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Family's irreplaceable Halloween decorations stolen

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver family is calling on the FOX31 Problem Solvers for help after someone stole their massive Halloween decorations that had huge sentimental value.Near where 44th Avenue meets Zuni Street, skeletons of all shapes and sizes bring the Halloween spirit to the Sunnyside community. Resident stabs alleged robber to death in Broomfield However, it’s what’s now missing overnight that's haunting the Picasos, the family behind the annual Halloween display.“I looked outside, and I told Ron, 'I think the horse fell down,' and then I looked over and the dragon was gone,” Donna Picaso said. “How can somebody do that? They are gone. Just gone.”A life-sized horse skeleton, dragon skeleton and bride are among the many decorations stolen overnight.“It’s not fair to us and it’s definitely not fair to the kids or the community that admired these and cherish them and complimented it, so they took a lot,” Ron Picaso said.A Denver family is calling on the FOX31 Problem Solvers for...

Denver couple returns home after getting stuck in Israel for days

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Longtime Denver resident Barry Curtiss-Lusher went to Israel with his wife in early October for business and to visit friends. They arrived in Tel Aviv Friday night and woke up to sirens and the sounds of rockets on Oct. 7."We sheltered in place from that point on in the hotel. Every time sirens would go off, we’d have to seek either the safe room or the shelter in the basement," Curtiss-Lusher said. Biden will head to Israel, Jordan as concerns mount about Israel-Hamas conflict At one point, Curtiss-Lusher said they got an alert on their phone that Hamas was in their hotel. They hid for 40 minutes until they got the all-clear."It just said, 'Hamas is here, lock yourself in the safe room,' so we thought it meant they were in the hotel, and that’s what the report was. That’s why the military came to the hotel to search," he said.Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unpre...

DNA bank helps woman detect potentially deadly condition

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A local woman would never have known she had a potentially deadly condition without the help of some leading-edge technology. Pam Dyer submitted her blood to the Biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine at UCHealth just hoping to help researchers after getting a routine blood draw at her doctor. Rail safety was a concern even before train derailment, bridge collapse on I-25 The results found that Dyer had a heart condition that, if left untreated, could have led to heart failure."Never in my wildest dreams would I realize that just saying yes, checking a box, and having my blood contributed to this big pool of, population of DNAs, that it would have a direct correlation to me and I would benefit hugely," Dyer said.Blood test patients can consent to BiobankThe Biobank is a partnership between UCHealth and the University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Campus.“So far, we have returned over 350 results to patients like Pam,” said Kristy ...

Death investigation underway after police find woman’s body inside car in Miami Shores

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

A car was taped off by police in Miami Shores after officers found a woman’s body in it. Now, police are trying to determine if any foul play was involved.Miami Shores Police on Monday afternoon arrived at the scene at the 9800 block of Northeast Second Avenue after receiving reports of an adult female who was unresponsive in a vehicle.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, who were also at the scene, they determined that the woman inside the vehicle was deceased. Neighbors told 7News that they noticed the police presence at around 3 p.m. Then they realized the gruesome discovery that was inside the car. “I was walking my dog and I see what’s happening, and it seems like somebody died in the car.” said Loren Moly, a neighbor. Miami-Dade Police Department has picked up the investigation as their crime scene unit made it to the Miami Shores business district.7News cameras were rolling when police pulled out the body from the drivers seat of this car that was pa...

Americans evacuate Israel by sea amidst ongoing war with Gaza

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

U.S. citizens have been desperately trying to get flights to escape Israel, only to find they are canceled. Some have now begun evacuating by sea as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates.“We’re leaving because ah it’s unsafe here, we’ve had rockets a few times in my city in Rosh Haayin,” said Aydela, an American woman living in Israel. “And I have two kids and it’s very scary to wake them up in the middle of the night, running to the shelter room.”Some U.S. citizens have escaped the war zone with the help of a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, called “Rhapsody of the Seas.”“Our flights were all canceled we found out, within a day or two we realized we didn’t have a flight,” Debby Smith, a U.S. tourist from Arizona. So we were waiting to see what would happen. And we felt pretty safe where we were.” Commercial airlines left grounded amid the ongoing war.“We are so thankful to be home, so thankfu...

Who pays injured husky’s vet bills?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

Her dog walked into the groomer. When she picked her up, the animal could not even get up. The groomer says it wasn’t their fault and they don’t want to pay the vet bills. But do they have to? Lets bring in Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Alejandra got hooked when she was young.Alejandra Salazar: “Yeah. For my 16th birthday, my grandma got me a husky because I wanted one so bad.”Nucita is 12 years old now. Alejandra has gotten two more huskies, but Nucita is the special one.Alejandra Salazar: “She’s the original. She’s just been with me for so long.”If you notice, Nucita cannot stand up after a trip to the groomer.Alejandra Salazar: “And then when she comes out, she was like, basically, like unable to walk and like sprawled out like frog legging, like she kept on falling.”When Alejandra left for the groomer, the ringtone camera showed the husky walking normally. This is how she looked when she picked her up at the groome...

‘Cancer doesn’t care who you vote for’: Dr. Jill Biden delivers keynote speech for Cancer Survivorship Summit at Nova Southeastern University

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived in South Florida to celebrate with cancer survivors and to provide hope that a cure will be found in the future. On Monday morning, Dr. Biden arrived at Nova Southeastern University in Davie to serve as a keynote speaker for the Cancer Survivorship Summit. The Cancer Survivorship Summit holds personal significance for the first lady and President Joe Biden, who have made it their mission to combat cancer after the loss of their son, Beau, to an aggressive brain tumor in 2015. “We decided to turn our pain into purpose by helping other families like ours,” Dr. Biden said.Joining Dr. Biden at the all-day event was Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who herself is a breast cancer survivor.Wasserman Schultz hopes that the work on Monday will push cancer research forward.“The purpose of this submit is to ensure that going forward we can really integrate survivorship care into cancer journey,” she said. The summit focused on l...

2 shot dead in Brussels terror attack targeting Swedish football fans; suspect on the run

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

BRUSSELS — A shooter killed two Swedish football supporters near the center of Brussels Monday evening, in what senior Belgian officials have condemned as a “brutal terrorist attack.”In a press conference at 5 a.m. local time Tuesday morning, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the suspect was “a man of Tunisian origin” who “was staying illegally in our country,” adding that he was still at large.De Croo said the shooter “targeted specifically Swedish football supporters,” and that a full investigation into the “brutal terrorist attack” is underway. Sweden was playing Belgium in a football match at the national stadium in northern Brussels, with hundreds of supporters following their team. The game was abandoned. Sweden has been on the front line of blowback from hard-line Islamists, due to repeated Quran burnings — including a spate this summer which led Stockholm to increase the country’s security threat l...

Man transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

A man is being transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke on Monday night.At approximately 10:19 p.m. police were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Kendleton Drive, near Martin Grove Road, for reports of gunshots heard in the area.A male victim was located with a gunshot wound and was transported to hospital.The extent of the injuries are unknown and anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:04 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trail of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers’ actions to restrain him. Dr. Roger Mitchell, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., made the statement Monday and last week affirmed ex-Pierce County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark’s ruling that Ellis died by homicide from oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint, The Seattle Times reported. Officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank, both white, are charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, on March 3, 2020. Officer Timothy Rankine, who is Asian American, is charged with manslaughter. Collins and Burbank were the first officers to engage with Ellis and have said they did so because Ellis, on foot, was hassling people in a car as it passed through an intersection.All have pleaded n...