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New program gets Colorado emergency rooms more prepared for children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Just as respiratory illness season is ramping up, there is a new program in Colorado helping emergency departments be better prepared for pediatric patients.Swedish Medical Center in Englewood is the first in the Denver metro to get the new pediatric verification. Colorado has the world’s largest elk population, but it wasn’t always that way The hospital was already caring for kids in the ER, but now it is verified as "Pediatric Advanced" by the Colorado Pediatric Preparedness for the Emergency Room Program, or COPPER."We feel proud that we can supply that type of high-level pediatric care," said Dr. Nick Tsipis, medical director of the emergency department.Pediatric ERs were full during RSV surgeDuring last year's surge of RSV cases, Tsipis said the pediatric wards and ERs were full across the state."That experience really accelerated the work to make sure that we were as prepared as possible to take care of kids when there was a surge of patients like that," he s...

Moms group feed migrant families living on the streets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A group of local moms self-named "Highland Mommies" is continuing volunteer work to help migrant families living in Denver, covering everything from clothing to food. "We hear about the journey to get here and the hope for something much better, (but) then they are here with no resources," said Niya Gingerich, who is part of the group and the owner of Edgewater Inn Pizza. Gingerich said this is the third time she's made over two dozen pizzas and brought them down to the corner of 27th Avenue and Alcott Street where many migrants are currently living on the street. "Hot food is so important," Gingerich said. "Kids love pizza, it’s universal." She said her plan is now to come down every Wednesday going forward, bringing the pizza in tow. How you can help migrants in Denver “I think it hits close to home. I saw a family at Target on the corner and I think they needed help," Gingerich said. Edgewater Inn Pizza is a small, locally-owned business so Gingerich said they...

Denver teachers are worried about safety, overwhelming workloads

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Over 2,600 educators responded to a survey facilitated by the Denver Classroom Teachers Association to better understand what are the biggest challenges facing educators in Denver Public Schools.The survey results are revealing. Large class sizes, overwhelming workloads, and excessive amounts of professional development training are all contributing to teachers struggling to meet individual students' needs. Student found with gun at George Washington High School in Denver School safety and student disciplineThe Denver Classroom Teachers Association noted that many schools have improved safety plans overall, but 70% of educators said they did not receive discipline plans in Spring 2023. Discipline plans provide guidelines on suspensions, expulsions and other disciplinary measures.About 48% of respondents indicated their school lacks a detailed safety plan familiar to staff. These plans cover concerns like student safety for mental health, adult mental health safet...

Families of American hostages in Gaza say Biden reaffirms commitment to freeing their loved ones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first in-person meeting with families of some of the eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed taken captive by Hamas during its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, reassuring the families that his administration was committed to reuniting them with their loved ones.The family members said in a statement following the meeting that they urged Biden to do “everything in his power to negotiate a swift and total release of the remaining hostages,” and they in turn offered to do “anything he needs” to win the hostages’ release.“We felt before and we’re only reinforced in seeing and believing that we could have no better friend in Washington or in the White House than President Biden himself and his administration,” said Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is among the Americans believed to be held by Hamas.The two-hour meeting came a day after Biden appeared to sharpen criticism of Israel’s execution of its ret...

Judge in Trump election case pauses court deadlines as appeal is heard on presidential immunity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution, a judge ruled Wednesday.The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan raises the likelihood that Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, currently scheduled for March 4, will be postponed as the appeal of a legally untested argument winds through the courts.The issue is of paramount significance to both sides given that a court ruling in Trump’s favor would presumably derail the case and because a protracted appeal could result in a significant postponement of the proceedings, including until potentially after next year’s election, that would benefit the ex-president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.The three-page order is the latest volley in a simmering dispute over the scope of presidential power that has the potential to be dec...

Dolphins place starting center Connor Williams on season-ending IR as injuries mount

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins placed their starting center Connor Williams on season-ending injured reserve Wednesday after he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Monday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans.Williams, who will become a free agent in March, suffered the injury on the Dolphins’ first offensive series in a 28-27 home loss to Tennessee that knocked Miami out of the top spot in the AFC.The loss of Williams — one of Miami’s best offensive linemen — was felt on that same offensive series. A bad snap exchange between backup center Liam Eichenberg and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa resulted in a fumble that gave the Titans the ball at the Tennessee 2-yard line.Tagovailoa shouldered the blame for the mishandled snap, but added that it was an adjustment going from Williams to Eichenberg.“I’ve got to catch the snap,” he said. “I don’t get as many reps with Liam in practice. I get some reps as far as quarterback-center exchange, but because Conno...

