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DC man arrested for sexually assaulting 2 middle school girls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

A District man has been arrested and charged after police say he allegedly had nonconsensual sex with at least two middle school girls he had befriended through their classmates on social media.On Friday, Metropolitan Police announced they had arrested 19-year-old Luis Quevedo of Northwest D.C. on charges of sexually abusing two middle school girls, ages 12 and 13 years old.The investigation is being run by MPD’s Youth and Family Services Division’s Physical and Sexual Abuse branch.In at least one of the cases, the girl says she believed Quevedo was 15, until she later discovered he was older.More Local NewsMore Crime NewsAccording to charging documents, at least two cases occurred at his family’s apartment in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of D.C., where he lived with his mother, grandmother and six-year-old sister with whom he shared a bunk bed.One of the complainants, who was 12 at the time, said Quevedo helped her run away from her home in Maryland in August...

Lo último sobre el trabajo híbrido: ¿Quién trabaja desde casa y quién no?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

(CNN) — A medida que la economía se desacelera, ¿empiezan los empresarios a recuperar el control en las negociaciones con los empleados y los solicitantes de empleo? El salario siempre es un asunto, por supuesto, pero a raíz de la pandemia, también lo es cuánto tiempo quieren los empresarios que la gente trabaje presencialmente frente a cuánto están dispuestos a dejar que los empleados trabajen a distancia.Según datos recientes de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (BLS por sus siglas en inglés), solo el 27,5% de las empresas del sector privado declararon que sus empleados trabajaron desde casa o desde otra ubicación remota parte del tiempo o todo el tiempo entre el 1 de agosto de 2022 y el 30 de septiembre de 2022.En otras palabras, el 72,5% de las organizaciones del sector privado -frente al 60% en el periodo de julio a septiembre de 2021- afirmaron que no tenían empleados trabajando a distancia.Los investigadores y observadores del trabajo desde casa consideran que este p...

Colorado cheer coach accused of inappropriate behavior with minor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A cheer coach from Colorado has been arrested in Florida on a warrant issued for him out of the Adams County Sheriff's Office. FOX31 received an anonymous email from a concerned parent about a cheer coach at their child's gym being accused of inappropriate behavior with a minor. The viewer sent a copy of the email they received from the gym informing the families that are a part of the gym that the Adams County Sheriff's Office said Travon Booker,35, is accused of inappropriately touching a minor while alone with them in the gym. Boulder man accused of distributing child sexual material The gym owner said Booker had been fired immediately after learning that information. The owner also said they informed the U.S. All Star Federation of Booker's alleged actions and that they are working with the Adams County investigators and the family of the child involved. The USASF site has Booker listed as a coach but is currently "ineligible pending investigation" and detail...

Effort begins to help displaced residents following deadly apartment fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Residents at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex, where someone was killed in a fire Saturday morning, are left with little to nothing.The effort now begins to help those people get their lives back."Thanks to God, we still have our lives, that's all that matters," Rosell Acosta, a resident at the apartments, said.Acosta and his roommate, Josmani Molina, are both immigrants from Cuba. 1 person dead, 2 others hospitalized in Denver apartment complex fire "It was terrible, the fire, all the smoke, the sacrifice of the police and firefighters," Molina said.The men live in a unit on the second floor toward the front of the building.They said the fire started down the hall from their apartment, and both had to be rescued from their balcony."Five or 10 minutes after we were brought down, the flames reached our apartment," Molina said.Like others who lived in this building, both men lost everything. They escaped with a phone and the clothes on their back."All my clothes, ...

13-year-old leads California police on chase in stolen car and crashes; 1 dead, nearly a dozen injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

(CNN) — One person has died and nearly a dozen more were injured after a 13-year-old crashed into two other vehicles while leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle in California, authorities said.A Woodland Police Department officer spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the agency. Woodland is located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento.The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and a pursuit followed, Woodland police said. The car then collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to catch fire.Four ambulances were requested to the scene — one person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the release. The extent of their injuries was still being assessed Saturday evening.Police later determined that the driver of the vehicle involved in the pursuit was a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car.California Highway Patrol is now investigating the cause of t...

