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Colorado among the worst states in the country for drug use, study says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado has one of the worst drug problems in the country, according to analysts, and the worst piece of the puzzle involves law enforcement. Financial advice site WalletHub's researchers analyzed three aspects of the issue - drug use, drug health issues and rehabilitation, and law enforcement. These include 20 separate metrics from federal and non-profit data such as the rates of teen and adult use, overdose rates and their recent growth, drug arrest rates and policies, and rehabilitation accessibility. Colorado had one of the highest drug abuse rates in 2021 Each metric was given a weighted score among U.S. states and lumped into an overall score. Colorado ranks 5th overall - just behind Louisiana and ahead of Missouri.Among the three broad categories, it isn't Colorado's drug use directly that makes it score so highly on the list of issues. It ranks 17th for drug use and 17th for drug health and rehabilitation. It ranks 4th in the U.S. for law enforcement, me...

Elderly woman hospitalized after shooting in Lauderdale Lakes; nearby elementary school placed on lockdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

Rescue crews have taken an elderly woman to the hospital after, authorities said, she was shot in Lauderdale Lakes, placing a nearby elementary school on lockdown. Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene near North State Road 7 and Northwest 38th Street, Wednesday afternoon. Detectives said the shooting started in front of Park Lakes Elementary School and came to an end about 10 blocks away.As a result, the campus was placed on lockdown.According to officials, a woman in her 70s may have been caught in the middle of the crossfire while inside her car. She was transported to Broward Health Medical Center in unknown condition.7News cameras showed paramedics wheeling the victim into Broward Health Medical Center.Back at the scene of the incident, cameras captured a blue-green Honda SUV with bullet holes where investigators believe the victim came under fire.Cameras also showed a gold-colored Hyundai sedan in a nearby parking lot, also with bullet holes,...

Police searching for missing 63-year-old from Wilton Manors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

The Wilton Manors Police Department is seeking help from the public in locating a missing man.Vernon Plummer, 63, of Wilton Manors, was last seen Saturday April 29 around 8 p.m. walking eastbound toward North Federal Highway, away from his residence, located in the 1800 block of NE 26 street. Plummer is a black male, weighs about 170 pounds and stands 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a yellow t-shirt and blue pants. According to police, he has some health concerns and “may be suffering from some form of a mental health episode,” and does not have his medication with him. Plummer is known to frequent areas in Fort Lauderdale and Oakland Park, specifically Andrews Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard.Anyone with information regarding Mr. Plummer is asked to call the Wilton Manors Police Departmentat (954) 764 – HELP (4357), 911 or your local law enforcement agency.

6 residents displaced after fire damages 2 apartment buildings in Plantation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

Flames ripped through two apartment buildings, which caused several people to evacuate their homes. The flames shot from the door of a Plantation home, Wednesday morning.The apartment on Northwest 10th Place was fully engulfed. Thankfully, the family inside was able to get out safely.“It’s so sad, because the person whose apartment was ruined, she’s pregnant,” said Riah Lee, whose home was damaged. In total, six people lost their homes in the fire, which included two children.Firefighters were quick to respond to prevent any further damage.Cellphone video captured the frantic early morning moments.“It came up, the fire came up to my room,”said David Abejide, who lost his home.For those who were affected, the recovery starts now.Volunteers with the American Red Cross are helping with immediate needs.Every bit will help, especially for this young family.“It’s really heartbreaking, so I hope everybody who is seeing this could donate towards the...

Driver accused of running down officer taken into custody in NW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

A police officer was in the path of danger.Detectives went through and removed a car near Northwest 183rd Street and 52nd Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade, Wednesday. According to police, the driver tried to run down an officer.That driver is now accused of causing a disturbance at American Senior High School as he was being escorted off campus.The man was taken into custody.

