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SEC fines Ole Miss $75,000 after fans throw debris on field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Mississippi has been fined $75,000 after the game with LSU was interrupted by fans throwing debris on the field.The SEC announced the fine Thursday, adding to the $100,000 penalty that had already been imposed for fans storming the field celebrating the 16th-ranked Rebels’ 55-49 win.“The disruption and delay of Saturday night’s game must never be part of any SEC event,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “These actions are consistent with the oversight assigned by the membership to the SEC office, including the financial penalty and mandated reviews.”The $75,000 will be deducted from the university’s share of SEC revenue distribution. The SEC also instructed Ole Miss to attempt to identify the individuals who threw objects and prohibit them from attending more Rebels sporting events for the rest of the 2023-24 academic year.Ole Miss must review and update its game management procedures and alcohol availability policies to prevent another such inci...

United flight catches fire on takeoff from Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A United Airlines flight aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport over the weekend after a fire on the aircraft.UA329 was bound for Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday.A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a Boeing 737, aborted takeoff because of smoke and fire under the right wing.In recordings on LiveATC.net, an air traffic controller can be heard telling the pilot he saw fire and smoke under the plane. The pilot suggested it may have been the brakes and said there was a flat tire. Delta flight diverts to Denver after hydraulic issue The pilot aborted takeoff. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting crews, which are part of the Denver Fire Department, extinguished the fire, according to the FAA.United Airlines responded in a statement Wednesday night, saying passengers were transferred to another plane."United flight 329 experienced a mechanical issue at the beginning of its takeoff roll and did not attempt ...

Reward in double homicide at Denver restaurant is the largest ever of its kind

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Metro Denver Crime Stoppers reward for information into an April 24 double homicide at a Denver restaurant is up to $32,600, the largest community-led reward in Crime Stoppers history.Denver Police have still not identified any suspects in that shooting inside the American Elm restaurant, where employees Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio "Nacho" Gutierrez Morales were found dead. "Every day that passes, it just brings more questions. Like why did it happen? Who did it?" Emerall's sister, Danica Woolard, said. "Not knowing is what makes it harder to stay positive.” Suspect wanted in attack on Brighton ice cream truck driver Woolard said the reward increase means a lot to the family, as they continue to believe they're just one tip away from justice.“Having information that could lead to an arrest, I think that’s what everyone needs to start healing and moving forward," Woolard said. "We’re all just kind of stuck where we’re at.The reward is well sh...

Striking Kaiser Permanente workers get support from elected officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The largest strike of health care workers is happening in states across the U.S., including right here in Colorado.Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado joined the more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers nationwide, calling for the company to alleviate staffing shortages and offer better wages. United flight catches fire on takeoff at Denver International Airport Workers at the Kaiser Permanente facility on Franklin Street have been out there since Wednesday morning. While they still have not reached an agreement with their company, union workers are gaining support from some community members."Frontline health care workers are here for the patients. They want their patients to receive safe care, and when you can't do that on a daily basis to the level that you know patients deserve, that can be stressful as well," SEIU Local 105 President Stephanie Felix-Sowy said.Kaiser Permanente responds to strikeKaiser Permanente canceled a press availability wi...

These pharmacies are closed during the Kaiser Permanente strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Time has run out, and with no agreement reached between Kaiser Permanente and the health care workers' union, a three-day strike will begin.On Wednesday morning, Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit private health care provider in both Colorado and the U.S., announced several pharmacies and other services will be closed during the strike. Kaiser Permanente workers speak ahead of potential strike The two sides had until Wednesday to come to an agreement, and nothing has been reached.So, a strike will happen from Oct. 4 at 6 a.m. to Oct. 7 at 6 a.m.More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers, 3,000 in Colorado, will protest unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing levels at hundreds of Kaiser hospitals and facilities across the U.S. This strike will be the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history.Kaiser Permanente pharmacies closed during the strikeThe following pharmacies will be impacted by the strike. Denver/Boulder areaBaseline (Boulder), Castle Roc...

