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At least 189 bodies have been recovered from Colorado funeral home, authorities say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

Law enforcement officials have recovered at least 189 bodies from a southern Colorado funeral home specializing in green burials and cremations, a significant uptick as authorities sift through the shuttered facility.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday revised initial numbers from its investigation into the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose. Authorities earlier this month said at least 115 “improperly stored” bodies had been recovered. The number of bodies could change as the investigation continues.On Oct. 13, all decedents were removed from the funeral home and transported to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, CBI officials said in a news release.The second phase of the investigation includes confirming identification and notifying families. This step, expected to begin over the next couple of days, will be led by the Fremont County Coroner’s Office, victim advocates and others, authorities said. There is no timetable for its completion...

Middle school student killed while riding bike in Littleton

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

A child riding their bicycle was killed in a crash Tuesday morning at South Elati Street and West Arapahoe Drive in Littleton, according to police.Emergency responders answered a call about a crash involving a vehicle and a bicyclist at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday, the Littleton Police Department said in a news release.Responders immediately performed life-saving measures, but the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | I-70 eastbound in Eagle reopened after crash Crime and Public Safety | Denver pedestrian hospitalized in Sunday morning hit-and-run, police searching for suspect Crime and Public Safety | Four dead in three overnight crashes on metro Denver interstates Crime and Public Safety | I-76 west reopened north of Commerce City after crash Crime and Public Safety | Colo. 93 in Arvada reopened after “serious injury” crash The child was a student at Euc...

Explosion kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants.The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed. Video that The Associated Press confirmed was from the hospital showed fire engulfing the building and the hospital's grounds strewn with torn bodies, many of them young children. Around them in the grass were blankets, school backpacks and other belongings.Outrage over what many believed was an Israeli strike flared across the region, a day before President Joe Biden was due to arrive to show support for Israel and try to prevent the war from spreading. The carnage unfolded as the U.S. tried to convince Israel to allow the delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals in the tiny Gaza Strip, ...

Universal Studios' new roller coaster will have rotating cars

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

Universal Studios Hollywood has released more details about its upcoming “Fast and Furious” themed roller coaster and how it plans to reduce noise from the coaster, so it won’t significantly impact nearby homes.Theme park blog WDWNT reported in April that residents who live near the amusement park raised concerns about the added noise pollution the new attraction might contribute to the area.New details shared on the NBCUniversal Community website reveal that a sound wall, slated to be longer than two football fields, will be built to “help reduce sound from the attraction from traveling into the community.”The coaster will also have half-pipe shields that will reduce sound from traveling into the community. The Incredicoaster at Disney’s California Adventure Park has a similar structure in place to help mitigate sound from traveling into the residential community, according to Theme Park Insider.A rendering showing the tubes that will contain the screams of riders on Universal Stud...

One Dead following Multi-Vehicle Accident on Interstate 880 [San Lorenzo, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Crash near West A StreetSAN LORENZO, CA (October 17, 2023) – Early Thursday morning, a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 880 claimed the life of one person.Officials received reports of the collision around 1:00 a.m. along I-880, just north of West A Street near Hayward-San Lorenzo.At this time, the cause of the incident remains unclear. However, the California Highway Patrol reported at least six to eight vehicles in the wreckage. Additionally, police are unsure as to what caused the collision or the events leading up to it.Authorities also declared one person dead from the incident. Although, their identity remains undisclosed to the public, pending notification from the next of kin.Moreover, both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.No further details regarding the fatal multi-vehicle crash have been released to the public. The CHP will provide more information once availa...

One Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Collision near 27th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

Passenger Killed and Driver Hospitalized after Tow Truck Collision near Camelback RoadPHOENIX, AZ (October 17, 2023) – On Wednesday evening, a two-vehicle collision near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road left one casualty.According to the Phoenix Police Department, the collision involved a tow truck and a vehicle, at around 6:30 p.m., October 11th.Furthermore, witnesses told the police that the vehicle left a driveway on Camelback Road when it was struck by a tow truck traveling westbound.As a result, the vehicle sustained major damages, and the passenger suffered critical injuries. The driver fled the scene by foot but was later located by the authorities.Consequently, both the driver and the passenger were transported to the hospital but the passenger succumbed to his injuries and passed away.Meanwhile, the driver of the tow truck stayed at the scene and the authorities evaluated him. He showed no signs of impairment, per police report. He was also transported to the hospital w...

Letters: District 6 race | Gaza’s innocents

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Support Shoor forDistrict 6 council seatI’m writing to support Alex Shoor for San Jose City Council in District 6.I’ve known Alex for decades as a good friend to my family. Just as importantly, I’ve seen Alex up close as a community leader, housing champion and responsive public servant.In 2013, while he was working for our county representative, I casually suggested to him the county should do a gun buyback event. I was pleasantly surprised when he took action, working with then-Supervisor Ken Yeager, the district attorney and the Sheriff’s Office to eliminate 1,100 guns from our community in one day.He is running for the right reasons and with the right vision on key issues like homelessness, public safety and housing affordability.District 6 needs Alex. Take it from a retiree living here for decades: Let’s move ahead with a fresh approach. Alex is our best step forward.Alan ZisserCampbellI...

Arab leader summit called off as Biden heads to Israel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian | Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced massive setbacks even before he departed for the Middle East on Tuesday, as Jordan called off the president’s planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds.Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official said as Biden departed.The postponement of the Amman summit comes after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas withdrew from the scheduled meetings in protest of the attacks, which the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza blamed on an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli military said it had no involvement and pinned the blame on a misfired Palestinian rocket.“This war and this aggression are pushing the region to the brink,” Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s foreign minister, told al-Mamlaka TV, a stat...

Former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul threatens to sue the city for conducting ‘ongoing campaign of defamation and intimidation’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

Former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul is threatening legal action against the city for what his attorney described as an “ongoing campaign of defamation and intimidation.” But the city is pushing back, calling the potential lawsuit “frivolous.”In an Oct. 5 letter, Paul’s lawyer, Andrew Pierce of Peninsula-based firm Pierce & Shearer LLP told the Cupertino City Council that in order to prevent a potential lawsuit, the council needs to apologize and acknowledge they never had evidence of him committing a criminal offense as well as publicize policies and procedures about referring former elected officials for criminal investigations.City Attorney Chris Jensen noted in an Oct. 10 letter in response, “It is unfortunate that Mr. Paul has chosen to threaten to file a frivolous lawsuit rather than reflect on the harm he has done to the city and its residents.”The threat of litigation stems from a 2022 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report, tit...

Trump back in court at his NYC civil fraud trial

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:49 GMT

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz | Associated PressNEW YORK — Donald Trump returned Tuesday to the civil fraud trial that imperils his real estate empire, watching and deploring the case as an employee and an outside appraiser testified that his company essentially put a thumb on the scale when sizing up his properties’ value.Incensed by a case that disputes his net worth and could strip him of such signature holdings as Trump Tower, the former president is due to testify later in the trial. But he chose to attend the first three days and came back Tuesday to observe — and to protest his treatment to the news cameras waiting outside the Manhattan courtroom.Star witness Michael Cohen, a onetime Trump fixer now turned foe, postponed his scheduled testimony because of a health problem.Instead, Trump company accountant Donna Kidder testified that she was told to make some assumptions favorable to the firm on internal financial spreadsheets. Outside appraiser Doug Larson said...