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Man accused of shooting a gun at a business in Broomfield charged with attempted murder

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A man accused of shooting at a Broomfield eatery appeared in court and is facing a long list of charges including attempted murder.The 17th Judicial District Attorney said the alleged shooter, Kenneth Fairchild, is also facing several charges for incidents in other cities.Fairchild was formally charged with more than 30 counts including attempted first-degree murder, arson and illegally discharging a firearm.Fairchild is accused of firing a bullet at the Jus Burritos restaurant on U.S. 287 on Saturday. A bullet hit a window and sent customers and staff running for cover. Sniper-like shots fired at buildings in Broomfield and Denver may be connected The DA said Fairchild is also accused of crimes in Arvada, Thornton, Adams County and Commerce City.Both the Broomfield and Denver police departments are also checking to see if Fairchild was responsible for shots fired at buildings in downtown Denver.People involved in the shootings described narrowly being ...

Christopher Nolan, ‘Oppenheimer’ cast attend world premiere of new atom bomb thriller in Paris

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

“Oppenheimer” is a summer movie that’s coming in with a bang!It blasts into theaters next week, but the cast and crew got to celebrate their explosive world premiere in Paris Tuesday night.Christopher Nolan: “It’s the first theater anywhere in the world where we will show ‘Oppenheimer’ on 70 mm film.”Cillian Murphy: “The reaction so far has been amazing. It’s a film designed for theaters, you know, for IMAX, so I’m gonna watch it tonight.”Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer): “We’re in a race against the Nazis. And I know what it means, if the Nazis have a bomb.”Cillian Murphy: “I think it ask a lot of questions, some of the big kind of ethical, moral, paradoxical questions that there is.”Matt Damon as (Leslie Groves Jr.): “Are we saying there’s a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world?”Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer): “Chan...

Tom Cruise, ‘Dead Reckoning’ co-stars chat with Deco at new ‘Mission: Impossible’s’ NYC premiere

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

Before Tom Cruise came to the 305 to promote his latest “Mission: Impossible” adventure, he was in New York … and guess who else was in New York: our own Alex Miranda!Alex went on a mission of his own at the “Dead Reckoning Part One” red carpet premiere.The mission: fly to New York City and interview the biggest star in Hollywood. Sure, I’ll accept it … but one thing is very clear talking to Tom: this man loves making movies — even if it means risking his own life — just to show all of us a good time.The mission?Henry Czerny (as Kittredge): “Is going to cost you dearly.”Interview Tom Cruise on the red carpet.Alex Miranda: “Tom!”Tom Cruise: “Alex! Alex!”Alex Miranda: “How do you keep topping yourself? I don’t know; how does this happen? How do you do it?”Tom Cruise: “I have no idea.”Alex Miranda: “This movie was incredible.”Tom Cruise: “Thank you, thank you.&#...

Man dies after shooting at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

A 25-year-old New Bedford man died Wednesday after a shooting at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office announced. The DA’s office said state police troopers first responded around 2:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a man shot with life-threatening injuries. On scene, the DA’s office said troopers learned the shooting happened after a fight broke out in a picnic area within the state forest. The DA’s office said the person who was shot was hit several times and was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  “This was not a random act of violence and there is no threat to the public,” the DA’s office said. An investigation was ongoing as of Wednesday night as authorities continued to search for the person who pulled the trigger in this incident.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Red Sox to play series in Dominican Republic next spring training

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

Next March the Boston Red Sox will play a pair of spring training games against the Tampa Bay Rays in the Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced Wednesday night.The Red Sox and Rays will play at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on March 9-10, 2024.The series is one of four international showcases planned as part of the league’s MLB World Tour initiative. The league will kick off its regular season with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea on March 20-21. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies will play two games in Mexico City on April 27-28, and the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play two games in London on June 8-9.Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy said in a statement that the organization is excited and honored to play in the Dominican Republic.“This unique opportunity builds on our long-standing connection to the Dominican Republic and allow...

