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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer is changing his not guilty plea on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols ‘ civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January.A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer.Mills and four other former Memphis Police Department officers have been charged in federal court with using excessive force and conspiring to lie after they were caught on camera punching, kicking and hitting Nichols with a police baton on Jan. 7. Nichols died three days later in a hospital. The five former officers also have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in state court.Mills’ lawyer, Blake Ballin, said he could not discuss details of the plea agreement, including which charges it pertains to. Ballin said Mills was changing his plea “to take responsibility for his actions.” Mills also plans to enter a plea agreement in state court, bu...

Colorado State Patrol warns of increasing vehicle fraud

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're in the market for a used vehicle, the Colorado State Patrol wants you to beware of any possible scams.The patrol and certified VIN inspectors are seeing a rise in vehicle fraud cases. These cases range from false titles and tampered-with odometers to the sale of stolen vehicles. Often, these vehicles will be an "unbelievable" deal compared to similar cars. See the latest traffic conditions in Denver on FOX31 The Colorado State Patrol reminded buyers that signs a car sale is a scam include:The vehicle is listed for a much lower price than comparable vehiclesA private seller lists the vehicle and asks for cash only. This is especially true if the seller is appealing to emotions (i.e., "only selling to pay my bills," or "I need to make rent").The seller's account on Facebook marketplace, eBay, Craigslist and other person-to-person sale sites has little to no content or is nearly blank, which could indicate the seller is trying to leave little trace of them...

Denver weather: A mild and dry start to November across Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While it was a cloudy first day of November in Denver weather, temperatures were still able to reach seasonal levels in the upper 50s to low 60s. According to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, the outlook for the next week looks to be above normal and mainly dry across Denver and the Front Range.Denver averages for the month of NovemberWeather Wednesday night: Slowly clearing and coldClouds will stick around across Denver through Wednesday evening before slowly clearing overnight. The wind will be light and generally from a southwesterly direction. Temperatures will be cold again with below-freezing readings across the state. The coldest lows will be recorded in the teens mainly in the mountain valleys.Overnight lows by Thursday morning across ColoaradoWeather Thursday: Sunny skies and milderWe will have more sunshine on Thursday across Colorado and metro Denver. The wind will be from a warm westerly direction. There may be some high clou...

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review.Trump’s trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed government efforts to get them back is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024.But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared ready to side with Trump’s attorneys in their request to postpone the trial, saying she “has a hard time seeing how realistically this (current schedule) would work” even as prosecutors pushed her to keep the scheduled start date.The classified documents case filed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team is one of four Trump is facing that could go to trial next year. Another federal case, also brought by Smith and charging him with scheming to overturn the results of...

Lake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds Northern Italy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

Rome and Milan, Italy (CNN) — A storm that brought heavy rain and violent winds to Northern Italy overnight and early Tuesday sent rapid floods through central Milan and caused Lake Como to breach its banks.Several waterside bars were flooded at the lake — a popular tourist attraction — while civil protection authorities were forced to pump out water from areas nearby and erect mobile barriers.The Seveso, a river that runs through the municipalities of Como, Monza e Brianza and Milan, also broke its banks, according to Italy’s civil protection agency.Parts of Milan became inaccessible, while social media posts showed water gushing down stairs into underground train stations and pedestrians falling down or clinging to poles during strong gusts of wind.The city’s safety councilor, Marco Granelli, said the winds felled trees, tore down scaffolding and ripped off roof tiles. Electricity was cut in several parts of the city as a precaution while authorities worked to clean up downed...

Flight school: Pilot who crashed in Everglades expected to make full recovery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

A pilot is on the mend after his airplane went down in the Florida Everglades.The victim’s Cessna Skyhawk crashed in the swamp of Southwest Broward during the overnight hours of Tuesday morning.Authorities responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Mack’s Fish Camp, located at 18599 Krome Avenue, just after 10 a.m.The pilot was spotted clinging to a wing and suffering from a leg injury.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews hoisted him from the partially submerged aircraft.The pilot’s flight school said he’s doing better and should make a full recovery.

Florida Panthers bracing to be without Sam Bennett again after another lower-body injury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

The Florida Panthers started the season without Sam Bennett, and they are bracing to be without him once again.How long this absence will be is still unclear.Panthers coach Paul Maurice told reporters after the team practiced in Detroit on Wednesday that the reigning Eastern Conference champions aren’t sure on the prognosis for Bennett, Florida’s fourth-leading scorer in last season’s playoffs. Bennett missed the first seven games of this season with a lower-body injury, returned for about 8 minutes of ice time in Monday’s 3-2 loss at Boston, and got hurt again after Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm fell on him in front of the net.Bennett needed to be helped off the ice, unable to put any weight on his left leg.“He’s not day-to-day. He’s going to be a little longer,” Maurice said. “We don’t think it’s as significant as the first one. Have to see how he feels. What happens in the first three days will tell us how long it’s going to be.”Florida plays at Detroi...

Police: Sunny Isles Beach mother arrested for child abuse, video shows her throwing and kicking 3-year-old son

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

Sunny Isles Beach police have arrested a 29-year-old woman, who they describe as a monster, accused of pushing, kicking and throwing her 3-year-old son down a hallway because, she claims, he wasn’t listening. A Blink doorbell camera captured the unthinkable moments when Yulia Storozhuk allegedly abused her own child.“I was very angry, and how can someone do this to a defenseless 3-year-old boy who can’t protect himself,” said Sunny Isles Beach Chief Edward Santiago.The disturbing video was brought to police by a neighbor who captured the evidence on their camera. In the video, Storozhuk enters a room, her 3-year-old son standing at the door. She points toward the hallway, and as he begins to walk toward her, he is pushed down.According to the arrest report, she then, with both hands, lifts the child from the ground and throws him to the floor. While on the ground, he is kicked not once but twice. The little boy tries to get up but is pushed back down and kick...

Former Hialeah Officer convicted of kidnapping homeless man sentenced to 66 months in state prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

A former Hialeah Police officer who was found guilty of kidnapping a homeless man was sentenced to 66 months in state prison, followed by five years of probation.The wife of Rafael Otano was called to the stand during his trial, Wednesday morning. In Spanish, she said that her husband is loving and respectful. Aside from Otano’s wife, a family friend, Placido Rodriguez, also took the stand. “Day one, since I’ve met him, when he met his wife, I was there during the relationship when he first met, and from day one, he’s just been an incredible kid, he’s just something else,” Rodriguez said. “To sit here and find myself in his position, in going through this for the past year, is just incredible. It’s a hard feeling to see him go through this.”Otano was accused of kidnapping and beating Jose Ortega Gutierrez along with former officer Lorenzo Orfila, on Dec. 17, 2022. The two drove Gutierrez miles away from a strip mall where he was ...

Family and friends in mourning after Salem State University freshman and star basketball player killed in shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT

Family and friends of a Salem State University student were in mourning Wednesday after authorities said freshman Carl Hens Beliard was shot and killed near campus overnight.The Essex District Attorney’s Office said Beliard, 18, was found inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds around 1:30 a.m. after officers were called to Forest Avenue for a report of a shooting.According to the DA’s office, Beliard was pronounced dead after he was taken to Salem Hospital.“He just graduated high school this year and he’s at Salem State University, so this morning, police came here and they told me that he got shot and he was dead – I couldn’t believe it,” Altagrace Beliard, the victim’s mother, told 7NEWS.Emergency crews spent hours at the scene Wednesday morning, looking over the street and the black sedan Beliard was said to have been driving when shots were fired. Multiple bullet holes were visible on the driver’s s...