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3 injured in separate hot air balloon crashes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Emergency crews responded to hot air balloon crashes in Erie and Lafayette that sent three people to the hospital.Erie hot air balloon crashAround 7 a.m. Friday morning, Mountain View Fire Rescue was called to Weld County Road 5 and Colliers Parkway. A gust of wind came in and pushed a couple of balloon canopies over.MVFR said that one balloon started to lift off and pulled free from its crew member's grasp. The person fell about 10 feet and sustained minor injuries.One person was injured in a hot air balloon crash in Erie. (Mountain View Fire Rescue)One person was injured in a hot air balloon crash in Erie. (Mountain View Fire Rescue)A MVFR medic took the crew member to a local hospital where she is being treated for her injuries. Lafayette hot air balloon crashAround the same time as the Erie incident, Lafayette Police received a call at 7:18 p.m. about a hot air balloon incident.A total of five people were in the balloon including the pilot.A hot air balloon was b...

Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

(CNN) — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him down for a nap, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said.Deputies were called Monday to a home in the Callahan area about a baby who was not breathing and had no pulse, Leeper said at a news conference Wednesday. Deputies tried to revive the baby until firefighters took him to a Jacksonville hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Leeper said.“Originally, the mother said she didn’t know what happened. She put the baby to sleep and just couldn’t wake him up,” Leeper said.The mother, 17, allegedly “changed her story several times” but ultimately “confessed” she had been tired and wanted to take a nap, filled the baby’s bottle, and put some of “what she thought was cocaine” in the bottle, the sheriff said.The substance was fentanyl, an opioid, according to the sheriff.The medical examiner’s office said the child had 10 times a fatal dose in his bloodstream and deter...

Suspect accused of armed robbery at Bank of America Financial Center in Miami taken into custody

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

An armed robbery situation at a bank in Miami prompted a quick response by police.Miami Police arrived at the Bank of America Financial Center, located at 150 W. Flagler St., Friday afternoon. According to police, the suspect held a bank teller hostage. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as police took in a suspect into custody. https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1679900767686209550No injuries were reported. As police investigate the incident, W. Flagler Street between First and Second Avenue has been closed.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Hidden stash of food, clothes and supplies found during weeklong manhunt likely left by Pennsylvania escapee, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

(CNN) — A bag covered by a tarp and hidden under a log was almost certainly used by Michael Burham, who has been on the run for about a week since escaping a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania, a state patrol official said Thursday.At a daily media update on the manhunt for Burham, who allegedly escaped through a hole in the gated covering of an exercise room at the jail in Warren County, State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens showed a photo of the stash as an example of the stockpiles they have found in the search.“It contains clothing, some food and some other materials that someone might need if they were trying to exist in the woods,” Bivens said. He said it was found in a wooded area near the city of Warren. “We do believe that this one was his.”Bivens wouldn’t disclose any other details about the bag, like where in the area it was found, saying he knows a lot of people will be out hiking and biking this weekend and they should keep an eye out for similar caches.The ...

House passes defense bill after adopting controversial amendments targeting abortion policy and other issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

(CNN) — The House voted Friday to pass a sweeping defense policy bill following contentious debate and the adoption of controversial amendments that touched on hot-button social issues.The addition of amendments pushed by conservative hardliners related to abortion policy and transgender health care access as well as targeting diversity and inclusion programs infuriated Democrats and led to push back from some moderate Republicans – and will now set up a clash with the Democratic-controlled Senate.The bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and is considered critical, must-pass legislation.It authorizes $886 billion for national defense programs as well as a 5.2% pay increase for servicemembers, according to a fact sheet from the House Armed Services Committee. The bill includes provisions to counter China’s influence, improve overall military readiness and missile defense capab...

India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 mission to land spacecraft on the moon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

(CNN) — India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the successful launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission.Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in southern Andhra Pradesh state at just after 2:30 p.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).Crowds gathered at the space center to watch the history-making launch and more than 1 million people tuned in to watch on YouTube.The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed on Twitter later Friday that Chandrayaan-3 is in “precise orbit” and has “begun its journey to the moon.”It added that the health of the spacecraft is “normal.”In response, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India’s space odyssey. It soars high, elevating the dreams and ambitions of a every Indian. This momentous achievement is a testament to our scientists’ relentless dedication. I salute th...

Movie stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades.Sudeikis was among the picketers outside NBC in New York. “Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin joined chanting protesters outside Netflix’s offices in Hollywood. Also present at Netflix were “Titanic” and “Unforgiven” actor Frances Fisher and “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who is president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators.Elsewhere, “Once Upon a Time” actor Gennifer Goodwin was among the protesters outside Paramount Pictures.The walkout is the firs...

Howie Carr: John Kerry’s jet-setting heats up House session

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

Boy, did the United States dodge a bullet in 2004 when John Forbes Kerry was not elected president.That’s my takeaway from the testimony yesterday of the “climate czar” under oath in front of a Congressional committee.As disastrous as George W. Bush’s second term was, Kerry’s presidency would have been a catastrophe. This isn’t a new revelation, but every time he steps out in public, Kerry just reminds us how lucky we are, or were, since obviously under Biden we have now run out of luck.First of all, what’s up with his face? (And no jokes about long faces, please.)He’s going to be 80 in December. But no wrinkles. What’s his secret? I have my suspicions but, like the Secret Service in its now-finished White House cocaine probe, I have “no leads.”Still, what was that line of desiccated skin under both his eyes, running across the bridge of his nose? Is there a botoxologist in the house who can provide a clinical diagnosis?And what about the private jets? That’s what those bourgeois Re...

Garage fire under Wells Fargo building prompts evacuations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A car fire erupted in the parking garage located under the 24-story Wells Fargo building in downtown San Diego Friday morning. At 6:45 a.m., the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department announced on Twitter that crews were headed to a a "Structure High-rise" fire at 401 B St. Fire at residential duplex in Oceanside displaces 6 SDFD told FOX 5 when firefighters arrived to the scene they saw smoke coming from the garage area of the building. Officials say a car was found on fire on the second level of the parking structure.This prompted an evacuation of the building. People are seen outside the Wells Fargo building in downtown San Diego on Friday, July 14, 2023. (KSWB)SDFD says fire crews were able to knock down the blaze quickly. However, a lot of smoke continued to billow out from the garage area. Another nearby car was also reported to have been damaged during this incident. SDFD told FOX 5 shortly before 8 a.m. that they were going to start letting people back into the buil...

Hollywood strike impacting San Diego Comic-Con

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:47 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The actor and writer strike has now shutdown nearly all productions in Hollywood. This is all happening with Comic-Con trying to figure out what their convention will look like after most major studios pulled out. “It’s a very dire situation and once the writers struck, you know, it kind of shut the town down,” said SAG actor Mark Christopher Lawrence. Hollywood actors to go on strike beginning Friday Lawrence has been acting for over 30 years with parts in "Terminator 2" and "Seinfeld.' Tens of thousands of jobs are now simply on hold as negotiations hit a major impasse. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers say they were offering pay raises, healthcare options and new Artificial Intelligence (AI) deals that would protect actors.However, SAG-AFTRA unions rejected the offer, saying it was outrageous. “AI-- you can take my image and create another project without me, and the producers are saying they can take my image without paying me any additional...