Club Q shooting victim after sentencing: 'It’s a weight off my shoulders'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Club Q shooting victim after sentencing: 'It’s a weight off my shoulders' COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Emotions ran high in the arraignment Monday of the Club Q shooter in Colorado Springs.Many of the victims' families and survivors gave victim impact statements.Anderson Aldrich will never leave prison after they were sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder charges, as well as an additional 2,208 years for attempted murder.Survivor Michael Anderson was bartending the night of the shooting and gave a victim impact statement Monday. Judge sentences Club Q shooter with 5 life terms “My initial reaction, it’s a weight off my shoulders. A huge sigh of relief to know that we can get justice and it won’t take years and a jury trial and going on the witness stand and reliving this for years to come,” Anderson said.A plea agreement was reached before Monday’s hearing.After pleading guilty, family members of those who were killed talked about the impact the murder had on their lives.The mother and father of Daniel A...

'Coach Prime' recovering from blood clot surgery

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

'Coach Prime' recovering from blood clot surgery DENVER (KDVR) -- University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is recovering Monday after surgery for blood clots in his legs.Sanders, also known as "Coach Prime" posted a video to Instagram after his surgery at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. "I had a big blood clot in my thigh that they got out and I had some below my knee they got out. Then I've got one in the right leg that they're going to get soon," he said in the social media video post. Sanders has a history of blood clotting issues and had two toes amputated in 2021 while at Jackson State University. Deion Sanders scheduled for emergency surgery He explained on social media before the surgery that doctors want to operate on some of the remaining toes. The surgery was to "try to get those clots so I can have proper blood flow to the leg so they can fix the toes."Dr. Marcus Kret is a vascular surgeon at Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates with no connection to Sanders."I can't say exactly what's goin...

New open-air destination ‘Regatta Grove’ offers elite food and beverage with waterfront view in Coconut Grove

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

New open-air destination ‘Regatta Grove’ offers elite food and beverage with waterfront view in Coconut Grove Big pharma wants you to think you need their prescription meds.The reality is, you might just need a dose of ‘Regatta Grove’ and the only side effects are awesome!Waterfront views and a chill setting, that’s what you’ll find at Regatta Grove.Emi Guerra: “The vibe here actually is for everyone, we do have family friendly environment during the day, at night strictly 21 and over.”With over 42,000 square feet to roam, this coconut grove hot spot has something for everyone with its laid-back, tropical vibe.Ty Cruz: “The music is great, love being outside, the views of the water are really nice.”Emi Guerra: “The place is quite big, so we have different areas for you to either relax and enjoy the view and the ocean breeze or we have the inside that the energy turns up a little bit.”Emi Guerra: “We have five different outlets that they really show us some pretty cool comfort foods.”Foods like burgers,seafood and pizza....

Jason Mraz makes a comeback with new album ‘Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Jason Mraz makes a comeback with new album ‘Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride’ He hasn’t recorded new music in three years, but Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is back.His eighth album features a new sound and vibe, inspired by someone very close to his heart.Jason Mraz singing: “My kind of magic. It’s automatic.”Jason Mraz returns to his pop roots with his new album, “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride.”Jason Mraz singing: “I hear mystical, magical, rhythmical, radical ride, I think of life, so, to think that life is a mystical, magical, rhythmical radical ride is, Makes me want to enjoy the ride and live gratefully and live present and aware and awake.”Jason Mraz singing: “If you need fire, I am your match.”When it came to figuring out what songs to put on his project, the two-time Grammy winner hit up his mom for some advice.Because we all know mother knows best.Jason Mraz: “I was sharing songs with my mom last year and they were, you know, acoustic-driven and she heard what...

Police make arrest in connection with Newton triple murder

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Police make arrest in connection with Newton triple murder Police have made an arrest in connection with the deaths of three elderly people in Newton over the weekend, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Monday.Ryan said 41-year-old Christopher Ferguson of Newton was taken into custody Monday afternoon on multiple charges including murder.There was no established connection between Ferguson and the people who were killed, Ryan said. Authorities previously responded on Sunday morning around 10 a.m. after Ryan said a friend found the victims inside a home on Broadway Street.Ryan said the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. A day later, Ryan said evidence gathered at the crime scene led them to Ferguson. An email circulated by the victims’ parish on Monday identified the three as Jill and Bruno D’Amore and Lucia Arpino, the mother of Jill D’Amore.Their pastor, Father Dan Riley, said Jill and Bruno had been scheduled to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and renew their vows on the morning their ...

