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'We cry every day': Family calls for tips in unsolved shooting death of teen girl

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- It's hard to put into words the impact a 17-year-old can have when their life is cut short, but that's the position Vincent and Selma Martinez find themselves in describing Alaina."She was a rainbow," Selma said. "You know, she was beautiful." More than 20 schools plan to walk out over gun laws The two broke their silence Wednesday, sitting down with FOX31 to talk about Alaina Martinez. She was killed during a drive-by shooting in unincorporated Adams County in October 2022. Seven other people were injured that night. Martinez was the lone fatality."Alaina was the poster child of joy purity, unconditional love and kindness," her father, Vincent, said. "We cry every day. She was our family and we miss her. She was our baby."Vehicle, DNA evidence collected in killingThe Adams County Sheriff's Office was able to locate the blue Chevrolet Tahoe seen in doorbell video shortly after the shooting. The detective in the case tells FOX31 investigators were able...

Emergency pothole repair set for I-70 near the tunnel

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Emergency roadwork is scheduled for Interstate 70 to repair a large pothole on the eastbound bridge over Loveland Pass.Work is set to begin on Monday, April 10, just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel."This bridge rehab is necessary after a large pothole formed on the highway in mid-March in which temporary repairs were made, but now a more durable fix will take place," the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a release.Map showing eastbound Interstate 70 single lane closures over US 6/Loveland Pass for bridge rehab project (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)FOX31 has covered problematic potholes on this stretch of I-70 before. A couple driving toward Denver in March say a pothole in the road caused their camper trailer to spin out and topple over.CDOT shut down I-70 for pothole repair just a few days later, on March 4. FOX31 later learned potholes in the area had been a problem for weeks, with multiple people filing complaints.Repa...

Aurora Police: Missing man's body found in 'clandestine grave'

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora said a body was found in a "clandestine grave" in the crawl space of an Aurora condo.The body is believed to be a 36-year-old man who has been missing since last summer. Denver area home prices on their way back up A Crime Stoppers tip was made Monday night saying that the man had been murdered six to eight months ago and buried in the crawl space then covered in concrete at the Red Sky Condos, which are located on 2nd Avenue at Sable Boulevard.Casie Bock, 29, was arrested Tuesday night after the homicide unit obtained a warrant and discovered the concealed grave. She is charged with accessory to homicide. Neighbors told FOX31's Courtney Fromm that Bock lived in the condo."It’s enough to send shivers down your spine, make your skin crawl," Paula Kinningham, who lives in the building, told FOX31's Courtney Fromm.  "I heard a lot of frantic behavior to be honest with you. I just thought she was on drugs," one neighbor said. "Sh...

'You’re trying to put me 6 feet under': Stauch's phone calls played at trial

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Emotional recorded phone calls from the FBI between Al and Letecia Stauch started day four of her murder trial Wednesday. Letecia Stauch is accused of killing Gannon, her 11-year-old stepson, in 2020. She showed little emotion Tuesday while listening to recordings of herself in tears on phone calls back in 2020.The calls played in court Wednesday were all from Feb. 14, 2020, almost three weeks after Gannon’s disappearance.  Aurora Police: Missing man’s body found in ‘clandestine grave’ Some of the following conversations can be heard in the video above. Letecia: "I don’t kill people.” Al: “Right now tell me the truth, where’s Gannon!”Letecia: “I need immunity!”Letecia: “If they give me immunity I will help.”Letecia: “There’s more details that I can’t discuss that would incriminate myself."Letecia: “If it’s an accident, are you going to stand by me?”Al: “Yes, absolutely Tecia. I told you that from day one.”Letecia:  “I’m sorr...

Jury in Dominion defamation suit against Fox won't hear about Jan. 6

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The upcoming trial in a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol, a judge ruled Wednesday.Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems claims that Fox program hosts, with the knowledge of executives for both Fox News and parent company Fox Corp., repeatedly allowed allies of former President Donald Trump to falsely claim that the machines and the software the company used were responsible for Trump’s election loss. Retirees are fleeing Colorado, but one city still attracts them Documents released during the lawsuit have shown that top Fox executives and personalities didn’t believe the claims but aired them anyway.“I don’t see Jan. 6 as relevant in this case,” Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said during a hearing Wednesday. “I know that probably shocks everyone.”Dominion-Fox trial set for April 17The tr...

