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Man sentenced to 31 years for DUI crash that killed 2 teens

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man from Colorado Springs was given the maximum sentence of 31 years in prison on Friday after a Douglas County jury found him guilty in a crash that killed two teenagers.Last year, two high school students were killed and a third was critically injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock. 2 teens killed in head-on crash in Castle Rock It happened just before midnight on Aug. 5. According to court documents from the 18th Judicial District, an investigation found that Ricky Avalos-Trujillo, 25, was driving an SUV above the speed limit southbound in the northbound lanes on I-25.He crashed head-on into a truck that was carrying four 17-year-old Castle View High School students, killing two of them, according to court documents.Avalos-Trujillo had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred his speech and smelled like alcohol, the court documents said. He told Colorado State Patrol that he had fallen asleep behind the wheel, but the investigation found that hi...

How often does Denver hit 100 degrees or hotter?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver has seen some hot temperatures this week, but still has not hit 100 degrees this year. Denver's normal high temperature on July 19 is 91 degrees. Most of the month of July so far has been below that mark, however, Monday and Tuesday were both above average and topped out at 97 degrees, which is the hottest reading so far this year in Denver. Annually, Denver does not always record a high of 100 degrees or hotter. But, in years when the temperature at Denver International Airport hits the century mark, that usually happens for the first time on July 12. The first day of triple-digit heat has been recorded in Denver as early as June 11, last year in 2022, and as late as Aug. 18, 2020. However, several years -- including most recently in 2015 -- stay below 100 degrees. Just looking at the past 30 years, nine have not hit 100 degrees. Eight out of the last 30 years have seen 100 degrees or hotter on only one day, five years have hit that mark two days. Three...

Concertgoers can get free naloxone at Global Dance Festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — As electronic dance music fans listen to their favorite music this weekend, organizers of the Keep the Party Safe campaign hope they tune into this message: "We want people to be safe, we want people equipped, we want people to be empowered."Hilary Bryant, program manager at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, said this is the message behind an effort to prevent overdoses at this weekend's Global Dance Festival. Use drugs or know someone who does? Carry this The Keep the Party Safe campaign is a statewide effort to bring awareness to accidental fentanyl overdose deaths and ways to prevent it. The campaign partnered with AEG Presents: Rocky Mountains in May to hand out naloxone to concertgoers, no questions asked. "Whenever we're handing out naloxone everyone is so grateful that we're there, everyone is really interested in learning," Bryant said.Free naloxone at Global Dance FestivalSince June, Keep The Party Safe has distributed nearly 1,000 doses ...

Hearing aids may reduce dementia progression for at-risk patients, study finds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new study published in The Lancet medical journal this week shows people with a high risk of developing dementia could cut that risk by 48% with the use of hearing aids."This was really an exciting study," said Dr. Julie Prutsman at Sound Relief Hearing Center in Highlands Ranch. "We've known for years that there is a connection or a link between untreated hearing loss and cognitive decline or dementia." How to take care of your vehicle in the summer heat The study, she said, shows what impact hearing loss intervention can have."There is hope for these individuals if we treat something as simple as hearing loss," she said.Dr. Ira Chang, the medical director of neurocritical care at Swedish Medical Center, said there are different theories about how hearing loss impacts cognition."Maybe by not using those parts of the brain, they are atrophying faster, and maybe they are not as social," Chang said.Hearing loss intervention shows promiseWith the results of thi...

Homeowners happy to hear of new stoplights being added to County Line Road

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Homeowners with fences backing to County Line Road in Centennial reached out to the Problem Solvers after they reached a breaking point following a dangerous crash that happened Monday. “In the 12 years we've lived here we have probably seen 20 plus crashes," Manny Barela, who owns a home backing to County Line Road said. Where Barela's neighborhood is, the main intersection to get out is at South Clarkson Street and County Line and he said that intersection is very prone to having bad crashes. “It will happen again and we spend a lot of time in our backyard and someone will come through and one of us will get hit," Barela said. 1 dead after 3-vehicle crash involving dump truck in Aurora His family used to lease a home right next door to the home they own now. He said they've had multiple cars come through their fence, thankfully though the trees/fence have stopped the cars from plowing into his home. "These trees have saved us twice so far," Barel...

