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After teen's killing outside mall, Aurora officials try to quell concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A suspect has been identified in the killing of a 15-year-old boy as officials work to quell worries about safety near the Aurora shopping mall where he was killed.Raphael Velin was killed at the Southlands shopping center on Sept. 30. Police now say they have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the killing.“To the family of the suspect, you need to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. This individual is wanted for murder,” interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said.Acevedo said the teen's killing was not related to homecoming celebrations, but he said it was a risky pre-planned meeting. Denver announces location for first micro-community The council member who represents the ward where the Southlands Shopping Center is located, Francoise Bergan, said she now plans to meet with businesses there.“I want them to know that we do hear them, although this was not a random shooting, and they should not fear obviously going out and about with t...

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. It's a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is investigating the improper retention of classified documents from Biden’s time as a U.S. senator and as vice president that were found at his Delaware home, as well as at a private office that he used in between his service in the Obama administration and becoming president.Biden has said he did not know the documents were there.Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel's office, said in a statement that the interview was voluntary and conducted at the White House on Sunday and Monday. Hur's office likely asked to interview Biden sometime after Aug. 25. Asked at that time if he planned to sit for an interview with the special counsel, Biden replied, “There's no such request and no such interest.”The intervi...

Affidavit: Suspect's drug use, fear of being robbed led up to parole officer's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — An arrest affidavit for 41-year-old Justin Kula, the man arrested for hitting and killing Parole Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval, shows that Kula thought he was being robbed and had been using drugs at the time of the hit-and-run crash.According to the arrest papers, Kula's ex-wife originally contacted parole officers stating she was concerned about his welfare due to drug use. Kula also had an active arrest warrant for a parole violation. Arrest papers state that Kula's ex-wife provided his location to State Parole, and that three officers in an unmarked car found Kula sitting in the driver's seat of a Lexus RX-330 in a parking lot near North Spruce Street and West Bijou Street. The Lexus bore a stolen license plate. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Press conference on fallen State Parole officer Kula later admitted during an interview that he had been using drugs throughout the morning, including a mixture of methamphetamine and heroin, and that he had been using those...

Tuesday TV schedule: MLB playoffs on FOX31 move 'Judge Judy,' 'Wheel,' 'Jeopardy!'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The MLB postseason has arrived, and that means changes to the TV schedule as FOX31 airs live playoff games from Fox Sports.On Tuesday, Oct. 10, FOX31 will have a double-header with coverage starting at 1 p.m. and continuing to 9 p.m., followed by FOX31 News.Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series with the Houston Astros at the Minnesota Twins starts at 2 p.m. on FOX31. Then, at 6 p.m., it's Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series as the Baltimore Orioles face the Texas Rangers."Judge Judy" will move to Channel 2 KWGN at 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.“Jeopardy!” at 6 p.m. and “Wheel of Fortune” at 6:30 p.m. will also move to Channel 2 on Tuesday.The programs will air in full as they normally would. The only change is they will move to KWGN for Tuesday's episodes.

Hamas explained: The group that attacked Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

The U.S. State Department describes Hamas as a terrorist organization Its primary goal is to eliminate Israel and create a Palestinian country in its place.While organized in the 80’s, Hamas rose to power in 2007 after winning elections in the Gaza strip.“Well initially, they were supported because they were seen as pious, they were seen as that they were going to uphold Islamic values, that they were going to be less corrupt than the Palestinian authority,” said Eric lob, professor at FIU.Lob said since then, Hamas has been running Gaza with an iron fist, which makes it hard to gauge how much support they actually have in the region.“Everyday Palestinian civilians who live there, some may support their military actions against Israel but others pay the price,” he said. “A lot of civilians as we are seeing today, as hundreds are killed and thousands are injured or dislocated within Gaza with really nowhere to go, ultimately they pay the price for ...

