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Sorority sister anonymity barred in Wyoming transgender suit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Seven women who have sued to challenge the admission of a transgender woman to their sorority at the University of Wyoming can’t remain anonymous in court, a judge has ruled in a case highlighting tension over belonging for transgender people in the least-populated state.The women must refile their lawsuit with their real names by April 20, U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson in Cheyenne wrote Thursday. “The bottom line is this. Lawsuits are public events, and the public, especially here, has an important interest in access to legal proceedings,” Johnson wrote. “Plaintiffs may not levy serious accusations without standing behind them.” The seven women identify themselves only as “Jane Does” in their lawsuit filed March 27 accusing Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of breaking its own rules while admitting the transgender woman last fall. The sorority national office pressured the University of Wyoming chapter to violate those rules, the lawsuit alleges....

Israeli authorities say at least seven people are wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say at least seven people are wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub.Source

Loveland High principal reinstated, schools to add more SROs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Loveland High School's principal will return on Monday after an incident where 14 teachers left campus during a shooting threat investigation.Principal Michael James was placed on leave over a week ago after parents panned the school's response to a school shooting threat. 911 callers can now stream video to Boulder dispatchers Now, Thompson School District said it's taking actions to address student safety, including adding more resource officers to schools."As part of its investigation, the district examined many of the actions that were taken at the campus that day as well as steps taken by the district," the district stated in a letter to the school community. "The district will continue to work with staff members at the school and throughout the district to review safety and security protocols and to collaborate on opportunities to enhance the system."Loveland High shooting threat forces policy reviewThe March 29 incident began around 8:12 a.m. with ...

20 of the best breweries in the Denver metro area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Temperatures are warming up and patios will be open to enjoy a beer this weekend.Colorado has a massive craft beer following with many different breweries located across the state. Colorado breweries team up with AI to create unique beer for CollabFest Highest rated breweries in Denver metro areaFOX31 put this list together using Google reviews using the criteria of at least 4.5 stars for 700 or more reviews. We searched specifically for "highest rated breweries in Denver metro area."New Terrain Brewing Company: 4.8 stars for 1,262 reviewsBlack Sky Brewery: 4.7 stars for 860 reviewsBarrels & Bottles Brewery: 4.7 stars for 798 reviewsCerebral Brewing: 4.7 stars for 792 reviewsDry Dock Brewing Co: 4.7 stars for 741 reviewsGolden City Brewery: 4.7 stars for 738 reviewsAvery Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 1,867 reviewsBriar Common Brewery: 4.6 stars for 1,500 reviewsCollision Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 1,459 reviewsBull & Bush Brewery: 4.6 stars for 1,265 ...

2 hospitalized after violent dispute, stabbing near Miami intersection; man arrested

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

A dispute near a Miami intersection took a violent turn, sending a man and a woman to the hospital and leading officers to place a man under arrest, police said.City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene near the intersection of Northeast Third Avenue and 79th Street, Friday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where a vehicle was seen near a building.According to investigators, a man who was inside a Nissan Sentra used the car to pin another man against the side of the building. “It looks like it was deliberately done,” said Miami Police Officer Michael Vega.Police said the man who was pinned was able to get free and then went from being a victim to becoming a suspect, stabbing the driver of the Sentra and a female passenger. Detectives said the man was stabbed several times, and the woman was stabbed once. Surveillance footage from the area showed the aftermath of that encounter with the suspect leaving the scene.The suspect was detained by ...

South Florida beaches to be impacted by 5,000-mile stretch of seaweed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

Coming to a South Florida beach this summer are miles and miles of seaweed, and beachgoers are already starting to feel the impact.The brown blobs are just going to keep washing ashore, something expected to take months.7News cameras on Friday captured beachgoers walking alongside a large amount of seaweed that washed ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach.“It doesn’t bother me. I’m still gonna go jump in the water you know,” said beachgoer Steve Stuff.Beachgoers are divided on the seaweed. “I’ve already been three times, and it’s not even 12.30 yet,” said a beachgoer. Others won’t touch it.“This is horrible, I’m not even going to get in the water today,” another beachgoer.Regardless how people feel, it’s something they are going to have to deal with this year.From South Beach to Haulover, Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale, the sargassum bloom is so big it is visible from space.“It doubled in size in January from December,” said Dr. Lapointe,...

Attacks in Israel, West Bank kill 3 people as violence rises

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants carried out a pair of attacks on Friday, killing three people and wounding at least seven as tensions soared after days of fighting at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. Earlier in the day, retaliatory Israeli airstrikes had hit Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, sparking fears of a broader conflict.Israeli authorities said at least one person was killed and six were wounded when a car rammed into four people in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub.In a separate incident, two Israeli women were shot to death near a settlement on the occupied West Bank.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was calling up all reserve forces in Israel’s border police “to confront the terror attacks.”Israel had unleashed rare airstrikes on Lebanon and bombarded the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, but later in the day there were signs that both sides were trying to keep the hostilities in check. Fighting on Israel’s northern and southern borders subsided afte...

Brush fire spreads, burns down home in Burlington

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

A fire tore through a home in Burlington Friday afternoon after spreading from a nearby wooded area, officials said. The fire started as a brush fire in woods next to the nearby Wyman Elementary School’s parking lot. Officials said it then quickly burned into the home near Terrance Hall and Humboldt avenues, sending a large plume of smoke over the area and keeping emergency crews busy on an already busy day of brush fire responses.  “It hit the side of the house and all of a sudden, flames were coming out, shooting out,” neighbor Oscar Almaida said. While some neighbors called for help, Almaida said others got out garden hoses and made sure a woman inside the house got out. The woman was able to escape the home safely, though firefighters said the home is now destroyed. “By the time we got here, it was already in the attic,” Burlington Fire Chief Andy Connerty said. “So, it was a defensive operation from the beginning.”Flames in Burlington came after th...

Authorities search Revere location as part of Harmony Montgomery murder investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

Authorities from both New Hampshire and Massachusetts fanned out in Revere Friday as part of the investigation into the murder of Harmony Montgomery.The search had concluded as of 4 p.m. after hours of activity in the area.The New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General announced that personnel from both the Manchester Police Department and Massachusetts State Police were searching a location in Revere in connection with the murder of Montgomery, who’s 2019 disappearance became a homicide investigation last August.“Due to the ongoing investigation, no additional information will be released at this time,” the NH AG’s office stated. “Officials caution against any speculation related to the potential results of this search.”Massachusetts State Police spokesperson David Procopio said the search in Revere began around 9 a.m., with a focus on the wetlands along Route 107. He added that the search had been “prompted by information develope...

Russia charges Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich with espionage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:17:36 GMT

(CNN) — Russian investigators have formally charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, Russian state media reported Friday, adding he denied the accusations.“The FSB investigation charged Gershkovich with espionage in the interests of his country. He categorically denied all accusations and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia,” an agency representative said, according to state news agency TASS.The representative declined to comment further, as the journalist’s case was marked “top secret,” according to TASS.Gershkovich was detained by Russian authorities last week, who accused him of spying, signaling a significant ratcheting of both Moscow’s tensions with the United States and its campaign against foreign news media.A Moscow court on April 18 will hear an appeal filed by Gershkovich’s lawyers against his arrest, Russian state media said citing the court. The corresponden...