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Metro’s Red Line construction ends early with normal service resuming Saturday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

Red Line construction on Metro has wrapped up one day ahead of schedule, meaning normal service will resume at 7 a.m. on Saturday.Originally, the construction that began on Dec. 18 was slated to continue through the day on Saturday.Metro said in a news release that it was also under budget on the project by $250,000.There will not be any scheduled track maintenance this New Year’s Eve weekend, according to Metro. Additionally, the trains will be open until 2 a.m. on Monday for New Year’s Eve revelers.“We appreciate all of our customers, businesses, the District and the effort of our Metro staff who worked through the holidays to get this critical work done,” Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke said in a news release. “Maintaining the safety and reliability of the system is vital. Thanks to Mayor Bowser and the District Department of Transportation, we were able to use special dedicated bus lanes created for this project to min...

JonBenét Ramsey cold case review leads to 'recommendations'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Boulder police are reviewing recommendations recently handed down by a panel of experts that delved into the JonBenét Ramsey homicide investigation. The case file received a third-party review and materials were digitized. Additionally, detectives began preparing evidence for new, advanced DNA testing. JonBenét Ramsey was 6 when she was reported missing on Dec. 26, 1996, after her family called the police regarding a ransom note inside their home in the 700 block of 15th Street in Boulder. She was later found dead from strangulation inside the house's basement, and her death was ruled a homicide. Donald Trump currently slated to appear on Colorado ballots The case remains unsolved, although highly scrutinized. Database allows investigators to search for evidenceThrough what was described as an "intensive effort" all evidence in Ramsey's case was digitized to create a comprehensive and searchable database containing thousands of information files. The database incl...

CSPD: Mother wanted for death of children in Stetson Hills double murder

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for a woman in connection to a double murder in Stetson Hills days before Christmas, which resulted in the deaths of two children.On Tuesday, Dec. 19 around 12:30 a.m., CSPD received a call about a burglary in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point, at an apartment complex off of Stetson Hills and Tutt Boulevards. CSPD said when officers arrived, they found an adult woman and an 11-year-old girl suffering from injuries. A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were also found dead inside the home. ORIGINAL COVERAGE: Burglary call leads to discovery of two dead in home CSPD said the woman has been identified as 35-year-old Kimberlee Singler, the mother of the three children. Courtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mik...

Aurora dentist sentenced in Nevada power plant fire initially described as terror attack

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Wednesday to prison in Nevada following his arrest last January for setting his car afire at a remote facility in what authorities initially characterized as a terror attack on the electric system serving several Las Vegas Strip casinos.Mohammed Reza Mesmarian, 35, was sentenced to two to 10 years following his plea in November to guilty but mentally ill on charges of felony arson and property destruction in the incident at a remote desert solar array about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of downtown Las Vegas. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox “This was not so much an act of terrorism as a person going through personal issues during COVID, the loss of a marriage and his business,” Mesmarian's attorney, Jeffrey Nicholson, told The Associated Press after sentencing. Nicholson said he sought probation, but he called Clark County District Court Judge Ronald Israel's sentence “a good and fair decision.”M...

Threatened Meals on Wheels program gets funding boost

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A meal-delivery program for older Coloradans was set to shut down in the new year, but now it's getting a boost of support.Senior Hub runs the Meals on Wheels program in Adams County, which provides one hot meal every weekday to 550 people and frozen meals as a supplement. But the nonprofit said it ran out of funds to keep the program going. When you can take a hike – for free – at Colorado’s national parks That's where Volunteers of America Colorado and the Denver Regional Council of Governments stepped in, according to a release from Adams County. VOA Colorado will now provide volunteers to keep the program going while the council provides funding."As the Area Agency on Aging in the metro area, we’re committed to helping older adults age well in their homes, and nutritious meals are obviously a key to that," Douglas Rex, executive director of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, said in a statement. "We’re happy to work with such great regional partners to...

