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What is a Blue Alert?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Thursday just before 6:30 p.m., cell phones across Colorado started buzzing with information regarding a "Blue Alert." Many are familiar with an Amber or even a Medina Alert, but what exactly constitutes a Blue Alert?The public safety alert warned residents that a Blue Alert was activated in the Colorado Springs/ El Paso County area. People were told to be on the lookout for 41-year-old Justin Kula.A Blue Alert was issued in Colorado for Justin Kula, 41, on Sept. 28, 2023.FOX31 learned from our sister station, FOX21 in Colorado Springs, that Kula allegedly killed a parole officer during a hit-and-run crash and injured another parole officer.What does a Blue Alert mean?Blue Alerts are not commonly sent out to the community, but the alert has been in effect since 2011. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper signed House Bill 11-1036 into law and created the Blue Alert Program.The program works in cooperation with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, local law enforcement an...

Thieves use explosive device in attempt to steal ATM

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating the attempted theft of an ATM in Jefferson County after multiple witnesses said they heard an explosion. Around 4:30 a.m. Friday, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the area of West Bowles Avenue and West Coal Mine Avenue on reports of an attempted ATM theft in the parking lot of a Walmart.According to deputies, multiple people called the sheriff's office and said they heard an explosion. Deputies believe an explosive device was used to try and gain access to the ATM. 16-year-old shot inside McDonald’s in Commerce City However, it appears the suspect or suspects were unsuccessful as deputies said nothing appeared to have been taken from the ATM. No injuries were reported.Deputies said the suspect vehicle was described as a red Honda CRV with a covered rear license plate. The car was seen fleeing the scene and heading east on Bowles.West Coal Mine Avenue is closed in front of the Walmart while deputies continue their inv...

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Friday.Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state — including environmental protection, reproductive rights and gun control — but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.She was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969 and became its first female president in 1978, the same year Mayor George Moscone was gunned down alongside Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall by Dan White, a disgruntled former supervisor. Feinstein found Milk’s body.After Moscone’s death, Feinstein became San Francisco’s f...

Police investigation underway after body found behind thrift store in Lauderhill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

Lauderhill Police officers were at the scene after a body was found outside of a thrift store. The body was found behind the Family Thrift, located at 2699 N State Road 7, where the body was seen wrapped in a blanket. Though details of the crime scene are limited, authorities are investigating the scene. The Lauderhill Police Department has been contacted for more information. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Man arrested after altercation leads to attack over movie theater seat in Pompano Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

A violent incident that unfolded in a Pompano Beach movie theater last July has led to the arrest of 27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II, who now sits in jail facing charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm.The victim, Marc Cohen, 63, had purchased VIP tickets with assigned seating for a film at the theater located at 2315 N. Federal Highway. When Cohen and his wife arrived, they found an unknown couple occupying their seats. After politely requesting Thorton to vacate their assigned seats, a verbal altercation escalated into a physical confrontation, captured on video.In the video footage, Thorton is seen repeatedly punching Cohen in the face until witnesses intervened, pulling Thorton away. Cohen required hospitalization after he suffered head and facial injuries.Police said after months of investigation, including an anonymous tip through Broward Crime Stoppers, led detectives to identify Thorton as the aggressor. On Thursday Thorton was apprehended in Fort Lauderdale...

The N-word and racist taunts: Tesla allowed racism in its factory, US government lawsuit alleges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

(CNN) — The United States government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Tesla Thursday alleging the automaker allowed repeated and overt displays of racism toward Black employees in its Fremont, California, factory.Racist slurs were allegedly used often by non-Black employees when speaking to Black employees at the factory, according to the suit. The suit quotes a Black Tesla worker saying that “people were using the N-Word all the time, especially men, and particularly White men.”The suit also alleges instances of racist taunts and threats, including death threats written in the bathroom and racist graffiti on “vehicles rolling off the production lines.”Not the first such lawsuitBlack employees who complained to supervisors about the behavior were subject to retaliation, including reassignment to unpleasant jobs, reschedulings and firings, according to the suit, which was filed in US District Court in the Northern District of California. It further charges the raci...

Door opens for Sánchez as Spanish lawmakers reject Feijóo’s PM bid again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

It’s Pedro Sánchez‘s time to shine.Center-right Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo on Friday failed to win a second vote on his bid to form a government. Just as they did when an initial vote was held Wednesday, a majority of Spanish lawmakers rejected the conservative boss’s candidacy, with 177 voting against him and 172 in favor.One vote was declared void: That of Catalan separatist Junts party MP Eduard Pujol, who accidentally voted for Feijóo but quickly retracted his support.With Feijóo’s bid to become PM definitively rebuffed by the parliament, Spain’s King Felipe VI must now summon political leaders to Zarzuela Palace and once again quiz them on whom they think should be prime minister. The obvious candidate is caretaker PM and Socialist Party leader Sánchez, who has been biding his time while his conservative rival embarked on a quixotic quest to form a government.In order to be reappointed prime minister, Sánchez needs to secure maj...

EU extends protections for Ukrainian refugees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

BRUSSELS — The EU has prolonged temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing from war.Interior ministers for the European Union on Thursday supported extending measures — triggered in the immediate wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — until March 2025. They were set to expire in March 2024. The so-called Temporary Protection Directive allows Ukrainians to move freely across the EU, gives them instant rights to live and work within EU countries, and also offers them access to social service benefits there such as housing and medical care.Some 4 million Ukrainians have benefited from this directive since the start of the conflict, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said after the meeting of interior ministers on Thursday. She added that this includes around 750,000 working in Europe, while more than 300,000 are seeking a job through public employment services.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the extension of the directive during her ann...

Multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries causing delays on Route 3 in Weymouth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Weymouth on Friday morning that resulted in serious injuries and lengthy delays for commuters.At least three vehicles were involved in the crash on the southbound side of the highway just after 5 a.m.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1707706132603568562This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Patriots mailbag: Could young receiver take snaps from JuJu Smith-Schuster?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:53 GMT

As the Patriots look to add more explosive plays into their offense, a young wide receiver who ranks as one of the NFL’s fastest players is close to being eligible to return off of injured reserve.The top question this week is about what kind of role Tyquan Thornton could see in the offense.Let’s get into this week’s mailbag:Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: Bill Belichick can’t beat Cowboys coaching conservatively New England Patriots | Will Grier: Patriots ‘didn’t interrogate me’ about Cowboys New England Patriots | Patriots offseason approach with Matt Judon paying off New England Patriots | Patriots-Cowboys injury report: Dallas gets healthier, 5 Patriots remain limited Thursday New England Patriots | Patriots look healthy before Cowboys game — with one exception @PeterHoultsHey Doug, this is my first time asking a mail Doug question. Do you se...