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Stock market today: Wall Street hits 2023 high as it mulls whether economy is too warm or just right

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street climbed back to its best level in 20 months on Friday following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, enough to clinch a sixth straight winning week for the index, which is its longest such streak in four years. Wall Street’s main measure of health is now just 4% below its record set at the start of last year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.4%.Yields rose more sharply in the bond market following the report, which said U.S. employers added more jobs last month than economists expected. Workers’ wages also rose more than expected, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly improved.The strong data keep at bay worries about a possible recession, at least for a while longer, and stocks of some companies whose profits are closely tied to the strength of the economy rallied. Energy-related stocks had the biggest gain of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 5...

Ex-Loveland paraprofessional accused of having images of child sex abuse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 27-year-old man has been arrested for possessing images of child sexual abuse, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children unit.The investigation was launched over the summer when a sheriff's office investigator received several tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Boulder Sheriff warns of stolen Wyoming vehicle titles used in Colorado The center told the sheriff's office about images showing sexual abuse of young children and said the possession of the images was associated with an unknown suspect in unincorporated Larimer County.Joseph Major, 27, of Loveland, was arrested on Dec. 7 after a search warrant was obtained and used to search his home and seize his electronic devices on Nov. 29.Major is facing charges of possessing more than one video of sexual exploitation of a child and possessing over 20 images of sexual exploitation of a child. Major was employed by the Thompson School District f...

Weld County man sentenced to 96 years for sexual assaulting multiple children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Weld County man will serve decades in prison for the harm he committed against children, according to the Weld County District Attorney's Office.Alejandro Orozco, 33, of Weld County, was sentenced this week to serve 96 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for sexually assaulting multiple children. Orozco was found guilty by a jury on July 31 of:Sexual assault on a child: Position of trust with a victim less than 15 and as part of a pattern of abuseSexual assault on a child by one in a position of trustSexual assault on a child: Position of trust with a pattern of abuseSexual assault on a child: Pattern of abuse14 counts of aggravated sex offense, which are sentence-enhancing charges 2 organized crime groups arrested after theft of more than 40 marijuana dispensaries The Greeley Police Department investigated Orozco and found the crimes were committed over three years while the defendant was on parole for an unrelated felony.“He not only committed thes...

Aurora and Chihuahua, Mexico are officially sister cities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Chihuahua, Mexico, Mayor Marco Bonilla signed an agreement Thursday to make the two cities officially sister cities.Aurora Colorado Sister Cities International and Coffman led a delegation on a trip to Chihuahua this week to formalize the agreement. He said that establishing the sistership is a recognition of the Mexican community living in Aurora. Aurora delegation traveling to Mexico to formalize sister cities agreement “Beyond the economic, cultural, or trade and business development benefits that may arise from this relationship, it was vital to me that a sister city be established in Mexico, the country where most of our immigrant residents come from, and specifically within Mexico, in Chihuahua,” Coffman said.According to the City of Aurora, a fifth of Aurora residents are foreign-born, making it the most culturally diverse city in Colorado and one of the most diverse cities in the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, b...

Cutting your own Christmas tree: Dos and don’ts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

CONIFER, Colo. (KDVR) -- There is nothing like going out into the woods and cutting down your own Christmas tree. That’s exactly what FOX31's Dan Daru did with a friend.Back in the 1800s, there was not a fancy tree store where you could buy a pre-cut, pre-shaped and prepared Christmas tree. You had to go get it yourself.That’s why I invited my pal Jay Judd to join me. Coincidentally, Judd is a certified arborist for Davey Tree in Denver.Immediately upon arrival to “Danland,” my property, Jay took a look around and declared that all trees are not created equal. Longest shot ski record broken in Breckenridge with almost 500 skis later “Right here we have a pretty classic tree for the mountains," Judd said. "It’s the ponderosa pine, and what’s unique about this tree is its butter-scotchy smell.” Take a whiff and you’ll see, or actually, smell, that Judd was right. It smelled like the sweet, yellow, buttery candy. It didn’t taste like it, however.Many species of evergreen trees wou...

