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Hamas no responde a los intentos por retomar las negociaciones sobre rehenes

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

(CNN) — Hamas no ha respondido a las propuestas realizadas en días recientes para intentar reanudar las negociaciones sobre rehenes, declaró a CNN una fuente familiarizada con los esfuerzos, mientras Estados Unidos y otros mediadores intentan retomar las conversaciones para liberar a más de las personas secuestrados el 7 de octubre.Qatar –que sigue desempeñando el papel de interlocutor– transmitió a Hamas nuevas ideas para intentar sacar a más rehenes de Gaza, incluido un posible acuerdo que contempla la liberación no solo de las mujeres rehenes restantes, sino también de hombres, según una fuente familiarizada con las gestiones y un alto funcionario de Estados Unidos.“No se trata de una negociación activa, sino de una exploración real de ideas sobre cómo poner esto en marcha”, declaró el alto funcionario estadounidense.Sin embargo, Hamas no respondió a los contactos, según la fuente familiarizada.El audio filtrado de una acalorada reunión revela la furia de los ex...

Aurora police seek information in 'suspicious' van video

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department is asking the public for help regarding a suspicious incident that was caught on camera.Aurora police said it happened Wednesday around 9 a.m. near Chambers Road and Hampden Avenue. Suspect arrested, victim ID’d in deadly Gaylord Street shooting Police posted the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing what appears to be multiple people surrounding and eventually getting into a white van in a residential neighborhood. Police said there was no known license plate or direction of travel for the van. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police asked anyone with information about the vehicle or anyone involved to immediately call their Major Crimes Homicide Unit at 303-739-6041.Tipsters can also remain anonymous by submitting tips to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

I-25 to close to replace bridge in Pueblo train derailment

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Interstate 25 will close to replace a bridge damaged in the deadly coal train derailment that closed the interstate for days near Pueblo.The BNSF Railway freight train crashed on Oct. 15, just north of Pueblo. Preliminary findings show a broken rail caused the derailment, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.The derailment collapsed a steel bridge over I-25, killing the 60-year-old California trucker who was traveling beneath it. Mangled rail cars and tons of coal blocked the major north-south route through Colorado, which did not fully reopen until four days later.A bridge over I-25 was destroyed after a train derailed near Pueblo. The crash happened on Oct. 15 and this photo was taken on Oct. 17.Detours for I-25 closure near PuebloThe I-25 closure is scheduled to start Monday at 7 p.m. and reopen the next day by 6 a.m. Both directions will be closed at mile point 107.38.Workers plan to replace the bridge, reinstall the guardrails, pave and stripe. ...

Denver City Council to vote on $1.15M in funding to rebrand 16th Street Mall

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council will soon vote on adding $1.15 million more in funding to the 16th Street Mall revitalization project. From working in the kitchen for 16 years to making his restaurant dreams come true, Javier Fernandez recently opened Que Rico! in the 16th Street Mall area of downtown Denver.  Denver’s 16th Street Mall is getting greener “Fifteen years ago, I was working in downtown and I saw a lot of people walking on the streets, and I told my wife that would be a great idea to open Que Rico! downtown, we have to bring Denver alive again,” Fernandez said.Three months into opening, Fernandez has hope for a busier and brighter future within the mall area, but currently, he sees a lack of people coming to the area.In April 2022, the City and County of Denver broke ground on a reconstruction project to address infrastructure and public realm repairs and improvements to the mall. According to documents submitted to the city council, that part of the project came ...

Lawmakers to present bill to explore racial inequities

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In less than a month, state lawmakers will be back at the capitol and working on new legislation. Some lawmakers are getting a jump on getting their legislative agendas out before they gavel in.Over the past few years, there have been plenty of calls to end systemic racism. A group of lawmakers is backing a bill they said is a crucial step in putting Colorado on the path to doing that. Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024 "Today marks a pivotal moment in our commitment to racial justice as we unveil plans for a groundbreaking bill," said Colorado Senate President Pro Tempore James Coleman.Members of Colorado's Legislative Black Caucus and leaders of Colorado's Black community joined forces to call on the state to investigate its past through a task force looking into how the state could have contributed to systemic racism, spurring inequities in the everyday lives of Black Coloradans."It's important that this is a collective comprehensive task for...

