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Family sues funeral home where 189 decaying bodies found over alleged fake ashes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A family filed a lawsuit Monday against a Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found, alleging the owners allowed the remains of their loved ones to “rot” away while they sent families fake ashes.The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home occurred earlier in October after reports of an “abhorrent smell” emanating from a building about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Denver. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes Law enforcement has started identifying the remains and began notifying families that their loved ones were among the bodies — sometimes years after they were allegedly cremated and given as ashes to grieving relatives.The lawsuit accuses Return to Nature and its owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, of intentionally inflicting emotional distress, negligence, fraud and violating a number of Colorado laws, among other claims.Calls and texts sent to numbers listed for Return to Nature and owners have gone unanswered ...

After police chase crash, Denver intersection to get safety upgrades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver said it plans improvements next year at an intersection neighbors say is prone to safety problems, like when a homicide suspect crashed into someone's yard during a police chase.At West 13th Avenue and Perry Street, speeding cars and hit-and-run crashes happen way too often, according to neighbors, who say the street can seem more like a drag strip. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox On Monday, the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure told FOX31 it's working on improvements to be installed next year. The new traffic features will be designed to slow vehicles and improve pedestrian safety.Here is the full statement from DOTI: DOTI is designing improvements for the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Perry Street to be installed next year when the weather and pavement warms up.We’re going to install “bump outs” on the west side of the intersection to slow vehicle speeds and turns and reduce the crossing dista...

Photos: Peacock rescued from Lakewood yard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police say they have captured a feathered figure spotted on rooftops in a Lakewood neighborhood on Friday.A peacock was captured in the Copper Oaks neighborhood and transported to the Foothills Animal Shelter before snowflakes began to fly. Lakewood Animal Control Officers caught the peacock with a large net and safely transferred the bird into a cage of the Animal Control vehicle. $50K reward offered for Horsetooth ‘suspicious’ death classified as homicide The peacock is now safely in the care of the Foothills Animal Shelter, where he (it's a male!) has been listed among the shelter's lost and found animals. The cross street listed is the 10000 block of West Evans Avenue.According to the city of Lakewood's zoning maps, the Copper Oaks neighborhood where the peacock was recovered does allow for poultry houses if they are under 400 square feet.Lakewood Animal Control Officers found this peacock on West Evans Avenue.A lost peacock struts his stuff on a roof of a La...

Apple unveils its fastest iMac and MacBook Pro models yet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

(CNN) — Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup and colorful iMac computers just got even faster.At an event livestreamed on Monday night, the company introduced its next-generation family of custom-made processors – the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Pro – to its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. It is also adding M3 chips to its 24-inch iMac line.The 14-inch MacBook starts at $1599; the 16-inch laptop will start at $2499. The new M3-powered iMac starts at $1299 and starts shipping next week.The chips are built with 3 nanometer technology, which can support advanced graphics and artificial intelligence.“It will bring a whole new level of graphics to the Mac,” an Apple executive said during the event. “They are the most advanced chips ever built for a personal computer.”The event’s tagline — “scary fast” — was an apparent nod to the unveiling of the next-generation silicon chip series as well as the Halloween holiday Tuesday.Apple said its new MacBook Pro lineup is 11 times faster than computers ...

Ravens OLB Tyus Bowser ‘optimistic’ about injured knee, could be nearing return to practice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

Ravens coach John Harbaugh spoke with an “optimistic” Tyus Bowser last week and said the outside linebacker could be nearing a return to practice.“I can’t say it’s a guarantee,” Harbaugh said Monday. “It’s a knee that’s a little angry at times. But who knows? Maybe we’ll get Tyus back. We’ll see how that goes in the next few weeks.”Bowser has been on the non-football injury list all season. He would add depth and versatility to a position group that has held up well with Odafe Oweh, Jadeveon Clowney, Kyle Van Noy and Malik Harrison sharing snaps.Bowser declined to comment last week when several reporters approached him in the locker room to ask about his status. Bowser said on his podcast on Oct. 17 that he’s “feeling great” and “moving around very well.”In August, Harbaugh said that Bowser was dealing with an “agitated knee” but that he expected him to be back by the st...

Fire extinguished at Borrego Springs country club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. -- Firefighters early Monday were battling a fire at De Anza Country Club in Borrego Springs.By the time crews arrived at the scene, about three-fourths of the building was involved with heavy flames, Cal Fire San Diego said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.No injuries were reported, and flames have been completely extinguished as of 4:33 p.m., according to authorities. "The main building was destroyed, fortunately the crews were able to stop the fire spread and save the Pro Shop," Cal Fire San Diego said. Crash closes northbound I-5 lanes at Del Mar Heights Road More than 60 firefighters worked to put out the blaze.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Ex-California mom charged with hosting parties with alcohol for teens and encouraging sexual assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A woman accused of hosting parties for her teenage son and his friends in Northern California where she encouraged them to drink and sexually assault intoxicated girls was charged Monday with more than five dozen felony and misdemeanor counts.Shannon Marie O’Connor, 49, was indicted by a grand jury in Santa Clara County on 63 charges including child endangerment for furnishing alcohol to minors and aiding and abetting sexual assault, the Mercury News reported.Seventeen alleged victims testified at the grand jury hearing, the paper said.It wasn’t immediately clear whether O’Çonnor, who was ordered to remain in jail without bail, had an attorney who could speak to the charges.Prosecutors contend that O’Connor staged six alcohol-fueled parties in 2020 at her-then home in Los Gatos and other places. Prosecutors allege she bought beer, vodka, whiskey and other liquor and encouraged the teens, who were mostly 14 and 15, to drink to the point of...

B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025.Premier David Eby says it’s been a “frightening time” for the Jewish community after deadly terrorists attacks by Hamas militants in Israel earlier this month.He saysthere has been a rise in antisemitism in B.C., and combatting hate starts with learning from the past so the same horrors are never repeated.A statement says the B.C. government is “committed to broadening the scope of the required Grade 10 social studies curriculum” with changes coming in 2025.It says that will ensure students learn about the murders of six million Jews and others by the Nazis during the Second World War, while “learning about discriminatory policies and injustices in Canada and around the world.”Eby made the announcement at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver on Monday.The changes will take effe...

Panama’s leader calls for referendum on mining concession, seeking to calm protests over the deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Protests extended into a second week Monday over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company, as Panama’s government sought to calm anger by promising to let Panamanians decide in a referendum whether to scrap the deal.A broad cross-section of society has joined in demonstrations across the country for more than a week demanding the government rescind the contract with a local subsidiary of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals. Critics say the concession puts Panama’s environment and water supply at risk. President Laurentino Cortizo’s administration proposed Monday to send congress a bill that would schedule a referendum in December. But the country’s top electoral authority said such a vote couldn’t be held before next May’s presidential election.Interior Minister Roger Tejado, who submitted the proposed legislation, called on electoral authorities to “carry out your historic role.”The contract has real economic implications fo...

Actor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself from erupting at the dissection of his interactions with her before finally blurting out: “This is all nonsense!”The two-time Oscar-winning actor known for his performances in blockbuster movies like “The Deer Hunter” and “Raging Bull” was the first witness in a trial resulting from lawsuits over the employment of Graham Chase Robinson. Robinson, who worked for De Niro between 2008 and 2019, was paid $300,000 annually before she quit as his vice president of production and finance.The woman, tasked for years with everything from decorating De Niro’s Christmas tree to taking him to the hospital when he fell down stairs, has sued him for $12 million in damages for severe emotional distress and reputational harm. Robinson said he refused to give her a...