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Proposed bill could ban seclusion rooms in Colorado schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Public Schools board announced a bill that could ban seclusion rooms across Colorado is being created.In a press conference on Monday, the board provided new updates after a whistleblower exposed an alleged "incarceration room" at McAuliffe International School. 5 new laws will expand medical accessibility Auon’tai Anderson, the vice president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, said Democratic Rep. Regina English from El Paso County District 17 will sponsor a bill that would ban seclusion rooms in K-12 schools across Colorado.Whistleblower exposes 'incarceration room'On Aug. 3, Anderson said a total of seven whistleblowers shared information on the room.The room was described as having locks on doors and windows that would prevent people from leaving.On Monday, Anderson also said the former principal of McAuliffe International School admitted to placing a lock on the outside of the door while placing students alone inside. The former princ...

Lamborghini driver arrested after high-speed police chase in NW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

Authorities chased a vehicle after the driver was involved in criminal activity.On Monday morning, live video footage showed a damaged matte gray Lamborghini SUV driving at a high speed on the Florida Turnpike. An aviation unit started following the car after it was involved in several incidents on State Road 836 near 114th Avenue. At one point, the driver struck a Homeland Security vehicle as he fled police. 7SkyForce captured the car partially losing control after it hit another vehicle on the highway. Once the driver approached the northbound Okeechobee Road exit on the turnpike, he slowed down. The chase ended after the driver stopped the SUV he was driving and exited the car. An aviation unit circled the area where he stopped and guided the police officers on the road to where the criminal stopped.A man, in a white shirt and jeans, walked toward the shoulder of the road as he dropped two items from his grasp; he appeared to be speaking to someone on the phone. He eventually sat...

Video shows moment shots fired at ‘Intersection takeover’ in NW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

A new video shows the moment a suspect shot at a moving vehicle at an intersection in Northwest Miami-Dade after a heated dispute on Sunday. According to Miami-Dade Police, they were called in at a so-called “intersection takeover” on Northwest 146th Street and Seventh Avenue. At some point, detectives said, the group started to fight. Just before 6 a.m., someone pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking the victims.“Female shot in the leg, male grazed in the shoulder,” said a first responder in radio transmissions.Paramedics transported a man and a woman to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.The third victim was taken to Hialeah Hospital by a friend. He was later transferred to Ryder Trauma Center and is in stable condition. As of Monday, the gunman remains on the run.If you have any information on this shooting or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to...

Hundreds of first-time teachers attend orientation in Hialeah Gardens as school start nears

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

With the first day of school just around the corner, hundreds of first-time teachers are preparing to welcome their students for the upcoming academic year. Miami-Dade County Schools commenced a new teacher orientation program at Hialeah Gardens High School, ensuring that educators are fully equipped and ready to create a conducive learning environment for their students. Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent, Jose Dotres, inaugurated the orientation and emphasized the significance of this development week in preparing teachers for their classrooms. “It’s like a development week, so they are ready when they enter their classrooms,” stated Dotres during the event. To address the teacher shortages in the district, Miami-Dade has introduced a program called “teacher residents,” who are paid to undergo comprehensive training and development. “They’re called teacher residents,” explained Dotres at the ceremony. “The days of doing the inte...

Arbitrator rules in favor of some Mass. state troopers fired for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

Standing with some of the Massachusetts state troopers who were fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot, the State Police Association of Massachusetts claimed victory Monday after an arbitrator ruled the Massachusetts State Police must give troopers their jobs back with full back pay. The troopers’ union said the arbitrator ruled the state police failed to provide reasonable accommodation for the troopers who the state said qualified for a religious exemption. “We’re expecting to see our troopers back to work in the next few weeks and we’re very excited by that,” said Patrick McNamara, the President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts. Seven troopers impacted by the arbitrator’s ruling were among those placed on unpaid leave after an order from former Gov. Charlie Baker in 2021 required state executive department employees to be vaccinated, the Associated Press reported.“The members that had a medical exemption were afforded accommodations to st...

Tanker truck rolls over in Charlestown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

Crews were on scene in Charlestown late Monday morning after a tanker truck rolled over on a local road. The incident happened on Terminal Street where the cement truck could be seen resting on its side and blocking part of the road. Crews were seen working to get the vehicle back upright. No further information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Woman charged with manslaughter in connection with deadly stabbing in Marlboro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

A woman was arrested over the weekend and arraigned on Monday in connection with a deadly stabbing in Marlboro last week, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office announced. Authorities first responded on Wednesday to an apartment on Saint Ives Way after a neighbor called 911 to report an altercation, the DA’s office said.On scene, the DA’s office said Marlboro police found 45-year-old Eric Murray suffering from apparent stab wounds. In addition to Murray, the DA’s office said police found 37-year-old Darlene Carreras with cuts on her hands. Murray was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Carreras was also taken to a hospital before being released. The DA’s office said Murray’s son, who was under the age of 18, was found unhurt in the home when police responded.“The preliminary investigation suggests that Ms. Carreras and Mr. Murray had been in a romantic relationship and had been seeing each other regularly,” the DA’s office said in its announcement on Monday...

Musk promises to fund legal fights of discriminated X users

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

By Michael Sin and Vlad Savov, Bloomberg NewsElon Musk has offered to fund the legal bills of any users of his social network, X, who’ve been discriminated against by their employer because of their actions on the platform.The proposal comes with “no limit” on costs and X Corp. will “go after the boards of directors of the companies too,” he said in messages posted to the site Saturday night. The billionaire, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October and recently rebranded it as X, has made a habit of announcing major policy changes for the service late at night or over weekends. The X rebrand happened over the course of a weekend in July.Musk has been responding affirmatively to suggestions posted to X of cases his company could support.Musk himself has been known to throw barbs against former employees and critics. Amid firing thousands after his purchase of Twitter, the billionaire publicly mocked senior director Halli Thorleifsson after the worker tried to gain clarity on ...

How leprosy arrived in Florida, and how it is spreading: New clues are emerging

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

By Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelHealth officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why.Are foreign travelers bringing the disease to Florida with them? Are people in the state getting it from armadillos, which are naturally infected with the bacteria that causes the disease? How is this rare disease spreading in the Sunshine State, and who is vulnerable to it?Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease, has been around for centuries, and now mostly is in countries like India, Brazil and Indonesia. People untreated who have the infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae often have disfiguring skin sores or deformities like claw hands or hammer toes.Knowing you have leprosy and getting treated early is crucial. However, it could take about five years after contracting the disease to show symptoms, such as patches of pink skin that become numb, lumps on your face or earlobes, and numbness in your h...

New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:31 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Supporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the U.S. Communist Party sued the state Monday, saying officials violated a law around administrative procedures and should put it back up.The green and white sign describing the life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was installed May 1 in Concord close to where she was born Aug. 7, 1890. It was one of more than 275 across the state that describe people and places, from Revolutionary War soldiers to contemporary sports figures. But it was taken down two weeks after it went up.Known as “The Rebel Girl” for her fiery speeches, Flynn was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and advocated for women’s voting rights and access to birth control. The marker said she joined the Communist Party in 1936 and was sent to prison in 1951. She was one of many party members prosecuted “under the notorious Smith Act,” the marker said, which forbade attempts to a...