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‘Homeward Bound’ event offers waived animal adoption fees in Loudoun Co.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

For those looking to adopt a new pet, Loudoun County Animal Services is waiving adoption fees for one day to help animals in the shelter find forever homes.The “Homeward Bound” event is on May 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the animal shelter in Leesburg, Virginia, and adoption fees will be free for all cats, kittens, dogs, puppies, small pets and reptiles at the shelter.All dogs and cats ready for adoption are already spayed and neutered and have been vaccinated and microchipped.“The average amount of time it takes an animal to get adopted is continuing to increase,” Animal Shelter Operations Manager Melissa Heard said.Heard said a dog has been at the shelter for more than 100 days, and two cats have been there for more than 180 days.“We know their future families are out there and we’re hopeful that this event may help find them the loving homes that they have been waiting months for,” Heard said.See all of the available animals before you head to the shelter...

Why are flags at half-staff in Colorado on Sunday?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Governor Jared Polis ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff Sunday in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.The lowering of the flags is also to "pay our respects to the brave firefighters and first responders who risk their lives to protect Coloradans and people across the country," according to a statement. ‘There were kids down there,’ survivor describes collapse at Gaylord Rockies that injured 6 The flags will stay lowered all day Sunday.The memorial service takes place annually in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

SUV suspected of ramming vehicle off the road found, Medina Alert discontinued

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Medina Alert was issued Saturday morning for an SUV suspected of ramming another vehicle off the road. It was canceled Sunday morning after the vehicle was found.The incident happened Friday around 8:35 p.m. in the area of Highway 285 and South Downing Street.The black 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rammed the victim's vehicle off the road, causing it to strike a light pole.Both occupants in the other vehicle were seriously injured.The Jeep also struck the other vehicle multiple times.

Russia ‘evacuates’ area around major nuclear plant in Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

Hundreds of civilians on Sunday fled Ukrainian territories under Russian control as part of an “evacuation” ahead of what’s feared to be intense fighting around an area home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.A Ukrainian mayor slammed Moscow’s move as a cover-up operation to move troops, while the U.N. nuclear watchdog raised concerns over heavy fighting during a potential spring counteroffensive when Ukrainian forces are expected to seek to regain control of territories lost to Russian control.Russian forces announced the evacuation for 18 settlements on Friday, and over the weekend, civilians have been rushing to leave those areas. The Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, called it a “mad panic” as thousands of cars were stuck on the roads with five-hour waits, BBC reported.Meanwhile, Russian paramilitary group Wagner’s boss on Sunday signaled that his men would continue to fight in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a U-turn...

Dallas suburb mourns after 8 die in outlet mall shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

By JAKE BLEIBERG and REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Another American community mourned Sunday for lives lost to a mass shooting — this time at a Dallas-area outlet mall where a gunman stepped out of a sedan and opened fire on shoppers.Eight people were killed and seven wounded Saturday in suburban Allen before the assailant was killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said.John Mark Caton, senior pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church, about two miles from the mall, offered prayers during his weekly service for victims, first responders and the shoppers and employees who “walked out past things they never should have seen.”“Some of our people were there. Some perhaps in this room. Some of our students were working in those stores and will be changed forever by this,” Caton said.Recalling phone conversations with police officers, he said: “There wasn’t an officer that I talked to yesterday that a...

Reports of shots fired at house party in Lincoln Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Authorities responded to reports of shots fired at a house party in the Lincoln Park neighborhood about an hour and a half after midnight Sunday, said the San Diego Police Department.According to SDPD, when officers arrived to the scene on the 200 block of Willie James Jones Avenue, they saw a crowd of people fleeing the area. Authorities searched for possible victims and/or armed individuals, but SDPD says none were found. There were no injuries reported in connection to this incident.SDPD says officers remained on the scene to clear the area until it was deemed safe.Further details on a possible suspect or the circumstance surrounding shots possibly being fired at the house party are limited at this time.

Two men arrested in fatal shooting at North York social club

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 47-year-old at a North York bar last month. Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside the Avelino Social Club on Islington Avenue just south of Steeles Avenue West just after 10 p.m. on April 21. Despite life saving measures, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified as Robert Khananisho of Toronto.Steven Nona, 23, and Juan Pablo Segovia Sanhueza, 21, both of Toronto, have been arrested and charged with first degree murder

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

The latest high-profile mass shooting in the United States happened Saturday in Allen, Texas, where eight people were killed and seven were wounded at a busy outdoor shopping center before police killed the gunman. The attack is the country’s 22nd mass killing — in which four or more people died, not including the assailant — of 2023, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.Here are some other notable U.S. mass shootings over the past 12 months: HENRYETTA, OKLAHOMA An Oklahoma sex offender shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head on April 30 before he killed himself. The shooter had moved the victims’ bodies, which were found in a heavily wooded area on a rural Oklahoma property. CLEVELAND, TEXAS A man shot and killed five of his neighbors, including a 9-year-old boy, on April 28 after they asked him to stop firi...

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ opens to $114 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James Gunn, earned $114 million in ticket sales from 4,450 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, where the film opened in 52 territories including China, “Vol. 3” earned $168 million, giving it a $282 million global debut.Domestically, it’s both an impressive sum for any movie and slightly less than what we’ve come to expect from a Marvel opening. Last year on the same weekend, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” riding on the success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” raked in $187.4 million in its first three days in North America. And in November, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” also opened over $181.3 million. But things have come back to...

Engineers frustrated with rails even as others get sick time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:24 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions.The lack of sick time and other quality of life concerns about the demanding schedules train crews work took center stage in the negotiations last fall that reached the brink of a strike before Congress intervened and blocked a walkout. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union says the railroads are still asking for too much in return for sick time instead of just providing the basic benefit it believes workers are entitled to.“They want to talk the money out of our pocket somewhere else and give it back to us in the form of sick time,” said Rob Cunningham, one of the BLET’s general chairmen who is leading the negotiations with BNSF.The BLET’s frustrations generally extend to all the major freight railroads, but ...