Sorting Ukraine in a day and blasting Meghan: 7 things we learned in Trump’s Farage interview

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

LONDON — Frost/Nixon it was not. But at least the golf course got a good plug.Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage bagged a half an hour sit-down interview with Donald Trump on Wednesday as part of the former U.S. president’s trip to his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.The hardball questions just kept on coming as the two men got stuck into everything from how great Trump is to just how massively he’s going to win the next election.POLITICO tuned in to the GB News session so you didn’t have to.Trump could end the Ukraine war in 24 hoursTrump sees your complex, grinding, war in Ukraine and raises you the deal-making credentials he honed having precisely one meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.“If I were president, I will end that war in one day — it’ll take 24 hours,” the ex-POTUS declared. And he added: “That deal would be easy.”Time for a probing follow-up from the host to tease out the precise details of Trump’s big plan? O...

World Bank taps Banga as next leader

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

Ajay Banga has been chosen to serve as the next president of the World Bank, taking over the global finance institution as it strives to help low-income countries overcome debt and combat climate change.The bank’s 25-member executive board voted in favor of Banga on Wednesday after the former Mastercard executive traveled the globe in recent weeks to shore up support. President Joe Biden nominated him for the post in February and he was the only contender for the job.His five-year term will begin June 2, the World Bank said in a press release.Banga’s selection was not unanimous. Russia, which had previously said it was considering putting forward its own candidate for the job but ultimately did not, abstained from the vote, said a person close to the selection process. A senior administration official said the board’s votes are “strictly confidential” but that Banga was “elected with resounding approval.”The position of World Bank president traditionally goes to an American citizen....

Suspect at large after 1 killed, 4 hospitalized in shooting in Midtown Atlanta, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

(CNN) — Police are searching for a gunman who shot five people Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Multiple victims are undergoing surgery at Downtown’s Grady Memorial Hospital — Atlanta’s only Level 1 trauma center. Their conditions were not immediately available.Three of the patients are in critical condition, Dr. Robert Jansen, chief medical officer at Grady Health System, told reporters in a brief news conference. All four victims are adults, he said.Police issued a “be on the lookout” for the suspect, whom they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, saying he should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.The Atlanta Police Department earlier released images showing the suspected shooter wearing a hoodie, asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to call 911.Follow live updates: 1...

Karen Read, charged in death of Boston police officer, appears in court 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

Karen Read was back in court Wednesday amid accusations that she killed her boyfriend, who was also a Boston Police officer. As court proceedings continued in the case, Read’s lawyers went head to head with prosecutors, arguing about whether their client hit officer John O’Keefe with her car on the night he died. Read, of Mansfield, has been charged with charges including second-degree murder. She has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors maintain Read and O’Keefe had been out drinking with friends, including another police officer, on the night O’Keefe died.O’Keefe’s body was later found in a snowbank outside the other officer’s home in Canton hours after Read dropped him off. Read, who is accused of backing her SUV into O’Keefe, has claimed she is innocent for more than a year. The courtroom in Dedham where Read appeared on Wednesday was packed as Read’s defense argued she has been framed. The prosecution responded, saying Read’s defense team is on a fishing exp...

Lowell man speaks out after wrongful conviction settlement with city of Lowell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:43:49 GMT

A Lowell man spoke out this week after his attorneys said he secured one of the largest wrongful conviction settlements in New England history from the city of Lowell. Victor Rosario’s attorneys issued a statement on the matter on Tuesday, roughly 40 years after he was convicted of arson and murder, which he did not commit. Rosario spoke with reporters on Wednesday, at one point holding a photo of himself from 1983 on the day of his conviction. Rosario’s attorneys said the city of Lowell will pay $13 million dollars in its settlement with Rosario. “This 13 million dollars does not begin to compensate Victor for all that he has lost,” said attorney Locke Bowman. “But it reflects the acknowledgement of the city of Lowell that what happened wasn’t right.”Rosario said he was on scene trying to help victims of a fatal apartment fire on Decatur Street in Lowell back in 1982. Investigators later ruled the fire an arson and decided Rosario was the villain, rather th...