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Colorado cheer coach accused of inappropriate behavior with minor

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A cheer coach from Colorado has been arrested in Florida on a warrant issued for him out of the Adams County Sheriff's Office. FOX31 received an anonymous email from a concerned parent about a cheer coach at their child's gym being accused of inappropriate behavior with a minor. The viewer sent a copy of the email they received from the gym informing the families that are a part of the gym that the Adams County Sheriff's Office said Travon Booker,35, is accused of inappropriately touching a minor while alone with them in the gym. Boulder man accused of distributing child sexual material The gym owner said Booker had been fired immediately after learning that information. The owner also said they informed the U.S. All Star Federation of Booker's alleged actions and that they are working with the Adams County investigators and the family of the child involved. The USASF site has Booker listed as a coach but is currently "ineligible pending investigation" and detail...

Effort begins to help displaced residents following deadly apartment fire

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Residents at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex, where someone was killed in a fire Saturday morning, are left with little to nothing.The effort now begins to help those people get their lives back."Thanks to God, we still have our lives, that's all that matters," Rosell Acosta, a resident at the apartments, said.Acosta and his roommate, Josmani Molina, are both immigrants from Cuba. 1 person dead, 2 others hospitalized in Denver apartment complex fire "It was terrible, the fire, all the smoke, the sacrifice of the police and firefighters," Molina said.The men live in a unit on the second floor toward the front of the building.They said the fire started down the hall from their apartment, and both had to be rescued from their balcony."Five or 10 minutes after we were brought down, the flames reached our apartment," Molina said.Like others who lived in this building, both men lost everything. They escaped with a phone and the clothes on their back."All my clothes, ...

13-year-old leads California police on chase in stolen car and crashes; 1 dead, nearly a dozen injured

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

(CNN) — One person has died and nearly a dozen more were injured after a 13-year-old crashed into two other vehicles while leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle in California, authorities said.A Woodland Police Department officer spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the agency. Woodland is located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento.The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and a pursuit followed, Woodland police said. The car then collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to catch fire.Four ambulances were requested to the scene — one person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the release. The extent of their injuries was still being assessed Saturday evening.Police later determined that the driver of the vehicle involved in the pursuit was a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car.California Highway Patrol is now investigating the cause of t...

China military displays force toward Taiwan after Tsai trip

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force following its president’s trip to the U.S., the island’s Defense Ministry said Monday. The Chinese military earlier had announced three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to Taiwan, a self-ruled island which China claims as its own. The actions follow President Tsai Ing-wen’s delicate diplomatic mission to shore up Taiwan’s dwindling alliances in Central America and boost U.S. support, a trip capped with a sensitive meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. A U.S. congressional delegation also met with Tsai over the weekend in Taiwan after she returned. China responded to the McCarthy meeting by imposing a travel ban and financial sanctions against those associated with Tsai’s U.S. trip and with increased military activity.Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, a total of 70 planes were detected and half crossed the median...

Four people brought to hospital after 9-car crash on E Anderson Ln.

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS took four people to Dell Seton Medical Center Sunday night after a nine car crash in the 1400 to 2100 block of E Anderson Ln., according to a tweet from the agency.Two of those transported by ATCEMS are teenagers, and the other two are adults. ATCEMS said that all four have non-life-threatening injuries.In total, 22 people were in the involved vehicles. Drivers should avoid the area while responders work to clear vehicles and reopen the road.

Stage One Dispensary coming to Rensselaer

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

Owners of Stage One Dispensary, Josh Mirsky and Nate Innes, are longtime friends who have experienced the legality issues of cannabis in the past. Under new legislation, Mirsky saw a positive future for him and his business partners. "When they offered up licenses to people who have had past convictions in cannabis, it made sense for my partners and I to apply for it," stated Mirsky.Mirsky and Innes plans to use their business as not just a means to profit, but to inform those who are interested. "We plan to be really heavy into education. We definitely want people to come in and ask questions," described Mirsky. "Without fear, because historically there is a lot of fear with the use of cannabis," explained Innes. Upstate Canna Co. becomes the first Capital District marijuana retail dispensary to open The dispensary will be in the former Rensselaer County Bank. A location Mirsky plans to use to its fullest. "We're going to have about 1,250 square foot of floor space. 810 Broadway,...

Nathan MacKinnon’s power play goals tie and defeat Ducks in overtime to give Avalanche edge in division

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Avalanche have prided themselves on a season of historic poise away from home. When they needed it most here Sunday night, they resurrected their division title dreams.After coughing up a 2-0 lead with four unanswered goals allowed, Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon scored power-play goals in the last eight minutes, and MacKinnon scored in overtime — on another power play — to give the Avalanche a 5-4 win over the Ducks.With half of the team’s defensemen missing, MacKinnon and Rantanen combined for 10 points to carry the comeback.The Avs (49-24-6) have won 10 consecutive games away from home and possess a franchise-best road record of 28-11-1 this season. Hidden between those rampant starts and resilient finishes is another trend that found its way back to the forefront on Sunday. Colorado has coughed up a two-goal lead in four of its last six road games, including three of four games on the California trip that came to an end in Anahe...

Police shoot alleged murder suspect in San Bernardino County

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

Police in Redlands shot a 57-year-old man, authorities announced Sunday.  The incident occurred April 8, at around 10 a.m., when Redlands Police Department officers responded to reports of a disturbance outside of a restaurant at the Mountain Grove shopping center, located in 27500 block of San Bernardino Avenue.  “Officers contacted the man who was acting aggressive and erratic and refused to comply with officers’ orders,” a Redland PD news release stated. “When the man made an aggressive movement toward them, officers fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the leg.”  Paramedics with the Redlands Fire Department responded to the scene and treated the man before he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Further investigation into the unidentified man revealed that he “is a suspect in an earlier murder in Riverside County,” police said.  Officials did not provide any additional information about the man’s involvement in that alleged murder....

Oakland: One killed, one injured in separate shootings

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

OAKLAND — One person was fatally shot and another was injured in separate shootings Sunday near the city’s Lake Merritt and in a west Oakland neighborhood, authorities said.Shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to calls reporting a possible shooting in the 500 block of Bellevue Avenue near the lake.When officers arrived, they found evidence of an apparent shooting but no sign of an injured person or damaged building or vehicle.Soon after, officers learned a person suffering from a gunshot wound managed to get a ride to a hospital for treatment. That victim was later listed in stable condition, police said.Shortly before 7:20 p.m., police learned of a possible injury shooting near 32nd Street and San Pablo Avenue, and officers arrived to find a victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound.Despite emergency life-saving care provided by officers, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The killing is the 26th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, foll...

Concord: CHP officer injured, driver arrested after Hwy. 242 collision

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:52 GMT

CONCORD — A California Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized after a vehicle struck her during a weekend enforcement stop on a busy highway, authorities said.In a statement posted Sunday to social media, the CHP said the officer had stopped a Chevrolet on the right shoulder of southbound Highway 242 lanes just south of Highway 4, and was standing near the Chevrolet at 8:22 p.m. Saturday.Moments later, a Mercedes traveling southbound veered off the road and into the Chevrolet, causing it to hit the officer. First responders arrived at the scene and provided care to the officer before taking her to a hospital, where she was treated for injuries, released and was expected to fully recover, the CHP said.The Mercedes’ driver, who was not injured in the crash, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.Police did not share any additional information about the incident, but anyone with information may call the CHP’s Contra Costa office at 925-646-...