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Colorado had one of the highest drug abuse rates in 2021

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's problems with fentanyl overdoses in the past three years make more sense given the share of its residents who have drug abuse disorders. Colorado no longer nation’s cocaine capital More than one in every ten Coloradans (10.44%) had a drug use disorder in 2021, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This is the seventh-highest rate among U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Only Alaska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont and the District of Columbia have higher rates. In Alaska, nearly 13% of people 12 and older had a drug use disorder in 2021.Coloradans' attitudes toward drug use run the gamut from lenient to risky, depending on the drug in question. As an early legalizer of recreational marijuana, attitudes on marijuana use are lax. Fewer than one in five (18.15%) Coloradans over the age of 12 perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana once a month. On...

SWAT takes man into custody after reports of him waving gun in downtown Fort Lauderdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

Fort Lauderdale Police took a man into custody after a SWAT standoff.Police responded to reports of a man waving a gun on a balcony at The Society Las Olas, located at 301 SW 1st Ave., around 10:30 a.m., Friday.Officers were able to get the man to come down peacefully.https://twitter.com/ftlauderdalepd/status/1649441642640711681Because of the threat, they asked for people in the area south of Broward Boulevard, between Andrews Avenue to Southwest 3rd Avenue, to remain indoors. According to police, no injuries were reported.

Man hospitalized following shooting in Miramar; gunman at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

A shooting in Miramar has left an 18-year-old man hospitalized as police search for the shooter.According to the Miramar Police Department, just before 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 3500 block of Southwest 62nd Avenue and discovered an adult victim at the scene.The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was immediately transported to the hospital. While his exact condition remains unknown, officials stated that the victim was conscious at the time of transport.7News obtained exclusive footage of the moments those shots rang out. Neighbors called police immediately. A family member of the victim said he came to his house, about a block away from where he was shot, to alert them of the situation.“He had knocked on the door,” said the male family member. “He knocked on the door and knocked hard. He came in and said he was shot.”The victim did not live at the location where the shooting occurred. As of now, details about the...

Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust, ” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate.Special prosecutors Kari Morrisey and Jason Lewis filed the notice to dismiss the only charge against Baldwin in state District Court in Santa Fe on Friday. It says the investigation is ongoing.An involuntary manslaughter charge against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the weapons supervisor on the film, is unchanged.An online status hearing was scheduled Friday in state District Court for both defendants.“New facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis,” the prosecutors said Thursday in a news release, without elaborating on those facts. “This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled. Our follow-up investigation will remain active and on-going.”Lawyers f...

Officials: ‘Incident’ at Bristol County House of Correction caused by inmates refusing to move housing units

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

Officers and personnel at the Bristol County House of Correction are dealing with an “incident” at the facility that started after authorities attempted to move inmates to different housing units, according to officials.In an update provided by the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, officials said the incident occurred while staff were taking steps to make the facility “more suicide-resistant.”“Part of this process is moving inmates to different housing units,” an official with the sheriff’s office stated. “Friday morning, some inmates in one of the housing units did not want to move, leading to the current incident.”Details on the incident itself have been limited, with SKY7-HD spotting at least two dozen officers and staff monitoring a part of the jail from the outside. Some jail personnel could be seen using a riot shield to approach a section of windows that appeared to be blocked from inside the facility.A 7NEWS source referre...

No injuries reported after explosion decimates home in Truro, sending shockwaves felt miles away

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

A home in Truro was reduced to its foundation after a massive, overnight explosion rocked neighboring communities for miles, according to officials. No injuries were reported after the structure was leveled, sending debris across the property and shockwaves that were felt by locals nearly 20 miles away.“Tremendous explosion, big flash of light – we weren’t sure what it was,” said Rich Roberts, who witnessed the event and described a secondary explosion that created a massive fireball. “We both got out of bed and looked around and, I thought it was lightening (that) hit, but of course it was a completely clear night. My wife thought it was an earthquake.”Neighbors said the couple who lived at the home had been sleeping next door Thursday night, and that the building was going to be prepped for summer rentals.“It was just luck that they weren’t in that house,” said Kristin Perry, who woke up to the explosion. “Boom, the house...

Officials suspend search for missing boater off coast of Gloucester, identify 3 victims found the day before

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

Rescue crews operating near Cape Ann have suspended the search for a fourth missing boater a day after the United States Coast Guard discovered an overturned boat and the bodies of three other people who had been reported missing, according to officials.In an update, the USCG Northeast said the search had been suspended “pending new information” after crews worked to search over 1,500 square nautical miles over a span of 27 hours.RELATED: Search continues for 4th boater after 3 bodies found off Cape AnnThe search operation was initially launched on Thursday morning after officials learned that a group of four had gone fishing, starting at Hampton, New Hampshire, with a goal of heading to a spot near Jeffreys Ledge 50 miles offshore on Wednesday before they were reported missing. “Between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jia Fu Zheng, 38, of Quincy, Massachusetts, Daxiao Lin, 43, also of Quincy, and Jaime Liu, 42, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, were recovered unresp...

1 dead after 3-alarm fire in Rowley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

One person died Friday after a fire broke out in a home in Rowley, state and local officials announced. The state Department of Fire Services said Rowley firefighters responded to a site on Railroad Avenue after a report of smoke shortly after 4 a.m. Officials said firefighters arriving at the scene and moving into the home found one person, described as an older adult male, who was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.Rowley Fire Chief Mike Emery said the first firefighters entering the home did not hear smoke alarms. Fire crews from seven area communities aided Rowley firefighters on scene at Friday’s fire, which officials said great to three alarms. The cause of the fire remained under investigation as of Friday afternoon, though officials said it did not appear suspicious. 

Immanuel Quickley to use Sixth Man award snub as motivation: ‘always look for stuff to continue to fuel you’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

Immanuel Quickley took losing to Malcolm Brogdon in stride but vowed to forever recall the snub.“No doubt [it’s motivating],”Quickley said. “When I didn’t make All-Rookie, that was something that fueled me. So you always look for stuff to continue to fuel you and continue to help you get better. So that’ll be one thing that I’ll always remember for the rest of my career.”Quickley finished second to Celtics point guard in the Sixth Man of the Year voting that was announced Thursday. It was more lopsided than expected, with Brogdon nearly doubling Quickley’s first-place votes (60-34).Part of the PR push for Brogdon was Quickley’s games played as a starter (21), which theoretically diminishes a candidacy for a reserve award. Brogdon made all of his appearances off the bench.Quickley noted that previous winners— including Lamar Odom (2011), Aaron McKie (2001), Jamal Crawford (2014), Kevin McHale (1985) and Manu Ginoboli (...

Movie review: ‘Chevalier’ fails to convey scope of composer’s fascinating life

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:37 GMT

It’s a striking image — a young Black man, dressed in 18th-century French fashion, in a waistcoat and silk breeches, his hair braided in cornrows, holding a violin, the bow slung over his shoulder, the title “Chevalier” emblazoned below his feet. This movie poster almost looks like a Kehinde Wiley portrait, a radical reassertion of tradition, a disruption of the narrative we’ve been sold. This is a story that’s been crushed under the brutal wheel of history, war and racism, and the film “Chevalier,” about the composer and violinist Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, promises to unfurl this lost story in modern, exciting fashion.The lauded young actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays Joseph Bologne, a role seemingly tailor-made for the actor and musician raised in New Orleans. Bologne, the son of a French plantation owner and a young Senegalese enslaved woman, was born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and educated in France. He was a talented musician, composer and fencer, for...