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Mesa County, health contractor to pay $2 million after 27-year-old dies of epileptic seizures in jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

Killmer, Lane and Newman law firmTomas Beauford and his mother, Tiffany MarshThe family of a 27-year-old man with severe mental disabilities who died while experiencing epileptic seizures in the Mesa County jail settled a lawsuit for $2 million, their attorney announced Monday.Tomas Beauford died April 16, 2014, in a Mesa County jail cell after a series of seizures, which deputies and nurses from the health care company ignored, his family’s lawsuit, filed in 2016, states.Jail staff failed to medicate Beauford, confiscated a bracelet that helped him manage seizures and did not intervene in a series of seizures he experienced the night he died, according to the lawsuit.“Rather than providing him with the medical attention and treatment he so desperately needed, Mr. Beauford was actively ignored,” the lawsuit states.Beauford had a severe developmental disability that meant he operated with the mental capacity of a 6-year-old, according to the lawsuit.Beauford was boo...

Colorado DMV relaunches services after statewide shutdown due to technical “outage”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

Colorado’s Division of Motor Vehicles officials relaunched services Monday afternoon following an outage that forced a statewide shutdown — the second in two months.“The outage affected specific appointments, which were related to the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits, and ID cards,” agency spokesman Derek Kuhn said.Online services were not affected, Kuhn said.DMV officials on Monday morning directed Coloradans to re-schedule in-office services.Coloradans seeking DMV services also could work through the DMV’s website, myDMV.Colorado.gov, officials said. They also could use MV Express Kiosks in some counties to renew their vehicle registrations.State motor vehicle officials previously canceled appointments and also online services around Colorado on March 6 due to “a technical issue.”The outage Monday meant “DMV staff could not connect to a vendor’s server, which meant they could not process some DMV transactions,” Kuhn said.Get ...

Several children treated for possible overdose at L.A. middle school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

Several children were treated by paramedics after a possible overdose at Johnnie Cochran Middle School in Los Angeles’ Arlington Heights neighborhood on Monday.L.A. Fire Department crews responded to the school near Crenshaw and Washington boulevards around 11:30 a.m. after receiving reports of at least three children “with altered level of consciousness after possible exposure or ingestion of a yet unknown substance,” the Department said. After student’s death, LA schools to carry overdose antidote According to Sky5 reporter Rich Prickett, the children responded well after being administered Narcan, which reverses the effects of opioids. Three children were transported to an area hospital by ambulance. "They arrived conscious and breathing in minor to moderate medical distress," LAFD said.LAFD did not release their ages or genders, and would not confirm if they were students at Cochran Middle School.Los Angeles Police and L.A. School Police also responded to the scene.

Why speeding doesn’t save drivers much time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

We’re all guilty.Most cars can go well over the speed limit on freeways and surface streets, and we’ve all been in a rush to get somewhere, at some point.But aside from being illegal and dangerous, there is a practical reason why experts say people should generally avoid speeding.It doesn’t save much time.Researchers with the U.S. Army studied the impact of speeding on trip lengths. It found that the time you can shave off a trip by speeding isn’t that much to start, and goes down dramatically as speeds go up.The U.S. Army examined how long it takes to drive 15 miles at three different speed limits, and then how much time is saved by going 10 miles per hour over each of those limits, according to hiroad.com.If the speed limit is 35 mph, it takes around 25 minutes to travel 15 miles. If, instead, you go 45 mph, you save about five minutes.If the speed limit is 50 mph, it takes 18 minutes to travel 15 miles. If you were going 60 miles per hour, you would get to the destination three m...

Man Hospitalized after Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Collision on Copley Park Place [San Diego, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

37-Year-Old Pedestrian Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash near Copley DriveSAN DIEGO, CA (May 1, 2023) – Late Monday night, one man was hospitalized after a hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Copley Park Place.Police received dispatch calls in the area around 11:45 p.m., on the eastbound lanes of the road near Copley Drive on April 24th.Upon arrival, investigators learned that a man was walking on the eastbound lanes when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle.The driver then immediately fled the scene without rendering aid or calling for help. First responders located the man with serious injuries, including head trauma and fractured ribs.Paramedics transported the 37-year-old male pedestrian to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Although, authorities have not yet released his identity.Following preliminary duties, officers say there were no witnesses during the incident. As a result, the suspect is still at large. Anyone with information can contact the SDPD’s Traffic Division ...

