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Four Denver Public Schools releasing early Thursday due to excessive heat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

Four Denver Public Schools buildings are releasing students early Thursday due to excessive heat, according to the district.Impacted schools include Asbury Elementary, Bradley Elementary, Cory Elementary and Thomas Jefferson High School.Schools should have sent an email to their communities the night before announcing the early release.On Tuesday, DPS released 14 schools early because of the heat and 17 on Wednesday.More than 40 schools within the district lack air conditioning, throwing a wrench in DPS’s first week back to classes amid record-high temperatures.Related ArticlesColorado News | Some Denver Public Schools still don’t have air conditioning. Seventeen will close early Wednesday because of it. Colorado News | With Denver now “so darn hot,” is air conditioning going from nice perk to absolute necessity? Colorado News | Denver weather: Near-record-breaking heat expected Tuesday Colorado News | ...

Company focused on space security opens satellite plant in Centennial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

A company focused on providing security for space operations crucial to the nation’s economy and defense has opened a manufacturing plant in Centennial and has received authorizations from two federal agencies to help carry out its work.True Anomaly Inc. recently started operations at its 35,000-square-foot facility named GravityWorks. An assembly-line approach to manufacturing satellites will enable the company to produce a fully tested, mission-ready satellite every five days, said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder.“We’ve already started building the first two spacecraft. We’ll start building the third and fourth soon,” Rogers said.The first two spacecraft, named Jackal, are scheduled to launch in February on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Rogers served in the Air Force as a space operations officer and was with the Joint Task Force-Space Defense with U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs.“My military background r...

Here are 11 “promising” sites where Denver aims to house homeless in hotels or “micro communities”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration released the location of 11 sites across the city Thursday morning, describing nine of the sites as likely locations for so-called micro-communities designed to house people experiencing homelessness.All told, the 11 properties, owned by public agencies or private partners willing to work with the city, could provide enough space to house 1,000 people living on the streets. Johnston set a goal on his second day in office of offering housing to 1,000 unhoused residents of the city by the end of the year.The preliminary list released Thursday does not mean the administration’s work is near-finished, Johnston emphasized. There is still permitting and site work required at many of the 11 preliminary options and the administration is continuing to negotiate with other property owners privately to secure more options.“We think all of these are promising sites that could work and they provide us a path to 1,000,” Johnston ...

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy carted off practice field with apparent right leg injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

On the real last day of training camp, the Broncos’ run of injury woes at wide receiver continued.This time, arguably Denver’s top option went down.Jerry Jeudy, the 2020 first-round pick out of Alabama, took an end-around during a team period against the Los Angeles Rams but pulled up along the sideline and grabbed at his right hamstring.Jeudy was helped away from the fans in attendance by trainers and the got a cart ride to the Denver locker room. On the way, he held both of his hands around his right leg above his knee.The severity of the injury was not immediately known. Broncos head coach Sean Payton is slated to speak with reporters after practice, as are Denver’s coordinators.Jeudy, 24, was the No. 15 pick overall in the 2020 draft. He used a strong finishing kick to the 2022 season to make it his best as a professional so far, finishing with 67 catches for 972 yards and six touchdowns.That prompted the Broncos to exercise his fifth-year option for 2024, guaranteeing him $12.9...

Gunman in Orange County mass shooting identified as retired officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

The suspected gunman who killed three people and wounded six others at a popular Orange County biker bar was identified Thursday morning as John Snowling, a retired police officer from the City of Ventura. Snowling, who worked for the agency for 28 years before retiring in 2014, was killed in a shootout with law enforcement.The gunfire erupted around 7:05 p.m. at Cook's Corner, located at 19152 Santiago Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon.Multiple people called 911 to report shots fired, and deputies from the Sheriff's Department responded to the scene within minutes, according to Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock.When deputies arrived, emergency dispatchers reported the sounds of gunshots could be heard on their radios.Former Ventura police Sgt. John Snowling is seen at the Pacific View Mall. (Getty Images)At an 11 p.m. press conference Wednesday, Hallock said several deputies entered the property and were confronted by the suspect.Multiple deputies opened fire, and the suspect was...

