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Parents, students protest alleged racism in Douglas County schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) -- Parents and students are calling for action from Douglas County School District leaders over alleged racist remarks towards a student at Castle Rock Middle School. Dozens of supporters gathered outside the Douglas County School District headquarters Tuesday afternoon to denounce racism in schools and call on school leaders to do more. DougCo school board member resigns during meeting, walks out Melissa Sutherland, a Castle Rock parent, organized the peaceful protest with her son, Glenn, after hearing about Jeramiah Ganzy’s story. He’s an eighth-grader at Castle Rock Middle School and an alleged target of racist remarks. “I immediately knew something had to be done," Sutherland said. "I wanted Jeramiah to know the community still stood behind him. There are good people in the world and he needed to know that.”  After racism claims, superintendent respondsIn a school board meeting on May 9, Superintendent Erin Kane addressed the accu...

4 ways to avoid Nuggets ticket scams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Jay Johnson said he's been a Denver Nuggets fan since he was a child. It is his dream to watch his home team play in the NBA finals. “Go Nuggets! We beat the Lakers," Johnson said.Many hoping to see the Denver Nuggets play in the NBA Finals are finding it difficult to find tickets. “Oh yes, we’ll try to get at least two," longtime fan Valerie Connor said. Courtside Nuggets tickets on sale for over $20,000 Resale websites are offering some legitimate tickets, but consumer watchdog groups warn that crooks are hoping to make a slam dunk when it comes to selling counterfeit tickets. Danny Katz, executive director of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, warned that big-ticket events are attractive to fraudsters."A huge game like the Denver Nuggets going to the finals, those are times when we all get so excited and we're almost willing to do anything to see this game or to see this concert," Katz said. "And when we’re in that mindset, then it’s really ripe for u...

Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night.Grant Williams scored 14, Al Horford added 12 and Marcus Smart scored 11 for the Celtics, who still trail the series 3-1 — but sent it back to Boston for a Game 5 on Thursday.Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game — and perhaps the series — completely around. Boston would also have Game 7 on its floor as well if it can keep extending this series.Gabe Vincent scored 17 for Miami, Caleb Martin had 16 and Bam Adebayo added 10. The Heat shot 8 for 32 on 3-pointers, while Boston was 19 for 45 — a massive 33-point difference in scoring from beyond the arc.No team in NBA history has ever successfully rallied f...

Former Sunrise Police officer facing child porn charges under investigation again after seen at event with children in attendance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

A former Sunrise police officer who is facing child pornography charges, is under investigation again after several people claimed they saw him at a party, where children were also in attendance.Among the rules put in place for the former Sunrise police officer, Carl Haller, he was to have no contact with minors and no internet.Haller paid a bond and had nothing to say as he left the Broward County Jail back in late February.The 39-year-old SWAT team member was accused of viewing child sexual conduct, compiling child pornography on a computer, and tampering with evidence.Haller was terminated by Sunrise Police last Thursday, but on Friday, he was seen at a Fraternal Rrder of Police event to benefit a Sunrise officer who is facing a health crisis. Haller apparently showed up. A picture of Haller was confirmed by three Sunrise city officials.The event was held at a pizza restaurant owned by Commissioner Joseph Scutto and was advertised as an all-ages event. There was a DJ, music, raff...

Online cremation companies accused of holding human remains ‘hostage’ agree to pay $275,000 penalty, provide more info on websites 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

A funeral and cremation provider was accused of holding human remains hostage in order to make more money from grieving loved ones. The feds stepped in to stop it, and now, the companies have agreed to clean up their act.Kevin Ozebek has tonight’s 7 Investigates.We’ve seen movers demand more money before releasing customers’ belongings. But two companies were accused of keeping something much more precious; cremated ashes of people.Rebecca Plett/attorney, Federal Trade Commission: “The defendants, we allege, either withheld or threatened to withhold the remains of a consumers’ loved ones.”The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department took aim at the online companies, they say, were acting as funeral services “brokers.”Rebecca Plett: “The behavior as alleged is egregious and takes advantage of folks when they’re grieving. So it’s very serious.”So serious, the feds sued Legacy Cremation Services and Heritage...

