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Lawyer for Proud Boys leader: Blame Trump for Jan. 6 riot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A defense attorney argued Tuesday at the close of a landmark trial over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that the Justice Department is making Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio a scapegoat for Donald Trump after the former president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio and four lieutenants are charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a plot to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to stop the transfer of presidential power from Trump to President Joe Biden after the 2020 election. In his closing argument, attorney Nayib Hassan noted Tarrio wasn’t in Washington on Jan. 6, having been banned from the capital after being arrested on allegations that he defaced a Black Lives Matter banner. Trump, Hassan argued, was the one to blame for extorting a crowd outside the White House to “ fight like hell.”“It was Donald Trump’s words. It was his motivation. It was his anger that caused what occurred on January 6th in your beautiful and amazing ci...

Rahm back to defend in Mexico, LIV Golf off to Singapore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

PGA TOURMEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP AT VIDANTASite: Vallarta, Mexico.Course: Vidanta Vallarta. Yardage: 7,456. Par: 71.Prize money: $7.7 million. Winner’s share: $1,386,000.Television: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).Defending champion: Jon Rahm.FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.Last week: Davis Riley and Nick Hardy won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.Notes: Jon Rahm is back to defend his title. He is playing for the second time in the three weeks since the Spaniard won the Masters. … The Mexico Open was the only PGA Tour event Rahm won last year. He also won twice on the European tour. This year he already has four PGA Tour titles, including his second major. … The field has only two other players from the top 50 in the world, Tony Finau and Alex Noren. … Finau closed with a 63 last year and tied for second with Kurt Kitayama and Brandon Wu. … Gary Woodland is among those in the field, along w...

Gladbach leading scorer Marcus Thuram out with groin injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — France forward Marcus Thuram may have played his last game for Borussia Moenchengladbach.The Bundesliga club said Tuesday that Thuram tore a muscle fiber in his groin during the team’s 1-0 loss at home to Union Berlin on Sunday and that he is “ out for the foreseeable future.”The club does not say how long Thuram will miss, but an injury of this sort usually means a forced six- to eight-week break. Only five matches are left in the Bundesliga and Thuram is set to leave Gladbach at the end of the season after they failed to reach agreement on a contract extension.Thuram was Gladbach’s leading scorer in the league this season with 13 goals in 28 appearances.The 25-year-old Thuram — the son of former France defender Lilian Thuram — has 34 Bundesliga goals altogether in 109 games for Gladbach, which he joined in 2019 from French club Guingamp after a previous spell at Sochaux.Thuram has played 10 times for France.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub...

Potential threat under investigation at Smoky Hill High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department says a threat that does not appear to be credible, is under investigation at Smoky Hill High School.APD said that investigators are working to identify the person who made the threat, which circulated on social media and in the community. Crash kills driver, sends child to hospital in Aurora There will be an increased presence of police and school resource officers at Smoky Hill, APD said.The Cherry Creek School District shared the following message on Tuesday morning:"This is an important message for the Smoky Hill High School community. We are aware of a potential threat against Smoky Hill High School that is circulating on social media and in the community. Law enforcement and district security are investigating the threat. Out of an abundance of caution, district security and the Aurora Police Department will have an increased presence at the school today. As always the safety of our students and staff is our highest pr...

Red Rocks releases 2023 Film on the Rocks lineup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) — Are you ready to watch some classical films under the warm Colorado air in one of the world's most beautiful outdoor amphitheaters? Film on the Rocks is back for its 24th season. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2023 The summer film series will kick off on June 12 at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre and feature five blockbuster movies. Each film is preceded by live entertainment before you and your 9,000 closest friends set your eyes on the big screen.Film lineupThe following five movies are part of the 2023 Film on the Rocks summer series:Monday, June 12: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArkPre-show performance: Pathfinder and The MañanasMonday, June 19: Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverPre-show performance: AquileMonday, July 10: Top Gun: MaverickPre-show performance: Rocket SurgeonsMonday, July 24: Mamma Mia!Pre-show performance: Claire HeywoodMonday, Aug. 21: Star Wars: Return of the JediPre-show performance: TBDCostGeneral Admission tickets ...

BSO: Father facing charges after accidentally placing loaded gun in students bag

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

A father is facing charges after officials said he accidentally left his loaded gun inside his child’s bag, prompting a lockdown at the student’s school. Park Lakes Elementary had to be placed on lockdown following calls that the gun was on campus, but just before 11 a.m., the lockdown was lifted. On Tuesday, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene around 9:15 a.m. after the call came in from the school, located at 3925 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes. BSO released a statement after coming in with the student: “Deputies made contact with the student and the child’s father, who stated he accidentally placed the weapon in the wrong bag,” the statement read in part. After searching the campus, the loaded gun was safely located and has since been confiscated. According to school officials, no threats were made to the school or staff. According to BSO, the father of the student will face charges. No injuries have been reported. Please ch...

Judge drops perjury charge for former Broward superintendent Dr. Robert Runcie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

The case is closed against a former Broward School’s superintendent. Dr. Robert Runcie was facing one criminal count of perjury after he was accused of lying to a grand jury. A judge Tuesday dismissed those charges against Runcie. Runcie was arrested in April of 2021 after a grand jury that was investigating operations of the school district at the time, claimed that he wasn’t truthful in preparing his testimony. Shortly after Runcie turned himself in and posted bond, he agreed to a separation agreement with the district. That agreement took effect in the summer of 2021. Runcie’s attorneys argued that the grand jury was out of scope with his indictment and said that that was not what they were there to do; they were not there to look into the superintendent. The judge agreed with his attorneys and wrote the following statement that reads, “…it is ordered and judged that the defendant’s second motion to dismiss indictment is granted. The state has ...

Sen. Scott bill would fund armed officers in all US schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

Money earmarked for thousands of new IRS employees would be transferred to a grant program allowing schools nationwide to hire armed law enforcement personnel under legislation outlined Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.The School Guardian Act would take about $80 billion that Congress previously approved to expand the tax agency and spend it instead on efforts to deter and respond to school shootings such as the 2018 massacre in Parkland, Florida in which 17 people were killed. Parents of those victims said they support Scott’s bill.“If we can’t prevent them, then we know having an armed response on campus is the fastest way to stop these attacks,” said Ryan Petty, a state Board of Education member whose 14-year-old daughter, Alaina, died in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. “This bill is incredibly important.”The measure is modeled after legislation then-governor Scott signed into law in Florida after the Parkland shooting ...

Investigation underway after furniture warehouse evacuated due to hazardous material leak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

An investigation is underway after an unknown chemical leak at a furniture warehouse caused an evacuation. The Broward Sheriff’s Office and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived at the scene of the Baer’s Furniture outlet, at 1589 NW 12th Ave., Tuesday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as people were rushed out of the warehouse by fire rescue. People are now being kept blocks away from the area.According to officials, there were reports of people feeling sick. A HAZMAT team arrived at the scene to find the source of the leak. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

14-year-old Wareham boy dies from injuries after being struck by vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

A Wareham teen who was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle last week has died from his injuries, according to Plymouth County DA Tim Cruz. Tobey Alford, 14, suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a car on April 18. He was flown to a children’s hospital for treatment and was pronounced dead on Monday. Alford was hit by a Chevrolet Blazer around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of Sandwich Road and Narrows Road, according to the DA’s Office. The woman who was driving the vehicle cooperated with police on scene. The driver’s identity has not been released and it is unclear if she will face any charges. The crash remains under investigation and no additional information has been released.