Rasta Pasta / Jrk!, Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

The Chef: Wayne SharpThe Restaurant: Jrk! MiamiThe Dish: Rasta PastaIngredients:Cavatappi pasta (Cooked to fork tender)Reserve 1 cup of pasta water for thickening1 red, green and yellow bell pepper (sliced)1/2 red onion (sliced)1 cup heavy cream1/2 cup jerked chicken breast (Cooked)1 cup grated parmesan cheese (or can also use a combo of shredded cheddar and mozzarella)4 cloves minced garlic1 tbsp of green seasoning (Garlic, thyme, onion, scallion, salt & pepper, olive oil/blended until smooth)1 tbsp of all-purpose seasoning (viewers can use all-purpose seasoning as a substitute)Method of Preparation:In a pan with vegetable oil on medium-high heat, sautee bell peppers and onion until fragrant.Add heavy cream and jerk chicken and simmer until sauce thickens, then add parmesan, garlic, green seasoning and all-purpose seasoning.Mix in pasta, and pour in a little of the pasta water if the sauce is too thick.Plate and enjoy!Jrk!95 NW 1st St, Miami, FL 33128(786) 750-3408https://www.e...

Stranger charged with break-in, murder in slaying of Detroit synagogue leader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Authorities filed a murder charge Wednesday in the October slaying of a Detroit synagogue leader, alleging that she was killed by a stranger who broke into her home.There was not a “shred of evidence” that Samantha Woll was killed as a result of antisemitism or any hate crime, prosecutor Kym Worthy said.A 28-year-old Detroit man was charged with murder and two other crimes. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.Samantha Woll, 40, was found dead outside her home, east of downtown Detroit, on Oct. 21, hours after returning from a wedding. Investigators believe she was attacked inside the residence.“There are no facts to suggest this defendant knew Ms. Woll,” Worthy said.Police said a person of interest was in custody over the weekend. A different person who was in custody was released in November.“This was an extraordinarily sad and tragic case,” Worthy said. He added, “This takes time. We never want to rush to judgment.”Woll was presid...

16-year-old boy injured in Hallandale Beach hit-and-run, mother speak out amid search for driver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

A heartbroken mother is on a mission to find the driver who struck her teenage son in Hallandale Beach and took off, leaving him lying on the street. Speaking with 7News from his hospital bed on Wednesday, 16-year-old Tylan Jackson said he was walking home from school along Northwest Seventh Terrace, near OB Johnson Park, when he was hit by a driver who took off, at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday.“I was crossing the road, and I just got hit,” he said. “It’s a mother’s worst nightmare,” said Shantrell Stanley, the teen’s mother.While Jackson said he doesn’t remember much about the incident, Stanley said someone who lives near where the crash happened saw everything.“He was dragged about a block and a half, and the car, she told me that the car stopped — I guess he was released — then she said that the car just took off,” said Stanley. Paramedics rushed Jackson, a junior at Hallandale Beach High School, to Memorial Re...

The two days that salvaged a climate deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:51 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hopes for a historic climate deal appeared dead.The U.S., EU and a host of other countries were pushing for the COP28 summit, held in the glitzy petro-metropolis of Dubai, to yield a worldwide commitment to end the use of fossil fuels. But a fierce counterattack from Saudi Arabia and its oil-producing partners in OPEC had beaten that effort back — leading, by Monday night, to a draft agreement that one Pacific island minister labeled a “death warrant” for communities threatened by the warming planet’s rising seas.“I was very depressed,” Danish Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen said afterward.It looked as though the Saudis had prevailed, just as they had succeeded three months earlier in defanging a fossil fuel proposal at G20 talks in Goa, India.But by Wednesday morning, it all turned around. Nearly 200 nations, the Saudis included, consented to a compromise deal that fell short of promising an end to fossil fuels — but which acknowledg...