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Camp Spark aims to ignite girls' interest in firefighting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- This weekend Aurora Fire Rescue held its fourth year of Camp Spark.It’s a camp for girls ages 12 to 18 to gain leadership, learn confidence and take on physical challenges while participating in an immersive fire-training atmosphere. They work as a team through mental and physical challenges but also it’s a lot of fun.“It's a rough time, especially now with social media and all the availability that they have to be present in front of multiple people and just accessible to everybody," Lt. Valerie Solano with Aurora Fire Rescue said. "We want to be able to build a confidence level with them to know what's right and wrong and to make good choices in those environments."The goal of Camp Spark is to have them gain skills that can translate to adulthood in their careers and hope is they develop an interest in male-dominated fields like firefighting.Right now Aurora Fire Rescue is made up of 8% women so they are looking to increase that. Douglas County homicide victim...

1 woman found dead after overnight fatal shooting in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Miami that happened just after midnight on Sunday. Officers responded to the incident in the area of Northwest 14th Avenue and 58th Terrace, where they found a woman dead on the scene. Several streets in the area have been blocked off meanwhile crews worked to remove the body.7News is working to gather more information as it is unclear if any arrests have been made.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police search for missing 13-year-old girl from Coconut Creek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

Coconut Creek Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl who left home without permission early Saturday morning. Sheala Marie Rodriguez was last seen at her home in the 3700 block of Northwest 58th Street. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call the police department at 954-973-6700.

Severe storm damage reported in southeastern Massachusetts, National Weather Service plans to survey the damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

A severe storm ripped through southeastern Massachusetts Saturday night, toppling trees and taking down wires, as National Weather Service meteorologists on Sunday planned to check out the storm damage.A significant amount of the damage was reported in Easton, where a tree reportedly fell onto a house on Poquanticut Avenue. Numerous trees and wires were down on other roads, including a tree that fell on a vehicle on Chestnut Street.Many damage reports also came in from Brockton and West Bridgewater. There had been a tornado warning for southeastern Massachusetts Saturday night.“We are planning to survey storm damage in eastern CT (Chaplin to Killingly) and in southeast MA (Easton to West Bridgewater) later this morning,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted on Sunday.“We need to coordinate with state and local emergency management before doing so, and will provide more info as it becomes available,” NWS Boston added.Related ArticlesWeath...

Ukraine again reported bringing war deep into Russia with attacks on Moscow and border region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries’ border.The attacks, which Ukraine didn’t acknowledge in keeping with its security policy, reflected a pattern of more frequent and deeper cross-border strikes the Kyiv government has launched since starting a counteroffensive against Russian forces in June. A precursor and the most dramatic of the strikes happenned in May on the Kremlin itself, the seat of power in the capital, Moscow.Sunday’s was the fourth such strike on the capital region this month and the third this week, showing Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month.The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the city in an “attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime.” Air defenses shot down one drone ...

Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in news articles or by the network’s hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as “the Big Lie” was tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler.Trump had been seeking punitive damages of $475 million in the federal lawsuit filed last October in South Florida, claiming the references hurt his reputation and political career. Trump is a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in what is his third run for the presidency.U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal, who was appointed by Trump, said Friday in his ruling that the former president’s defamation claims failed because the references were opinions and not factual statements. Moreover, it was a stretch to believe that, in viewers’ minds, that phrase would connect Trump’s efforts challenging the 2020 election results to Nazi propaganda or Hitler’s genocidal and au...

Sunday Forecast: Mostly sunny, highs near 80

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

Sunday Forecast: Mostly sunny, dry & comfortable as humidity lowers this afternoon. Air quality in the Good category this afternoon. Cooler lakeside. NNE 5-10 mph. Highs near 80 inland, mid to low 70s lakesideSunday Night: Mostly clear skies, dry & mild. SSE 5-10 mph. Low lower 60s Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Monday: Mostly sunny & a bit warmer. NNW/NNE 5-10 mph. High 84, cooler lakeside. 

Are you wasting your time pressing crosswalk buttons?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Have you ever found yourself at a crosswalk, waiting for the walk sign to appear as traffic buzzes by. And even though you press the crosswalk button - maybe multiple times - it seems to take forever for the light to change in your favor. While some slow-changing stop lights just need you to tell them you’re there, some crosswalk signals don’t care how many times you press the crosswalk button - it’ll change when it’s ready. Let’s explain. It’s not exactly clear when and where the first walk/don’t walk signs were installed, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Records show it likely occurred in the 1930s, and they were much like they are today. “When it was on, all traffic approaching the intersection stopped so pedestrians could cross the streets in all directions, including diagonally,” the DOT writes. One early system gave pedestrians 20 seconds to cross the street every 100 seconds. Another gave pedestrians the walk signal while tra...

MLB player suffers facial fractures after being hit in head by 91 mph pitch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was placed on the 10-day injured list with facial fractures on Sunday, a day after he was hit by a 91 mph pitch from Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah.Ward was taken to a Toronto hospital after being struck in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-1 loss. He was released from the hospital Saturday evening.To replace Ward, the Angels selected the contract of infielder Kevin Padlo from Triple-A Salt Lake.Batting with the bases loaded, Ward was hit by a 2-0 pitch from Manoah. The ball appeared to strike Ward next to his next left eye, knocking off his batting helmet.Plate umpire Andy Fletcher motioned to the Angels’ dugout for the trainer as Ward went down, blood running down his face. Angels staff rushed to the plate and held a towel to Ward’s face. After a couple of minutes, Ward got to his feet and left the field on a cart. His left eye appeared to be swollen shut. ‘Dream car’: Man’s stolen Mustang found 21 y...

Nightclub security guard allegedly beaten to death in Hollywood: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

(KTLA) - A security guard at a nightclub was killed after being brutally beaten by a large mob in Hollywood early Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to the Dragonfly Hollywood nightclub in the 6500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Wilcox Avenue around 2 a.m. on reports of a group of 10 people attacking one person, police said.“The victim was working at this nightclub, and a large group – for unknown reasons – confronted that security guard, causing him to fall into the street,” said LAPD West Bureau Homicide Division Detective Samuel Marullo. “At which time the group advanced and kicked and stomped him to death.” Police are still investigating whether the fight began inside the club and spilled onto the street or if it began outside entirely. Taylor Swift urged to postpone Los Angeles-area shows Video from the scene captured first responders attempting life-saving measures on the security guard, only identified as ...