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Former McAuliffe principal files lawsuit against DPS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Tuesday, former McAuliffe International School principal Kurt Dennis filed a lawsuit against Denver Public Schools for wrongful termination. Earlier this year, Dennis believed he was originally fired for sharing confidential student information in a news interview after two deans were shot at East High School. Dennis said he and his staff were forced to conduct the exact same pat-down policy with a student who was charged with similar firearm-related offenses as the student in the East High incident. Thousands sign petition to reinstate principal at McAuliffe International According to the lawsuit, the student at McAuliffe was criminally charged with attempted murder after the student allegedly entered a liquor store to rob it and shot the clerk. Following this charge, Dennis requested the student move to remote learning. However, the suit claims Dennis' request was denied. Dennis claimed he exercised his right to free speech by shining a light on the danger DPS...

Police arrest man after multi-car crash in Miami leaves 1 dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

Police arrested a man after a multi-vehicle collision in Miami on Monday night claimed the life of one person while they were in the hospital as police investigated the circumstances that led to the deadly crash.Miami Police and fire rescue crews responded to the scene, located at 1200 NE 79th St., where the collision unfolded. Authorities said the incident involved five cars and a motorcycle. According to police, one person was ejected from their vehicle. Emergency responders airlifted them to Jackson Memorial Hospital for urgent medical treatment. The victim succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.While the eastbound lanes on the 79th Street bridge have since been reopened to traffic Monday night, the westbound lanes remained closed for several hours. Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, officials reopened all lanes. A police report stated that Alejandro Hall was arrested after he was driving at a high rate of speed while he was believed to be intoxicated. ...

Pilot OK after plane crash lands at North Perry Aiport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

An aircraft’s pilot is OK after a plane crash lands at North Perry Airport. On Tuesday afternoon, a single-engine plane attempted to land on a runway at the airport and landed with its nose on the ground. Apparently, the nose gear collapsed as it touched down on the pavement. Live video footage showed the blades bent in the front of the aircraft. Fire rescue crews were on the scene as they spoke to the pilot, who walked away from the crash unharmed. Officials are now investigating the cause of the plane’s malfunction. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid announces bid for Miami-Dade County Mayor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

Manny Cid, the incumbent Mayor of the Town of Miami Lakes, is expected to announce his campaign after he filed the paperwork on Friday. The announcement is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Building Department located at 11805 SW 26th St. where Mayor Cid will be joined by members of the community and the media. Cid’s political journey began in 2012 when he was elected to the Miami Lakes Council and he ascended to the role of Vice-Mayor in August 2013. In November 2016, he secured the position of Mayor in the Town of Miami Lakes, and in November 2020, Mayor Cid achieved a historic milestone by winning re-election unopposed, becoming the first Mayor in Miami Lakes history to do so.Alexander Otaola and Miguel “el Skipper” Quintero have also entered the race and they are all expected to face off in August 2024.

The Atlantic’s next major hurricane is expected by this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

(CNN) — A newly-formed tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean could soon become a named storm – then a powerful Category 4 hurricane – as the season approaches its typical peak in early September.Tropical Depression 13 formed Tuesday morning in the central tropical Atlantic, almost 1,000 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm later Tuesday. The next tropical storm will be given the name Lee.As the depression moves steadily west-northwest this week, it will enter conditions increasingly favorable for strengthening: Plenty of moisture, low wind shear and abnormally warm water stretch nearly the entire length of the potential cyclone’s projected path.“The NHC intensity forecast is extremely bullish for a first forecast, but remarkably lies below the intensity consensus,” the National Hurricane Center’s storm discussion said. “All indications are that the depression will become ...

Man pistol-whipped in broad daylight in Deerfield Beach, authorities need the public’s help

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a “dangerous individual” who they said is responsible for a brutal daytime assault.The incident occurred around 7:56 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, near the 100 block of West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach. According to detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit, an unknown assailant attacked the victim while he was standing near a parking lot.Surveillance footage released by BSO showed the victim walking along a sidewalk moments before the attack. A light-colored vehicle pulls up, and an individual exits, approaching the victim. A verbal exchange occurred before the subject produced a firearm from his waistband. A struggle ensued over the weapon, with the subject gaining control and repeatedly striking the victim.The altercation then spilled onto the roadway as the victim attempted to defend himself. The armed subject then abruptly stopped and returned to the v...

Polish central bank weighs first rate cut as crucial poll nears

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

Poland’s central bank is set to cut interest rates for the first time in over three years on Wednesday, bringing succor to a government in the middle of a tight and bitter election campaign. The National Bank of Poland is expected to cut its key lending rate by 0.25 percent to 6.50 percent, responding to a sharp fall in inflation in recent months from a peak of 18.4 percent. That may not have enough of an immediate impact on the Polish economy but could certainly change the mood music ahead of one of the key elections in Europe this year, by reassuring hard-pressed households and businesses that their borrowing costs are set to fall further in the near future. Governor Adam Glapiński — reappointed by President Andrzej Duda in 2022 for a second six-year term — had said at his last press conference that the bank could start cutting rates if inflation dropped into single digits and was on a clear downward trend. With a preliminary reading of 10.1 percent in August, a fif...

Move over, Mannekin Pis! Belgian minister ordered to explain birthday party peeing scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne will appear in front of a parliamentary committee on Thursday to answer questions about a peeing incident that took place at his birthday party last month.During the celebrations for Van Quickenborne’s 50th birthday on August 14, two guests urinated against a police van, parked near the minister’s home, while another guest took photos.Van Quickenborne’s office initially released a statement saying the minister “disapproves of this behavior,” and that he was not “present” at the time of the incident or aware that it had happened.But video footage obtained by VRT on Monday shows Van Quickenborne might have known about the incident after all.In the footage, the minister can be seen walking outside at around 4 a.m., hours after his guests had urinated on the police vehicle. He then stands on the sidewalk, leans back and “pretends to pee,” according to VRT.The incident — dubbed “Pipigate” online — triggered a wave of criticism from ...

Stolen car believed to be carjacked involved in crash in Lynn, sources say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

An investigation got underway in Lynn Tuesday after a crash left one car upside down in the middle of a local street and badly damaged another car. Lynn police said the two-car crash happened at the intersection of Essex Street and Chestnut Street around 7:15 a.m. 7NEWS sources later said a stolen car believed to be carjacked caused the crash. Sources said two people were taken into custody and one victim was in the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.Sources said police initially tried to pull over the stolen car. The driver instead took off before crashing.Sources said the victim was flown by helicopter to a hospital. Sources also said the carjacking suspects are a female and a juvenile, who was also hospitalized as of early Tuesday afternoon.Video shared with 7NEWS showed one car resting on its roof in the street after the crash. The other car was seen with front-end damage in a parking area outside Tony Tipico Restaurant close to the crash site, where a sign appeared to h...

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:21 GMT

(CNN) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and five other defendants charged in the election interference case in Fulton County pleaded not guilty Tuesday and waived their arraignments in new court filings.Eighteen of the 19 defendants charged in the case have entered not guilty pleas. The remaining holdout – former Coffee County election official Misty Hampton – will have to enter a plea or appear in person for arraignment on Wednesday.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, charged Meadows with two state crimes: violating Georgia’s anti-racketeering RICO law and soliciting a public official to violate their oath. The charges mostly revolve around the infamous January 2021 phone call where Trump and Meadows pressed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to flip the election results in Trump’s favor.Meadows is trying to move his case out of state court and into federal court, where he could...