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CBI forensic scientist under investigation linked to high-profile cases

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Former CBI scientist Yvonne "Missy" Woods is now under investigation for "anomalies" found in her DNA testing at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Woods worked with CBI for 29 years but is no longer employed there. A review of her work is underway internally and criminally, the bureau said. Say goodbye to plastic bags, they may start disappearing soon Over the years, Woods was connected to some high-profile cases, including the Kobe Bryant sex assault case that was eventually dropped, the Susannah Chase murder case and the Alex Ewing hammer killings case.CBI said the anomalies were found while reviewing a sampling of cases as part of an internal process."We just don't know how big of a deal this is. The report gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I really want to see what exactly an anomaly is," FOX31 legal analyst George Brauchler, a former district attorney, said."As a prosecutor, this is the kind of thing that freaks you out because you don't want to send a...

The Nuggets can help you propose during a game: Here's how much it costs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're a die-hard Denver Nuggets fan and cannot imagine proposing to your significant other anywhere except Ball Arena on game night, you're actually in luck.The Nuggets actually have a dedicated package available for this occasion, and it will only set you back $1,500. How to propose at a Nuggets gameAccording to the Nuggets website, the price includes a number of things to make proposing in front of a crowd of fellow basketball fans as special as possible:A full-screen graphic with date, names and congratulations,Live coverage of the entire proposal,A YouTube link of the proposal,A bouquet of flowers from Rocky and two Nuggets dancers after the big "yes"This isn't a scheme for anyone who is shy, either: Given the capacity for basketball games at Ball Arena is a little over 19,000, you should assume that around that many people will witness your romantic gesture.The website did not mention if game tickets were included in the price tag. Photos: Denver Nuggets ...

Ticker: Rivian to end exclusivity with Amazon, allow other companies to buy its electric vans;

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Tuesday that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.In an announcement made alongside its third quarter earnings, the Irvine, California-based car maker said the decision provides other companies more opportunity to electrify their delivery fleets and reduce carbon emissions.The agreement with Amazon, made in 2019, included provisions that barred Rivian from selling commercial vans to other customers and provided Amazon exclusive access to the vans for four years from when it began receiving the EVs.Rivian reiterated its pledge to help Amazon put 100,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. Amazon says it’s rolled out more than 10,000 so far.More sales of Rivian vans also helps Amazon, which owns a 17% stake in the electric car company.Red-hot stocksStocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday:Celanese Corp., down $3.46 to $116.57.The chemical...

Former Red Sox coach gets same job with division rival

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

Carlos Febles is staying in the American League East after being fired by the Red Sox.Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins announced Tuesday that Febles will be their new third-base coach, replacing Luis Rivera, who announced his retirement last month.Febles held various coaching and managing roles in the Red Sox organization since 2007, and became the Major League team’s third-base coach for the 2018 championship season. He and pitching coach Dave Bush were let go at the end of this season.While the Red Sox have yet to replace Febles, there’s been an interesting development in the search for Bush’s replacement. The Herald can confirm that their former pitcher, Andrew Bailey, is a candidate for the job.Bailey, who’s been the San Francisco Giants’ pitching coach since 2020, has a close relationship with Boston’s new chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow. The two first pitched together in Oakland. Bailey earned AL Rookie of the Year honors ...

Massachusetts residents should get vaccinated against COVID, flu ahead of Thanksgiving gatherings: Department of Public Health

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, state health officials are again encouraging residents to get a COVID booster and flu shot before the holiday gatherings.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is also urging eligible residents to get the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine — including those who are pregnant, newborns, and many people 60-plus.“With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, now is a great time for those preparing to celebrate with friends and loved ones to get vaccinated for flu, COVID-19, and RSV, if eligible,” said Public Health Commissioner Robert Goldstein.“Getting vaccinated now will maximize protection against these respiratory viruses,” Goldstein added. “We want Massachusetts residents to have a safe, healthy, and fun holiday season and part of that is getting vaccinated to protect yourself and those around you.”The seasonal flu vaccine and updated COVID booster both take up to two weeks for full prot...

