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Car owner shot after using air tag to locate stolen vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A woman was shot after she discovered her 2020 Silver Kia Optima had been stolen, and used an air tag to track it down Sunday night according to the Aurora Police Department.The woman told police she discovered her Kia had been stolen late Sunday afternoon from East Caspian Circle. Police said she found her car near 6th Avenue and Del Mar Circle West. When she approached the vehicle, she was shot in the hand. Shooting suspect wanted after leading Aurora police on a chase She then went to the hospital for treatment, where medical personnel contacted APD.APD pursues stolen vehicle, crash during chasePolice spotted the vehicle, and the chase began. FOX31 learned that officers attempted to use pit maneuvers to stop the vehicle without success.During the pursuit, an APD Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser with its lights and sirens activated collided with a vehicle at 6th Avenue and Peoria Street late Sunday night.The officer and the two people involved in the crash were no...

Some DPS parents concerned over bus cuts for the 2023-24 school year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One family is trying to figure out how to get their kids to and from Morey Middle School after learning about a handful of bus routes being cut. “They will come out to certain neighborhoods and there are certain neighborhoods who won't have service at all," Lynne Ly told FOX31/Channel 2.Ly shared an email sent to parents in April of 2022 addressing the transportation bus cuts that would be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year. The email, sent by Morey Middle School Principal Hillary Niebauerat, stated there would be transportation cuts: Denver council to vote on pandemic relief checks for some parents "The determination of which routes were cut or reduced was made by identifying the current number of students using each route followed by the percentage of Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) riders assigned to each route." The email also said there would be new bell times for the 2023-24 school year."Feedback and data collected throughout the district on bell times ...

First mental health transitional living homes to open this fall in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Department of Human Services announced plans Monday for homes intended to provide less restrictive inpatient care for those with severe mental health conditions.As a result of HB22-1303, the first Mental Health Transitional Living homes will open this September. Building Hope offers walk-in support after officer, deputy fatally shot subject There, Coloradans with mental health conditions who may not be able to live independently or don't quite need inpatient hospitalization will be able to stay as long as they need to get stabilized before the end goal of reintegrating into the community.The program will customize care based on the individual's needs and support them in their journey to full independence, according to CDHS."These homes will fill a necessary gap and provide more Coloradans the support they need in the right setting," Bonnie Wright, director of the MHTL said.The program is still in development, but a release from CDHS said it plan...

TSA seizing rising number of guns at Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- More and more Colorado travelers are walking into Denver International Airport packing. The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration released the latest batch of gun seizure data today, and numbers are climbing. Travelers are allowed to transport firearms on airlines but only if the weapons are declared and packed in checked baggage. Passengers who bring their weapons in their carryon luggage through security checkpoints face a civil penalty of up to $14,950. Colorado man illegally lands helicopter in Grand Teton for a lakeside picnic In the first half of 2023, there were 93 firearms discovered in carryon luggage at Denver International Airport, up from 77 in the first half of last year. If the trend continues through the rest of the year as regularly, there may be a record of firearms discovered at DEN. Last year was a record both nationally and at the Denver airport. Since 2018, there have been more and more firearms found at airport checkpoints each year exce...

Have a bite of fantastic, not plastic Barbie World-like food in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

In Barbie’s world, everything is plastic, and it’s fantastic. In our world though, plastic food is a no-no.The food from Amalia and Lolita Dessert Club are just as good as it looks. And it’s as “pink-a-licious” as Barbie’s Corvette.Barbie was right, everything’s better in pink— At least in Miami’s Lolita Dessert Club. Sivan Navon: “We love pink. We’re all about pink… Our uniforms are pink, our products are pink, we’re all into that pink fantasy world.”Coming here is like stepping into a life-sized Barbie dream house.Sivan Navon: “We often hear it from our guests, they tell us ‘Oh, the house in the front looks exactly like my Barbie doll house when I was little.” So this is what all the experience is about.”You’ll be feeling rosy after their tea party. Sivan Navon: “We do have pink tea of course, pink tea and pink lemonade, pink rose,”Even the bites are blushing!Sivan Na...

