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Police: Woman shot after alleged road rage incident with stolen vehicle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A woman was shot and seriously injured Sunday morning in what the Aurora Police Department believed was a road rage incident involving a stolen vehicle.APD said the woman, who is 18 years old, was shot near Smoky Hill Road and Chambers Road just before 6 a.m. and taken to the hospital.The suspect vehicle, a red Kia SUV, was stolen and recovered at the scene.According to police, the driver and people in the stolen SUV were involved in a crash with the woman in her vehicle just before the shooting. When the suspects tried to leave, the woman chased them. Why isn’t Colorado on permanent daylight saving time? She told police that four males got out of the SUV and ran away. When she started running after them, one of them turned and shot her.Police told FOX31 that woman is expected to survive. No suspects have been identified, APD said. FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

CU women's basketball team to play in NCAA Championship tournament

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The University of Colorado women's basketball team will play in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament next week.The tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games. The full madness starts with 16 games Friday and 16 more the next day.The No. 6 seeded Buffs will tip off against the No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders for the first round of the Seattle 4 bracket on March 18. The time of the game is to be determined. March Madness 2023: Set your brackets! Tide the No. 1 seed CU is 23-8-0 for the season while Middle Tennessee is 28-4-0. The South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked No. 1 overall and are the 18th team to reach the NCAA tourney unbeaten. The team will play its first two games on campus before potentially heading 90 minutes away to Greenville, South Carolina, for one of the two regionals. The Gamecocks just won the Southeastern Conference Tournament at that site.The Associated Press contributed to this story.

‘Something needs to happen’: Parents of Lauderhill student injured in schoolyard brawl speak out

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

The parents of a middle school student in Lauderhill said they are demanding accountability for those responsible for the bullying and taunting that led to a schoolyard brawl that left their son injured, as well as the school administrators who did nothing to protect him. Cellphone video captured the violent confrontation that, the eighth grader’s parents said, took place Thursday morning during physical education class at Parkway Middle School.“We send him to school for an education, not for him to be fearful for his life,” said the injured 14-year-old’s mother, Schaven Lewis.Speaking with 7News this weekend, the concerned mother described the disturbing footage.“You see them slam him, you see them kicking him in the head, all this other stuff that’s going on,” she said, “and at no point do you see any administrator pop up, at all.”Schaven said her son spent 10 hours in the hospital after his elbow was dislocated and his head ba...

Thousands party on iconic Little Havana street at Calle Ocho festival

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

The long-running block party billed as the world’s largest Latin music festival drew massive crowds to Little Havana’s famed Eighth Street this weekend.Revelers could hardly contain their excitement Sunday afternoon as they grooved to the rhythms of Calle Ocho.The dancing was not limited to on-stage performers, as attendees of all ages shimmied and boogied in the middle of the street.Aymee Nuviola, this year’s Queen of Carnaval Miami, got the crowd going.Those who weren’t dancing treated themselves to drinks and delicious dining.The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, the organizers of the annual event, said Calle Ocho is so much more than music and a good time.“We can come out and have a good time, enjoy our camaraderie and still develop a system to make money to be able to have summer camp, scholarship programs and all the tinhs that we do to give back to the community,” said an organizer.Calle Ocho brings the Latin World to 15 blocks of Little Havan...

Red Wings beat Bruins 5-3, a day after losing to NHL’s best

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored to help his team take a four-goal lead, and his second assist of the game allowed the Detroit Red Wings to hold on for a 5-3 win over Boston Bruins on Sunday.The Red Wings were ahead 4-0 late in the second period, but the NHL-best Bruins pulled within a goal midway through the third.Boston pulled backup goaltender Jeremy Swayman with 2:23 left to add an extra skater. Detroit’s Andrew Copp, with an assist from Larkin, put the puck into the empty net with 23.1 seconds left to seal the win.“Great effort, just a little too late,” said Matt Grzelcyk, who ended the Bruins’ scoreless start with a goal nearly 37 minutes into the game. “We kind of put ourselves behind the eight-ball, but really proud of the guys for not giving up.”Detroit’s Alex Chiasson broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period on a power play. Moritz Seider had a short-handed goal and Larkin scored with an extra skater midway thr...

‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘All Quiet’ dominating Oscars

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

By JAKE COYLE (AP Film Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan won best supporting actor, “RRR” brought the house down, “Cocaine Bear” tried to maul Malala and Ruth Carter made history at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, as Hollywood looked to move past the infamy of last year’s Oscars.The former child star Quan capped his extraordinary comeback with the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance in the indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Quan, beloved for his roles as Short Round in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and Data in “Goonies,” had all but given up acting before being cast in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”His win, among the most expected of the night, was nevertheless one of the ceremony’s most moving moments. The audience — including his “Temple of Doom” director, Steven Spielberg — gave Quan a standing ovation as he fought bac...

Gallery: Shamrock Splash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

Popular Bohemian-style café in Encinitas to re-open due to high demand, community support

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

ENCINITAS, Calif. -- A restaurant in Encinitas is aiming to re-open its doors this summer after a fire destroyed the popular eatery back in 2019.Peace Pies, a Bohemian-style café with a locally sourced menu of raw, vegan, gluten-free and soy-free dishes, was one of several businesses on the corner of North Coast Highway 101 and Daphne Street that were affected by the fire. A spokesperson for Peace Pies said that based on the local fire department's investigation, the origin of the fire was a neighboring unit; however, the exact cause in unknown. Irish pubs in San Diego hosting St. Patrick’s Day celebrations The owner of Peace Pies, JP Alfred, said he began selling his raw and vegan creations at farmer's markets in 2007. Fast forward 16 years -- a brick and mortar location was opened in Mission Beach, followed by another restaurant further up the coast in Encinitas. "We lost 10 years worth of work overnight," Alfred said while updating the community in February, about three an...

Ruth Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win two Oscars

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars.Carter took home best costume design for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won an Academy Award in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which made her the first African American to win in the category. In her acceptance speech, Carter thanked the film’s director Ryan Coogler and asked if “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman could look after her mother, Mabel Carter, who she said died “this past week.” Boseman died in 2020 of cancer at 43.“This is for my mother. She was 101,” Carter said while accepting the Oscar. She said “this film prepared me for this moment. Chadwick, please take care of mom,” she said.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” grappled with the grief of losing Boseman, its superhero.Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press

Chicago man files class action suit against Buffalo Wild Wings, says boneless wings are just nuggets

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:28 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings, claiming the restaurant chain falsely advertises its boneless wings as the real deal, when in reality, he believes them to be nothing more than chicken nuggets.According to court documents obtained by WGN, the plaintiff, Aimen Halim, filed a complaint Friday in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois against Buffalo Wild Wings and Inspire Brands Inc., an Atlanta-based company who the complaint says "is responsible for the composition, preparation, advertising, marketing and sale of" Buffalo Wild Wings' product.The complaint seeks to challenge what it calls "the false and deceptive marketing and advertising of Buffalo Wild Wings' Boneless Wings," and goes on to say, "Specifically, the name and description of the Products (i.e., as "Boneless Wings") leads reasonable consumers to believe the Products are actually chicken wings." Halim claims Buffalo Wild Wings description of the product leads cus...