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Mount Blue Sky renaming act passes Senate committee

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Mount Evans Wilderness is one step closer to becoming the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness, thanks to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.On Thursday, the committee passed the act, referring it to Congress.Both U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet have been strong proponents of the bill. It's designed to no longer honor the second territorial Colorado Gov. John Evans, who "paved the way" for the Sand Creek Massacre on Nov. 29, 1864, according to a release from Hickenlooper's office. U.S. soldiers killed 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of them children, women and older individuals."Today's vote is an important step towards putting that dark chapter of our history behind us," Hickenlooper said.Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue SkyThe U.S. Board of Geographic Names announced in September a decision to rename Colorado's Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, honoring the Cheyenne and Arapaho Native American tribes, also known as the Blue Sky People.O...

USA Today ranks Coloradans as third most efficient air travelers in the US

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A recent survey from USA Today suggests that getting through security checkpoints at airports might be less stressful if you are behind a Colorado resident.USA Today surveyed Americans in each state about their habits when it comes to air travel to find where travelers are the most and least efficient. How to reserve a spot in the security line at DIA The survey looked at many aspects of air travel including security, boarding, deplaning, stowing and finding luggage and more.Coloradans were ranked as the third overall most efficient air travelers in the U.S., behind Wisconsin and Alaska. A handful of neighboring states were not far behind Colorado. New Mexico was ranked fourth, South Dakota fifth, Montana sixth, and Arizona ninth. TSA checkpointsColorado travelers ranked as the fifth most efficient at security checkpoints. New Mexico was ranked as the most efficient state, and North Carolina was the least efficient at security checkpoints.The survey also determin...

Shopping with the Sheriff: 200 children gifted $200 Walmart shopping spree in Fort Lauderdale

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

About 200 South Florida children made a special trip to toy land, with a little help from local law enforcement.The children, who come from all over Broward County, were each gifted $200 dollars for a Walmart shopping spree as part of the annual Shopping with the Sheriff event in Fort Lauderdale, Thursday. Every child at the event was accompanied by a member of law enforcement.The event hosted by the Broward Sheriff’s Foundation in partnership with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.“I’m a big kid. All right, I’m a big kid. I love it,” said Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony. “This is one of the perks of the job, is to see the smiles on their face, take them through the aisles and see how they respond.”The young shoppers gave Tony and the spree two thumbs up.“I got a baby doll, a Gabby’s Dollhouse and I got a big Barbie house down there, and I got this for my baby sister, and I got this for me, and I got that for me,” said...

Judge denies request to delay retrial of man accused of killing Weymouth police officer, 77-year-old woman

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

A judge ruled Thursday on the retrial of a man accused of killing a Weymouth police officer and a 77-year-old woman, denying a request from the defense team to delay the trial. Emanuel Lopes is facing charges in connection with the 2018 deaths of Sgt. Michael Chesna and Weymouth resident Vera Adams. A matter of months after Lopes first trial ended without a verdict, there was relief in the courtroom in Dedham this week as the judge announced her decision.“I’m relieved that she didn’t give him what he wanted and we don’t have to wait any longer,” said Chesna’s widow, Cindy Chesna.The state says Lopes, who was 20 in 2018, hit Chesna over the head with a rock before taking his gun and shooting him multiple times in the head and chest. Prosecutors say Lopes also murdered Adams, who was sitting on a nearby porch. Lopes went on trial earlier this year, with his defense arguing he is insane. Jurors began deliberations on June 28 but could not come up with a verdict, leading ...

Suspended pot boss Shannon O’Brien seeks ‘fair hearing’ after suspension from CCC

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg was inextricably involved in the personnel matters of the state’s cannabis commission despite Beacon Hill lawmakers intending the board to be independent, lawyers for suspended pot boss Shannon O’Brien said.O’Brien’s lawyers used that argument in a Suffolk Superior courtroom as they pushed for a hearing to determine O’Brien’s fate to be held in public and with what they described as an impartial fact-finder. But state lawyers argued Goldberg, over the course of this year, was doing solely what state law permits.Speaking to reporters after the hearing, O’Brien said if she had a “fair hearing” with an unbiased finder of fact, “I would be successful.” And keep her $181,722-a-year post.“I think that we made our case that the treasurer is not an independent finder of fact. She may be a witness, her general counsel might be a witness. And so ultimately, you can’t allow the person who may be a witness to some of these allegations also be the judge...