Bruins start youth movement up the middle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

With the retirements of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci and the departure of Tomas Nosek, the Bruins desperately needed young centermen to step up in training camp and they did just that.Now comes the real test.Both Matthew Poitras and John Beecher made the B’s opening night roster, and they unequivocally earned their spots. Judging from the lines at Monday’s Garden practice, Poitras will center a third line between Morgan Geekie and Trent Frederic while Beecher will be on a fourth line between Milan Lucic and Jakub Lauko when the Chicago Blackhawks come to town to kick off the Centennial season.While it seemed like the 19-year-old Poitras, the big story of the camp, had cemented his spot when he scored the game-winner in the B’s final preseason game at Madison Square Garden, it wasn’t quite as clear for Beecher. While he remained in camp after the final preseason tilt, Patrick Brown skated in the fourth-line center spot last Friday and it seemed like the B...

Orioles’ Dean Kremer to start Game 3 of ALDS with family in Israel ‘in back of my head’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

As Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer steps on the mound for the biggest game of his life Tuesday night, he said the safety of his family in Israel will be “in the back of my head.”Kremer, a dual Israeli American citizen, said his family is “OK” as the war between Israel and Hamas extended to a third day Monday with a death toll of more than 1,500.“Obviously, it’s a very sad situation,” Kremer said during a news conference Monday afternoon after he was announced as Baltimore’s starter for Game 3 of the American League Division Series. “A lot of things are being brought to light. But everybody’s OK right now.”After an attack by Hamas, a militant group that governs the Gaza Strip in Palestine, Israel declared war on Hamas and launched airstrikes on the enclave that’s home to more than 2.1 million people. Hamas on Monday responded to the retaliatory strikes by threatening to kill captured Israelis.Kremer, 27, ...

Franklin stays unbeaten with 4-2 win at Concord-Carlisle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

CONCORD – Even in a tale of two halves between Div. 1 title contenders, the No. 4 Franklin field hockey team got the best of both Monday afternoon en route to a 4-2 nonleague win over No. 12 Concord-Carlisle.A hot start set the tone for the Panthers (9-0-1), as Raena Crandall’s fourth hat trick of the year included scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes as part of a 3-1 first half. They almost needed every bit of it with the comeback intensity the Patriots (9-2-1) showed out of the break, but Franklin’s defense allowed just one goal off 12 second-half corners to withstand the furious rally.To experience both ends of a dominant half and still come through either way, against an opponent of that caliber, is a huge marker for the Panthers as they remain the only unbeaten team left in Div. 1.“I think it’s a big confidence-builder … this is a big W,” said Franklin head coach Michelle Hess. “Playing teams like this helps us to see that, ‘Yeah, we can hang with these, the super teams of t...

‘It is personal:’ Hundreds in Boston gather in solidarity with Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

The impassioned Jewish community in Boston came out in the hundreds Monday afternoon to support Israel after the escalating brutality in the region over the weekend.“We have family who are hiding in shelters,” said Rabbi Marcia Plumb, standing in a Israeli flag among the sea of blue and white across the sunny Boston Common. “We have friends and family who are now fighting terrorists. We know people who’ve been kidnapped. So it’s personal. It is personal.”The rally, “Gathering in Solidarity With Israel Under Fire,” led by various Jewish organizations in the region gathered at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common at noon Monday.The gathering, featuring speeches from Jewish community and elected leaders, aimed to demonstrate “solidarity with Israel and against terrorism, after the Hamas terrorist massacre in Israel Saturday, in which at least 600 Israelis were murdered and more than 2,000 wounded.”“On Saturday morn...

Palestinians gather in Toronto, Vancouver for rally, more demonstrations expected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:26 GMT

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators spilled onto streets in several Canadian cities on Thanksgiving Day while the prime minister and Opposition leader spoke at a vigil at a Jewish community centre, following a weekend of deadly fighting in the Middle East.Protesters gathered at Nathan Phillips Square in front of Toronto city hall on Monday afternoon, many draped in or waving Palestinian flags as the crowd chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,”in a demonstration that was denounced by the city’s mayor. One sign read, “Occupation is a crime, resistance is a response.”The gathering came after Hamas militants out of Gaza launched an attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets and sending dozens of fighters to infiltrate the heavily fortified border by air, land and sea. The attack has been called the deadliest on Israel in years, with the incursion and counteroffensive killing hundreds on both sides and injuring thous...