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Maryland treasurer asks for patience, staffing and budget, in fixing beleaguered college savings plan

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis told a House Committee he is committed to revamping the state’s troubled college savings plan. The fix, which includes ending the prepaid college fund, likely will require additional manpower and technology upgrades. Treasurer Dereck Davis. (Courtesy Danielle E. Gaines)“It is impossible to accurately assess what resources the state treasurer’s office requires in the short term,” Davis (D) told members of the House Appropriations Committee. The state’s prepaid college trust program will ultimately be revamped. Two bills — Senate Bill 959 and House Bill 1290 — would transfer responsibility for the Maryland 529 college tuition program to the State Treasurer’s office. The bills would end a prepaid college plan. The legislation also end the board that oversees the plan and move oversight into th...

Mother of slain DPD officer needs help in fight against cancer

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The mother of a fallen Denver Police Department officer is in need of help.Dorothy Hollis is the mother of Celena Hollis. Celena, a seven-year Denver Police officer, was killed in the line of duty at a jazz festival in June of 2012.“I think about it every day,” Dorothy said. “I miss my child.”Now, Dorothy, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, is fighting for her life battling uterine cancer. Pueblo mom shot twice, survived attempted carjacking The cancer has affected her eyesight.“Just praying and asking the community to pray with me so that I can regain my sight," Dorothy said.Dorothy begins round three of chemotherapy later this month. Dan Andrews, a member of the Denver Police Department, has started a GoFundMe page. If you would like to donate, you can do so on the site.Celena served as the president of the Denver Police Department Black Police Officers Organization and was a resident of Denver.

Parent, 2 children injured in roof avalanche at Purgatory Ski Resort

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

DURANGO, Colo. (KDVR) — Last week, three people were caught in a roof slide at one of the Purgatory Ski Resort condos, and more high avalanche danger continues Wednesday. The slide happened last Thursday around 6 p.m., and the heavy snow fell from the roof of a Purgatory Ski Resort condo and struck a parent and two children.  The extent of their injuries has not been made public, but all three were flown by aircraft to medical facilities.   How much snowfall did Denver get this winter? This roof slide is classified as an avalanche and the Pinpoint Weather team continues to forecast high avalanche danger Wednesday and through the weekend.  It's spring break, so if you have plans to visit the high country, you have to be careful of the conditions out there.  The mountains have picked up more snow than usual this season. Purgatory has had 338 inches so far and will get more Wednesday and Thursday.  We love the snow for our snowpack and especially since we were so dry last year, but t...

Man runs at officers with knives, killed in shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

MONTE VISTA, Colo. (KXRM) — A man died in Monte Vista on Tuesday after he allegedly rushed officers with knives and officers fired a Taser and shots at him, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The CBI said two members of the Monte Vista Police Department responded around 12:35 p.m. to a home in the 1200 block of South Broadway Street for a welfare check. Mother of slain DPD officer needs help in fight against cancer Shortly after officers arrived, a man reportedly jumped out a window of the home, armed with two knives, and immediately ran toward the officers while swinging the weapons.CBI confirmed that a Taser was used on the suspect, and officers also fired shots at him outside the home. The suspect, an 18-year-old Monte Vista man, was later pronounced dead at the scene. Body camera footage courtesy of Colorado Bureau of InvestigationCBI said neither officer was injured by the knives, however, one officer did sustain minor injuries during the incident. Denver p...

Investigation underway after teen found dead in NW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

A major investigation is currently underway at an apartment complex on Northwest 74th and 23rd Court after the body of a deceased teenager was found in the parking lot. Police said they got a shot spotter alert around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night which led them to the discovery of the victim. According to police, the victim is known to them because he has involvement in previous shooting investigations.The body of the victim was covered in a yellow tarp as at least three crime scene investigation vans and several officers started collecting bags of evidence. The crime scene vans have left the scene but the investigation remains active as police tape ropes the crime scene. Local residents are understandably nervous about the police activity and are anxious for answers. The teen’s identity has not been revealed as police search for his next of kin. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Person hospitalized after fire breaks out in Maynard apartment complex

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

One person was rushed to the hospital after a fire broke out in a unit at an apartment complex in Maynard on Tuesday.Fire crews could be seen using ladder trucks to battle the blaze on Powder Mill Circle. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

North Easton woman wins $1M Mass. lottery prize

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

(WHDH) — Sandra Guarino of North Easton has won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” instant ticket game.Guarino was looking for this particular Cashword game and when the first store she stopped at didn’t have it, she went to E Market Convenience Store & Deli located at 285 Washington St. in Easton, where she purchased her winning ticket.She chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes). She plans to put some of her winnings toward paying off the mortgage on her house.E Market receives a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

Gallery: Protest against “dirty banks” that fund fossil fuel industry

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

Hundreds came out to protest specifically Chase and Bank of America saying the they are "dirty banks" that fund fossil fuel industry

City of Everett and its mayor sued by school superintendent, who cites racism and sexism for ouster

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

The superintendent and her deputy of Everett Public Schools have filed a lawsuit against the city, its mayor and its school committee that alleges “institutional racism” and sexism led to their ouster.The pair, Superintendent Priya Tahiliani — who the complaint says “identifies as Indian” and is the “first person of color to serve” in the role — was appointed to the job in December of 2019 to replace Frederick Foresteire, who was removed from office following a 30-year tenure due to numerous sexual misconduct allegations for which he was convicted last month.Tahiliani chose as her deputy Kim Tsai, who the complaint identifies as “one of the only Asian and Pacific Islander Deputy Superintendents” in the commonwealth.The complaint alleges that their contracts were not renewed because they participated in a federal probe of the school’s “discriminatory practices” and because of “blatant and overt acts of discrimination and retaliation.”“Tahiliani and Tsai were subjected to demeaning an...

2 escape jail and go to IHOP, where patrons report them

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:50:14 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff said.Authorities discovered the two men, ages 37 and 43, missing from their cell in the Newport News jail annex during a routine head count Monday evening, according to a statement from the Newport News Sheriff’s Office.A preliminary investigation found the men exploited a weakness in the jail’s construction design and used tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object to access rebars between the walls — and then used the rebar to further their escape, the statement said. After escaping their cell, they scaled a containment wall around the jail.Authorities had asked for the public’s help to find the men, and they were taken into custody again early Tuesday at an IHOP in Hampton when other patrons called police.“It reinforces what we always say, ‘See something, say...