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New campaign educates Coloradans on dangers of secondhand smoke

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a new campaign called Clear the Air in hopes to educate Coloradans about the dangers of secondhand smoke and vapor.The ads are already airing on television directing people to cleartheaircolorado.org for more information and to take an exposure quiz. "Secondhand smoke exposure is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States," said Chelsea Andrews, the tobacco communications specialist for CDPHE.Andrews says there are some common places that people can be exposed. Woman dies after being rescued from mobile home fire "Places like restaurant or bar patios, outdoor worksites, outdoor public places we all share, and even as close as your own car or your own home," she said.People are encouraged to take action. For example, don't allow smoking inside your home or car. "That reduces the exposure a lot," said Dr. Steve Cobb. "Heart disease, vascular disease, lung cancer, it ce...

Westminster names new police chief

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Westminster City Manager Mark Freitag has officially placed Norm Haubert as chief of the Westminster Police Department. Haubert had been serving as interim chief for several months.“Chief Haubert has been our steady hand on the rudder over the past 20 months and demonstrated his exceptional leadership skills during a crucial time of transition,” Freitag said in a release. “From the very start of the recruitment process, it was clear that Chief Haubert has earned the trust and support of the police department during his 24 years of service with Westminster. Chief Haubert’s track record of integrity, honor and excellence exemplifies the very best of what it means to be a Westminster police officer." Can you transfer your old license plates to a new vehicle in Colorado? A 28-year veteran officer, Haubert was one of five finalists for the position. He was deputy police chief for technical services.The city points to Haubert's credentials along with his experience. Hau...

What to know if you're shed antler hunting in Colorado

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As winter looks to make its turn into spring in the coming weeks, many wildlife enthusiasts will be heading into Colorado's great outdoors, but if you're planning to pick up a shed antler while you're out there, it's worth knowing the rules.Colorado is home to a variety of animals that shed their antlers in the late winter including deer, elk and moose. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this occurs as the males' testosterone drops a few months after the fall mating season, causing their antlers to fall off.These antlers, which are frequently used for art and decoration, can be essential sources of nutrients for some animals that have had restricted diets during the winter months."Antlers are a source of minerals that can be quickly consumed by forest creatures such as squirrels, mice and porcupine," a contributor to CPW's Colorado Outdoors magazine wrote a few years ago after finding shed antlers in the San Juan mountains. Can you transfer your old license...

Gender pay gap: Men make this much more than women

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Across the United States, the gap of pay between men and women remains wide, according to data form the U.S. Census Bureau.Tuesday will mark Equal Pay Day, which is the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year, according to the National Committee on Pay Equality. Data: Colorado still losing clout as ‘it’ state According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey in 2019, the national average for pay was $53,544 for men and $43,394 for women.The gap is even wider in Colorado, where men make $60,574 compared to women, who make $48,381. The gender pay gap in our state is $12,193, according to the data.States with highest gender pay gapHere is a look at the states with the highest gender pay gap, according to the U.S. Census Bureau:Wyoming: $21,676Utah: $17,303Washington, D.C.: $16,032Louisiana: $14,926Washington: $14,609North Dakota: $13,950New Jersey: $13,434Oklahoma: $13,302Massachusetts: $13,2...

DeSantis sets execution for ‘ninja killer’ in 1989 murders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of a 1989 double slaying in Florida for which he was dubbed the “ninja killer” is set for execution next month under a death warrant signed Monday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.Barring delays on appeal, the execution of Louis Bernard Gaskin is set for April 12 at 6 p.m., according to the governor’s office. It would mark the second execution in Florida this year after a long pause dating back to 2019.The execution would be only the fourth under DeSantis, a far slower pace than recent Florida governors — and ahead of his widely expected presidential campaign.Gaskin was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Robert Sturmfels, 56, and Georgette Sturmfels, 55, on Dec. 20, 1989 in their Flagler County home on Florida’s northeast coast. He was also convicted of armed robbery, burglary and the attempted murder of another couple that same night nearby.He was dubbed the “ninja killer” because he wore all-black ninja clo...

Jurors see cellphone data of XXXTentacion’s accused killers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion concluded their fourth day of deliberations Monday by reviewing almost 1,200 text messages and several videos and photos seized from two of their cellphones.Some of the videos and photos showed the defendants flashing fistfuls of $100 bills hours after the June 18, 2018, shooting of XXXTentacion outside a suburban Fort Lauderdale motorcycle dealership. He was killed by two armed robbers who stole $50,000 he was carrying in a Louis Vuitton bag.There was also a photo of a story from a news website about the shooting, photos from shopping and dating apps, an apparently random photo of then-first lady Melania Trump, videos of one defendant in a pedicab with a woman and a Father’s Day greeting.The jurors made their request in the afternoon, asking to see the data from the phones of alleged shooter Michael Boatwright, 28, and the accused getaway driver and ringleader Dedri...

Police investigate train station stabbings in Hollywood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

There were two train station stabbings in Hollywood. Detectives actively worked the scene at a parking lot near the Tri-Rail station along Hollywood Boulevard, Monday. They took witnesses’ statements to try and piece together more information as the suspect remains on the loose. The two victims were transported to the hospital, and their condition remains unknown.

Vandals desecrate grave at historic Miami City Cemetery

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

Police are investigating after some vandals opened an above-ground crypt at historic Miami City Cemetery over the weekend.The damage was found on Sunday by a local historian who volunteers at the cemetery cleaning up graves and learning about the people who are buried there.“I’ve never seen this happen here at the cemetery,” said Ronnie Hurwitz on a video he recorded at the scene.Hurwitz said he found a plywood board covering an above-ground crypt. “I knew it was vandalized right away,” he said. “They had a piece of wood over it, but I could tell they opened it up throughout the evening, probably went through it.”City of Miami Police later responded to investigate.According to officials, nothing was taken, and by Monday the grave cover was back in place.Hurwitz said what happened here is a disgrace for a place that is so important when it comes to preserving the city’s history, especially local Black history.“If you’re a Mi...

US to sell nuke-powered subs to Australia in unprecedented new deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

The U.S. is preparing to sell three to five nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, an unprecedented step that’s expected to pave the way for Canberra to co-develop and then eventually build its own attack boats in the decades ahead.President Joe Biden on Monday will announce the results of an 18-month review into the Australia-U.K.-U.S. agreement known as AUKUS alongside his counterparts in San Diego. He’s expected to detail a three-phrase approach which ultimately ends with London and Canberra creating advanced versions of the highly sensitive vessel for their navies.The goal of the deal is “safeguarding peace and stability” in the Indo-Pacific, “not to provoke, not to go try to fight wars, but rather to deter conflict and to promote peace and stability,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Monday.According to three senior administration officials who briefed the media on the condition that their names be withheld, Phase 1 involves American and British submarin...

Europe’s civil war over car engine ban

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:09 GMT

BRUSSELS — The future of the internal combustion engine is turning into a Franco-German war. An alliance of car-friendly countries led by Germany on Monday dialed up the temperature in a fight against EU legislation that would consign the engine to the scrapheap as part of landmark efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transport.Following a meeting in Strasbourg, key ministers from a gang of car-loving countries said rules ending the sale of new combustion-engine cars and vans by 2035 — already accepted by the European Parliament and agreed in principle by member countries — needed changes. Or else.“There is no [European Commission] proposal that corresponds to what we expect, and that is why we have not yet reached our goal,” German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said after the meeting,But France isn’t planning to surrender. Paris signalled it will stand behind the EU’s 2035 zero emissions plan, as has Madrid, putting two of the bloc’s larg...