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Thieves steal truck in Thornton, shoot at victim trying to stop them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Thornton man is thankful to be alive this Thanksgiving after he tried to follow the thieves who stole his truck and ended up getting shot at.In the Pine Lakes Ranch mobile home park in Thornton, a victim, who wants to conceal his identity for his safety, is shocked at how quickly thieves can change everything.“It all happened within seconds, I’m devastated,” the victim said, adding “For it to happen in broad daylight around 4:00 the afternoon when there's plenty of kids, our families here, a lot of families.”The victim tells FOX31 that moments after heading inside for a family gathering last Saturday, two young thieves, spotted on a neighbor’s surveillance cameras, walked around the mobile home park and the area. Footage then shows them taking off with the victim’s truck. This city will see the most snow on Black Friday “That’s the truck I use for work, to get around, to get around with my daughters, with my family,” said the victim.The victim noticed a...

Aurora school donates 500 pounds of goods for Thanksgiving

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora school gathered students, staff and families prior to Thanksgiving to raise enough goods to fill an entire truck worth of goods.Aurora Frontier P-8 organized a food and necessities drive leading up to Thanksgiving.Aurora Public Schools tweeted photos on Thursday morning. These places need volunteers for Thanksgiving in Denver Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)The school collected an estimated 500-600 pounds of goods and donated the food and necessities to SECOR Cares, a company focused on helping end suburban poverty.SECOR already picked up the goods earlier this week and will distribute the items at its food bank in Parker, Colorado.If you haven't volunteered or donated this Thanksgiving, it's not too late. There are still places in the Denver metro area that are accepting volu...

Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to give out Thanksgiving meals to more than 150 seniors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana will be providing meals for more than 150 seniors during Thanksgiving.This has been something the club has been doing for more than 20 years.The Kiwanis Club will provide a traditional Thanksgiving meal and will host activities and live entertainment.This will be taking place at Smathers Plaza in Miami from 11 a.m until 3 p.m.

18th Annual Haitian Community Thanksgiving Brunch held at 2 South Florida locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

The 18th Annual Haitian Community Thanksgiving brunch was held on Thursday.The free-ticketed event is a favorite local tradition and is hosted by North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, the Schultz Foundation and state representatives Dottie Joseph and Marie Paul Woodson.There will be two locations were food will be served; the Joe Celestin Center in North Miami and Philcol Williams Community Center in Homestead.Doors opened at 9 a.m.

Parents urged to be cautious when buying toys for children during Black Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

While you’re out shopping during the holiday hustle, it’s important to be mindful of your child’s safety.Before parents head out to shop for Black Friday deals, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is reminding them to keep a few things in mind for toys and kid safety.“Toys, while fun, are still a risk for kids, about 145,000 trips to the emergency room last year,” said Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman. “The number one was actually non-motorized scooters. 35,000 of those, trips to the emergency room.”The CPSC recommends adding safety gear to your shopping list if you’re looking for scooters or bicycles. Another product they want parents to be careful with are water beads, especially for families with young children.“We’ve been seeing a lot of issues with water beads recently,” Hoehn-Saric said. “There are these toys that are tiny, tiny, but you put them in water, and they exp...

Napoléon returns to the scene of defeat — and British troops are still waiting for him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

WATERLOO, Belgium — Napoléon Bonaparte is back at Waterloo! After a string of military conquests placed much of Europe under his control, the French emperor was notoriously defeated by an alliance of European nations, including British forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington, in a field on the outskirts of Waterloo in 1815.If Napoleon had won that battle, he may have had the cinema in Waterloo named after him. But he didn’t, and so, on a quiet Wednesday evening, a small crowd of military history buffs showed up at the Wellington Cinema for the premiere of “Napoléon,” a much-hyped Hollywood blockbuster on the military leader’s rise to power.Gilles Doignon, 48, is a biologist and works at the European Commission. But at the cinema in Waterloo, he’s dressed in a red British army uniform with (fake) rifle in hand, slightly out of breath after quickly climbing the stairs of the dimly lit theater. Doignon has taken part in several reenactments of the Battl...

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy, local leaders continue tradition of giving back on Thanksgiving at Pine Street Inn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

Dawning aprons and carving up turkeys, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy and local leaders returned to the Pine Street Inn in Boston for Thanksgiving to give back to the community.Dropping off some 50 pies beforehand and dawning a festive turkey cap, McAvoy, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President Ed Flynn, and other officials helped carve turkeys for nearly 2,000 holiday dinners.“It’s just a great time – we get to come here, we get to meet a lot of nice people, a lot of people who are volunteering their time as well and it’s awesome,” McAvoy told reporters.“This organization and all of our partners across the city do so much every single day of the year,” Wu said. “For all of the staff, for all of the supporters, everyone who comes here to volunteer – it’s life-changing.”The volunteers worked to serve meals at a time Pine Street Inn Executive Director Lyndia Downie said the shelter is over-capacity. Sh...

Evacuees face Thanksgiving away from home after train derails spilling chemicals in Kentucky town

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Cindy Bradley had just finished cooking for Thanksgiving when an official knocking loudly urged her to leave her small Kentucky home as soon as possible because a train had derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals.She ended up at Rockcastle County Middle School in Livingston — unsure what was next as at least two train cars containing potentially harmful chemicals continued to burn Thursday.“It’s just really scary. We don’t know how long this is,” Bradley told WTVQ-TV on Wednesday night, surrounded by dozens of cots. “This could be tonight, this could be three weeks, Who knows.”The CSX train derailed around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people in Rockcastle County.Two of the 16 cars that derailed carried molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached, CSX said in a statement.Crews were still working to extinguish the fire Thursday morning, the company said.It’s believed that the fire is releasing sulfur ...

Stoneham blanks Reading, captures Middlesex League Freedom title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

STONEHAM — Less than a week after Salem dashed Stoneham’s hopes of returning to the MIAA Division 6 state finals, the Spartans took out whatever frustrations they had on Reading.Stoneham (7-5) closed out its season with a 39-0 victory in its annual Thanksgiving Day game on Thursday.“We felt we didn’t perform as well as we could against Salem,” said Stoneham coach Bob Almeida, whose team won seven of its last eight games after an 0-4 start. “This rivalry means a lot to us and this is the last game on this field. It was just as complete a team effort as we’ve had against Reading in all three phases.”Said Stoneham quarterback Matt Tran, who threw three touchdown passes, “The coaches always talked about Thanksgiving being more important than the Super Bowl. To end the season this way means a lot.”After the game, the Spartans received news that Wakefield defeated Melrose, giving them sole possession of the Middlesex League Freedom title at 4-1 in the league. Stoneham’s league season was ...

Last surge propels Foxboro past Mansfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:20 GMT

MANSFIELD — In the 93rd all-time matchup between Foxboro and Mansfield, Foxboro was able to use an explosive fourth quarter to pull away from the Hornets to win 30-17.The Warriors (10-1) had only trailed in one game thus far in the 2023 season, but the score flipped multiple times in this holiday contest and coach Jack Martinelli said the chance to play with adversity was huge for the team, especially with a Div. 5 Super Bowl matchup against Hanover looming for next week.“We haven’t really trailed in a game other than King Philip in Week 6,” Martinelli said. “This was another chance for these kids to see that you can’t bury yourself when you get down.”The Hornets opened with a nearly seven-minute drive that was derailed by penalties. Foxboro senior Brandon Mazenkas-O’Grady then blocked the punt and returned it for a TD, something Martinelli said he has been able to do multiple times in his career.“There’s a big reward and to me there’s not a huge risk with trying to block a punt,” M...