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Traffic-related deaths continue to climb in Denver

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Traffic-related deaths continue to climb in the city of Denver and nationwide.Jill Locantore with Denver Streets Partnership said they’re still waiting on final numbers, but know more than 80 people died on Denver streets in 2023. Serious injuries after crash with pedestrian in Denver Data from the Denver Streets Partnership shows a steady increase over the years, except in 2020 during the pandemic. Total traffic deaths in Denver, according to Denver Streets Partnership: 2022: 84 2021: 84 2020: 57 2019: 71 2018: 64 2017: 51 This all comes six years since the city announced its Vision Zero Action Plan to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030.“We’re seeing a continuing trend of alarmingly high rates of traffic fatalities,” Locantore said. “It’s heartbreaking. Every single person who was part of a traffic crash was somebody’s parent, child, neighbor, friend, colleague, and we all suffer this loss."  In May 2023, Denver’s Departm...

Denver weather: Cold weekend with Sunday night snow

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay cold through the weekend and into the start of next week. Snowfall returns to the forecast Sunday night into Monday. Monday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for slick roads due to new snow and below-freezing temperatures, as well as stronger wind gusts which will lead to blowing snow as well during commute hours. Weather tonight: Clouds, coldSaturday night, clouds will continue to stream into the area. Temperatures will be cold but seasonal, falling to the upper teens. Weather tomorrow: Chilly, snow lateSunday, clouds will hang around the area alongside a northerly shift aiding in keeping high temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. This will be followed by a chance for light snowfall that will start in the evening. Looking ahead: More snow chancesMonday, snow showers will continue into the morning. Snowfall totals will be light, only reaching an inch or so in the metro. The bigger concern for the morning drive will be below-freezing temperat...

Students learn what it takes to be a veterinarian at National Western Stock Show

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lots of kids say they want to be veterinarians when they grow up, but it's hard to know what animal doctors do day-to-day unless you're around it.VET10, a National Western Stock Show educational program, is giving students that chance. University of Colorado study: How does cannabis affect exercise? Your next veterinarian might be in Denver this week at the Stockyards Event Center.“I was kind of looking into veterinarian school because I really like animals," said Sophia González.González, is one of 40 students who got hands-on experience on what it's like to be an animal doctor.“I learned so much already. I really didn’t know how many fields there were in veterinarian school," she said. "There’s like large animals, small animals and tech," said González.Students were placed in groups of ten and rotated through four different vet stations.Those stations included small animals and feeding, large animals, equine and rodeo and embryology. "They get to learn about the...

2 hospitalized after shooting at party in Miami

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

A shooting at a party in Miami sent two people to the hospital, police said.According to City of Miami Police, shots were fired at the gathering held in the area of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 30th Street, Saturday afternoon.Investigators said one of the victims drove himself to Jackson Memorial Hospital, and the other went to a different location and called police.Cameras captured several police cruisers outside the hospital.Investigators said both victims are expected to be OK.

Trent Frederic scores 2 goals, David Pastrnak gets 24th as Bruins beat Lightning 7-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Trent Frederic scored two goals, David Pastrnak added his team-leading 24th and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on Saturday night.Charlie McAvoy, Morgan Geekie, Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston, which has won five of its last six games. Hampus Lindholm and Matt Poitras each had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 23 saves.The loss spoiled Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper’s chance to become the 29th coach to reach 500 NHL wins for at least one game.Brayden Point scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal with two assists for the Lightning, who have dropped four of six. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots.After the Bruins gave up Point’s goal 21 seconds into the game, Frederic tied it with his power-play score at 4:42. The Bruins forward got a pass in the slot, quickly shifted from his backhand to forehand and shoveled it over Vasilevskiy’s right pad.“I think his confidence has increased his poise with the puck, and he’s got t...

Patriots invite families of those affected by Lewiston, Maine shooting to Gillette Stadium

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

The Lawrence Guy Family Foundation and Patriots Foundation hosted the families of those affected by the tragic shooting in Lewiston Maine for a Patriots Experience at Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place. The Experience included a weekend trip from Saturday to Sunday where the families will meet Lawrence and Andrea Guy, Patriots players, coaches, cheerleaders and have VIP experiences around the stadium and at Patriot Place.Participants also received tickets to Sunday’s game against the New York Jets.

Saturday’s high school roundup/scores: Shawsheen Tech pins down wrestling title in Maine

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

Shawsheen Tech captured the 54th annual Sanford (Maine) Invitational, knocking off three-time defending champion Danbury (Conn.) in the process.Boston Herald All-Scholastics Sidney Tildsley won the 138-pound title and his brother James followed suit at 144. Sidney was voted the tournament Outstanding Wrestler, while James won the award for most pins in the least time.Freshman Aiden Pimental won his first title at Shawsheen, winning all three matches in the 126-pound weight class. Other Rams to place included Jayden Perez (third at 106), Caleb Caceres (third at 132) and Jake Metcalf (third at 175).Wayland went 2-1 at the Gloucester Quads, giving head coach Sean Chase his 300th win. The Warriors defeated Pentucket (44-24) and North Middlesex (55-21), while falling to Gloucester (48-34). Jaden Kaufman (150), Cole Chase (157), Cole Duffy (165) and Ronan Flatley (113) were undefeated on the day for Wayland.Hingham swept Somerset Berkley (50- 21), Oliver Ames (63-9) and Braintree (50-18)....

Two shot at apartment complex near El Cajon; victims identified

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

KSWB -- Shots rang out at an apartment complex in the unincorporated area of El Cajon Saturday afternoon, prompting a response from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.Authorities told FOX 5 the incident occurred on the 1600 block of Hilton Head Court around 12:43 p.m. When deputies arrived, two people -- a man and a woman -- were found with gunshot wounds. The victims have been identified as 41-year-old Jose Benjamin Lopez Valle, and his wife, 38-year-old Brenda Valle. SDSO said the woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, while the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Popular Bayfront seafood eatery bids farewell to longtime employee In an update Saturday evening, SDSO report a firearm was located near the victims and say it appears that Jose's injury was self-inflicted.The couple had children ages 18, 16 and 11, who are not injured and are being cared for. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Anyone who may have information related to th...

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. The hold was issued by a different 9th Circuit panel and had allowed the law to go into effect Jan. 1. Saturday’s decision keeps in place a Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney blocking the law. Carney said that it violates the Second Amendment and that gun rights groups would likely prevail in proving it unconstitutional. The law, signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in 26 types of places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos. The ban applies regardless of whether a person has a concealed carry permit. Newsom has positioned himself as a leader on gun control and says he will keep pushing...

Attack in southern Mexico community killed at least 5 people, authorities say

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:25 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attack in a remote community in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero killed at least five people, the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said late SaturdayA rights group said at least six other people were wounded, but officials said they had not been able to confirm anyone being wounded.Those killed apparently died in a burned out vehicle, according to investigators’ interviews with residents, but the bodies were removed by locals before agents arrived.A local human rights organization initially reported Friday that the community of Buenavista de los Hurtado deep in Guerrero’s mountains was attacked the previous day drones and gunmen allegedly from La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. Six of the wounded made their way to neighboring Tetela del Rio for medical treatment, said Rev. José Filiberto Velázquez, a priest and director of the group, the Minerva Bello Center.Velázquez arrived in Buenavista with soldiers and agents from the state prosecu...