Monangai runs for 163 yards and a TD in Rutgers’ 31-24 win over Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Monangai rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries to help give Rutgers a 31-24 win over Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday.The victory gave the Scarlet Knights (7-6) their first winning season since 2014, when they went 8-4 in their inaugural Big Ten season.The Scarlet Knights opened this season 6-2 but stumbled in November, losing four straight conference games by an average of 20 points.Miami (7-6) has dropped five straight bowl games.Rutgers took the lead for good at 21-17 after Trevor Yeboah-Kodie blocked a Miami punt that Timmy Ward recovered in the end zone.Hurricanes quarterback Jacurri Brown scored on a 1-yard keeper with 27 seconds to play to draw Miami within seven at 31-24, and then the Hurricanes recovered the onside kick, but the rally fell short when Miami turned it over on downs with seven seconds left near midfield.Brown, who hadn’t taken a snap in 2023, was the only healthy scholarship quarterback on the Miami roster. Tyler ...

13-year-old accused in mother’s murder returns to court as interrogation video is released

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

Derek Rosa, the 13-year-old boy accused of killing his own mother in their Hialeah apartment, appeared in court as a judge listened to his defense’s request in preparation for the trial.Thursday’s procedural appearance in court comes as video from the teen’s interrogation by police is released.The video shows Rosa calmly answering questions from police just hours after, detectives said, his mother, 39-year-old Irina Garcia, was stabbed 46 times. “Where exactly did you cut her?” investigators asked in the video.“At first I cut her right here. There’s like a type of vein that goes to your neck right here on both sides,” Rosa said“OK,” said the investigator.  “And if you stab here, a lot of blood sprays out right here,” Rosa said“Do you know what that’s called?” asked the investigator. “Like an artery or something,” said Rosa. Prosecutors said Rosa confessed to the crime of killing his...

3 men arrested in separate break-ins at churches in South Boston

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

Three men are facing criminal charges in connection with break-ins at two church in South Boston overnight.Officers responding to a reported break-in at St. Vincent’s Church on E Street just before midnight Wednesday arrested Michael Donovan, 37, and Brendan Delaney, 50, both of South Boston, after determining they had broken in to steal copper wire, according to Boston police.“The officers located the suspects bags they had entered the church with and it contained hand tools and numerous pieces of copper wire obtained from the building,” a news release from Boston PD stated.Both men were arraigned the following morning at South Boston District Court after being taken into custody and charged with Possession of Burglarious Instruments & Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime to commit a felony.Then, around 3:45 a.m. Friday, officers arrested Steven Cyr, 61, of South Boston, after responding to a break-in at St. Monica’s Church. Officers credited Duke the ...

Randolph armed carjacking suspect faces a judge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

One of the two people taken into custody in connection with an alleged armed carjacking in Randolph and a subsequent police chase faced a judge on Thursday as police continue to search for a third suspect.Prosecutors say Robinho Belizaire was part of a trio that carjacked a driver at gunpoint on Tuesday night before a chase that spanned multiple jurisdictions, according to Randolph police. The other suspect in custody is a juvenile.Belizaire, who prosecutors said has an extensive criminal history, has been ordered held without bail pending his next court appearance.Randolph police said officers were first called to Francis Drive around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of an armed robbery.Once on scene, police said, a 40-year-old man told investigators his car had been stolen by three men. One man was reportedly armed with a gun. The other had a knife.Hours after Tuesday night’s response, on Wednesday, Randolph police said officers spotted the stolen car driving through town and tried...

Eversource employee recognized for preventing a tragedy after Massachusetts storm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:01:54 GMT

An Eversource employee is being called a hero for preventing a carbon monoxide incident from turning much worse at a Marion home following last week’s wicked wind and rain storm.Assessing damage after the storm which caused widespread outages, Eversource employee Ed Gonet noticed a generator running at a home that had power on Front Street in Marion.“There were really bad fumes and I saw a cord going into the house,” Gonet said, per a post on Eversource’s LinkedIn. “The door was ajar and no one responded. … (I) just couldn’t leave without knowing if there was someone in there after smelling the fumes running into the home.”.Gonet called 911, and Marion firefighters responded to the home around 9:20 p.m. last Tuesday, a day after roughly 300,000 Massachusetts households had lost power. By that evening, about 60,000 customers had remained in the dark.Firefighters found a resident sleeping upstairs as they measured low levels of carbon monoxide inside the home but determined there was ...