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Judge denies bid to hold single trial for all 10 charged in psychiatric patient’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Seven sheriff’s deputies and three employees of a psychiatric hospital in Virginia cannot all be tried together in the death of a man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted, a judge ruled, while leaving open the possibility of joint trials for some of the defendants. Dinwiddie Circuit Judge Joseph Teefey Jr. on Wednesday granted requests from two Central State Hospital employees to be tried separately from the other defendants. It remains unclear whether the remaining eight defendants will stand trial together. During a court hearing, the judge did not rule out trying some of them at the same time.Lawyers for the two hospital employees argued it would be unfair to require their clients to stand trial with some of the other defendants, including sheriff’s deputies who had a more active role in restraining Irvo Otieno, 28. All 10 defendants are charged with second-degree murder in Otieno’s death March 6.Rhonda Quagliana, an attorney fo...

Why so many newly-diagnosed lung cancer patients already have advanced cancer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

By the time a patient is newly-diagnosed with lung cancer, many already have stage three or stage four cancer.During Lung Cancer Action Week, Dr. Albert Rizzo, the medical director of the American Lung Association says that’s one of the confounding attributes of the leading cause of cancer deaths.“Unfortunately, symptoms of lung cancer do not present early,” said Rizzo. “By the time somebody has chest pain, chronic cough, spitting up blood, shortness of breath — if those are the symptoms, at that point it’s usually in a more advanced condition.”It was a lesson I personally learned, in November 2022, after a persistent cough led to my diagnosis of lung cancer.Currently, the only people who qualify for lung cancer screening are people between the ages of 50 and 80, who have smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years. And, while 14 million people qualify for screening, Rizzo says recent figures show only approximately 5% to 7% of people who quali...

1 dead, 4 injured in southeast Denver shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire between several parties Wednesday night in southeast Denver, the Denver Police Department said Thursday. Police said the preliminary investigation showed an assault allegedly occurred in an apartment in the 9600 block of E. Girard Avenue. The victim left and returned with other people, which ended up in a shootout outside the apartment involving multiple parties around 8:45 p.m., police said. Video captures gunshots that wounded 5 in southeast Denver Five people were shot. Three were taken to the hospital by ambulance, while two others went on their own. Police said a man later died at the hospital. Initial reports said four men and one woman were involved in the shooting but police have now confirmed one of the surviving victims is 17 years old. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP.

'You won a million dollars!'; $20 scratcher makes Denver woman a millionaire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- All it took was a $20 scratcher ticket and a woman from Denver became Colorado's newest millionaire.The Colorado Lottery said that Crystal G. won $1,000,000 on a Monopoly 200X scratch ticket. How this Colorado man plans to spend his $5.5M winning lotto ticket Crystal told the Colorado Lottery that she scratched off the top prize on the ticket and was “calm but shocked.” The Colorado Lottery said Crystal didn’t get nervous or excited until she told her kids. When she called her son into the room to look at the ticket and sent a picture to her niece in Ohio, she said, "Are you pranking me? Is this real!?” Crystal told them, “No, I have this in my hand; I think this is real!”What will Crystal do with the money?The Colorado Lottery said Crystal plans to buy a new house with the money and that she has already put an offer on one. They said she hopes the offer will be accepted so that she can move closer to her sister in Colorado Springs. She might also take a trip to H...

‘An impossible void in our lives’: Family of child killed at Andover crosswalk releases statement describing tragedy, recounts daughter’s life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

The family of a 5-year-old girl who was struck and killed while using a crosswalk in Andover on Tuesday is sharing details on the child’s life, her passions and hobbies, and the “impossible void” that has been left following her loss.The family of Sidney Mae Olson released a statement on Thursday afternoon that recounted what led up to what they are calling a pedestrian collision. In the statement, the Olsons described how their family was walking to an art class on Main Street at the time, and how Sidney and another family member were using the crosswalk on Elm Street when the tragedy occurred.Describing the 5 year old as bright-eyed and energetic, with springy curls, a love for nature and Taylor Swift songs, the family requested privacy as they continue to mourn the loss of Sidney.The update came as a memorial for the child continued to grow in size at the intersection of Main and Elm streets. No charges have been filed against the driver involved in the crash, a...