Mets Notebook: Jose Quintana likely headed for more rehab starts before making team debut

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Mets Notebook: Jose Quintana likely headed for more rehab starts before making team debut Jose Quintana has been eager to start his season. But his timeline may not line up with the timeline the Mets have in mind.The left-hander, who underwent bone graft surgery on his left rib during spring training, made a rehab start Sunday with Single-A Brooklyn and was hoping he would only have to make one more. But the Mets would like to see him increase his pitch count to about 75, and to do so, he’ll need to work in about 15-pitch increments. This would mean two more rehab starts instead of one, and a post-All-Star break return for the veteran southpaw.This might be news to Quintana, who was hoping the Mets would let him get to 70-77 in his next rehab start.“I’ll look into it, but 70 seems a little ambitious,” manager Buck Showalter said Monday at Citi Field before the Mets opened a seven-game homestand. “But I’m not handling that rehab. He may know exactly what it is. I’d be surprised.”Quintana isn’t sure yet whether he’...

Kennedy a ‘common sense guy’ according to theoretical rival Trump

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Kennedy a ‘common sense guy’ according to theoretical rival Trump The apparent scion of the Kennedy political family is a good man whose heart is in the right place, according to the person ostensibly running against him for the White House in 2024, former President Donald Trump.Kennedy, arguably the dark horse candidate for the Democratic nomination, was the closing topic of conversation for the former president when he joined Radio Hall of Famer and Herald columnist Howie Carr for a brief interview Monday.“Just hang in,” Trump advised his potential opponent, before praising the man. “He’s been very nice to me, I’ve actually had a very nice relationship with him over the years. He’s a very smart guy, and a good guy.”Trump is by far and away the leading candidate in the Republican field, consistently polling more than twice what any other conservative White House hopeful can claim.Kennedy, on the other hand, has the benefit of name recognition but is without support in the party he courts for the nomination. The mass of Democrats have lined up beh...

Major studios drop out of Comic-Con: report

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Major studios drop out of Comic-Con: report SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Comic-Con International is reportedly dealing with more cancelations from several major Hollywood studios. Marvel Studios was the first to cancel their appearance at the premier Comic-Con event known as Hall H, and now HBO, Netflix, Sony and Universal have all bowed out, Variety reports.“I’m curious more than fearful,” Jamie Newbold, owner of Southern California Comics, said to FOX 5 on Monday. Comic bookstore sellers say this might be a different type of year -- one that could bring a little more attention to the reason the convention started in the first place. “Whatever goes into Con now, if it’s centered on more of the comic book legacy realm, it’s all fun for me,” Newbold said. 9-year-old signs six-figure NIL deal with sports agency The cosplay, toys, video games and of course comic books will be wall to wall as usual, but without a signature franchise dominating Hall H, experts say this year might spread fans more widely. “Being an exhibitor there, it ...

California’s law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

California’s law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been delayed for nearly two years following industry resistance. Now the Democrats who control the state Legislature might have figured out how to raise worker pay anyway.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law last year. It created a 10-member council with the authority, among other things, to increase the state’s $15.50 minimum wage to a maximum of $22 per hour for some fast food workers. Some experts quickly hailed the law as one of the “most significant pieces of employment legislation passed in a generation.”But unlike in most states, California voters have the power to overturn some laws passed by the Legislature. Business groups who opposed the law gathered enough signatures to qualify a referendum in 2024. In the meantime, the law does not take effect.Business groups were confident the law would ultimately be blocked at the ballot box. But tucked inside California’s mor...

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:32 GMT

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas law requires the state to reverse any previous gender changes in its records for trans people’s birth certificates and driver’s licenses while also preventing such changes going forward, the state’s conservative Republican attorney general declared Monday.Attorney General Kris Kobach also said public schools’ records for students must list them as being the gender they were assigned at birth, whether or not teachers and staff recognize their gender identities.Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s office said she disagrees with Kobach’s views, though it did not say whether state agencies under the governor’s control would follow or defy them, setting up the possibility of a court fight. In 2019, a federal judge began requiring Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates to settle a lawsuit over a no-change policy. “The attorney general must be off his rocker,” said Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, an att...