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Police seek answers in deadly shooting of 14-year-old girl

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department is asking for the public's help solving a deadly shooting from last year.The incident happened on March 18, 2022 near 19th Avenue and Ulster Street around 1:34 a.m. Mom of 14-year-old shooting victim pleads for answers When police arrived in the area, they found the victim, 14-year-old Aerris Mayberry, dead.No suspect information has been released.FOX31's Courtney Fromm spoke with Mayberry's mother, Patricia Calhoun, last year. She said that she allowed her daughter to go to a friend's house to spend the night for spring break. “I keep thinking she’s going to come back,” Calhoun said at the time. “I keep thinking she’s going to walk through the door and she’s not. My daughter is not coming back.”She said she trusted her daughter was going to be sleeping at a friend’s house. She doesn’t know why her daughter was in the area of the shooting and said she didn’t deserve to die.“I know my daughter was not innocent. She’s a child. Every chil...

Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck in NW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

Police responded to calls of a pedestrian who was struck in the street.The incident happened near Northwest 77th Avenue and 109th Street in Miami, where a man was found lying on the road, Tuesday morning.The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, but there is no word on his condition. Police are investigating the possible hit-and-run.

Investigators solve 1961 cold case in North Miami

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

An investigation into a South Florida cold case has finally been solved after more than 60 years.The victim, Joseph DiMare, was found dead in his vehicle back in 1961. His wife, Frances DiMare, always alleged that they were the victims of crooks who knocked her unconscious and shot her husband. Investigators said her inconsistent statements and a trail of evidence revealed that it was Frances who kill her husband, who was possibly motivated by an impending divorce. Frances died in 2006.

Construction worker dies after falling several floors in Bal Harbour

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

A construction worker has died after, officials said, he fell several floors from a parking garage. It happened at the Bal Harbour Shops near Collins Avenue and 96th Street, Tuesday.A witness said the worker fell several floors from a parking garage and did not survive.Bal Harbour Shops issued the following statement, which read as follows: “We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of a construction worker as a result of injuries sustained in a workplace accident at our construction site. The safety and security of everyone at the shopping center is our highest priority. We are conducting an investigation as to what occurred and shall fully cooperate with the authorities. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family.”

Crews work to put out brush fire in Florida City; 25% contained

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

Fire crews are working to contain a brush fire in Florida City. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived at the scene at 617 E. Palm Drive, Tuesday afternoon. The fire burned through the dry brush that borders those homes. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where crews attempted to extinguish the flames. Florida Forest Service was also at the scene to assist firefighters. 14 acres have burned so far, and 25% of the fire has been contained. As a result of the fire, smoke was seen heading towards a residential area. No injuries were reported. How the fire started is unknown. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse in E. Jean Carroll case

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

NEW YORK – A federal jury on Tuesday found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused the former president of attacking her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.The verdict marks the first time that Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women, has been held legally responsible for sexual assault. And it adds fresh tarnish to the former president’s reputation as he seeks to regain the White House amid a tide of legal troubles.The nine-person jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million. The jury deliberated for three hours before returning the verdict.Carroll testified that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room after a chance encounter one evening in the spring of 1996. The jury found Trump not liable for rape, but found him liable for sexual abuse and for defamation. The defamation count arose from a statement Trump made last year in which he called Carroll’s allegation a “hoax.”Trum...

Jury finds Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in 1996 attack on writer, rejects rape claim

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of jury deliberations. Jurors rejected Carroll’s claims that she was raped, but found Trump liable for sexual abuse and for defaming Carroll after she made her allegations public.Trump chose not to attend the civil trial and was absent when the verdict was read.Carroll nodded as the verdict was read. Afterward, her lawyers put their arms around her, and she hugged supporters in the gallery, smiling through tears.Trump’s lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, shook hands with Carroll and hugged her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. As the courtroom cleared, Carroll could be heard laughing and crying.Trump immediately lashed out with a statement on his social media site, claiming again that he...

Man charged in deadly Chelsea stabbing held without bail

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

A North Dartmouth man charged in connection with a deadly stabbing in Chelsea this week appeared in court Tuesday, where he was ordered held without bail. Officials announced the arrest of Angel Alvarez less than a day after a spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said a woman was found with multiple stab wounds at a building on Lafayette Avenue. A 7NEWS source said the woman was later taken by ambulance to a local hospital and did not survive. In court, prosecutors said the victim had a restraining order against the suspect. Alvarez, 65, is accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend, 59-year-old Margarita Morehead, who prosecutors said was found in a pool of blood inside her first floor residence. Prosecutor Erin Murphy said a “kitchen-type knife” was seen on the floor next to her body. A court document indicated Alvarez was seen in a red and black car at Morehead’s building just before 9 a.m. Monday, shortly before the attack. A ne...

Swift Response: MBTA Commuter Rail & Keolis to sell more train tickets for Taylor Swift concerts on 5/20 & 5/21

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

Following high demand from Taylor Swift fans, the MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis announced they will sell a new batch of train tickets for the musician’s concert series at Gillette Stadium.In a statement, officials said additional Commuter Rail tickets for Swift’s shows on May 20 and 21 will go up for sale on Friday, May 12, at 11 a.m. “exclusively via the mTicket app.”“Tickets will be released for the May 20 & 21 special event trains from Boston and Providence,” the announcement read. “No additional tickets will be released for the Friday, May 19 special event train from Boston.”The decision came days after the original batch of Commuter Rail tickets for all three shows went up for sale on Friday, May 5. The tickets quickly sold out on the mTicket app and forced Swift fans to hit the road and scramble to the Commuter Rail’s Back Bay station, North Station, and South Station to buy tickets in-person.Those tickets vanished quic...

Local school choir sings for Pope Francis at the Vatican

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:52:23 GMT

A group of choir boys from Saint Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square recently got a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Pope Francis when they had the opportunity to sing for the pope during a trip to Italy last month. The group was personally invited to sing during the pope’s general audience at the Vatican. Speaking this week, group members recalled the experience. “It was very nervous, but an amazing experience,” one of the boys said. “I felt like the pope was radiating with kindness and love for all of the people in the audience,” he continued. The school said six of the boys were chosen to ride with Pope Francis in the famous popemobile in St. Peter’s Square. Baltazar Etcheverry, 10, was one of the boys chosen. He said the pope was friendly and said the moment was unforgettable. “It was pretty amazing,” Etcheverry said. “You know, at first, you don’t really recognize it. But then you’re like ‘Oh my goodness, this is the rep...