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Videos: Tornadoes captured on camera in Adams County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Adams and Weld counties and a special weather statement that landspouts were possible in Strasburg, Bennett and Byers on Saturday. Colorado tornadoes disproportionally affect mobile homes Viewers sent photos from Strasburg and Bennett of what appear to be landspouts. So far, no damage has been reported. Tornado in Strasburg on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Jason Wade)Tornado in Strasburg on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Jason Wade)Tornado in Strasburg on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Jason Wade)Tornado in Strasburg on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Jason Wade)Tornado in Bennett on July 29, 2023 Photo credit: Herbert E Blanchard)Tornado in Bennett on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Herbert E Blanchard)Tornado in Bennett on July 29, 2023 Photo credit: Herbert E Blanchard)Tornado in Bennett on July 29, 2023 Photo credit: Herbert E Blanchard)Tornado in Bennett on July 29, 2023 (Photo credit: Herbert E Blanchard)Tornad...

‘We’ve made a mistake’: Frisco police mistakenly pull over family headed to a basketball tournament with guns drawn

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

(CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas, leading police to believe it was stolen, according to body camera video and information released by police.On July 23, a Frisco police officer saw a black Dodge Charger with an out-of-state license plate leave a hotel and ran a check of the vehicle’s license plate. According to a news release from Frisco Police, when entering the information, the officer mistakenly entered the plate as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas, causing an incorrect registration return and leading the officer to believe that the vehicle was possibly stolen.The officer then initiated a “high-risk traffic stop” on the Dallas North Tollway and waited for backup officers to arrive, the release said. P...

Small plane towing banner lands in ocean off crowded New Hampshire beach; pilot unhurt

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. (AP) — A small plane towing a banner landed in the ocean off a crowded New Hampshire beach on Saturday, and lifeguards rescued the pilot, who was unhurt, authorities said.The single-engine Piper PA-18 plane landed about noon off Hampton Beach, witnesses said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the pilot was the only person on board.Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno told WMUR-TV that the pilot was rescued by lifeguards, and wasn’t hurt.The plane has since been pulled to shore and was sitting on the beach.The FAA said it would investigate the cause of the incident, along with the National Transportation Safety Board.The Hampton Police Department and the New Hampshire Beach Patrol did not immediately respond to messages for comment.

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless providing care to most vulnerable during high heat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless teams were out in the city over the last few days as part of their mission to provide care to individuals who are living outdoors in the extreme heat.Dr, Rebecca Lee of the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program said staffers aim to provide care to those who are outside year-round and choose not to participate in the shelter program or go to a cooling center for a variety of reasons.“In Boston that means some pretty extreme temperatures,” she said of the people in Boston who live outside. In recent days the street team has been focused on helping individuals in the city who may be dealing with dehydration and other heat-related illness. People looking to help out can donate water or a gift card to the program. Learn more.

Tyler Wells falters again in Orioles’ 8-3 loss to Yankees in front of sellout crowd at Camden Yards

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

Mike Elias on Friday said the increasing workloads of his young starting rotation is “becoming more of a conversation.”It might be even more so if Tyler Wells continues pitching the way he has since the All-Star break.Wells, the Orioles’ best starting pitcher before the All-Star break, struggled again Saturday night in an 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees. The announced crowd of 42,829 — the second sellout at Camden Yards this season — witnessed Wells fail to make it through three innings for the second time in three starts.The relief behind Wells, who surrendered three runs, wasn’t much better, as Mike Baumann gave up one run and Cole Irvin allowed four in the sixth.Ryan Mountcastle blasted a solo home run in the second and Ramón Urías hit an RBI single later in the inning to give the Orioles an early 2-1 lead, but they could only manage three more hits and one additional run in the final seven frames. Baltimore’s final run crossed...

Two Del Mar race horses euthanized after injuries; marks first deaths of season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two horses competing at the Del Mar Racetrack have been euthanized within the first week of the 2023 season -- both after sustaining injuries during workout sessions.The first fatality occurred on Friday, a spokesperson for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club confirmed. The horse, a five-year-old mare named Nevisian Sunrise, was exercising when she lost her rider and ran off, later crashing into a fence post.In the collision, the mare, who had finished third in last Saturday's Osunitas Stakes race, sustained severe injuries that veteriarians believed ultimately required euthanasia, Club spokesperson Mac McBride said in a statement to FOX 5. These county parks will be closed to visitors next month "(It was) a freak accident," McBride added. "Attending veterinarians felt there was no choice but to humanely euthanize her."Just a day later, on Saturday, a second horse also sustained a non-operable musculoskeletal injury during a workout on the main track and was later euthanize...

China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores.China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a statement late Saturday opposing the military aid to Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.“No matter how much of the ordinary people’s taxpayer money the … Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no matter how many U.S. weapons, it will not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the reunification of our motherland,” said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office.“Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” the statement said.China’s People’s Liberation Army has increased its military maneuvers in recent yea...

Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country, an official said Saturday night. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks.The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as no authorization had been given to publicly discuss the summit. Those taking part in the summit will include Ukraine, as well as Brazil, India, South Africa and several other countries, the official said. A high-level official from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration also is expected to attend, the official said. Planning for the event is being overseen by Kyiv and Russia is expected not to attend, the official said. Details regarding the summit, however, remain in flux and the official did not offer dates for the talks. The Wall Street Journal, which first report...

Overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1, prompts temporary airport closure

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure of one of four airports around the Russian capital.The Russian Defense Ministry referred to the incident as an “attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime” and said three drones targeted the city. One was shot down in the surrounding Moscow region by air defense systems and two others were jammed. Those two crashed into the Moscow City business district in the capital. Photos from the site of the crash showed the facade of a skyscraper damaged on one floor. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the attack “insignificantly damaged” the outsides of two buildings in the Moscow City district. A security guard was injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials. No flights went into or out of the Vnukovo airport on the southern outskirts of the city for about an hour, according to Tass, and the air spac...

Trump, amid legal perils, calls on GOP to rally around him as he threatens primary challenges

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:15:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — At a moment of growing legal peril, Donald Trump ramped up his calls for his GOP rivals to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as he threatened to primary Republican members of Congress who fail to focus on investigating Democratic President Joe Biden and urged them to halt Ukrainian military aid until the White House cooperates with their investigations into Biden and his family.“Every dollar spent attacking me by Republicans is a dollar given straight to the Biden campaign,” Trump said at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night. The former president and GOP frontrunner said it was time for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others he dismissed as “clowns” to clear the field, accusing them of “wasting hundreds of millions of dollars that Republicans should be using to build a massive vote-gathering operation” to take on Biden in November.The comments came two days after federal prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges against Trump as part of the case that a...