China military displays force toward Taiwan after Tsai trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force following its president’s trip to the U.S., the island’s Defense Ministry said Monday. The Chinese military earlier had announced three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to Taiwan, a self-ruled island which China claims as its own. The actions follow President Tsai Ing-wen’s delicate diplomatic mission to shore up Taiwan’s dwindling alliances in Central America and boost U.S. support, a trip capped with a sensitive meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. A U.S. congressional delegation also met with Tsai over the weekend in Taiwan after she returned. China responded to the McCarthy meeting by imposing a travel ban and financial sanctions against those associated with Tsai’s U.S. trip and with increased military activity.Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, a total of 70 planes were detected and half crossed the median...

Four people brought to hospital after 9-car crash on E Anderson Ln.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS took four people to Dell Seton Medical Center Sunday night after a nine car crash in the 1400 to 2100 block of E Anderson Ln., according to a tweet from the agency.Two of those transported by ATCEMS are teenagers, and the other two are adults. ATCEMS said that all four have non-life-threatening injuries.In total, 22 people were in the involved vehicles. Drivers should avoid the area while responders work to clear vehicles and reopen the road.

Stage One Dispensary coming to Rensselaer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

Owners of Stage One Dispensary, Josh Mirsky and Nate Innes, are longtime friends who have experienced the legality issues of cannabis in the past. Under new legislation, Mirsky saw a positive future for him and his business partners. "When they offered up licenses to people who have had past convictions in cannabis, it made sense for my partners and I to apply for it," stated Mirsky.Mirsky and Innes plans to use their business as not just a means to profit, but to inform those who are interested. "We plan to be really heavy into education. We definitely want people to come in and ask questions," described Mirsky. "Without fear, because historically there is a lot of fear with the use of cannabis," explained Innes. Upstate Canna Co. becomes the first Capital District marijuana retail dispensary to open The dispensary will be in the former Rensselaer County Bank. A location Mirsky plans to use to its fullest. "We're going to have about 1,250 square foot of floor space. 810 Broadway,...

Nathan MacKinnon’s power play goals tie and defeat Ducks in overtime to give Avalanche edge in division

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Avalanche have prided themselves on a season of historic poise away from home. When they needed it most here Sunday night, they resurrected their division title dreams.After coughing up a 2-0 lead with four unanswered goals allowed, Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon scored power-play goals in the last eight minutes, and MacKinnon scored in overtime — on another power play — to give the Avalanche a 5-4 win over the Ducks.With half of the team’s defensemen missing, MacKinnon and Rantanen combined for 10 points to carry the comeback.The Avs (49-24-6) have won 10 consecutive games away from home and possess a franchise-best road record of 28-11-1 this season. Hidden between those rampant starts and resilient finishes is another trend that found its way back to the forefront on Sunday. Colorado has coughed up a two-goal lead in four of its last six road games, including three of four games on the California trip that came to an end in Anahe...

Police shoot alleged murder suspect in San Bernardino County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:50 GMT

Police in Redlands shot a 57-year-old man, authorities announced Sunday.  The incident occurred April 8, at around 10 a.m., when Redlands Police Department officers responded to reports of a disturbance outside of a restaurant at the Mountain Grove shopping center, located in 27500 block of San Bernardino Avenue.  “Officers contacted the man who was acting aggressive and erratic and refused to comply with officers’ orders,” a Redland PD news release stated. “When the man made an aggressive movement toward them, officers fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the leg.”  Paramedics with the Redlands Fire Department responded to the scene and treated the man before he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Further investigation into the unidentified man revealed that he “is a suspect in an earlier murder in Riverside County,” police said.  Officials did not provide any additional information about the man’s involvement in that alleged murder....