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6 arrested in alleged multi-state catalytic converter theft ring

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that six people were arrested in a multi-state catalytic converter theft operation.The suspects were taken into custody Wednesday during a warrant sweep in Brighton, Commerce City and Parker, as well as in Las Vegas. Those being held in Nevada will be extradited to Colorado. Man sentenced to 50 years for police ambush, shooting neighbor The investigation began in 2021. There was an increase in catalytic converter theft, and the Weld County Sheriff's Office strike team started an investigation. In 2022, the investigation was elevated to a state and federal investigation.Investigators identified an illegal, large-scale operation in which people allegedly acquired and redistributed thousands of stolen catalytic converters, CBI said in a release.How and why catalytic converters are stolenCatalytic converters help filter air pollutants in a car's exhaust system. CBI said thieves sometimes saw through exhaust pipes u...

Correction: Judge yet to rule on industry request to delay wolf reintroduction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

Editor's note: The judge has not yet issued a ruling in this lawsuit filed to delay the reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado. The Associated Press erroneously published a report saying that a judge had denied the request. Previous coverage can be found below and this story will be updated when the judge's ruling is released.DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state's cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators' release.If the judge sides with the industry, the decision would scramble Colorado Parks and Wildlife's plans of searching for, capturing and transporting up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday.The wolves are supposed to be released by Dec. 31, the deadline imposed under a 2020 ballot proposal that passed by a narrow margin. The animals would be among the first gray wolv...

Man pleads guilty to aiming laser pointer at Denver police helicopter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A 43-year-old Franktown man pleaded guilty this week to a federal count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.Kevin William Adamchak entered the plea under an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado about events that occurred on March 2. Johnston wants 167 new officers on Denver’s streets According to the plea agreement, the Denver Police Department's helicopter, "Air 1," was assisting Colorado law enforcement agencies with aerial surveillance. While in flight, the aircraft was struck by a blue laser.The pilot of Air 1 at the time reported the laser strike caused flash blindness and intense pain in both of his eyes. He was able to maintain aircraft control until his visual orientation returned.“What some may think is just a prank — pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft — actually presents a deadly risk to people in the aircraft and on the ground,” U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan said in a release. “We hope that this case will raise pu...

Colorado joins lawsuit to extend NCAA transfer order

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization asked a federal court Friday to extend a small window for multiple-transfer athletes to compete through at least the winter and spring semesters.The motion seeks to extend the 14-day temporary restraining order barring the NCAA from enforcing a rule for those athletes who transfer multiple times. Teen accused of murder after fender bender to be tried as adult in Denver On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in West Virginia issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. The ruling, part of a lawsuit by a coalition of seven states, said athletes who previously were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can compete in games for 14 days.The NCAA then circulated a document to its member schools clarifying that the redshirt rule for athletes would still apply if the court’s decision is reversed: Basketball players who compete during the two-week wi...

Denver weather: Sunny and warmer weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay sunny with above-normal temperatures through the weekend and into the workweek. Weather tonight: Clear and cool Friday night will be clear and cool. Low temperatures will fall to the mid-20s in the metro, which is chilly, but nearly 10 degrees above average. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team Weather tomorrow: Sunny, warmerSaturday, sunshine will be in full force. This, paired with a southwesterly breeze, will help temperatures to climb to the upper 50s, which is 15 degrees above normal for this time of year.Looking ahead: Mild week ahead Sunday will look similar to Saturday with sunshine and temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s.Above-normal temperatures continue through the workweek as well.Temperatures will climb from the mid-50s on Monday to 60 degrees on Tuesday. More clouds will move in on Wednesday, limiting highs to the mid-50s. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox...

Trump says path to victory is ‘swamp them’ on election day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

Will Donald Trump draft Nikki Haley as his VP?Will President Biden make it to the general election?Will he shut down social media if elected?The last question is “misinformation and disinformation,” Trump said Friday on Herald columnist Howie Carr’s radio show.As for Haley as a running mate, Trump said it’s too early in the campaign cycle to consider.“I’m not even thinking about that,” he said, but when pressed, he added: “Well, look, I think it’s unlikely. Some things we have in common, some things we don’t.”Trump will be in New Hampshire on Saturday at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center Arena at 2 p.m.Trump hits the Granite State with a commanding lead in the polls, both in the first primary state and nationally. He’s up by more than 50 points on the GOP field and is ahead of Biden in a potential face-to-face rematch.Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are in a virtual tie in New Hampshire ...

Kristaps Porzingis among four Celtics out for matchup vs. Magic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

The Celtics were without their top three big men for Friday night’s first matchup against the Magic.Kristaps Porzingis (left calf strain), Al Horford (rest) and Luke Kornet (left adductor tightness) were all ruled out Friday, leaving the Celtics severely thin in the frontcourt. Lamar Stevens, a night after playing a surprise role off the bench, got his first start with the Celtics.Jaylen Brown was initially listed as questionable for Friday’s game due to a right knee hyperextension but was cleared to play. Dalano Banton was also out due to a non-COVID illness, leaving four Celtics out.Horford continued to not play in both games of back-to-backs, even though he only played 24 minutes in Thursday’s win over the Cavs. Porzingis is continuing to manage the left calf injury that he suffered on Nov. 24 against the Magic and forced him to miss four games.“I just think we’re being cautious,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “But he’s done a good job of taking care of it and he’s come up wel...

Fire engulfs University City home; Five displaced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Fire-Rescue crews battled a fire that engulfed a two-story University City home Friday afternoon. Five adults who lived in the home were displaced.The two-alarm fire was reported by a motorist along northbound Interstate 5, near the interchange with State Route 52 shortly after 3:30 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol logs. The motorist said they were able to see smoke from the freeway.SkyFOX was over the two-story home, which is located in the 5400 block of Bloch Street, before 4 p.m. Flames appeared to entirely engulf the home with a heavy plume of smoke coming from all sides.Around 4:30 p.m., crews knocked down the main body of the fire and are performing "overhaul operations to search for hidden fire inside the home."Five adults who have been displaced as a result of the blaze are being assisted by Red Cross, SDFD said. No injuries were reported.No additional details were immediately available about what caused the fire or the extent of damage to t...

San Diego couple killed in Texas small plane crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The West Texas community has been left shaken after a small plane crashed on a Christoval windmill farm Thursday, killing both the pilot and passenger aboard.The Pilatus PC-12, identification number, N188PC, was destroyed after it crashed while attempting to approach runway 36 south of San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT/KSJT) in San Angelo, Texas but communicated to Air Traffic Control, "We overshot it." 11 seconds later the last communication to be heard from the fallen plane - "We have a problem." Plane crashes in Christoval windmill farm, no survivors A little over two minutes after the last transmission from the pilot, Air Traffic Control attempts to locate the plane still assumed to be in the air, stating, "We lost contact." Shortly after, they begin searching for the downed aircraft."Charlie-foxtrot-alpha-delta-Juliet, can I get you to do a little check for me real quick? I just had an aircraft that possibly went down about two-zer...

Arizona’s governor is sending the state’s National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor on Friday ordered the state’s National Guard to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said she issued the executive order because “the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe.”“I am taking action where the federal government won’t,” Hobbs said.It was unclear when the troops would arrive at the border and exactly how many would be mobilized. Hobbs asked President Joe Biden’s administration a week ago to mobilize 243 Arizona National Guard troops already in the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector that includes Lukeville, Arizona, to help federal officers reopen the border crossing that was indefinitely closed Dec. 4.Customs and Border Protection has said shutting down the official crossing was necessary to allow personnel stationed there to help Border Patrol agents manage the hundreds of migrants illegally cro...