Island City Club in Wilton Manors takes dressing up Barbies to whole other level

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

The “Barbie” cast certainly has some imagination, and they’re not alone. A Wilton Manors club has been collecting and dressing up Barbies for decades, and they’re desperate for doll play.Margot Robbie (as Barbie): “Hi, Barbie.”Emma Mackey (as Barbie): “Hi, Barbie.”Issa Rae (as Barbie): “Hi, Barbie.”Simu Liu (as Ken): “Hi, Barbie.”Everyone might be hyped to see the “Barbie” movie, but this group is high-key excited.Constance Ruppender: “I am counting the days. I have a drawer of Barbie shirts, and I’m wearing a Barbie shirt every day until I go to the movies.”They call themselves the Island City Club in Wilton Manors. They live for playdates.Constance Ruppender: “We get together once a month, and we play, we bring our dolls. You can be whoever you want to be with Barbie, and we’re all Barbie. Even people who hate Barbie have a Barbie story.”Collecting is the name of...

Miami Commissioner Reyes hosts backpack distribution at Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

A City of Miami official delivered some much-needed supplies for students ahead of their return to the classroom.Students may still be on their summer break, but District 4 Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes on Wednesday helped hand out more than 500 backpacks filled with classroom essentials to children at the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade.“We showed them that school is important, and I talked to them, and they promised me that they’re going to do their homework and pay attention and all of that,” said Reyes, “and I really love doing this, because children are the future of the world.”Wednesday’s distribution is one of many back-to-school activities with the goal of delivering a total of 6,000 backpacks to schools and summer camps in the City of Miami to help families in need.

Dorchester mom describes moment man stole pickup truck with her baby inside

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

The mother of a baby left on a sidewalk in Dorchester last week is now speaking out, describing heartstopping moments when police say someone stole a truck with her child inside. The incident happened on Friday near the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Westville Street. Police said the thief in this case was riding a bike in the area around 3 p.m. He then got off the bike, according to police, and jumped into the truck. Surveillance video obtained by 7NEWS showed the thief drove roughly one block before getting out of the truck and leaving the baby in a car seat on the curb near Leroy Street. Another person quickly arrived to pick up the baby. About an hour later, police said officers located the stolen truck on Columbia Road.Though no one was hurt, the baby’s mother told 7NEWS her daughter is just 22 days old. The mother said she and her family were standing steps from the truck when it was taken and said the situation was terrifying as she was unable...

Mets Notebook: Buck Showalter not ready to place Starling Marte on IL despite outfielder’s unavailability

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

With Starling Marte out of the lineup once again with his second migraine headache of the week, the Mets may need to make a roster decision.The right fielder missed his third game since Saturday with a migraine Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. He hasn’t been available off the bench and likely won’t be for a few days. The 34-year-old has dealt with severe migraines in the past but two in the span of only a few days gives the Mets some cause for concern.“He’s had them before, but not this close [together],” manager Buck Showalter said Wednesday before the Mets hosted the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a three-game series. “That’s why we’re going to do some tests and do some things to rule out some things.”Marte, who saw specialists Wednesday to try to determine the cause of the headaches, spent much of the last few days vomiting, and while the training staff is doing all they can to keep fluids in him, he’s s...

Brayan Bello’s career first culminates in frustrating Red Sox loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:50 GMT

Given another chance to pad their record against an unfortunate team, the Red Sox dropped the series finale in Oakland, falling 6-5 to the A’s on Wednesday afternoon.The game yielded several career milestones for Red Sox players. Yu Chang’s 221st career Major League game set a record for games by a player born in Taiwan and Kiké Hernández became the 50th Puerto Rico-born player to reach 1,000 career MLB games. In the eighth inning, Kenley Jansen made his 800th career appearance, the 54th pitcher all-time and only active arm to do so.Otherwise, little else went well for the Red Sox, though the contest began in promising fashion. After his team got shut out on Tuesday night, Justin Turner roared back with a vengeance in the first inning, walloping a two-run homer for an immediate lead. Doing so extended his hitting streak to 15 games, moving him into sole possession of the longest streak ever by a Red Sox player aged 38 or older.But the usually-dominant Brayan Bello looked...