Top-seeded John Broderick advances to final 8 at Massachusetts Amateur

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — A day that started with a seven-man playoff to reach match play and which featured a bushel full of lower seeds pulling upsets ended with the cream of the crop still left in the 115th Massachusetts Amateur.Led by top seed John Broderick, the field was trimmed from 32 to eight after two exciting rounds of match play at the Essex County Club.Broderick’s day was relatively easy compared to some of his competitors as he closed out Frank Vana 3 & 2 in the opening round before ousting Brian Higgins on the 17th in the Round of 16. For the sophomore at Vanderbilt, who shot a course record 62 on Tuesday, facing a player the caliber of Vana offered a chance to focus right back in on the task at hand.“A player like Frank can just wear you down. You can’t beat him with pars. I learned that real quick,” Broderick said. “I kind of treated today as I was already playing well so I just wanted to keep it going.”Broderick’s opponent in the quarterfinals on Thursday will be...

Major renovation eyed at Franklin Park’s White Stadium; could become home of Boston’s next pro soccer team

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

City officials are eyeing a major renovation at Franklin Park’s White Stadium, transforming it from a long-neglected venue to a community hub for recreation, arts and more.Mayor Michelle Wu and officials from Boston Public Schools’ athletics department toured the 78-year-old stadium Wednesday, before the community gets a chance to learn more about the city’s vision of what the venue could become via a Zoom meeting Thursday at 6 p.m.Boston Unity Soccer Partners, an all-female group behind a bid for Boston’s next professional women’s soccer team, submitted the only response to the city’s request for proposals to lease, improve and use the stadium’s West Grandstand and adjacent areas in the park as part of a public-private partnership.The requested project carries an estimated $30-million price tag, with the city and Boston Unity Soccer Partners funding it in half. City officials said Wednesday it’s still too early to know how much it will cost as they’re still evaluating the proposal ...

Opening South Boston beach now up to the city, but boss away in England

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

If state wildlife officials had the final say, Southie residents could now be cooling off at the L Street Beach behind the renovated Curley Center.But even with MassWildlife determining last week that beach access would not harm the threatened piping plovers, the city still has to complete its own review.“They don’t need any extra permissions because we have already issued our determination,” a MassWildlife spokesperson told the Herald on Wednesday. “As long as they follow their beach management plan, there is no other review on our end.”City officials say the Conservation Commission is scheduled to vote July 19 on the beach management plan, which outlines conditions the city needs to take for access not to have an adverse effect on the piping plover.The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, head of the city’s Environment Department, which oversees the Conservation Commission, has been out of town. She received an invite from the U.S. Embassy of London to participate in a discussion that took...

Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport amid severe weather warnings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday following warnings of severe weather for the city.A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. “This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. Seek shelter if in the warned area,” it said.Video from TV stations showed hundreds of people taking shelter in an O’Hare concourse. Some 166 flights were canceled and nearly 500 were delayed, according to the flight tracking service FlightAware.The National Weather Service issued two tornado warnings for portions of the city Wednesday evening. Tornado sirens sounded at least twice across Chicago, warning people to take cover and ringing through the city’s buildings.Lynn Becker, a longtime Chicago resident, posted video to Twitter with the sirens s...

Human smuggler who rammed Coast Guard boat off California sentenced to 5 years in federal prison

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A boat captain who rammed a U.S. Coast Guard vessel off Southern California after smuggling a dozen people into the country was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison. Jesus Jeovanny Alcaraz-Valdez was sentenced in San Diego for the December 2022 incident by a judge who called his actions “extremely reckless and extremely troubling,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement.Alcarez piloted a panga boat — a small, fishing-style vessel often used by human smugglers — to illegally bring an estimated 12 people into the United States from Mexico, prosecutors said.The immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala paid up to $24,000 each for the trip, authorities said.The boat brought them before dawn near the coast off the San Diego seaside suburb of Coronado, where Alcarez told them to take off their life jackets and enter waist-deep surf even though some couldn’t swim, the U.S. attorney’s office said.Eight people were taken into custody...