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Calls made for outside investigation into HVAC collapse at Gaylord Rockies

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

AURORA, Co. (KDVR) -- A local union of sheet metal workers is calling for an independent investigation into what happened at the Gaylord Rockies on Saturday.Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #9 said an independent investigation must be done to determine what caused the HVAC ducts to collapse.Six people were hurt in the collapse, and dozens of others scrambled for safety when the air ducts went crashing down into the pool area. Gaylord Rockies will investigate itself for HVAC collapse at indoor pool The Union sent the letter to more than a dozen government leaders and agencies demanding a third-party investigation into the incident.Under current laws, the Hotel is allowed to take the lead in determining what caused the collapse.The sheet metal workers said full transparency is needed to understand what went wrong.The letter was sent to Governor Jared Polis, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, Aurora City Council Members, State Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Occupational Safety and Healt...

Man freed from 77-year sentence with help from Korey Wise Innocence Project

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KDVR)-- The team representing 43-year-old Jason Hogan anxiously awaited his release Tuesday from the Colorado State Penitentiary in Cañon City. “Jason was almost exclusively convicted on the eye-witness identification of the victim," Anne-Marie Moyes, director of Korey Wise Innocence Project, said. Letecia Stauch found guilty of murdering stepson Gannon, sentenced to life According to Denver District Attorney Beth McCann, Hogan will be released from prison in Cañon City after being found guilty in 2000 of kidnapping and robbing a woman at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, for which he received a 77-year prison sentence.“He's ready to start his life and so excited for this rebirth he's about to experience," Moyes said. Moyes said her team learned about Hogan's case back in 2019, and they knew it would be a challenge because the case was 20 years old."We did a full re-investigation of his case and came up with new evidence of his innocence, and that was evidence ...

Endless options at House of Jewels Miami

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

Getting matching tattoos with your mom and bestie is kind of cool, but if you’re not big on needles then permanent jewelry might be more your style. The permanent jewelry at House of Jewels in Miami is pain-free, not to mention they know how to spice up a party. You might regret the wrong tattoo, but you definitely won’t regret a permanent piece from House of Jewels Miami.Jianni Acosta: “House of Jewels Miami is a fashion jewelry brand that focuses on water-resistant jewelry. We most recently launched our line of permanent jewelry where you can come and book an experience with your girls, you and your partner, you and your mother.”And it’s 100% pain-free.Jianni Acosta: “It’s not invasive. A lot of people have the misconception of it, it’s not in your skin. It’s just a clasp-less jewelry experience that we weld the hoop that shuts the chain together, we weld that shut. That’s the only thing that’s getting zapped.”...

Jane Fonda returns for international shenanigans in comedy sequel ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

Book clubs aren’t known for being all that exciting or for members ending up behind bars. But that’s just some of the international shenanigans in the Jane Fonda comedy: Book Club: The Next Chapter.”Deco’s Alex Miranda, who has only been arrested twice, has the story.Look, I was a kid, OK? Who knew they actually kept track of overdue library books? And we don’t talk about the other time in Mexico.In the Book Club sequel, the gang go on a chaotic bachelor party trip. But sometimes you need to shake life up a little to remember who you really are.Could this cast get more iconic?In Book Club: The Next Chapter, the sequel to the comedy Book Club, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen are finally taking that girls’ trip to Italy, after Jane’s character, Vivian, gets engaged.But, in the grand tradition of bachelorette parties, things go off the rails.Not that Candice can relate.Alex Miranda: “What was your last Miami...

Star-studded cast of The Little Mermaid talks about upcoming movie at Los Angeles premiere

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

Why did the mermaid swim across the ocean? To get to the other tide. Actually, I think she was trying to get to the world premiere of The Little Mermaid, which made a real star-studded splash in Tinseltown. Don’t worry, Ariel.You don’t have to go far to be where the people are.Because they all showed up for the world premiere of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid in LA. I mean, check out Offset and his two little princesses.Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel, hit up the blue carpet looking like mermaid royalty. Guess Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula hasn’t given her her voice back because we didn’t hear from her.But we did catch up with Melissa.Melissa McCarthy: “Just to finally get it to people and kind of share the joy, it’s everything we wanted it to be. And just to be here doing it and see everybody here, we’re out, we’re together. It’s wonderful.”Awkwafina voices Scuttle, her seagull pal.Awkwafina: ̶...