13-year-old boy identified as suspect in shooting at Pembroke Pines convenience store

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

Police have identified a 13-year-old boy as the suspect who, they said, shot a cashier several times during an attempted robbery at a convenience store in Pembroke Pines.While most middle school-aged teenagers were working on homework or maybe participating on sports or clubs after classes, Pembroke Pines Police said Wednesday, Joshua Munoz shot a clerk at the Pasadena Drive Thru Food Store, located in the area of University Drive and Pasadena Boulevard.“We’ve been here for like five, six years now, and I live in this community, and we were not expecting this,” said John Oonnoonny, the food store’s owner.According to detectives, the victim in Tuesday afternoon’s incident was at the cash register and tried to escape.Police said Munoz followed the victim and fired his weapon, hitting the clerk several times. Oonnoonny said the clerk, who is a member of his church, called him first to tell him what had happened.“He called at 5:40 to say that he got ...

Police: Nearly $1M in narcotics, stolen merchandise recovered from Miami home amid drug, retail theft ring probe

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

Police said officers executing a search warrant in Miami have made a big bust, not only involving drugs, but hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday evening, City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said the discovery is part of an investigation by the department’s Special Investigation Section.Morales used a holiday season icon to describe the man they took into custody.“This guy right here is absolutely a real-life Grinch,” he said. “We’re glad that he’s off the streets.”Detectives said there was an organized drug ring as well as an organized retail theft ring being operated from inside a house in the area of Northwest 24th Avenue and 14th Street.Investigators said the officers who executed the narcotics search warrant recovered large quantities of cocaine, several firearms and large sums of U.S. currency.“We will work with the state attorney and even the U.S. attorney,” sai...

Waltham Police Department seeking info on hit-and-run that killed officer, utility worker

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

Authorities are asking for help as they continue to investigate the killings of a Waltham police officer and utility worker that have left the community reeling.Anyone who may have information is urged to share what they know surrounding the Dec. 6 incident in which a suspect allegedly barreled through a Waltham construction site, striking and killing veteran officer Paul Tracey, 58, and National Grid utility worker Roderick Jackson, 36.The tragedy unfolded around 4:15 p.m. in the area of 166 Totten Pond Rd., about a mile away from Bentley University and Interstate 95.“If you saw or heard anything that day that you think may be related to the investigation, please reach out,” the Waltham Police Department stated on Facebook Wednesday. “Even if you think it may not be of value, trained investigators may find evidentiary value in what appears to be the most minor of details and would like to hear from you.”Waltham PD, partnering with State Police in the investigation, added that it’s ...

Massachusetts State Police troopers convicted of attempting to conceal overtime fraud

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

Two former Massachusetts State Police troopers stationed in Framingham were convicted in relation to actions they took to cover up their part in the overtime scandal.A federal jury in Worcester on Tuesday convicted Lt. Daniel Griffin, of Belmont, and Sgt. William Robertson, of Westboro, on one count each of conspiracy, one count each of theft concerning a federal program and four counts each of wire fraud.Just before the Worcester trial commenced, Griffin on Nov. 27 pleaded guilty to four additional counts of wire fraud and 11 counts of filing false tax returns.Both men are facing serious prison time, with a charge of wire fraud alone providing a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for March 20.The troopers were stationed at the Traffic Programs Section at State Police headquarters in Framingham.According to the indictment filed December 2020, the pair “and their coconspirators would purposely arrive late to, and le...

DCF social worker built intricate narrative of an ‘extremely traumatized child’ over years to enroll in BPS high schools, prosecutors say

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:30 GMT

For six months ahead of the 2022-23 school year, former DCF social worker Shelby Hewitt laid groundwork of false identities and intricate fictions of special education needs and emotional trauma for six months, Suffolk prosecutors say.It was all to con her way into high school, the DA alleges.“Posing as a child, the adult defendant enrolled herself in Boston Public Schools and attended school with children in the community, first as a ninth grader, and then later as a seventh grader at a different school within BPS,” the Commonwealth’s summary of the case reads. “In reality, the defendant was a woman in her early thirties who had attended both college and graduate school and was employed as a social worker.”Hewitt, 32, was arraigned on new charges in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday, following her prior arraignment in West Roxbury Court in July. The former social worker is charged with several counts of forgery, uttering false writing, identity fraud, ...