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Highlands Ranch woman sentenced to 40 years for newborn's death

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the criminal charge in the plea.DENVER (KDVR) — A Highlands Ranch woman has been sentenced to 40 years in the Department of Corrections for the death of her newborn, whose body was found in a bathroom cabinet at her home.The matter came to light when the woman, Peyton M. Green, now 22, went to the UCHealth Highlands Ranch emergency room on Sept. 26, 2020. She consented to a Sexual Assault Nurses Examination and medical staff found injuries consistent with childbirth. Blood work and other tests also confirmed Green was pregnant. However, she denied ever having intercourse or birthing a child. 6 more officers charged in death of Christian Glass The case was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and deputies investigated Green's home. With her father's permission, deputies searched the house and found the newborn baby's body wrapped and hidden beneath a bathroom sink.Deputies also reached out to an ex-boyfriend of Green'...

Greenwood Village murder suspect arrested by Denver police

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — UPDATE: Denver police arrested murder suspect Justin Kautz on Friday, Nov. 17 after he was located by a task force.Kautz, 39, is suspected of first-degree murder in connection with an incident in a Greenwood Village retail parking lot on Oct. 19. A 39-year-old woman with Kautz at the time died in the incident. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Kautz stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 180 pounds, police said. He has brown eyes, closely-cropped hair and a distinctive goatee. He was last seen driving a 2008 black Chevrolet Impala LTZ.Police said he is possibly armed and considered dangerous.Justin Kautz (Credit: Greenwood Village Police Department)“The further it goes from the original crime date, statistically, the harder it is to get that crime solved,” said Danny Young, Metro Denver Crime Stoppers co-president.Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest.“Normall...

Fire erupts at apartment building in Hialeah

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

Crews are battling fierce flames in a Hialeah neighborhood after a fire erupted at an apartment building. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, located in the area of East Fifth Ave and 23rd Street, at around 5:45 p.m., Friday.Firefighters were seen attempting to put out the massive blaze. It remains unclear whether or not anyone was injured.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

South Florida firefighter gives father a second chance at life after donating kidney

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

A South Florida firefighter is used to risking his life to safely rescue others, but now his lifesaving donation is giving his neighbor a shot at a longer life. Karen Hensel has our 7Spotlight.For Bruno Ferretti, family is the light of his life, but a few months ago, he feared his time with them was running out.Bruno Ferretti, diagnosed with chronic kidney disease: “I was actually speaking to a dermatologist. He recommended, ‘Hey, let’s just get some quick blood work.’ Two weeks later, he calls me, and he leaves me a voice message, and he’s like, ‘Hey, you need to go to the hospital immediately. Something’s very wrong with you.'”At 35 years old, Bruno was diagnosed with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease.Bruno Ferretti: “Mine were so far gone that by the time that I found out, my only two options were going to be dialysis for the rest of my life or a transplant.”Bruno has hypertension, which is one of the most common causes of ...

Car crashes into beauty salon in North Miami; no injuries reported

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

A car crashed into a beauty salon in North Miami, officials said.North Miami Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene, located at the intersection of Northwest Seventh Ave and 119th Street, just after 4:45 p.m., Friday.7Skyforce hovered above the scene where a sedan could be seen completely inside the business surrounded by broken glass from the storefront. No injuries have been reported.Officials said there is no structural damage to the building, as they continue to investigate.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Germany has ‘psychology of guilt’ when it comes to Holocaust, Israel, Erdoğan says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traded barbs with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the Israel-Hamas war during a tense press conference on Friday evening, at one point suggesting Germany won’t criticize Israel because of the Holocaust. “Since we’re in a kind of psychology of guilt here, you can’t judge it that way, but we have no debt to Israel. If that were the case, then perhaps we wouldn’t be able to talk so easily. Nor have we gone through the history of the Holocaust,” the Turkish president said via an official German translator. Erdoğan, who paid an expectedly difficult visit to Berlin, used the joint press conference with Scholz to harshly criticize Israel for its daily airstrikes and ground operation in densely-populated Gaza, which has killed more than 11,500 Palestinians, including more than 4,500 children, according to separate counts from both the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas-run government’s media office in Gaza....

Suspect dead after shooting at hospital in Concord, NH

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

A suspect is dead after a shooting at a psychiatric hospital in Concord, New Hampshire Friday, officials said. New Hampshire State Police announced around 4 p.m. that troopers had been called to New Hampshire Hospital.Near 4:45 p.m., New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management confirmed the suspect was dead and said the situation had been contained. In their latest update moments before 5:30 p.m., the agency said the shooting “was contained to the front lobby” of the hospital. “All patients are safe and there is no active threat to the public,” New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management said.Officials said the scene remained active, though, while authorities investigated a suspicious vehicle. “Please avoid the area at this time,” New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management said.New Hampshire State Police said the shooting resulted in “multiple victims.”SKY7-HD soon flying over the area spotted numerous emergency vehicles and per...

A few weekend showers, then breezy and chilly

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

It’s been a breezy and mild day as temperatures soared into the 60s again. Changes are on the way. There will be a few showers tomorrow morning, then it turns windy and chilly. Hope you enjoyed the 60s the past couple of days, because the 40s are with us for a few days.We’ll be watching a couple things to bring about those changes this weekend. Those showers to our west are associated with a cold front. Moisture to the south is from an area of low pressure. The center of the area of low pressure will stay offshore, along with the heaviest precipitation. A few showers will get tossed across the Lower Cape and Islands. The cold front will bring scattered showers inland tomorrow morning.Here’s a look at the precipitation timing…A couple showers across the Cape and Islands are possible tonight. With the abundant cloud cover overnight, temperatures will stay mainly in the 50s. A few scattered showers can be expected for MetroWest in the morning. High temperatures ...

Japanese pitching sensation linked to Red Sox expected to be posted Monday

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is expected to be posted by the Orix Buffaloes on Monday, November 20, officially opening the 45-day window (until Jan. 4, 2024) for MLB teams to negotiate with the Japanese pitching sensation.Though he’s only 25 years old and would technically be a rookie if he came to the Majors next year, Yamamoto already has seven impressive Nippon Professional Baseball seasons under his belt. Over 897 innings in a Buffaloes uniform, he posted a 1.82 ERA, strong 26.43% strikeout rate, and commanding 5.9% walk rate. He took home two Pacific League MVP awards and three Japanese Triple Crowns, and this season, became the first pitcher in NPB history to pitch a no-hitter in back-to-back seasons.As such, the right-hander is expected to command a record-breaking salary for an NPB player coming to MLB. Will it be from the Red Sox, who are desperately seeking starting pitching this offseason? They’re one of many teams linked to him, and the bidding war is expected to be fierce.Boston ...

Man sentenced to probation for threats made to Indiana congressman

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:53:12 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man accused of intimidating and harassing GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Banks and his family earlier this year was sentenced to probation Friday, according to court records. Aaron L. Thompson, of Fort Wayne, was charged with felony intimidation with the threat to commit a forcible felony and misdemeanor harassment by means of a telephone call. He was sentenced to nearly three years of probation by an Allen County judge after entering a plea deal, records show. Thompson’s attorney, Bart Arnold, told The Associated Press, “He is very sorry for what happened and is grateful for the grace shown to him by the the Banks family.” According to a report by television station WPTA, Thompson was accused of calling Banks’s office in April and leaving threatening messages toward the congressman and his family. Thompson told police he was intoxicated and disagreed with Banks’ political views, according to the report. “Here’s the choice. Your daughters grow up ...