Local students stage walkouts to protest gun violence; rally against Florida immigration bill held in Little Havana

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

Students at a South Florida high school and a university staged a large walkout as part of a nationwide protest to gun violence, while protesters in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood raised their voices against a state law that they unfaily targets undocumented immigrants. 7Skyforce hovered over dozens of students on the football field at South Broward High School, located at 1901 N. Federal Highway in Hollywood, Wednesday afternoon. Around 100 students left their classrooms in protest as part of a nationwide call to combat gun violence in the wake of several incidents around the U.S., such as last week’s shooting in Nashville. Students at Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus in West Miami-Dade also rallied to bring awareness to gun violence.“No more thoughts, no more prayers. We want to see action, we want to see results,” said Taina Patterson with FIU Students Demand Action.The walkout and rally were part of a national call t...

Violeta Lucce lets customers wear custom hand-painted art

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

Some say the eyes are the window to the soul. For us ladies, our eyes can tell you some stories, am I right? We caught up with a local artist at Visionnaire Miami who handpaints wearable art to bring out your feminine energy.A woman is a creation like no other.Jurate Luckaite: “The name of the brand is Violeta Lucce. So it’s a fusion of fine art and couture into one. So imagine wearing an original painting that is one in the entire world, signed by the artist.”And for the two sisters, they want to transform you into the masterpiece you are.Jurate Luckaite: My sister, she’s an artist of over 30 years. I come from the design and styling part, so we fused this together. Our goal was to create a woman who was a walking art. This is what every woman is — she’s original, she’s unique, she’s one of a kind — and that’s what we wanted to create with this brand.”These powerful pieces are all hand-painted on silk, and there̵...

Jewish communities hold Seder services to mark start of Passover following string of antisemitic attacks

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

Many families in South Florida and across the country are sitting with loved ones for Seder service, marking the start of Passover, a time for celebration, but after a string of antisemitic acts, communities will be on high alert.In recent months, communities have seen threatening graffiti, hateful pamphlets tossed into driveways and front lawns, and one Jewish man was even punched in the face while riding his bicycle in Hollywood.According to the FBI, more than half of the religious hate crimes committed in 2021 were targeted at Jews.President Joe Biden wrote an editorial on CNN, Wednesday.“To the Jewish community, I want you to know that I see your fear, your hurt and your concern that this venom is being normalized,” Biden wrote.Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, who leads the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, said the words come from his heart.“I’ve heard him say it; I know he really believes it,” Lipstadt said. “There a...

Six people injured in crash involving MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

Six people were injured Wednesday in a crash involving an MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain that saw the bus crash through a fence before coming to a stop in the Forest Hills Cemetery.SKY7-HD was over the scene shortly before 6 p.m., capturing video of the bus and its smashed windshield. Another vehicle involved in the crash was stopped in the nearby intersection of Forest Hills Avenue and Morton Street with visible damage. Debris was also seen elsewhere around the crash site as traffic backed up on nearby roads.People riding in both the bus and the other vehicle at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital, officials said.“Everyone should be, essentially, assessed at the hospital and hopefully discharged with no serious injuries from this,” said Boston EMS Deputy Superintendent Steven McHugh.In a statement, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said a preliminary investigation found the crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a passenger vehicle “made an abrup...

Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:35:22 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to restrict transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year.Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation Wednesday that will prohibit transgender youth from accessing medication or surgeries that aid in transition and mandate those currently taking medication to stop by the end of the year.Idaho Gov. Brad Little had signed legislation Tuesday evening that criminalizes gender-affirming care for youth.More than a dozen other states are considering bills that would prohibit transgender youth from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, even after the approval of parents and the advice of doctors. Other proposals target transgender individuals’ everyday life — including sports, workplaces and schools.“Permanent gender-changing surgeries with lifelon...