threaten the store clerk, the chief said. 2 escaped inmates from Adams County jail taken into custody A sergeant with Aurora's Gang Intervention Unit first spotted the alleged robbers in hoodies and surgical masks near the store. He called other officers to the scene to help chase the suspects. Acevedo said one of the officers encountered the boy with the pistol and ordered him to let go ...

Mother of 15-year-old injured in Hollywood shooting speaks out; medical condition likely saved teen’s life

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

The mother of a teen who was injured in Monday’s mass shooting on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk shared the pain her family is going through, as her son continues intensive recovery. Fifteen-year-old Kyan Reddix was one of nine victims in the reckless shooting between two heated groups of teenagers.His mother, Latroya Stone, spoke with 7News while he continues to be cared for at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.“I seen his pants and shoes first. That’s the first thing I seen, and it broke me and my two older kids down,” she said. Friends and family advised Stone not to look at the surveillance video that quickly circulated on Memorial Day, which captured people running in panic on Hollywood Beach, followed by images of the injured on the sand and on the Broadwalk.Reddix was shot four times — two bullets to the stomach and two to the chest. Stone shortly received some unsettling news.“I’m at home, and I get a phone call from my sister, ‘...

Eastbound SE 17th St. Causeway bridge in Fort Lauderdale closed overnight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

Drivers in Fort Lauderdale are facing an overnight detour.The eastbound lanes on the Southeast 17th Street Causeway bridge remained closed Thursday night. It is scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. on Friday.Drivers will have to use the Las Olas Boulevard bridge to get to the beach.

Fort Myers residents battling insurance companies 9 months after Hurricane Ian’s destruction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

A new hurricane season began Thursday, but many Floridians still haven’t recovered from the last one. Rebuilding along the Southwest Florida coast devastated by Hurricane Ian is taking much longer than many imagined. Kevin Ozebek returned to Fort Myers Beach to find out why in tonight’s 7 Investigates.With calm Gulf waters and pristine sand, this view of Fort Myers Beach looks like paradise.But take a few steps down the shoreline.The iconic pier is destroyed, surf shops are gutted, and homes are barely standing.Hurricane Ian slammed the Gulf Coast in September of last year, but in some spots, it looks like the storm just hit.Monica Schmucker, Fort Myers Beach resident: “So everything got blown through. You can see, on the other end, there’s no wall.”For nine months, Monica Schmucker has been wanting to rebuild her home. But there has been a huge, unexpected hurdle.Kevin Ozebek: “What did you expect to get from your wind insurance?”Monica Sch...

Labour Party faces reckoning over sexual harassment claims

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. Labour Party has been plunged into a reckoning over internal processes after a series of sexual misconduct allegations against senior figures. The revelation of sexual harassment allegations against the long-serving MP Geraint Davies, which resulted in his suspension Thursday, prompted dismay and recriminations across the party. The Labour MP Rosie Duffield wrote in a WhatsApp chat with other Labour women that she was “bloody sick” of scandals affecting the party, saying: “We have to wait for young women staffers to report and make official complaints before any action is ever taken.”Her colleague Charlotte Nichols said she was given a list of “about 30 names” of men to stay clear of when she first entered parliament at the 2019 general election. She told Times Radio: “[T]rying to make sure that you’re never alone with them in order to try to minimize the risk to your personal safety is something that just shouldn’t be an acc...

Westminster WAGs: Who’d marry an MP?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast Host Aggie Chambre speaks to Westminster spouses from across the political spectrum about the ups and downs of life married to a British MP. Felicity Mercer, wife and constituency aide of Tory MP Johnny, te...

Suspect in custody after ‘apparent homicide’ outside Marlboro hotel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

An investigation got underway Thursday after what officials said was an “apparent homicide” in the parking lot of a hotel in Marlboro. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlboro Chief of Police David Giorgi said police responded to the hotel, a Holiday Inn off Route 20 near I-495, around 12:30 p.m. Officials said the woman who died was an adult female. A suspect was taken into custody, according to the DA and the police chief, and officials said there is no threat to the public. SKY7-HD was over the scene Thursday afternoon, showing crews working around the hotel with crime tape in place. On the ground, homicide detectives appeared to be focusing on a pickup truck in the parking lot. Investigators could be seen looking for evidence, blocking off most of the area including a wooded area on the edge of the property. The pickup truck was later removed from the lot and investigators had cleared the scene Thursday night.Marlborough Assistant Fire...

Emergency crews respond after fiery truck crash in Lynn

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

Emergency crews were on scene in Lynn Thursday night after a fiery crash involving a pickup truck. The incident happened on Boston Street, where the truck appeared to hit a building housing a dry cleaner. The truck appeared to be damaged by fire. It was unclear whether the truck was on fire before or after the crash. Police remained on scene as of around 11:30 p.m. and personnel with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had arrived. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Winter Hill Community School in Somerville closed Friday after concrete falls from ceiling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

The Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville will be closed Friday after a small section of concrete fell into a stairwell inside the building, school and city officials said. Officials said the concrete fell outside school operating hours, while the school was unoccupied. The stairwell was later closed to students and staff while a structural engineer was brought in and while city Department of Public Works staff responded, according to officials. Officials said DPW crews had “conducted minor repairs” and had been monitoring the building’s interior as of Thursday night. The planned closure on Friday now comes “out of an abundance of caution,” according to officials, to let engineers “conduct a more thorough review of the building.”In a message signed by Somerville’s Interim Superintendent of Schools Jeff Curley, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and school principal Courtney Gosselin, officials said they are working on a plan to temporarily relocate classroo...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Grand slam powers Braintree past Everett

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:21:40 GMT

BASEBALLIn a Div. 1 preliminary round, Jack Fitzgerald hit a grand slam, Charlie Dimartino recorded an inside the park home run and Dan Surette pitched a complete-game, punching out 11 batters for No. 23 Braintree (11-10) in a 9-3 victory over No. 42 Everett (10-11). … Sam Colesano went 2-for-3 with two RBI, Anthony Digiacomo went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored and Shea Semprini added a double and two runs scored as No. 26 Barnstable (14-7) blanked No. 39 Cambridge 11-0. … Jonny Pagano went 6 ⅔ frames with seven strikeouts and only two hits allowed as No. 29 Attleboro (10-11) took down No. 36 Doherty 6-2.Brooks Keefe went 4-for-4 as No. 29 Marblehead (13-8) held off No. 36 Somerville 13-11 in a Div. 2 preliminary round tilt.SOFTBALLIn the Div. 5 preliminary round, Alyssa Collins fanned 11 batters en route to a 14-1 win for No. 29 Minuteman (16-3) over No. 36 Pathfinder (10-8).Junior Kaelyn Chase went 3-for-3 with four runs and two RBI and sophomore Noey Giardina went 3-for...