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13 charges filed against suspects in deadly rock-throwing spree

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado District Attorney Alexis King announced official charges Wednesday morning against the suspects accused in the deadly rock-throwing spree.Joseph Koenig, Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak have been charged with 13 different counts in relation to the rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old Alexa Bartell on April 19. Rock-throwing suspect said they were ‘blood brothers’ after spree, documents show Koenig, Karol-Chik, and Kwak are facing the following charges:One count of first-degree murder with extreme indifferenceSix counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murderThree counts of second-degree assaultThree counts of criminal attempt to commit second-degree assault“We thank the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for their investigation and the community for their commitment to identifying the suspects. Based on the available facts and after careful legal analysis, we have filed charges and will now move forward with a c...

Did you know you could get caught speeding by an aircraft?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — Did you know that you could get caught speeding by an aircraft flying above the roadway? It's true, and Colorado State Patrol handed out quite a few tickets from the skies on Tuesday.CSP operates multiple Cessna aircraft that it uses to monitor traffic on Colorado highways. The planes fly about 1,500 feet above the ground watching drivers on Interstate 70, Interstate 25, C-470 and other major highways.Pilots then monitor a vehicle’s speed using thick white strips painted or placed on road surfaces. Each mark is exactly half a mile apart. What happens if you get a red light ticket in Denver? If you have ever driven by one of those signs that read, "Speed checked by aircraft" and thought it was just a scare tactic, CSP in Castle Rock is reminding drivers it's not.On Tuesday, CSP said they issued 18 citations in just two hours in the area of I-25 and Greenland using aircraft.According to CSP, it is common to spot speeders driving anywhere between 80 and 10...

BSO releases identity of suspect who shot man in Lauderdale Lakes Walmart

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

A news release delivered by the Broward Sheriff’s Office revealed the identity of the shooter who terrorized Walmart employees and customers after he shot and killed a man.BSO deputies identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tironie Sterling and he is being charged with murder during the commission of a felony and robbery by sudden snatching. He’s expected to appear in court, on Wednesday afternoon.According to the news release, Sterling was off-duty from working at the Walmart where he opened fire to meet with a female co-worker. They got into an argument which escalated to a physical encounter where Sterling dropped his firearm on the floor and attempted to steal the Walmart employee’s phone. As the altercation escalated even further, a customer tried to interfere in an attempt to help the woman. This led to Sterling getting into a dispute with the customer.Sterling shot the Good Samaritan several times before fleeing the scene. The customer was then airlifted to t...

Astronomers observe star swallowing planet for first time — and it’s the size of Jupiter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

(CNN) — In a world first, scientists have observed the moment that a dying star consumed a planet — a fate that eventually awaits Earth.While astronomers have previously seen planets just before and just after being engulfed by a star, this is the first time that a planetary demise has been observed, according to a team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology.“The fact that the solar system planets would get engulfed into the sun in the future was something I had read first in high school, so it was surreal to realize that we may have found the first ever example of catching a similar event in real time!” study lead author Kishalay De, a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told CNN.The process sees a star billow out to a million times its original size as it runs out of fuel, engulfing any matter in its wake. Astronomers observed this as a white-hot fla...

Chipotle celebrates Cinco De Mayo with Partiful platform

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

Chipotle is celebrating five days of Cinco De Mayo on an event platform that has become popular with Gen Z users. The promotion started on May 1 and will last until May 5.Partiful, a platform where users can organize an event with ease, has collaborated with Chipotle to offer BOGO deals to the first 20 people who tag @Chipotle and send their event link to Chipotle via Instagram. This is an effort to get customers to introduce their friends and family who have never tried Chipotle. People interested in entering the sweepstakes can do so here.Chipotle is also offering free delivery to customers who order online through their website or mobile app. Foodies can use the promo code CINCO23 to indulge in the offer.

10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s until 2 a.m.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

(CNN) — Two 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant — sometimes until 2 a.m. — the US Department of Labor said Tuesday.The revelation was part of an investigation into the child labor law violations in the Southeast. The agency also found three franchisees that own more than 60 McDonald’s locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio, “employed 305 children to work more than the legally permitted hours and perform tasks prohibited by law for young workers,” the Labor Department said in a statement.The franchisees, Bauer Food, Archways Richwood and Bell Restaurant Group, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CNN has also reached out to McDonald’s for comment.“Investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division found two 10-year-old workers at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant among many violations of federal labor laws committed by three Kentucky McDonald’s fr...

US had no warning of a drone attack on the Kremlin, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

The Biden administration had no foreknowledge of an impending drone attack on the Kremlin, four U.S. officials said, and a top official recommends caution when it comes to Moscow’s claims.Russia said Wednesday that two drones flew overnight into the heart of Moscow to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, even though he wasn’t in the complex. Kyiv denies the allegation and officials said Ukraine had nothing to do with the attack. Instead, they insist it’s all a pretext created by the Kremlin to escalate its 14-month war.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he’d take anything coming from the Kremlin with a “large shaker of salt” during a conversation with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius on Wednesday.Senior Biden administration officials are still working to confirm whether the suspected attack was ordered by Kyiv, conducted by a rogue pro-Ukraine group, or a false flag operation by Russia, two U.S. officials said.If it was Ukraine, “we had no advance knowledge,” said one of th...

ECB may take smaller step, but won’t signal end of journey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank is expected to take its foot off the rate-tightening pedal by opting for a smaller rate hike of 0.25 percent on Thursday, while indicating that further rates are still to come.The ECB’s decision will follow on the heels of the U.S. Fed, which is also expected to hike by a modest 25 basis points later today but with the market predicting Chair Jerome Powell will signal a possible pause in tightening thereafter. “We believe the ECB may raise rates by 25 basis points and indicate an intention to hike further,” said Allianz Global Investors’ fixed income chief investment officer Franck Dixmier, referring to the outcome of the central bank’s rate-setting meeting. “While the U.S. Federal Reserve is almost at the end of its monetary policy tightening cycle, the European Central Bank is still far from any pivot.”A rate hike on Thursday would mark the seventh consecutive hike for the ECB, which has already lifted the key deposit rate from -0.5 per...

Crash causes serious injuries on Route 30 in Weston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

A crash caused serious injuries on Route 30 northbound in Weston Wednesday morning, according to MassDOT. The incident took place just before 11:30 a.m. near I-95 northbound. The right lane remained closed as of 12 p.m. https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1653782110979731456No additional information has been released. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Bryce Harper makes return to Phillies after unprecedented Tommy John recovery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

Bryce Harper defied the laws of Tommy John surgery.The 30-year-old slugger made his return to the Phillies in their 13-1 loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium just 160 days after his Nov. 23 procedure to repair his right elbow. His recovery is believed to be the quickest for a position player — Tony Womack, who returned 182 days after the surgery in 2003, was the previous record holder.The original timeline had Harper slated for a return around July, however, against all odds, Harper expected to be back this early.“I kind of looked at this series in the offseason, to put my head where I needed to be,” Harper told reporters Monday. “Understanding that I need to take it one day at a time, understanding that we can have setbacks even if you feel great. But, I wanted to work toward something…“We’re healed to where I need to be and we’re just going to play the game smart, play it the right way. Understanding that I hel...