FDIC recommends overhauling insurance deposit system

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

By Sharon L. Lynch | Associated PressNEW YORK — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recommending the U.S. rethink its decades-old policy of insuring up to $250,000 in bank deposits and replace it with an overhaul that would allow regulators to cover higher amounts on a “targeted” basis.The proposed change appears to openly acknowledge that the FDIC is looking for ways to calm both depositors and markets as the organization contends with the third U.S. bank failure this year. First Republic Bank became the second largest failure in history Monday when regulators seized it and JP Morgan Chase stepped up as a buyer.“The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the decision to approve Systemic Risk Exceptions to protect the uninsured depositors at those institutions, raised fundamental questions about the role of deposit insurance in the United States banking system,” FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg said in a statement Monday accompanyi...

Single-family house sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

690 Gable Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,485-square-foot house built in 1970 has changed hands. The property located in the 600 block of Gable Drive in Fremont was sold on March 23, 2023. The $1,745,000 purchase price works out to $1,175 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on an 8,030-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Hoyt Street, Fremont, in September 2022, a 1,544-square-foot home was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,166. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,259-square-foot home on Wabana Street in Fremont sold for $2,070,000, a price per square foot of $916. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,483-square-foot home on the 47600 block of Gridley Court in Fremont sold in July 2022, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,416. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. 

Police seek info on January murder case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

(KRON) -- The Vallejo Police Department and the Richmond Police Department are looking for information about a homicide that took place in January. Officials said the victim, Richmond resident Dayna Jones, was murdered in the city of Vallejo.Police are asking if anyone has information or had seen Jones between Jan. 3 and Jan. 18.Jones's body was found on Jan. 18 near the banks of the Napa River in the 200 block of Wilson Avenue in River Park.No arrests have been made so far and the motive and circumstances of the murder remain unclear.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Stephanie McDonough at 707-648-5425 or Detective Corporal Ken Jackson at 707-648-4280.

Santa Clara County deploying drones to mosquito-infested waters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- After an exceptionally rainy winter, Santa Clara County has a surplus of stagnant water, creating ample breeding sources for mosquitoes.The county's Vector Control District began using drones this week to control mosquito larvae along San Francisco Bay and help prevent West Nile virus.West Nile virus is a significant public health concern, county officials said. The California Department of Public Health considers it the state's most common and severe vector-borne disease, causing more than 7,000 human infections and nearly 400 deaths since 2003 when it was first detected in California."It is critical for the District to access and treat marshland and other remote, non-residential areas in Santa Clara County that serve as breeding habitat for mosquitoes, which can transmit West Nile virus and other diseases once they mature. Some mosquitoes found in the Bay Area can fly up to 25 miles once they become adults," county officials wrote.Mosquitoes are typicall...

Trump participará en un foro de CNN en Nueva Hampshire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:26:24 GMT

(CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump participará en un foro presidencial de CNN la próxima semana en Nueva Hampshire, anunció la cadena este lunes.Durante el evento, que conducirá la presentadora de “CNN This Morning” Kaitlan Collins y se transmitirá el 10 de mayo a las 9:00 p.m., hora de Miami, Trump responderá preguntas de los republicanos de Nueva Hampshire y los electores indecisos que planean votar en las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2024.Trump es el principal favorito en la contienda por la candidatura republicana. Sin embargo, lo acusaron en Manhattan en un caso relacionado con pagos de dinero por silencio, realizados durante la campaña de 2016, a mujeres que afirmaron haber tenido relaciones extramatrimoniales con él, lo que el expresidente niega. También enfrenta la demanda la excolumnista E. Jean Carroll, quien asegura que Trump la agredió sexualmente a mediados de la década de 1990 y luego la difamó cuando ella contó la historia. Trump tambié...