2 arrested in fatal shooting 16-year-old boy in Boyle Heights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

A man and a teen have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Boyle Heights earlier this month.The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. Aug. 12 inside the recreation center at Evergreen Park, located at 2844 E. 2nd St., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The victim, Alonso Ramos, was treated at the scene but succumbed to his injuries.An investigation led to the identity of two suspects: 26-year-old Michael Monarrez and a 14-year-old juvenile.While detectives were working to arrest the suspects, a second shooting occurred.Around 10 a.m. Aug. 17, LAPD officers responded to the 500 block of Lorena Street for a shooting investigation. There, they found Fermin Ruelas suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim died at the scene.During the second investigation, LAPD detectives determined Monarrez was allegedly also responsible for the shooting death of Ruelas and was arrested shortly after the killing, police said.The juvenile was arrested...

Sabrina Ippolito Injured in Fiery Crash on State Route 129 [Santa Cruz County, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

Alexander Gomez Involved in SUV-Semi Truck Collision near Murphy RoadSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA (August 24, 2023) – Early Wednesday morning, Sabrina Ippolito was hospitalized following a fiery crash on State Route 129.The collision happened around 5:39 a.m., in the eastbound SR-129, just east of Murphy Road.According to the California Highway Patrol, a red 2006 Kia Sportage crossed the solid double yellow lines on the freeway for unknown reasons.Consequently, the Kia collided head-on with a westbound 2018 Kenworth semi-truck driven by 37-year-old Alexander Gomez of Modesto. The impact of the collision caused the Kia to go off the road and catch on fire.Responding medical personnel airlifted the Kia driver –31-year-old Sabrina Ippolito of Hollister– to Natividad Medical Center for major injuries. Police said Gomez was unharmed.The CHP does not suspect drugs and alcohol to be a factor in the fiery crash.One small driving mistake can lead to an accident. That is why it is important to...

Kalob Rice Arrested after DUI Crash on Quincy La Porte Road [Sacramento, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

Man Dead after DUI Accident on Quincy La Porte Road, Kalob Rice ArrestedSACRAMENTO, CA (August 24, 2023) – Early Wednesday morning, Kalob Rice was arrested following a DUI crash on Quincy La Porte Road.The fatal incident occurred shortly after 7:00 p.m., near La Porte Road. Officers arrived at the scene shortly after.According to the CHP, Kalob Rice, 22, was driving a Dodge Ram southbound, while a 59-year-old Clipper Mills man was driving a Chevrolet Blazer northbound.The two cars crashed head-on, and the driver of the Blazer died as a result of his injury.Rice was detained on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after allegedly displaying indicators of drug impairment.He was transferred to Adventist Health/Rideout Hospital in Marysville for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the crash.According to the complaint, he was booked into Yuba County Jail after being discharged from the medical facility.At this time, no further information has been released reg...

The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after COVID test flop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

By Sam Whitehead, KFF Health NewsIn early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state’s public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected with the new, rapidly spreading coronavirus.But, like many labs around the country, it quickly found the test gave inaccurate results. So test samples had to be sent back to the CDC for processing, wasting time and leaving state officials “sort of blind to what the situation was with the disease,” said St. George, chief of the laboratory of viral diseases at the Wadsworth Center, one of the nation’s largest state public health labs.“It was extremely unfortunate that it happened at such a critical time, in the early days of this emerging pandemic,” she said.An independent panel of laboratory researchers, public health and policy experts, and doctors say the CDC’s flawed diagnostic test was one of the “most consequential” of the agency’s pandemic missteps be...

CHP investigating freeway gunfire near Bay Bridge toll plaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:14 GMT

A person went to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening early Thursday after what the California Highway Patrol said was a shooting that they are investigating.The CHP shut down westbound Interstate 80 near the Bay Bridge toll plaza about 6:15 a.m. to look for evidence. The closure lasted about 15 minutes but caused a backup that affected the nearby freeways and brought traffic to a crawl at the MacArthur Maze.According to the CHP, a female whose age wasn’t revealed drove herself to the hospital about 3:45 a.m. and reported that she’d been shot. Authorities were contacted after she arrived there, according to the CHP. An early investigation determined that a shooting happened on westbound I-80 near the toll plaza, the agency said.The CHP said the female would survive her injuries and that they did not have any information on possible suspects or the vehicle from where the shots may have been fired.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrime and P...