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Denver deputy suspended for shooting into neighbor's home

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver deputy has been suspended for 14 days after he fired his rifle inside his Commerce City home and the bullet went into his neighbor's house. Deputy David Steckman told Commerce City police and an investigator for internal affairs that he was practicing malfunction techniques with his duty rifle on the night of Aug. 21, when he pulled the trigger not realizing the rifle had a loaded magazine and a round in the chamber. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The bullet traveled through his bedroom wall into his neighbor's kitchen where it "pierced through the wall and, eventually coming to rest in the pergola lattice," according to a disciplinary letter. Steckman is a firearms instructor at the sheriff's department's shooting range, which led to this comment in the letter, "that he failed to adhere to observe even basic firearm precautions is egregious."The disciplinary letter suggests that a woman and her daughter were home when ...

Vail ski instructor dies after being found unresponsive on mountain

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A ski instructor at Vail Mountain has died after he was found unresponsive on a run.According to a spokesperson with Vail Mountain, the 69-year-old male ski instructor was found unresponsive on the Born Free trail at 8:35 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2023.Vail Ski Patrol responded and immediately conducted life-saving efforts. The man was taken to Vail Health Hospital and then transferred to Denver Health where he was pronounced dead."This is a challenging loss for our resort, our community, and especially our Ski and Snowboard School team. We share in your heartbreak, and we are sending our deepest sympathies to the employee’s family and to those who knew him best," said Greg Willis, Vail Mountain senior director of skier services. Hit-and-run ski biker sought in Keystone collision that hurt father, daughter It is unclear how the instructor became unconscious other than Vail Mountain describing it as a "serious incident."“Vail Mountain, Vail Ski Patrol ...

Watch: Delayed flight leads to employee push-up contest at DIA

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It all started with a delayed flight at the Denver International Airport. Terah Barrio was waiting for a flight home to Seattle, Washington on Dec. 20, 2023. The flight, which was supposed to take off at 7:30 p.m., was delayed for almost two hours, according to Barrio.Luckily, the delayed passengers were entertained, for at least a little bit, when one flight agent challenged a passenger to a push-up contest.Barrio caught the competition on video and posted it to her TikTok. The video gained almost 60,000 views within three weeks. Denver International Airport plans to add 100 gates in the coming decades After a somewhat eventful delay, the plane to Seattle took off at 9:15 p.m.TSA also posted the video on Instagram with part of the caption reading, "They aren’t doing diddly-squat... If the plane isn’t pushing, you still could! Are you looking to keep your fitness New Year’s resolution on track while you travel?"Despite the passenger's peak form, the flight agent wo...

Can you answer these Colorado trivia questions?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Are you up-to-date on the news? Thursday is National Trivia Day, and if you're heading to a trivia night in Denver, you shouldn't step foot into an establishment without knowing these questions.Oftentimes, trivia nights include current news or history. In Denver specifically, you may be tested on your knowledge of the Centennial State. Can you guess these Colorado-based ‘Jeopardy!’ questions? In honor of Jan. 4, FOX31 compiled a list of trivia questions related to news in Denver and Colorado, as well as local questions from Geeks Who Drink.Answer these Denver trivia questions:Highlight the black box to reveal the correct answer.Will Trump be on the 2024 Colorado ballot? Why?Answer: Yes, Trump will appear on Colorado’s ballot, for now, after an appeal was filed against the state supreme court’s ruling.Click here for more information.Which airline left Denver International Airport in 2024?Answer: Spirit AirlinesClick here for more information.Colorado released this a...

US says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish supplies for its war with Ukraine, the White House said Thursday.Recently declassified intelligence found that North Korea has provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. Russian forces fired at least one of those ballistic missiles into Ukraine on Dec. 30 and it landed in an open field in the Zaporizhzhia region, he said.Russia launched multiple North Korean ballistic missiles on Tuesday as part of an overnight attack, the impact of which the U.S. was assessing, he said.Kirby said a Russia-Iran deal had not been completed, but that the U.S. “is concerned that Russia’s negotiations to acquire close range ballistic mis...

