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Tornado in Highlands Ranch damages buildings, downs trees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A tornado touched down in Highlands Ranch Thursday afternoon, during the second consecutive day of severe storms south and west of Denver.Wednesday night, dozens of fans at Red Rocks Amphitheatre were injured by hail after 9 p.m. as they waited for a performance from Louis Tomlinson that was ultimately postponed.Thursday's severe storms came through much earlier, with warnings beginning around 2 p.m. and largely being east of the Denver metro area by 5 p.m.Highlands Ranch tornado timelineThe most damaging portion of Thursday's storm was near South Colorado Boulevard and South University Boulevard around 3:31 p.m. Tracking severe storms, tornado damage in Denver area: Live updates Video from cameras in the area showed what Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser described as a rain-wrapped tornado at the same time the National Weather Service reported that a tornado had been observed.Fraser said the radar signature for this storm was not something seen ver...

Wyoming's first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it takes effect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state’s first-in-the-nation law to ban them won’t take effect July 1 as planned while a lawsuit proceeds.Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that allowing the ban to take effect on schedule wouldn’t harm the lawsuit’s plaintiffs before their case is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides. Red Rocks hailstorm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt Meanwhile, those plaintiffs “have clearly showed probable success on the merits,” Owens said in granting their request to temporarily block the pill ban.While other states have instituted de facto bans on the medication by broadly prohibiting abortion, Wyoming in March became the first U.S. state to specifically ban abortion pills.Two nonprofit organizations, including an abortion clinic that opened in Casper in April; and four women, including two obstetricians, have sued to challenge ...

Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, US Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

(AP) — A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which had been missing since Sunday.The sliver of hope that remained for finding the five men alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the submersible’s 96-hour supply of oxygen was expected to run out and the Coast Guard announced that debris had been found roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the Titanic in North Atlantic waters.“This was a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger, of the First Coast Guard District.After the submersible was reported missing Sunday, the U.S. Navy went back and anal...

2 sea turtles released to ocean in Naples after treatment for red tide exposure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

NAPLES, Fla. (WSVN) – A couple of turtles were released back into the wild, thanks in part to Zoo Miami.Zoo Miami’s Animal Health Team, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission, on Tuesday released two adult female loggerhead turtles off the beach at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples. Fanny and Gouda were undergoing treatment since March, when they were found suffering from red tide exposureThe marine reptiles were extremely lethargic and covered with barnacles. In addition, they were severely anemic and emaciated.Thanks to the supportive care they received, the turtles made a full recovery and were cleared for release.Fanny and Gouda were released on Florida’s Gulf coast between Naples and Tampa, where they were found.Once the turtles were placed down on the beach a few yards from the water, their security straps were undone from the boards...

‘It just stings a little bit’: Central Florida teen calls 911 after being bitten by gator near creek

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (WSVN) – A Central Florida teen was able to alert authorities after he was bitten by an alligator.The 13-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after Tuesday’s attack in Winter Springs.The victim and his friends had just finished swimming in a creek when the reptile lunged at him.“I just got bit by a gator,” he’s heard saying in the 911 phone call audio. “He was coming outside the water. He stated that the alligator came out of the water and bit him on the hip,” said Winter Springs Police Capt. Doug Seely. The teen said he managed to grab a stick and wiggle his way out of the gator’s jaws until the reptile eventually let go and swam away.He then ran as fast as he could and went to a nearby home for help and called 911.“My right hip – I’m OK, though. I can walk, and I can stand,” he told the 911 dispatcher. “I’m fine; it just stings a little bit, but I’m good.”The boy was t...

Trapper removes gator found floating in Weston family’s swimming pool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

A Weston family woke up to find a sneaky intruder in their swimming pool.Pictures showed an alligator, seemingly unbothered, floating in the water, Monday morning.Speaking with 7News on Thursday, the homeowner said he thinks the large reptile crawled into the pool area through a hole in the mesh screen enclosure.The homeowner said he didn’t know what to do, so he called 911.A professional trapper came and, after some resistance from the unwelcome guest, was able to remove the gator from the residence.

US Navy detected an implosion Sunday and relayed information to Titanic-bound submersible search efforts, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

(CNN) — The US Navy detected an acoustic signature consistent with an implosion on Sunday in the general area where the Titanic-bound submersible was diving when it lost communication with its mother ship, a senior Navy official told CNN Thursday.The Navy then immediately relayed that information to the on-scene commanders leading the search effort, and it was used to narrow down the area of the search, the official said.But the sound of the implosion was determined to be “not definitive,” the official said, and the multinational efforts to find the submersible continued as a search and rescue effort. “Any chance of saving a life is worth continuing the mission,” the official said. The Wall Street Journal was first to report about the acoustic signature picked up by the Navy.That insight comes the same day the US Coast Guard announced the submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board.The tail cone and other debri...

Live updates | US Navy acoustic system detected ‘anomaly’ that was likely implosion, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

By The Associated PressFollow along for live updates on the submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.___US NAVY ACOUSTIC SYSTEM DETECTED ‘ANOMALY’ THAT WAS LIKELY IMPLOSION, OFFICIAL SAYSA U.S. Navy acoustic system detected an ‘anomaly’ Sunday that was likely the Titan’s fatal implosion, according to a senior military official.The Navy went back and analyzed its acoustic data after the Titan submersible was reported missing Sunday. Coast Guard officials on Thursday announced that the craft suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard.That anomaly was “consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the TITAN submersible was operating when communications were lost,” according to a senior Navy official.The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive acoustic detection system.The Navy passed on the information to the Coast Guard, which contin...

Ticker: US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

The government will require heavy trucks and buses to include automatic emergency braking equipment within five years, the federal traffic safety agency said Thursday, estimating it will prevent nearly 20,000 crashes and save at least 155 lives a year.The announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration follows a similar move last month for all new passenger cars and light trucks. The actions represent the traffic safety agency’s latest efforts to regulate electronic systems that take on certain tasks that drivers themselves have normally handled. NHTSA has been reluctant in the past to impose such regulations, saying the technology would change during the time it took to enact new rules.Sinema cites bill targeting leaders of failed banks after criticism of her Wall Street tieArizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic defector turned independent who’s been criticized as too closely aligned with Wall Street interests, took credit Thursday for helping broker l...

Judge blocks Wyoming’s 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:20 GMT

By MEAD GRUVER (Associated Press)CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state’s first-in-the-nation law to ban them won’t take effect July 1 as planned while a lawsuit proceeds.Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn’t harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides. Meanwhile, those plaintiffs “have clearly showed probable success on the merits,” Owens said.While other states have instituted de facto bans on the medication by broadly prohibiting abortion, only Wyoming has specifically banned abortion pills. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April that access to one of the two pills, mifepristone, may continue while litigants seek to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of it.Wyoming’s pill ban is being challenged by four women, including two obstet...