‘I’m going through total hell’: Navy vet, 70, details hardships after beating and robbery on Lincoln Road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

A U.S. Navy veteran is out of the hospital and sharing his story months after, police said, he was brutally beaten and robbed at a bus stop on Lincoln Road.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, the 70-year-old, who asked not to be identified for safety reasons, detailed the terrifying moments when he was hit repeatedly along the 300 block of Lincoln Road back on June 27.“He stomped me on my head and on my back,” he said. “I wasn’t bothering a soul.”A proud American, the veteran wears his heart on his sleeve and his head.“I’m proud of proud of being an American. I’m proud of being a veteran,” he said. “My father was a veteran, his father was a veteran, my great great grandfather. We were all veterans.”But this retired serviceman from Miami Beach has been suffering in the aftermath of the attack.“I’m going through total hell,” he said.The victim said he was on his way to volunteer at the VA Hospital in Mia...

Police: Men dressed as construction workers stole about 70 generators from Trump National Doral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

A theft in broad daylight at a resort in Doral is generating concerns.A white pickup truck was seen on video driving through a parking lot at the Trump National Doral Miami on Monday.According to Doral Police, the men inside were dressed as construction workers and took off with about 70 generators.Those generators were being stored at the hotel for the upcoming LIV Golf Tournament.Authorities believe this theft is connected to other incidents across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.Wednesday night, a spokesperson with Doral Police issued a statement that reads, “This type of crime is something we take very seriously. Although no one was hurt, we have a zero tolerance with regards to any criminal activity that involves theft in our City. We have several active leads that we are following and feel very optimistic that the perpetrators will be caught by our Detectives.”

Stars of ‘Exorcist: Believer’ talk about making legacy sequel; Ellen Burstyn discusses reprising iconic role

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

For 50 years, “The Exorcist” has been haunting your dreams, and we’ve never looked at green pea soup the same. Pea soup and Linda Blair both scarred us for life.The new legacy sequel “The Exorcist: Believer” aims do the same thing. It features Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role from the original.Deco’s own dashing demon, Alex Miranda, has the story.This new sequel says it’s got twice the fright. After all, what’s better than one possessed brat from hell? Two possessed brats from hell!Double the pea soup flavor. Double the demonic fun.In “The Exorcist: Believer,” two girls have come down with … I mean, I’m no expert, but this doesn’t look good.Olivia Marcum (as Katherine): “The body and the blood! the body and the blood!”In this legacy sequel to the 1973 classic we can never un-see, Victor Fielding, played by Leslie Odom Jr., has been raising his daughter, Angela, on his own since the death of h...

‘He just loves winding them up’: Could Nigel Farage actually lead the Tories?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

LONDON — They’re loving Nigel instead.Tory activists weren’t singing quite that as they belted out Robbie Williams’ “Angels” in the presence of Britain’s foremost Brexiteer Nigel Farage at the Conservatives’ conference this week. But they weren’t far off it.Farage, who left the Tories in the ’90s to lead Britain’s Euroskeptic diehards from various splinter parties including UKIP, was a prominent fixture at the Conservatives’ conference in Manchester this week where he gained entrance as an anchor for GB News.Farage was mobbed and given a hero’s welcome by activists eager to congratulate the architect of Brexit, raising a question: Could he lead those activists as leader one day?It’s unlikely, but not impossible. Step-by-step, here’s how that process would work. 1. Become a Tory memberThe prospect of Farage returning to the Tories is being taken seriously by those present at conference.One diplomat p...

Poland’s election: Big hopes but no quick fixes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:00 GMT

WARSAW — The campaign language ahead of this year’s Polish general election is apocalyptic — painting it as an existential battle for the soul of the EU’s fifth most populous country — but the likeliest outcome is a chaotic stalemate.If the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) hangs on to power for a third term there isn’t much more it can do to wreck Poland without quitting the EU — and there’s little prospect of that. If the opposition pulls off a stunner and wins it will be so hemmed in by PiS-controlled courts and institutions and by a hostile president that it won’t be able to do much more than tweak the optics rather than surgically remove the growths added by Law and Justice.Internationally, Poland is too important to be kept in the deep freeze forever; with a fast-growing economy, a big military and a key role in supplying Ukraine, it is no Slovakia. A PiS win will mean greater efforts to find some accommodation with Warsaw; an opposition vi...