‘It’s a mirror story’: Former athlete mentors South Florida teen who suffered devastating injury while playing football

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

A high school football player is being released from the hospital after a devastating injury, and he’s being helped by a man who already lived this teenager’s nightmare. Karen Hensel has today’s 7Spotlight.Love, prayers and support. That is what has surrounded 15-year-old Frederick Clemson since Sept. 13. The day his life changed forever.Camille Harrison, Frederick’s mother: “It’s been hard, but my faith has kept me together.”It was Frederick’s first game on the junior varsity football team, and in the third quarter, he took a hit that paralyzed him.Camille Harrison: “I’ve been by his side from the beginning. I haven’t left this side. I’ve tried to stay strong for him.”Teammates and loved ones have all shown overwhelming support.But an unexpected visitor might have been one of the people who helped Frederick the most.Felton Brown knows Frederick’s pain.Felton Brown, helping Frederick: “So back ...

Surveillance video shows moment liquor store employee was shot; search underway for subject

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

New surveillance video captures a customer’s refund rampage that sent a North Miami-Dade liquor employee to the hospital. According to Miami-Dade Police, the shooting unfolded Thursday evening in Jensen’s Liquors, located just north of 79th Street on North Miami Avenue, late Thursday afternoon.Investigators said the subject walked into the business trying to return merchandise at around 5:45 p.m. “That return was denied by a clerk at the register. The subject then proceeded to grab a full bottle of liquor from the display area and try to make his way out of the store with it, without paying for it,” said MDPD Detective Andre Martin.That is when the 70-year-old store clerk approached the subject, and a struggle ensued between them inside the store. Moments later, police said, it spilled into the parking lot of the business.The security footage captures the subject as he fell down. As he hit the ground, the video captured the flash from the firearm.Detectives said paramedics tr...

Mom & toddlers hospitalized after being run over, pinned underneath car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

LAYTON, Utah (KSTU) — Surveillance video from a Layton school parking lot shows dozens of people, including students, rushing to rescue a mother and her two children who were pinned underneath a car after being run over.Tuesday’s accident happened shortly before 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Layton Christian Academy. Police say the woman, Bridgette Ponson, and her two kids, Archer and Ponson, were walking when they were hit by a driver heading west through the lot.Ponson is a staff member of the school. One of the children, who are approximately 2 and 3 years old, was airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital for treatment. The other child and Ponson were taken to a local hospital via ambulance.Police said the car was moving relatively slowly, but they believe the sun was a factor that led to the driver hitting the three victims.In the surveillance video from the parking lot, people can be seen rushing to the car to help the family and then lifting the vehicle to fre...

Authorities identify victim in deadly shooting in Brockton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

Authorities have identified a 22-year-old Connecticut woman as the person who died Friday morning in a shooting in Brockton. Police first responded to the scene on Nason Street around 12:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call for a report of a shooting, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. Once on scene, the DA’s office said, officers found Stephanie Beatty of Norwich, Conn. suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The DA’s office said Beatty was soon pronounced dead.A heavy police presence was seen in the area overnight, as was a shattered window on the driver’s side of a vehicle.While their investigation continued, Brockton police in a statement asked anyone with information on the shooting to call detectives at 508-941-0200.The DA’s office in its update early Friday afternoon said authorities had sought and obtained an arrest warrant for Gelson Fernandes, 29, of Brockton on the charge of homicide in connection with the shooting. Beatty and Fer...

Recorded 911 calls underscore the real time terror of the deadly Las Vegas university shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:31 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fire alarms blared in the background of 911 calls that police released Friday, amplifying the terrified voices of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as they hid inside locked offices and under desks while a gunman fired shots outside, killing three professors.“Someone’s shooting. Please hurry,” said one woman caller, her voice cracking with fear as she described the shots as sounding like they were next door. “I really want to go home.”The gunman, 67-year-old Anthony Polito, walked into UNLV’s business school around lunchtime Wednesday and fired shots as he roamed the top three floors, where faculty offices are located, police said. Along with the three people who were killed, a 38-year-old visiting professor was wounded and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.After police killed Polito in a shootout, he was found to be carrying nine magazines for a 9 mm handgun he’d legally purchased last year and a list of targets at the ...