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Minnesota man convicted of murder for beheading girlfriend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday for beheading his girlfriend in front of several witnesses.Alexis Saborit, 44, was found guilty in the slaying of America Thayer, 56, in July 2021. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Saborit struck Thayer with an 8-pound dumbbell while they were in a vehicle near downtown Shakopee, then he decapitated her with a machete.People in other cars and nearby homes saw the attack. One of them shot a video that appeared to show Saborit pull Thayer’s body out of the car into the street then pick up her head by the hair.Saborit and Thayer were on the way to his court appearance for felony charges alleging that he set fire to their apartment in Shakopee during a confrontation with police and that Saborit attacked Thayer after she told him she wanted to end their relationship.Saborit fled the scene and disposed of the machete along the way. He was arrested about 1 ½ miles away near the TraveLodge Hotel ...

2 climbers missing in Alaska’s Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday.Leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the climbers’ limited supplies, temperatures dipping as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 Celsius) overnight and the time that has passed since the men were last heard from, according to a statement from the park. Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, Indiana, and Nafiun Awal, 32, of Seattle, were last heard from on May 5, when they checked in with a friend using a satellite communication device before setting out to climb on the 10,300-foot (3,140-meter) peak called the Moose’s Tooth, the park has said. The mountain is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) southeast of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, park officials have said.Search efforts began Sunday after a friend notified park offici...

PhenixFIN: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — PhenixFIN Corporation (PFX) on Thursday reported profit of $6.7 million in its fiscal second quarter.On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of $3.20. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were 85 cents per share.The investment firm posted revenue of $4.9 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PFX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PFXSource

Kineta: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — Kineta, Inc. (KA) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.5 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 77 cents.The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $281,000 in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on KA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KASource

Lightning strike burns down beloved Larkspur barn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

LARKSPUR, Colo. (KDVR) -- A well-known barn, just off of Interstate 25 in Larkspur, was completely destroyed by a fire caused by lightning early Thursday morning. Eric Usher and his family live on the Greenlands Ranch property that houses the big red barn. They were awakened by the crack of lightning around 3:30 Thursday morning, but little did they know, the damage that lightning would leave behind."I stayed awake and about an hour, hour and a half after my son came out and asked if I had seen that the barn was on fire and then we proceeded to go out and check everything out and go across the street and let the neighbor know about his horses," Usher said. Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport The horses were luckily in the field surrounding the barn, so no animals were inside the barn. Usher said the Larkspur Fire Department arrived within 10 minutes, but the flames were already throughout the entirety of the barn. Eventually, they were able to get the fire unde...

Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A deluge of rain in the Denver metro area broke a record on Thursday afternoon, with the rainfall totals only expected to grow through the night.As of Thursday afternoon, 1.85 inches of rain were measured at Denver International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. That breaks a record last set in 2011, when 1.55 inches of rain was recorded on this date.It's likely that Thursday's rainfall totals will continue to grow. Rain up to 4.5 inches fell Wednesday and Thursday in Colorado: See the list More rain is expected through the night and into late Friday morning. The Denver area could pick up more than 2 inches of rain overnight, according to Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser.Thursday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day because of the persistent rain.Flood watches are in effect across the Front Range and plains. Streams and creeks will rise through the day, Fraser said. Cherry Creek had already transformed Thursday afternoon to completely ...

Video captures gunshots that killed 1, wounded 4 in southeast Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police said five people were shot Wednesday night in southeast Denver.It happened in the area of East Girard Avenue and South Dayton Street, according to the Denver Police Department. A FOX31 viewer captured home surveillance video near the shooting scene. More than 20 gunshots can be heard in the full video, with shouts heard after. The timestamp showed 8:45 p.m."The circumstances remain under investigation. It is possible that the suspect(s) are among those injured," police said. Hail up to 4 inches fell Wednesday in Colorado: See the list Three of the victims were transported to the hospital in an ambulance, police said. Two others transported themselves.Police said four men and one woman were shot, with one of the men in critical condition.

At least 10 children transported to hospital from N. Lauderdale foster home, woman investigated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

A group of children living inside a foster home have been rushed to the hospital.The home is located along the 1500 block of Southwest 66th Avenue.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said they responded to the home Thursday morning as a possible domestic disturbance.They found 16 children at the house, and at least 10 were transported by North Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood as a precaution.A woman is now being investigated.Neighbors were shocked to see first responders showing up to the house.BSO is now investigating.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

At least 1 dead in crash reportedly involving infant on I-75 in Davie; NB express lanes closed near Griffin Road

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

A violent crash on Interstate 75 in Davie that reportedly involved an infant has left at least one person dead and has led to the closure of northbound lanes near Griffin Road.Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene on the northbound express lanes, Thursday afternoon.7SkyForce hovered above the scene just before 4:45 p.m., after the northbound lanes were shut down.At least two vehicles appear to have been involved in the collision, a pickup truck and an SUV.Two people are trapped inside the SUV. Firefighters were able to extricate the victims.A rescue chopper was seen landing on the highway, and a first responder approached one of the vehicles involved with a stretcher.Paramedics reportedly administered CPR on the infant.A woman who was pulled from the SUV was airlifted to Memorial Regional Hospital. The second victim who was inside the wrecked vehicle refused transport.At least one fatality has been confirmed, but officials have not specified whether or not it was the infant...

Tempers flare after Pembroke Park commissioners vote to fire police chief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:44 GMT

The police chief for the Town of Pembroke Park has been fired from the force.The town’s commission on Wednesday night voted to terminate Pembroke Park Police Chief David Howard, who built the department from scratch after it cut ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2022.The decision came after the town manager recommended firing the chief “without cause.”Tempers flared after the nearly unanimous vote.“I’ve got something I gotta say,” said the only commissioner who voted against Howard’s firing.“There’s no discussion right now,” said Pembroke Park Mayor Ashira Mohammed.“Through the First Amendment, it is my [right],” said the commissioner.“There is no discussion right now,” said Mohammed.“It is my responsibility as a citizen,” said the commission.“There is no discussion right now,” said Mohammed as she banged her gavel. “I would think you would appreciate ̵...