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'The story of our season,' Bednar commends team for playing through adversity

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Avalanche were dealt yet another blow when Arturri Lehkonen broke his finger in Monday's 8-4 win against the Montreal Canadiens. Lehkonen tallied three points before the injury that is expected to sideline him for four to six weeks, according to coach Jared Bednar. "He's one of our identity guys, no question. I mean this is one of the hardest-working guys on the ice in every single game that he plays, all situation guy, power play, penalty kill, five-on-five, he's playing in there, you know, top line, or top two lines every night," Bednar said after the team's morning practice in Toronto on Tuesday. "And when it comes to the competitiveness and the passion that he plays with, he sets the bar for our team." 2 dogs die after wolf attacks in Jackson County Bednar called up Alex Galchenyuk from the Colorado Eagles to replace the roster spot Lehkonen leaves open but it is undetermined where he'll play in the lineup. The Avs coach said he's been playing wel...

20 gallons of dye caused pink color in Clear Creek

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- The "unusual pink coloring" found in Clear Creek was from a pink dye that was accidentally released into the sewer by a local business.Specifically, the business released 20 gallons of concentrated pink dye on and off from March 12 to March 14, the City of Idaho Springs said.The pink color was first noticed on Monday by a staff member at the Idaho Springs Water Resource Reclamation Facility, and the city launched an investigation along with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Retired teacher and daughter lose almost $200,000 in wire fraud This dye has not been shown to have any adverse biological impacts in Clear Creek and did not cause any interruption at the water reclamation facility. Still, staff will continue to monitor it until the color is gone, which will not happen until all of the dye is finished passing through the sewer system, the city said.

Def Leppard’s drummer assaulted outside Fort Lauderdale hotel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

The drummer of legendary rock group Def Leppard was assaulted outside the hotel he was staying at after a show in South Florida.Rick Allen, who sadly lost his arm in a car accident back in 1984, was outside the Four Seasons in the valet area for a smoke. That’s when a very strange and scary encounter happened.Allen was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino over the weekend.The show, this past Sunday, had Def Leppard co-headlining with Mötley Crüe.Allen, 59, was staying at the Four Seasons on Fort Lauderdale Beach. According to a police report, he was violently attacked by Max Edward Hartley, 19, who was visiting from Ohio.Bailey bailed out of the Broward County Jail on Tuesday. He was met by a 7News photographer who questioned why he would knock over a man with one arm and whether he knew that the man was Def Leppard’s drummer.“Max, are you a Def Leppard fan?” he’s asked.Hartley turned away without comment.Fort La...

Victims’ loved ones mark 5-year anniversary of deadly FIU bridge collapse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

Family members of the six people who lost their lives when a pedestrian bridge near Florida International University’s West Miami-Dade campus collapsed on top of oncoming traffic came together to mark the five-year anniversary of the tragedy.7News cameras captured loved ones standing in front of a bronze memorial on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus as they took part in a somber ceremony, Wednesday afternoon.“Today is a very sad moment for us,” said Rolando Duran.The pedestrian bridge was under construction when it fell onto Tamiami Trail on March 15, 2018.Rolando and his wife Gina lost their daughter, FIU student Alexa Duran, in the collapse.“Right now she would have been 24 years old,” said Gina. “We miss her so much.”The Durans and other loved ones honored the victims next to a bronze statue of Alexa standing in front of doves.The statue is surrounded by five pillars, which represent the other victims: Alberto Arias, Navarro Brown, Brandon B...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg cites ‘uptick’ in aviation incidents at FAA safety summit reviewing ‘serious close calls’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

 (CNN) — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday cited an “uptick” in recent aviation incidents and called on participants at a Federal Aviation Administration safety summit to help find the “root causes” of the problem.“We are particularly concerned because we have seen an uptick in serious close calls,” Buttigieg said in his opening remarks, referring to a series of near collisions on runways across the US.After the rare summit, the FAA said discussions about how to prevent incidents at airports ranged from overstressed pilots and flight attendants to better air traffic control technology.“Pilots and flight attendants expressed concerns that they continue to feel stress in the workplace, including long work hours under adverse conditions,” the FAA said following closed-door meetings. “A primary concern was workforce experience and attrition.”The summit comes after the FAA said it was investigati...