UK Tories opened £2M Santander overdraft as donations slumped amid infighting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

LONDON — The Conservative Party opened a £2 million credit line with high street banking giant Santander after facing a slump in support from donors, new analysis shows.The multimillion-pound borrowing facility is the largest opened by the Conservatives in over a decade, and came after a bruising time for the party’s finances.According to data from the U.K. Electoral Commission, the party opened the pre-approved Santander loan facility on December 10. Donations to the Conservatives in the third quarter of 2022 fell to their lowest level since 2020. That period included the ousting of Boris Johnson as prime minister and a bitter Tory leadership contest.The Santander credit line has been offered over an unlimited term, with a fixed interest rate of base plus 2 percent.The data shows donations to the Tories — now battling to stay in power at the next election under Rishi Sunak — recovered slightly in the last three months of 2022. The Conservatives were then further buoyed this M...

Tylor Megill’s unlucky 4th inning leads to 7-2 loss, ends Mets’ 5-game winning streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

CHICAGO — It felt like the Mets could do no wrong for five games.Then suddenly, it all went wrong in Chicago and the Mets’ winning streak came to an end. The comeback kids from last week couldn’t overcome an early 4-1 hole and lost 7-2 in the first game of a three-game series on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.Tylor Megill had two easy innings and 1 and 2/3 rough ones in the loss (5-3). He allowed four runs in the second but it was a flukey fourth that may have cost the Mets (25-24) and Megill the most.Megill allowed six runs (four earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out five over 3 and 2/3 innings.“He probably deserved a little better fate,” said manager Buck Showalter. “The mistakes he made didn’t stay in the park, but I thought his stuff was pretty good. We didn’t do a whole lot offensively and didn’t play particularly well behind him either.”Both of the runs allowed by Megill in the fourth were unearned, but after a bob...

Celtics live to see another day, pull away from Heat for Game 4 victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

MIAMI — As Robert Williams sat among a sea of media along the baseline of the Kaseya Center, hours before a do-or-die game for the Celtics, Al Horford walked off the court after a workout and looked at his teammate.Horford had a smile on his face. He was brimming with confidence.“I see you, Rob!” Horford yelled into the crowd. “We got it tonight! We got it tonight!”Less than 48 hours before, the Celtics had been embarrassed. It looked like they had quit after a Game 3 loss that put them in an impossible 3-0 hole in these Eastern Conference Finals.But they were still kicking.“Don’t let us get one,” Marcus Smart said. “Just don’t let us get one.”They got one.The Celtics were laughed off the floor on Sunday night. They were trolled. The Heat took their pride, daring the Celtics to even return to the court where they were humiliated. But they didn’t lay down. Facing insurmountable odds, the Celtics roared back, using a second-half surge to take Game 4 with a 116-99 victory.The Celtics a...

DEA agent attacked by dog during search warrant in East County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. -- A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent suffered a "significant injury" in a dog attack Tuesday in the La Mesa area, authorities said.The incident occurred at 4870 Harbison Avenue during a search warrant conducted by the San Diego drug organization's Narcotics Task Force, the DEA told FOX 5 in a statement.The DEA agent was taken to a hospital, where his status is unknown at the moment. Sheriff’s investigate inappropriate use of social media allegations against substitute teacher "In an effort to minimize the threat to human life, the dog was shot, and did not survive," the DEA said. No other details were released as the situation remains under investigation. 

China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech blocked on security grounds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:34 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister pressed his Dutch counterpart Tuesday for access to advanced chipmaking technology that has been blocked on security grounds and warned against allowing what he said were unfounded fears of Beijing to spoil relations.Chinese frustration with curbs imposed by the Netherlands, Washington and Japan on chip technology has added to political strains at a time when Beijing is threatening to attack Taiwan and is increasingly assertive toward other Asian neighbors.There was no indication the Netherlands changed its restriction on the supply of lithography machines available only from a single Dutch company that use ultraviolet light to etch tiny circuits on next-generation processor chips. Lack of that tool is holding back Chinese efforts to develop chips for smartphones, artificial intelligence and other advanced applications.“As for the issue of lithography machines, China has serious concerns about this,” Qin Gang said at a joint news conference. “...