Child killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Andover

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

A child died Tuesday after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Andover, according to a state police spokesperson. Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe in a separate statement said crews responded to the intersection of Elm and Main Streets around 5:15 p.m., adding that a pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Keefe said the driver of the truck involved in the crash stopped is cooperating with police. https://twitter.com/CarolineGoggin/status/1656086308069023746While they weren’t hit, Keefe said several other people in the area at the time of the crash were taken to a local hospital “as a precautionary measure.” SKY7-HD captured video of the emergency response Tuesday afternoon, showing a truck surrounded by first responders. The area was also closed off to traffic.An investigation into the crash was ongoing as of Tuesday night.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Nico Hoerner is day to day with a mild left hamstring strain as the Chicago Cubs 2nd baseman avoids the IL for now

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

Nico Hoerner watched the ball rocket down the third-base line, ricochet off the wall and carom into left field with one thought on his mind.Score.As Hoerner went from first to third base in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 3-1 loss Monday to the St. Louis Cardinals, he felt a grabbing sensation in his left hamstring midway around second, forcing him to pull up into third. He immediately exited the game but received encouraging news Tuesday.An MRI on Tuesday morning showed a mild strain. He remains day to day, though it wouldn’t be a surprise if Hoerner gets a second consecutive day off Wednesday before Thursday’s day off for the team ahead of a nine-game trip.If his hamstring doesn’t respond as the Cubs hope by Thursday, they could put him on the injured list and backdate the stint to Tuesday.“Obviously my legs are part of my game on both sides of the ball, and health there is important,” Hoerner said. “I wasn’t carr...

Boston seeking election deadline changes following redistricting ruling

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

The city is working to push back the deadline for council candidates to submit nomination papers, set now for May 23, in light of a federal judge’s decision that barred Boston from using its new redistricting map in the November election.A day after a U.S. District Court ruling sent councilors back to the drawing board, a city spokesperson said Boston was “reviewing options for filing deadlines and determining how it will address any resulting changes to district boundaries and treat nomination papers that have already been submitted.”That means the city will look to “extend timelines for filing nomination papers and otherwise modify processes to ensure that potential candidates for the office of district City Council have an opportunity to run as district lines are redrawn,” the spokesperson said. “Potential candidates should continue to file nomination papers at the Boston Elections Department.”The city spokesperson added, “The city is committed to a speedy and smooth resolu...

HS Lacrosse: Hot Hulett leads Duxbury boys past Cohasset

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

COHASSET — Duxbury’s Colin Hulett has been among a handful of lacrosse players statewide whose name keeps coming up.Hulett, up to his usual tricks again Tuesday, is hardly playing himself out of those talks. The attackman buried four goals, including the eventual game-winner midway through the third quarter, as the Dragons pulled away in the second half for a crucial 6-3 victory over nonleague foe Cohasset.“(Cohasset) came out swinging with a lot of intensity,” said Duxbury coach Chris Sweet. “We just had to match the intensity. The game was won on the ground balls, the loose balls, fifty-fifties.”The matchup between one of the top teams in the Div. 2 ranks and the program to beat in the Div. 4 field, Cohasset (11-2), got off to a flying start. Senior midfielder Charlie Donovan sniped a long range shot to provide the Skippers a 1-0 lead just 1:43 into play.Duxbury (11-3) answered quickly as Liam Goodwin tallied the equalizer 1:02 later. This trend would continue; Braeden and Colin H...

Quincy restoring ladder truck, reaching staffing level not seen since 1985, officials say

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:34 GMT

The Quincy Fire Department is restoring a ladder truck that had been mothballed for more than 33 years, a move that might seem mundane to the public but one officials say has been a longtime coming.Adding a fourth ladder truck means staffing will also increase, reaching a level the city has not seen since 1985, officials said Tuesday. The engine and four new firefighters are slated to start working July 1.Residents in the Hough’s Neck, Germantown, Adams Shore and Merrymount neighborhoods will see quicker response times, with firefighters showing up to scenes within six minutes, Fire Chief Joe Jackson said.The ladder truck will be stationed at the Hough’s Neck firehouse on the city’s southeastern peninsula, surrounded by Quincy Bay, Hingham Bay and Rock Island Cove.“There’s been a big hole down that end of the city with ladder coverage for a long, long time,” Jackson told the Herald. “This mayor, thank God he recognized that, and he finally did something about it.”Officials spe...