Group calls for action in case of woman accused of stabbing EMT in 2019

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

The woman accused of stabbing a Boston EMT in 2019 appeared virtually in court Wednesday.Fellow EMTs also gathered, calling for action as the EMT injured in the 2019 attack spoke publicly for the first time since the incident. “I just want to thank everyone for their support – my brothers and sisters on the job, my friends, my family – it means the world to me,” Elaina McAlister said. “It’s made it much easier.”EMTs speaking on Wednesday said this incident where McAlister was hurt underscores how dangerous their job is. Years after the incident, McAlister said she was in court to make sure the patient who she said nearly killed her and who cut her career short is held responsible.“Assaulting an EMT is not ok,” Boston EMS Union President Matthew Anderson said. “Assaulting anybody in public safety is not OK and we’re still gonna fight for justice for Elaina.”Julie Tejeda smiled as she was handcuffed back on July 10, 2019 after she was accused of attacking McAlist...

Dolphins get more secondary help with former Lions safety DeShon Elliott, add tight end

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

The Miami Dolphins continue to bolster their secondary this offseason after their blockbuster trade for star cornerback Jalen Ramsey.The team is signing former Detroit Lions safety DeShon Elliott, according to a league source. It’s a one-year deal for $1.77 million, according to The Score.Elliott started 13 games for the Lions in 2022. After playing his first three seasons in Baltimore, he made 96 tackles with an interception, a fumble recovery and three pass deflections in his lone season in Detroit.The new addition can now compete with fellow safety Brandon Jones, a former college teammate at Texas, for playing time in Miami’s secondary. Jones is coming off a torn ACL that cut his season short last year.Either Elliott or Jones can play alongside starting safety Jevon Holland, who mostly plays free safety but has shown versatility to play either role on the back end.The Dolphins now seem more likely to let safety Eric Rowe walk in free agency. They also have Verone McKi...

AG Andrea Campbell plans to sue towns that don’t comply with MBTA zoning law

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

Attorney General Andrea Campbell said her office will sue cities and towns that fail to comply with the MBTA communities zoning law, adding to penalties that already excluded those municipalities from state funding opportunities.In a Wednesday advisory, Campbell said compliance with the law, signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in January 2021, is mandatory. Offenders could be slapped with civil enforcement action by the AG’s office, she said, and risk liability under federal and state fair housing laws.“Compliance with the MBTA communities zoning law is not only mandatory, it is an essential tool for the commonwealth to address its housing crisis, along with our climate and transportation goals,” Campbell said in a statement.“While the housing crisis disproportionately affects communities of color and poor, working families, it threatens all of us along with our economy, and thus requires all of us to do our part, including ensuring adequate development of affordable, transit-oriented hous...

Committal hearing continued for East Boston woman accused of stabbing EMT

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

A local union representing Boston emergency medical services personnel will have to wait a little longer to learn the fate of a woman accused of nearly killing one of their own.Julie Tejeda, of East Boston, was involuntarily committed to a correctional unit of a local hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial for assault to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and assault and battery on a public employee for allegedly attacking EMT Elaina McAlister — and pepper spraying EMT Robert Lord — in the back of an ambulance in 2019.Tejeda appeared virtually Wednesday morning in Suffolk Superior Court from the correctional unit of Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, where she has been involuntarily committed and held without bail. Prosecutors were considering releasing her from involuntary commitment, but the hearing was continued until April 3.“Ms. Tejeda poses a substantial risk to every resident of the Commonwealth and we implore that the Suffolk Coun...

Boston University warns against drinking BORGs ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:27:09 GMT

Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, Boston University is warning students to stay away from a viral TikTok college drinking trend that recently sent dozens of UMass Amherst students to the hospital for alcohol poisoning.A “BORG,” or a “black out rage gallon,” has taken off on college campuses. In a typical personal borg, the gallon container is half full of water, with a devastating fifth of alcohol (about 17 shots), and a liquid flavor enhancer like Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier.Boston University Student Health Services — in a post addressed to students for a “safe St. Patrick’s Day” — wrote that they should not drink BORGs, and emphasized it’s not a safer way to drink booze.“We don’t recommend drinking a BORG,” Boston University Student Health Services posted on Instagram.“Since BORGs contain water and sometimes electrolytes, there’s a misconception that a BORG is hydrating and therefore a s...