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Denver area's RTD ridership grew during 2023 free fare initiative

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Regional Transportation District offered free fares in an effort to reduce ground-level ozone for two months over the summer, resulting in over one million additional rides this year.The Zero Fare for Better Air initiative was made possible with SB 22-180, which provides grants to RTD to cover costs so the community can utilize public transportation during peak ozone season. Colorado destinations you can get to on RTD This year was the second time RTD provided free fares. Last year, the initiative was only during August, and RTD saw a 36% increase in ridership compared to the same time frame in 2021.Free fares brought more riders to public transportationFrom July 2022, when fares were not free, ridership increased by 22% in August 2022 when riding was free.This year the initiative was twice as long, lasting through July and August. Ridership during the free fare initiative this year increased by an additional 10% overall, according to a report from RTD. Dow...

Florida City homeowner speaks out on fatal rollover crash involving 17-year-old fleeing traffic stop

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

A Florida City homeowner said she’s grateful she was not home when, police said, a teenage driver slammed into an apartment building in a rollover crash that left him dead.7News cameras on Friday captured Krystal Holmes as she surveyed the damage to her home, located along the 500 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue in the River Oaks town home community.The gaping hole on the side of the building caused by the crash has since been boarded up.“Had I been home, had I not left home a few moments earlier, I would have been inside the residence,” she said.Miami-Dade Police said 17-year-old Brandon Madison was behind the wheel of a rented Mercedes-Benz sedan when he fled a traffic stop and crashed into Holmes’ home, Thursday afternoon.Police said an officer with MDPD’s Robbery Intervention Detail attempted to pull over Madison at a nearby Sunoco gas station due to a traffic infraction, but the driver wouldn’t cooperate.Cellphone video posted on social medi...

Florida deputies find 5-year-old twins dead after recovering body of mother who had jumped from bridge

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in central Florida investigating a woman who had jumped to her death into a lake from a highway bridge later found her 5-year-old twins dead at her home, authorities said Friday.Deputies were called to a highway bridge in Seminole County, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, Friday morning after motorists witnessed the 31-year-old woman exiting the passenger side of a car and jumping into the lake below.The woman was pronounced dead after her body was pulled from the water with the help of nearby boaters, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.Deputies went to the woman’s house after learning her identity and that she had 5-year-old twins who weren’t in the car. At the home in Sanford, Florida, deputies found the twins dead.“The manner of death for the twins is unknown at this time, with no apparent signs of trauma, and is pending autopsy results,” the sheriff’s office said.No further details were released Friday af...

Bond denied for man accused of stabbing, tying woman up in Hialeah home invasion

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

A man accused of a violent home invasion that left a homeowner injured appeared before a judge today. Isaac Green is now facing charges of armed home invasion and aggravated battery.The incident occurred on Thursday when Green reportedly forced his way inside a residence on West 73rd Street in Hialeah. During the robbery, he allegedly stabbed the victim and tied her up before fleeing with stolen goods.Green was arrested shortly after the incident. The injured victim was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center for treatment.Green is being held without bond.

DeSantis will call Florida lawmakers back to Capitol to impose new sanctions on Iran

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will bring lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special session to impose additional sanctions on Iran, his office said Friday.No date has been set and no details of proposed legislation have been released. The special session is being called because Iran supports Hamas militants who attacked Israel two weeks ago, though no government worldwide has offered direct evidence supporting that Iran orchestrated the attack.“The details, including the date and scope, are being worked out between legislative leadership and our office. We look forward to working with the legislature to show Florida’s continued support for Israel,” DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern said in an email.The Legislature will begin its annual session in January. Florida already has sanctions against companies that directly do business with Iran and six other “countries of concern,” including Cuba, China and Russia. The U.S. federa...

MBTA worker hospitalized after brush with third rail on Red Line tracks

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

An MBTA employee made contact with the third rail at North Quincy Station early Friday morning, resulting in a minor burn, MBTA officials said.Around 4:38 a.m., the worker dropped a wrench, and his leg made contact with the third rail while working on the Braintree branch.The worker, conscious and alert, was transported to Boston Medical Center, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed.The transit agency said the incident is under investigation by their safety department and the Department of Public Works.