Does trading Zach LaVine to the Los Angeles Lakers make sense? Chicago Bulls prepare for NBA trade window to open.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

Friday marks a turning point for Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls.The majority of NBA players become tradable on Dec. 15. Although it’s not a mandatory impetus for action, this date opens the reasonable trade window for the Bulls and the rest of the league.For the first time in the three-year tenure of executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas, the Bulls will cross this threshold as sellers. They’re at the forefront of the market as they aim to trade LaVine by the Feb. 8 deadline — and preferably earlier.LaVine’s departure already has taken on a tone of inevitability in Chicago. Bulls fans are less focused on the “if” than the “when” and “where” of a trade. Determining those answers has been a laborious process over the last month.The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be the clear front-runner for LaVine’s camp. He has been linked to them since his interest in a trade first was reporte...

Poll: Where do you want Patriots Coach Bill Belichick to be next year?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

Is Patriots Coach Bill Belichick staying or going? Take the Herald survey here and tell us where you think he should land …New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy as he celebrates after the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Foxboro, MA - Bill Belichick on the field during practice at Gillette stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his son, linebackers coach Steve Belichick, watch from the sidelines during the first quarter on Sunday afternoon in Foxboro. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Foxboro, MA - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick leaves the field at the end of the game at Gillette Stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)With questions about his future swirling, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during practice Wednesday in Foxboro. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Foxboro, MA - N...

Michigan court rejects challenges to Trump’s spot on 2024 primary ballot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals said Thursday it won’t stop former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot, turning aside challenges from critics who argue that his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him.The court affirmed two lower court rulings without determining whether Trump falls under the insurrection clause in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.“Who to place on the primary ballot is determined by the political parties and the individual candidates,” the appeals court said in a 3-0 opinion, citing Michigan law.The court further said Trump’s possible spot on a general election ballot was not ripe for consideration.The two-sentence clause in the 14th Amendment has been used only a handful of times since the years after the Civil War. It’s likely that one of the lawsuits challenging Trump eventually will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which...

Senate passes Liberal bill that enshrines handgun freeze, targets ghost guns

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

OTTAWA — Senators have passed a government bill that cements restrictions on handguns, increases penalties for firearm trafficking and aims to curb homemade ghost guns.The legislation also includes a ban on assault-style firearms that fall under a new technical definition.Senators voted 60 to 24 in favour of the bill at third reading today. Upon introducing the bill last year, the Liberals announced a plan to implement a freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns to help reduce firearm-related violence. Federal regulations aimed at capping the number of handguns in Canada are now in effect, and the bill contains provisions that would reinforce the freeze. The legislation also ushers in new measures to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers and increases maximum penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking to 14 years from 10.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 14, 2023.The Canadian Press

A new judge is appointed in the case of a Memphis judge indicted on coercion, harassment charges

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:40 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a new judge to preside over the case of another judge who has been indicted on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment in Memphis.Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd was indicted Tuesday and booked Wednesday on the charges, which follow her suspension from the bench earlier this year.Boyd’s colleague, Judge Jennifer Mitchell, recused herself from the case on Wednesday. The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Roy B. Morgan Jr., a senior judge in the state court system, to the case, court documents show.Elected in 2022, Boyd is accused of coercing, influencing or attempting to influence Lashanta Rudd, her former campaign manager, to testify falsely or “withhold truthful testimony” in an official proceeding, the indictment says. The indictment does not describe the official proceeding. The indictment also says Boyd’s communications with Rudd were attempts to annoy, alarm or frighten he...