Colleagues honor memory of fallen trooper with ‘Burpees for Bucci’ along East Coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

State troopers who graduated with fallen Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Bucci are honoring her memory by embracing her love of fitness and doing ‘Burpees for Bucci’ along the East Coast.Bucci, 34, died in a traffic crash in Stoneham last year when a tanker truck hit her cruiser as she pulled over to help a motorist in a disabled vehicle on Interstate 93 north. On Thursday, classmates of her graduating state trooper class gathered at Gillette Stadium to kick off ‘Burpees for Bucci,’ a multi-state journey to complete service projects on their way to Washington, D.C. They’ll be doing burpees in each state they pass through.“It’s tough – it’s never easy to lose any colleague or trooper ever,” said Patrick McNamara, President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts. “This is just a really emotional event for all of us.” Bucci was the 22nd trooper in the department&...

Boston bus stops double as digital libraries under new pilot program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Bus stops in Boston are beginning to double as digital libraries under a new pilot program being rolled out across the city.Riders at 20 bus stops can now dip into free digital content by using a QR code to browse and borrow audiobooks, eBooks, e-newspapers and e-magazines for all ages, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Thursday.Library cards are not required and readers don’t need to download an app. The program, which runs through the end of August, features blue slip-proof decals on sidewalks at the bus stops.Wu said the initiative “builds on our efforts to make public transportation more enjoyable, while also connecting our residents to the resources the Boston Public Library already offers.”Riders will be able to enjoy offerings primarily in English and Spanish with a focus on items that are easy to read on the go, including poetry, short stories and short audiobooks, as well as a selection of bestsellers and titles for children and teens.The newspaper and magazine co...

Dolly Parton’s star-studded debut rock album to feature McCartney, Lizzo, Miley, Elton and many more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

For her very first entry into rock ‘n’ roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, “Rockstar.”Boasting a whopping 30-tracks, the opus is set to be released Nov. 17. The album will feature superstar collaborations on new versions of popular songs — many with the artists who originally made them hits.Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunite for Parton’s take on their 1970 Beatles classic “Let It Be” with special guests Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood.Meanwhile, Sting joins the diva on a new version of the Police’s “Every Breath You Take.”Parton and her famous goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, team up for a cover of Miley’s hit ballad “Wrecking Ball.” The pair previously duetted on 2017′s “Rainbowland,” which was banned from a Wisconsin first grade spring concert in March over ...

EPA: New pollution limits proposed for US coal, gas power plants reflect ‘urgency’ of climate crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

By MATTHEW DALY (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed new limits Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change.A rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has long been promised but is not used widely in the United States.“This administration is committed to meeting the urgency of the climate crisis and taking the necessary actions required,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.The new rule would “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants, protecting health and protecting our planet,” Regan said. The plan would not only “improve air quality nationwide, but it will bring substantial health benefits to communities all acro...

Perfect brunch cocktails to celebrate moms on Mother’s Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:10 GMT

So far this year we have cleared four of the five hurdles of the annual Spring Cocktail Steeplechase — Mardi Gras, Easter, Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby. If we’ve made it this far, we can probably knuckle down and make it over the last one: Mother’s Day.When Anna Jarvis first conceived of a day to honor her mother in 1908, she was thinking of a pretty solemn affair, specifically surrounding a special Methodist Sunday church service. Jarvis was pretty adamant that the day should be rendered as “a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world.” She made the establishment of just such a day her life’s work, succeeding on a national level in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May a national holiday celebrating mothers (plural).Jarvis had by then already famously said that “her” Mother’s Day was a day to honor “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the worl...