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Nuggets trade into 1st round by swapping picks with the Pacers: AP source

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The NBA-champion Denver Nuggets traded into the first round of the draft by acquiring the 29th overall pick from the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said.As part of the deal, the Nuggets will also receive the 32nd pick from the Pacers in Thursday night's draft. Indiana receives the 40th pick from Denver along with a first-round selection in 2024, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade of picks hasn't been announced. All of Denver's professional sports teams represented in Pride Parade Denver is trying to sprinkle in an assortment of players around its nucleus of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon. Denver struck gold with Christian Braun when the team took the high-energy player out of Kansas last summer at No. 21. Braun turned in valuable minutes off the bench during the Nuggets' run to the franchise's first championship. They also hav...

Missing sub search 'a huge challenge,' retired Navy officer explains

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Dr. William Parker is an affiliate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver and a retired senior naval officer who was contacted this week about the search for the Titan submersible in the deep North Atlantic.The Titan disappeared Sunday with five people on board. The OceanGate tourist sub was on its way to view the Titanic's wreckage in deep ocean water with limited oxygen and supplies on board. No timeline on ending Titanic sub search, despite ticking clock At a news conference Wednesday, the Coast Guard said more banging sounds were detected in the ocean Wednesday morning, and more vessels were coming to aid in the search."I have talked to quite a few people in the last 48 hours on this issue," said Parker, the founder of Parker Maritime Technologies.He's carried out a lot of search and rescue missions during his career."I've commanded three ships, a squadron of ships, and then my last job I was the chief of staff for...

Aventura Police officer arrested by Broward Sheriff’s Office on multiple charges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

An Aventura Police officer was arrested on multiple charges stemming from an incident in Pompano Beach, authorities said.Thirty-year-old David Esteban Delgado was booked into the Broward County Jail on Tuesday night. He faces two counts of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of being armed while engaged in a criminal offense and one count of battery.The arrest comes after a complaint was filed by two individuals regarding an incident that occurred on Saturday, May 20, at approximately 10:15 p.m.It remains unknown what happened in Pompano Beach.The initial allegations against the officer involved misuse of authority and false arrest. Following the complaint, Aventura Police launched immediate internal affairs investigation, and Delgado was suspended with pay.Given that the incident occurred within Broward County’s jurisdiction, the Broward County Sheriff’s Public Corruptions Division took over the investigation.The Aventura Police...

Trial begins in case of former Miami Gardens Police officer accused of placing knee on woman’s neck

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

It was time for trial for a former police officer who was caught on camera placing his knee on woman’s neck. The woman said her painful encounter with the officer did not end there.Former Miami Gardens Police Gardens Officer Jordy Martel appeared in court on Wednesday morning.The 33-year-old faces four counts of battery and two counts of official misconduct.Martel is being accused of pressing his knee into Safiya Satchell’s neck while she was on the ground.Martel worked an off-duty security job at the time.The takedown stemmed from a confrontation with a waitress over food inside Tootsie’s Cabaret on Jan. 14, 2020.During Martel’s court appearance, Satchell took the stand to testify.“That’s his knee on my neck,” she said.After the confrontation inside the nightclub, Satchell went back to her car. That’s when Martel approached to give her a no-trespass order.Martel was heard asking Satchell to follow him to his car, but she refused to get out ...

Shake-A-Leg Miami summer camp gives over 300 kids first-time experience out on the water

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

Summertime means camps, and a group of children had reason to be really excited as they embarked on a brand-new experience out on the water.A community watersports complex in Coconut Grove is big on inclusion, and a generous gift made it possible for some first-timers to learn that they really love the water.Shake-A-Leg Miami helped campers kick off the summer season with a lot of fun in the sun.“Summer camp is in full action,” said Harry Horden, president and co-founder of Shake-A-Leg Miami, which is inclusive for those with disabilities.More than 300 South Florida children hit the water on Wednesday.“I’m looking forward to just having fun, making new friends and being in a safe place,” said one of the children.“Enjoy my day and make some new experiences,” said Ornella, another participant. “The majority of the kids have never been on the water, never had the opportunity, and we together with the City of Miami, we’re able to pr...

