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1 arrested in connection to Broomfield homicide investigation

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A man was arrested in connection to the death of a 43-year-old woman, whose body was found inside a Broomfield home at around noon on Dec. 14.The victim has not been identified. She was found by police who were called to a home in the 3100 block of Promontory Loop for a welfare check. Crews still on the scene of Aurora five-alarm apartment fire The suspect was identified as Daniel Krug, 43, and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 16. He was booked into the Broomfield Detention Center on a charge of first-degree murder.Krug is being held without bond pending the formal filing of charges by the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office.According to Broomfield police, no further details will be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information for this investigation can contact Broomfield Police Detective Justin Marshall at 720-887-5268.

Broncos chances for the playoffs are declining, but not impossible

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The 7-7 Denver Broncos were on a hot streak as the team was just one game behind the 9-5 Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West a week ago. However, after the brutal loss against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, the Broncos' chances for a spot in the playoffs are looking less likely but still not impossible. Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17 There was a slim chance the Broncos could take the lead in the AFC West if they won their upcoming games and the Chiefs lost theirs. The chances of the Broncos winning the next three games and the Chiefs losing the next three are highly unlikely for the defending Super Bowl champions, but anything could happen.The Broncos' best bet is a shot at a wild card spot.Going into the game against the Lions, the Broncos were tied for a wild card spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills at seven wins and six losses.However, after Sunday's performance, the Broncos odds aren'...

Denver Broncos make a playoff push with 3 games left

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s down to the final three games for the Denver Broncos.Following a lackluster showing in Detroit against the Lions on Saturday, the Broncos are now in a must-win situation down the stretch.“Focus on the next game,” said head coach Sean Payton on his weekly Zoom call as he prepares his team to face the New England Patriots on Sunday at Empower Field. “It’s going to take three wins and it starts this week.”The Broncos were outmatched and left Detroit visibly upset this past weekend as Payton showed his anger on the field and in his post-game press conference.  Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17 “It was in the heat of the moment,” reflected the head coach as he yelled at quarterback Russell Wilson Saturday after a bizarre sequence where the Broncos were stopped at the goal line twice and penalized on a reversed touchdown. “We can’t lose that game twice.”Now, the focus turns to the playoff hunt. Entering Week 16, the Broncos find themselves on the outside looking...

Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke of Utah pleads guilty in child abuse case

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children.Ruby Franke, wearing gray and white jail clothing, pleaded guilty to each of the first three charges individually and on the fourth said: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”Judge John J. Walton accepted the plea agreement and scheduled sentencing for Feb. 20. The agreement leaves the sentencing up to the judge and does not rule out prison time, her attorney, LaMar Winward, acknowledged.Winward Law announced in a statement Friday that the alleged abuse occurred while Ruby Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”“Ruby Franke is a devoted mother and is also a woman committed to constant improvement,” Winward Law said in a statement. Franke initially believe...

13-year-old dies after being pulled from canal in NW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

A 13-year-old boy who was pulled from a canal in northwest Miami-Dade last week has died, officials confirmed. On Dec. 12, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to to the scene where a 13-year-old reportedly jumped into a canal in the vicinity of 181 NW 85th Street.Divers pulled the teen out of the canal and he was then rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital. MDFR said the teen succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, Dec. 16. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

German farmers reignite Berlin’s budget crisis

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

BERLIN — Just days after German leaders claimed to have resolved the country’s budget crisis, cracks emerged in the three-party compromise as thousands of farmers took to the streets of Berlin on Monday to protest a plan to remove key tax privileges.A convoy of 1,700 tractors blocked the main road leading to the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin, where thousands of farmers demonstrated against a government proposal to end their tax breaks on fuel and agricultural vehicles. The government wants to introduce the tax increases, which the farmers say would cost the sector about €1 billion per year, to help plug a €17 billion hole in its 2024 budget.“Today we have sent a clear signal to the federal government: Withdraw the tax increases for agriculture,” Joachim Rukwied, a farmer from Baden-Württemberg who serves as president of the German Farmers’ Association, told POLITICO at the demonstration. “Enough is enough, it must be withdrawn. This policy must come to an end, other...

Debris crashes down at MassArt building in Boston as intense weather moves through area

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

Police in Boston taped off a stretch of road by Huntington Avenue after what appeared to be debris from a MassArt building fell across the area.Large chunks of insulation and other items were scattered along part of Evans Way and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design campus after some sort of structure hanging over an entrance collapsed, leaving a large hole in an exterior ceiling.In a statement, the college told 7NEWS that due to the extreme weather moving through the city, part of the Tower building’s exterior “sustained damage, resulting in falling debris.”“The damage was isolated to one area on Evans Way. No injuries were sustained,” a spokesperson said. “Out of an abundance of caution, activity on the adjacent floors of the building was relocated to a different building on campus. The safety of our community is our top priority and our staff continue to monitor the situation.”More information on the impact of today’s...

Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu adds layers to his game while staying true to himself: ‘You can tell he’s from Chicago by the way he plays’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

Ayo Dosunmu knew this moment would come. Even when he was stuck on the bench, settling for 10-minute rotations as the Chicago Bulls sunk into a losing skid in the opening weeks of the season.Dosunmu has never been one to waver. His shot wasn’t falling. The Bulls weren’t winning. None of that mattered. The moment would come.And now, as the Bulls struggle to adapt to injuries — including Zach LaVine, Torrey Craig and Alex Caruso — Dosunmu’s impact has been critical to sparking a 5-3 record over the past eight games.“I just try to always stay ready,” Dosunmu said. “Stay ready and try to grow. Grow each game, try to find ways to get better each game. Each game is not going to be the same but you can learn from your mistakes, learn from trials and tribulations.”That’s what I try to hold myself accountable to, just watch a lot of film and finding ways to be ready, no matter how I’m being guarded, just get any advantage to h...

Quebec doctors say emergency room overcrowding is putting patient health at risk

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

MONTREAL — Emergency room doctors in Quebec say overcrowding in hospitals has reached dangerous levels.Dr. Judy Morris, head of an association of Quebec ER doctors, says occupancy rates are as high as they’ve ever been and some hospitals regularly have twice as many ER patients as they can handle.Her comments come several days after a group representing emergency room chief doctors sent a letter demanding action to the province’s health minister.Morris says Quebec’s hospital system has become so fragile that even a small rise in the number of ER patients can have a major impact.She is recommending the government implement overcapacity protocols that would reduce ER occupancy by transferring more patients to hospital wards.Health data website Index Santé says the average ER occupancy in Quebec this afternoon was 133 per cent and hasn’t been below 100 per cent since Nov. 12.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 18, 2023.The Canadian Press

France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:04:30 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — France’s foreign minister urged Lebanese leaders on Monday to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the Israel-Hamas war could still spread to other parts of the region.Catherine Colonna’s visit to Lebanon came a day after she visited Israel, where she called for an “immediate truce” aimed at releasing more hostages, getting larger amounts of aid into Gaza and moving toward “the beginning of a political solution.”While she was in Beirut, Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group exchanged fire with Israeli troops along the tense frontier, which seen violent exchanges since Oct. 8 — a day after the Palestinian militant Hamas group attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, most of them civilians. In Beirut, Colonna held talks with Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri about the situation Lebanon’s southern border. Officials from France, once Lebanon’s colonial ruler, have visited Leban...