Barbie premiere: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and other celebs stepped out of their Mattel boxes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

‘Barbie’ movie stars graced the pink carpet world premiere, in LA yesterday. It was very pink and full of doll personality.Celebs like Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa and Issa Rae were all out of their Mattel boxes and in attendance. The Shrine auditorium was glowing with positive ‘Barbie’ energy.Ryan Gosling: “All things Barbie landed at my house at the same time. My kids started playing with them at the same time as I got the script. I was able to see just how brilliantly observed it all was by Greta and the screenplay. Look at this, I mean, It’s been unlike anything I’ve ever worked on.”Hari Nef (as Barbie): “This is the best day ever.”Greta Gerwig: “I wanted to be a dancer when I was a little girl. So, getting to watch a full dance number unfold in front of me is like living out another childhood dream.”Dua Lipa: “Mark Ronson just DM’d me, and he was like I’m working on this project,...

Biden to meet with Zelensky during NATO summit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

Vilnius, Lithuania (CNN) — President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit on Wednesday, an official familiar with the meeting has confirmed.The meeting will mark a sign of unity as Zelensky’s attendance at the summit had been in question. Russia’s war in Ukraine is among the top agenda items for NATO leaders along with discussing a future pathway for the war-torn country to join the alliance, which has prompted some division among leaders.Politico was first to report the meeting.Ukraine is set to dominate the summit’s agenda as the US president looks to keep the group united behind Zelensky in the face of Russia’s invasion. The alliance is facing questions about a potential path to NATO membership for Ukraine, as well as additional military assistance as its counteroffensive continues.Biden poured cold water on the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO as the war is ongoing and cited reforms the country would still need to make to j...

Man accused of shooting 4 people from a scooter in NYC appears before judge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

(CNN) — A Brooklyn man accused in a string of random shootings across New York City appeared before a judge by video Monday to formally face charges in the rampage that left one person dead and three others wounded, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.The case against Thomas Abreu, 25, who police said was riding a scooter during the attacks, was outlined in a criminal complaint. He was charged with murder in the second degree, four counts of attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the first degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, the district attorney’s office said in a news release.A spokesperson for the DA’s office said Abreu appeared remotely before Judge Scott Dunn from a hospital.CNN reached out to Abreu’s attorney, Jonathan Latimer, for comment and asked whether he entered a plea but did not hear back.Abreu is accused of riding an illegal scooter without a license plate and opening fir...

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta alleging copyright infringement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

(CNN) — Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors are suing Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging the companies’ AI language models were trained on copyrighted materials from their books without their knowledge or consent.The pair of lawsuits against OpenAI and Facebook-parent Meta were filed in a San Francisco federal court on Friday, and are both seeking class action status. Silverman, the author of “The Bedwetter,” is joined in filing the lawsuits by fellow authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey.A new crop of AI tools has gained tremendous attention in recent months for their ability to generate written work and images in response to user prompts. The large language models underpinning these tools are trained on vast troves of online data. But this practice has raised some concerns that these models may be sweeping up copyrighted works without permission – and that these works could ultimately be served to train tools that upend the livelihoods of creatives...

Rain, fog back up Mass Golf

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:48 GMT

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — For all the talk entering the 115th Massachusetts Amateur about could former Westfield Academy star Molly Smith beat the boys and become the first female champion in history or if Connor Willett could keep hold of the Massachusetts Cup for another year, it was neither of those which dominated the day on Monday.The winner on day one at the Essex County Club? Mother Nature.A nearly four-hour fog delay in the morning was followed by an almost two-hour rain delay later on, resulting in half of the field unable to finish their opening round of stroke play qualification.Those golfers who were still on the course when play was suspended for the day at 7:49 p.m. will return to complete the opening round Tuesday before round two commences later in the day as the field will be pared down to 32 for match play.When play was called, Joshua Shepard and Nolan Skaggs were atop the leaderboard at 2-under early in their opening rounds.Despite the two long stoppages, there was ...