Police recover 2 firearms used in SW Miami-Dade shooting involving teens

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

Police said they have found two firearms that were used in a shooting in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood that sent two young people to the hospital.According to Miami-Dade Police, the victims — a 17-year-old male and a 20-year-old woman — drove themselves to the hospital after they came under fire near the 10500 block of Southwest 176th Street, Tuesday afternoon.Detectives said two groups got into an argument and that’s when shots rang out.Police said the 17-year-old who was injured opened fire. As of Wednesday evening, he remains in critical condition.

Driver taken into custody after alleged traffic violation, police chase that ended in the South End

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

A driver was taken into custody Wednesday after a traffic violation led to a police chase that ended in Boston’s South End area, MBTA transit police said. Law enforcement officials were seen responding to an area along Tremont Street in the South End Wednesday afternoon, where they at one point surrounded a black SUV that appeared to be stuck on a roadway median. While transit police did not provide any further information on the incident, witnesses said two men appeared to take off from the car and run down the street after the SUV got stuck on Tremont Street.SKY7-HD captured video of police on scene on Tremont Street around 4:30 p.m. Roughly 15 minutes later, around 4:45 p.m., several officers were spotted documenting the SUV’s interior, taking photographs and appearing to pull up floorboards in the vehicle. The SUV had been towed away as of around 6 p.m., leaving behind some debris in the area.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online...

At least 41 killed in riot at Honduras woman’s prison

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

(CNN) — A deadly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras led to at least 41 people being killed, Public Ministry spokesperson Yuri Mora told CNN en Español.The apparent prison riot broke out Tuesay at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, a women’s penitentiary outside the capital city Tegucigalpa, and there are fears the death toll will rise.Mora said the death toll could increase as rescue teams continue to work, adding that some of the deaths were the result of burns while others had gunshot wounds.The main assistance center in Tegucigalpa has received several injured people, he saidA brawl is believed to have broken out in the prison in the early hours of Tuesday between rival gangs Barrio 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Delma Ordonez, the president of an association for prisoners’ families, told Reuters.The country has a history of incidents at its prisons – criticized for being overcrowded places with poor conditions amid an increase of organized crim...

Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon set for second rehab start, DJ LeMahieu sits again

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

Carlos Rodon will make his second rehab start for Double-A Somerset on Sunday, according to manager Aaron Boone.Rodon, following forearm and back injuries, made his organizational debut on Tuesday with Somerset. He totaled one hit, one earned run, one walk and five strikeouts over three innings of work and 42 pitches.“He had good life on his heater, even though it’s still not huge velocity,” Boone said Wednesday. “I think he averaged around 92.5, is what I saw. Whereas you look at last year, he’s probably 94.5.“Looked free and easy to me. He looked comfortable.”Rodon said that he threw all of his pitches, and that his fastball ranged from 91-95 miles per hour.“Almost there,” he said.The Yankees have discussed Rodon only needing three rehab starts, though that is not a set-in-stone minimum. Boone didn’t want to set a date for his Yankees debut yet — “Let’s just get through Sunday first,” the manager s...

‘A really disturbing situation:’ Adult fraudulently enrolled in BPS high schools worked for state agency

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:47 GMT

An adult woman who enrolled in three BPS high schools over the last year and is now being investigated by police worked in the state Department of Children and Families until February, the governor said.“She was no longer a DCF employee as of February of this year, but a disturbing situation and we’ll continue to learn more from authorities as they investigate,” Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday.The woman, who has been reported to be 32 years old by media outlets, used an “extremely sophisticated fraud” to enroll in Jeremiah Burke, Brighton and English high schools in the 2022-23 school year, Superintendent Mary Skipper said Tuesday.A police report on the incident from June 14 said the fraud was discovered when a man came to pick up the woman, who he called his daughter, at school and told an administrator she would be transferring to a Catholic school.This set up alarms for the staff member, as she had been enrolled in the school for less than a week.Th...