Jury ends first day of deliberations without verdict in trial of man accused of killing New Hampshire couple in 2022

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

After a the first day of deliberations in the case of Logan Clegg, the man charged in the 2022 shooting deaths of a New Hampshire couple, jurors went home Friday without reaching a verdict.Clegg, 27, faces charges in connection with the deaths of Djeswende and Stephen Reid, who authorities say were shot to death while out on a hiking trail in Concord, New Hampshire in April 2022.Closing arguments ended Thursday after three weeks of testimony. “When the defendant pulled the trigger of his gun and fired those six shots at Steven and Wendy, he knew what he was doing,” the prosecutor Josh Speicher said in closing arguments. “He caused their deaths. He was aware of the nature of his conduct.”The retired couple were initially reported missing after they left their home in Concord for a walk on April 18. Their bodies were found days later, both with multiple gunshot wounds, setting off an investigation that ended when police arrested Clegg in Vermont in October that year.It took inves...

New ‘Kool-Aid Man Challenge’ causes headaches for Raynham homeowner 

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

The human-sized jug of Kool-Aid known as the Kool-Aid Man has been a staple in the drink mix company’s commercials for years, bursting through walls and fences in various advertisements. Now, though, some TikTok users are copying the Kool-Aid man, causing a major headache for one Raynham homeowner. “I was puzzled,” said Jodee Viola. “I’ve seen some strange things on TikTok, though. So it didn’t shock me.” Viola spoke with 7NEWS, showing planks from her backyard fence spread over her yard.At first, she said she thought the damage was the work of a wild animal. Then, Viola’s neighbors showed her video of a group of five people next to her house throwing themselves through parts of the fence.“We have had bear sightings in Raynham, Bridgewater and Middleboro, so it wasn’t far-fetched,” Viola said of her initial thoughts. “When I watched the video, I couldn’t believe how easily they really broke through,” she said. “They did throw their body weight into it but they flew across ...

Surveillance video shows driver crash car into trash compactor in Southboro

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

New surveillance video shows the moment a driver crashed her car into a trash compactor in Southboro on Thursday. The crash happened Thursday afternoon at the Southboro Department of Public Works facility. In the surveillance video, the driver can be seen speeding up, breaking through a chain fence and barrelling over a cement curb next to the compactor.The car’s door opens and the driver is seen trying to get out before a worker jumps into the pit and instructs her to stay inside. Officials said the driver, an elderly woman, was conscious, alert and unharmed. Firefighters later rescued her with a ladder. While the woman was not injured, the car’s airbags deployed and the front of the car was damaged. A day after this crash, news of the accident had spread around town Friday, leaving many residents surprised. “How the heck did that happen?” said resident Michael Poole. “You got a chain. You got a bump.” Poole continued, saying he is glad no one was hurt...

Rajon Rondo loves Jrue Holiday trade, discusses future plans in surprise visit to Celtics practice

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:59 GMT

Rajon Rondo got an unusually timed phone call recently. It was around 3 a.m. His former teammate Paul Pierce was on the other line.“He was like, ‘They want us back.’ I’m like, ‘Hello?’” Rondo said.Pierce was talking about the Celtics, and specifically coach Joe Mazzulla, who sent out an email to all the franchise’s alumni with an open invitation to practice. Pierce and several others have already returned. Rondo got the email, and with a little nudging from Pierce, he took up the opportunity with a surprise visit to Friday’s practice at the Auerbach Center.“You do that in a lot of college programs where alumni come back,” Rondo said. “As a pro, you don’t do it as much because guys get traded to so many different teams and it’s the NBA. So to get that email was very welcoming and humbling at the same time.”Rondo, who played the first nine seasons of his career with the Celtics before being traded in 2015, was excited to check out the Auerbach Center for the first time. He used Friday...