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1 shot near 16th Street Mall Monday night

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital late Monday night in the Central Business District. The Denver Police Department tweeted out just before midnight that officers were in the area of 15th Street and Tremont Place on reports of a shooting. The area is a block away from the 16th Street Mall and several downtown hotels.One victim was taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. 10 people shot in LoDo after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals DPD is working to obtain suspect information.Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting is asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.The shooting happened after thousands of Denver Nuggets fans took to the streets downtown to celebrate the team's historic NBA championship. It is not currently known if the shooting was related to the celebrations downtown.

Sharks, sharks, and more sharks! Boaters on Robinson Island circled by hammerheads

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama (WALA) — Boaters and swimmers on Robinson Island got some surprise visitors in the water Saturday.Like many, Paul Hubble and his family took to the water Saturday for a day in the sun at Robinson Island.Out of all the visitors they thought they’d encounter, sharks were the last on their radar.“All of a sudden we started hearing people say shark, shark and then everybody started getting on the boat. People thought they were fixing to get eaten alive or something,” said Hubble.“We got the kids, and I walked around the boat and noticed they were hammerheads. You could tell they were feeding on something and doing their thing. Everybody was climbing all over boats and stuff. It was very dramatic to see for sure in probably like 2 foot of water, if that,” he explained.Hubble says there were 6 to 8 sharks swarming the area, and the clear water made the perfect vantage point.“There was four to six on one side of the boat and all of a sudden, two of them came up ...

Officers patrol area surrounding federal courthouse as demonstrators gather

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

The City of Miami Police officers stepped up their security hours before former President Donald Trump was set to arrive at the federal courthouse in Miami. Around 11 a.m., Homeland Security assisted the local authorities as investigated a suspicious device outside the federal courthouse where former President Donald Trump is set to arrive, Tuesday and less than an hour later officers gave the all-clear before noon.Officers were on the scene as they inspected a flat-screen television tied to a pole that displayed the words, “[Expletive] the communist-controlled media” outside of the building. Officials said the TV had suspicious wiring that poked out of the back.Demonstrators that arrived at 7 a.m. brought signs and props. Trump supporters even dressed up to show support and planned to stay in the area as the former president faces a judge.“Make no mistake about it, we’re taking this event extremely serious, we know that there’s a potential of things t...

Putin admits Russia doesn’t have enough weapons and drones

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his armed forces lack the military hardware they need to win the war in Ukraine, while insisting Moscow is ramping up weapons production to fill the gap.Speaking Tuesday at a meeting of pro-war bloggers in the Kremlin, Putin acknowledged that “during the course of the special military operation, it has become clear there are shortages of many things — precision-guided munitions, communications equipment, aircraft, drones and so on.”“We have them, but unfortunately we don’t have enough of them,” he said, according to state media. As well as drones, “modern anti-tank weapons are needed, and modern tanks are needed.”At the same time, Putin claimed that there has been a nearly threefold increase in the production of weapons for the battlefield, rising to a tenfold increase for the most in-demand equipment.Shortages of precision-guided munitions have hampered Moscow’s full-scale invasion, pre...

Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex, files for bankruptcy

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

New York (CNN) — Instant Brands, the maker of Instant Pot, Corelle, and Pyrex, among other products, has filed for bankruptcy.The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which allows for a reorganization of the company rather than its disappearance in a Chapter 7 filing, came on Monday. The company blamed tighter credit and higher interest rates for the problems leading to the filing but said that it grew rapidly since the start of the pandemic, entering several new product categories and expanding its global footprint. It listed more than $500 million in both assets and liabilities, and said it has received $132.5 million in additional financing from its existing lenders as part of its bankruptcy process.Instant Brands was purchased by private equity firm Cornell Capital in 2017. While some of its products, such as Pyrex and CorningWare are long established brands — Pyrex is 108 years old, and CorningWare is 65 — Instant Pot was only launched in 2010. The company said that at least one ...

Nursing staff member recovering after being attacked at Gardner hospital

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

A member of the nursing staff at a hospital in Gardner is recovering after being attacked on the job Monday night.The Gardner Police Department said its officers were called to the incident at Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital around 8 p.m., responding to a reported assault.Arriving officers went on to arrest 76-year-old David Nichols of Greenville, NH, at the scene, while the staff member was taken to UMass Memorial in Worcester to be treated for a laceration.In a social media post, the Hubbardston Fire Department said the victim was stabbed while caring for a patient.According to a news release from Gardner PD, Nichols was held in custody on cash bail following his arrest, and is facing a charge of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.https://twitter.com/HubbFire/status/1668580693582938115

Shooting in Denver wounds 9 people after Nuggets win NBA Finals; injured suspect in custody

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

By COLLEEN SLEVIN (Associated Press)DENVER (AP) — Nine people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in downtown Denver where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said. A wounded suspect was taken into custody.Investigators believe multiple shots were fired in a dispute between several people roughly a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night. The shooting happened at around 12:30 a.m. — about 3 1/2 hours after the game — and three of the wounded were in critical condition, the Denver Police Department said in a statement. The suspect, a man, was one of the seven people who suffered injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.“As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that’s still under investigation at this time,” police spokesperson Doug Schepman said. A news conference was scheduled for 11:30 a.m.“It did occur in ...

Waukegan mayor invites Chicago Bears to explore move to city

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor has joined other Chicagoland communities in trying to lure the Chicago Bears to their municipality.Taylor suggested to Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren in a letter written Monday that the Bears build a new stadium on lakefront property in Waukegan, expanding the team’s footprint in Lake County.“The City of Waukegan has multiple large parcels including lakefront property which could be developed into both the state of the art stadium and entertainment district the team has publicly expressed in building,” Taylor said in the letter.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. ()

Trump’s court appearance live updates: Busloads of supporters head to Miami to back former president

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon for his first appearance in a historic criminal case against him.Trump has been charged with 37 felony counts. The Justice Department said he hoarded top-secret government documents, boastfully displayed them to visitors and tried to hide them from investigators who demanded them back.Please check back for updates throughout the day.12:21 p.m. | Traveling long distanceSome of the people who showed up outside the federal courthouse in Miami in advance of Trump’s arraignment traveled a long distance to show support for him.Katie Taylor, 76, traveled from Virginia, stopping in Sanford, N.C., to pick up Gloria Eck.Eck said the indictment is “just proof to me how corrupt” the Department of Justice is. “If people don’t stand up we’re going to lose our country.”She said she wasn’t concerned about the unattended item with wires that prompted police to temporarily clear an area near the courth...

Cars crash into man who jumped onto I-93 in Medford

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:42:31 GMT

Police have concluded that the man found dead on Interstate 93 southbound in Medford had intentionally jumped to his death onto the highway, where cars hit his body.“Evidence indicates that the victim in this incident, an adult male, intentionally jumped from the overpass onto I-93 below, where he was struck by at least one, and likely more than one, vehicle,” Massachusetts State Police spokesman Dave Procopio wrote in an update to the Tuesday morning incident. “Barring any unforeseen developments, no further updates are expected.”State Police earlier reported that they found the victim in the area south of Exit 21 on I-93 at 4:30 a.m.Lane closure were in place on I-93 south approaching Exit 21, Route 38/Mystic Avenue, while police investigated earlier Tuesday.The state’s Department of Transportation said the closures generated a 10-mile back up.The scene was cleared after 9 a.m., according to state police.Drivers were advised to avoid the area if possi...