Should domestic violence offenders have guns? Supreme Court hears arguments

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

A case over whether or not people subjected to restraining orders should lose their right to carry guns was heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as justices mull a legal challenge that could upend firearms laws nationally.The high court seemed skeptical as they accepted oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi, a case involving a Texas man convicted for his unlawful possession of guns after he had been ordered to stay away from his girlfriend.After the restraining order was issued, Zackey Rahimi was arrested as the suspect in unrelated shootings. When police searched his home they found guns. Police charged him with violating federal law and he pleaded guilty to those charges.But last summer the Supreme Court declared in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen that most extraordinary firearms licensing requirements are at odds with the plain reading of the Second Amendment. That decision effectively overturned gun laws in the dozens of states which had placed...

Son of Bruins player suspended from NHL for betting returns to Boston to thank fans

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

The son of a Bruins player suspended from the NHL for betting in the 1940s says he’s not angry about how the league treated his father, and instead, he’s thanking fans for their support over the decades.Don Gallinger Jr. returned to Boston last week with his wife and daughter, handing out cards of his father Don Gallinger to fans outside the TD Garden prior to last Thursday’s win over Toronto.In the 1947-48 season, NHL president Clarence Campbell banned Gallinger and his teammate Billy Taylor for life from the league for betting on games involving the Bruins. The suspensions were lifted 22 years later.“Anybody who is my age or older are aware of the story and aware of my father,” Gallinger Jr. told the Herald. “Many people today who’d be in their 20s or 30s, they’ve never heard of my father.”“He never got a chance to say goodbye,” Gallinger Jr. said of his father. “And he never got over it. It ruined his life and tainted everything he attempted to do thereafter.”Hockey historian Fre...

Jaquan Brisker is ready to ‘fly around’ with Eddie Jackson on defense for Chicago Bears: ‘Put us in there and we’ll be good’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

Jaquan Brisker was pushing to return from a concussion, his second in two seasons, at New Orleans Sunday but said the Chicago Bears and doctors involved wanted to err on the side of caution.Now, after missing two games, the strong safety is set to start Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field. It will provide a glimpse of the defense we haven’t seen much this season.Brisker was injured on the two-point conversion at the end of the Bears’ 30-12 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7. He initially passed concussion protocol and then was out of the building with an illness. When he felt better from the illness, concussion symptoms took over and the Bears placed him in protocol, which sidelined him for a second week.He said the latest head injury wasn’t nearly as difficult as the one he endured late last season from a concussion in the Week 11 loss at Atlanta. It sidelined him the next two games and the bye week that followed before returnin...

13-year-old girl who 'ditched' school prompts search in North County

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Sheriff's deputies launched a search for a missing 13-year-old girl who last seen near a North County school on Tuesday. She has since been found safe, the department confirmed.According to SDSO, the young girl was last seen just before 10 a.m. near San Elijo Middle School at 1600 Schoolhouse Road. The ASTREA helicopter was launched to assist in the search for the girl, SDSO said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Over 100 firearms collected at North County gun safety event: SDSO At 11:50 p.m., authorities told FOX 5 her disappearance was not believed to have been an abduction.A spokesperson for the San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD) said that the girl's friends reported her missing to a "trusted adult" at the middle school, because they noticed she was nowhere to be found after seeing her dropped off at school this morning.SMUSD contacted SDSO to search for the student, who school officials later determined voluntarily left the campus ...

Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasadena, California — two appointed by President Bill Clinton and one by President Donald Trump — to overturn a July ruling that sought to block the new asylum restrictions. The new restrictions made it far more difficult to qualify for asylum if a migrant didn’t first apply online or traveled through another country, such as Mexico, and didn’t seek protection there. They have remained in place during the appeal.Although the judges didn’t rule immediately and gave no indication how they were leaning, the arguments occurred against a backdrop of Senate Republicans seeking to legislate far-reaching changes to asylum eligibility as part of President Joe Biden’s request for military aid to Ukraine and Israel.Courts blocked similar m...