Patriots legend Matthew Slater still undecided on football future

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots special teams captain and team legend Matthew Slater walked to the podium wearing one of Bill Belichick’s favorite articles and clothing and sporting one of the head coach’s favorite sayings.Slater, sporting a green hoodie donning the phrase “day by day” in a news conference Thursday morning, is taking things at that as he prepares for the Patriots’ season finale, which also could be his last NFL game.After fielding questions dancing around the topic for over six minutes, Slater was finally asked if he’s decided that Sunday will be the last game of his illustrious 16-year career which has seen him win three Super Bowls, play in two more and pick up eight All-Pro honors, 10 Pro Bowl selections, a place on the Patriots’ All-2010s and All-Dynasty Teams and the Bart Starr Award and Art Rooney Award.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots get good news at Thursday practice before Jets game New Engl...

Longtime WBZ NewsRadio reporter Doug Cope dies from cancer: ‘You can still hear his voice’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

Longtime WBZ NewsRadio reporter Doug Cope has died from cancer, according to those at the local radio station who are remembering “one of the good guys” who had legendary pipes. He was 69.Cope, who retired in 2019, was a staple at WBZ NewsRadio for 17 years. Listeners heard him report from courtrooms across the region, and all along the Boston Marathon route on the third Monday in April.“When Doug was assigned a story, you knew it was never going to be mailed in,” WBZ NewsRadio reporter Drew Moholland said during the “Morning Report” on Thursday.“He was as solid as solid gets,” Moholland said, later adding, “We won’t soon forget Doug Cope.”He leaves behind two children.“You can still hear his voice when you think about your conversations with him, and his presence is still here,” said Jeff Brown, morning news anchor on WBZ NewsRadio.Local sports announcer Mike “Sarge” Riley called Cope “o...

St. Petersburg seeks profile boost as new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark negotiations continue

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Officials in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, want to make it clear that their city is the current and future home of the Tampa Bay Rays as negotiations continue on details surrounding a proposed new $1.3 billion ballpark that would be ready for the 2028 season opener.The Rays adamantly oppose changing the team name to the St. Petersburg Rays, as some on the city council and in the business community have suggested as a way of raising the national profile of the tourism-dependent city and its nearby Gulf Coast beaches. The council heard Thursday from city officials about other marketing and branding options, including at least one home game a year in which alternate team uniforms would sport the St. Petersburg name, said Doyle Walsh, chief of staff to Mayor Ken Welch. The talks include allowing the city to have input in naming the ballpark, placing prominent St. Petersburg signs inside the park and a marketing plan that would “promote the team, the st...

Nikki Haley’s Republican rivals are ramping up their attacks on her as Iowa’s caucuses near

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks on her as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation voting draws closer.The barbed news releases, attack ads and amped up back-and-forth come as the former South Carolina governor and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for a distant second place to former President Donald Trump with less than two weeks until Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. For months, Trump has trained his focus on DeSantis, who has long argued that he’s the party’s best chance at unseating Trump from atop the field. But in recent weeks, Trump’s campaign has increasingly shifted its target to Haley, calling her a “sellout” and criticizing her stances on taxes and the U.S.-Mexico border.Her campaign on Thursday said Trump’s attention to Haley, who served as his United Nations ambassador, reflects his concern that she is gaining on him.DeSantis, who is preparing to face off against Haley next week in their...

Bomb threats prompt evacuations of government buildings in several states, but no explosives found

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:18:32 GMT

JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Government buildings in several states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, briefly disrupting government affairs for the second day in a row in some places.The Mississippi Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas and Montana were evacuated, but no explosives were immediately found, and the buildings were reopened to the public. The latest round of evacuations comes after an emailed threat to officials in several states prompted lockdowns at multiple state capitols Wednesday. The threats also follow a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days.In Jackson, Mississippi, officials said the state Supreme Court, which is across the street from the state Capitol building, received a bomb threat. Bomb-sniffing dogs circled the building before officials cleared the area. The FBI said it was aware of “numerous hoax incidents” Thursday. “The FBI takes hoax threats very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk,” Marsh...