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7 years later, man faces charges in death of woman on train

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The partner of a 28-year-old mother of four found dead on an Amtrak train in 2016 has been arrested.Angelo Valentino Mantych, 41, is being charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner, Marina Placensia. According to an affidavit acquired by the Problem Solvers, detectives responded to Union Station on the morning of Sept. 1, 2016. $557K settlement for pedestrian hit by texting Denver cop They found Placensia dead on the train. She had reportedly boarded a train in Wisconsin with Mantych and their four children the day before.She was found unresponsive on the train prior to it arriving in Denver. An autopsy said there were 35 injuries to her body, mostly caused by blunt force trauma.Initially, her death was ruled undetermined. However, according to the affidavit, the investigation continued. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather In September 2023, a nationally recognized expert in strangulation and suffocation who ha...

New infant RSV vaccine in short supply as respiratory illness season picks up

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Doctors at Partners in Pediatrics in Denver are starting to see an uptick in cases as upper respiratory illness season begins. "We're seeing a lot of viral illnesses," said Dr. Nancy Lataitis. That includes RSV.Lataitis would like to be able to offer her newborn patients the newly approved RSV vaccine, but her office still doesn't have any yet. How much you need to make to be ‘middle class’ in Denver "The supply of the RSV vaccine has been a challenge. Apparently, the demand has way outstripped what was predicted by the manufacturers," she said.The new monoclonal antibody injection was recently approved for infants younger than 8 months and for children up to 24 months who are at high risk.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert about the lack of supply of certain doses and offered options for providers, such as prioritizing those at high risk. Lataitis is telling parents of newborns to call around."If they are in the high-ris...

The Halloween candy Coloradans buy the most

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups -- or at least the Halloween variation of the treat -- you might be a big fan of your leftover trick-or-treat stash this year.Supermarket chain King Soopers revealed which Halloween candy Coloradans were buying the most in 2023, and the chocolate and peanut butter treat came out on top. What will the weather be like on Halloween night in Denver? The rest of the list may or may not surprise you:Reese's Peanut Butter PumpkinsBrach's Candy CornTootsie Caramel Apple PopsSnickers Fun SizeThe second top-selling candy, Candy Corn, has been described as rather divisive -- even being dubbed the most-hated Halloween candy in a study -- though it remains popular nationwide. Three of the four top sellers also proved popular among FOX31 viewers in a poll.However, the order was a bit different: While Reese's Peanut Butter Cups also came out on top in that poll, Snickers was viewed more favorably than Candy Corn, with 15% of viewers voting ...

Man flees from Miami-Dade police with stolen car, crashes into front yard of NWMD home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

The search is on in Northwest Miami-Dade for the person who crashed into the front yard of a home and destroyed parts of its property, after fleeing from police. On Tuesday afternoon, a car traveling at a high rate of speed slammed into a fence and awning of a home, as well as a stop sign in front of it, in the area of Northwest 83rd Street and Northwest 13th Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade. Surveillance footage from a Ring camera caught a man running away, southbound from the incident, who was fleeing officials after stealing the Toyota Corolla from another area of the county. Miami-Dade Police said they had set up a perimeter for an individual in the area around 11:30 a.m.The man has not yet been found, which resulted in nearby Arcola Lake Elementary School locking down. 7News was told that the lockdown had been lifted. The resident who lives in the home was inside at the time of the crash and shared what he saw. “They were chasing him and then I guess he came this way. Drive...

Father charged in shooting of 4-year-old in Cranston, RI

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

A four-year-old boy was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after being shot in Cranston, Rhode Island earlier in the day, police said, and the child’s father has been charged in connection with the shooting.Police said the boy was shot in the head inside a residential building on Queen Street Tuesday morning. He is in critical condition.Police said the boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital and was expected to undergo surgery. Investigators were questioning the boy’s father, who is facing charges including felony assault.Col. Michael Winquist of the Cranston Police Department said Cranston officers were “some of the first ones inside the residence.”“Any time you see a child that’s injured, especially to this degree, it’s always a difficult situation,” Winquist said. “…We’re praying and hoping the child makes it.” Winquist continued, saying “Our thoughts are with the family, at this time, and the ...

Judge expected to rule Wednesday on Healey’s shelter cap

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

A Superior Court judge will make a decision by Wednesday on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s administration can put a cap on the number of people housed under the state’s right-to-shelter law.At an emergency court hearing Tuesday afternoon, Judge Debra Squires-Lee sought more information from Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, who filed the lawsuit against Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and Secretary Ed Augustus, and Assistant Attorney General Kim Parr, who represented the administration.Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed the class action lawsuit on Friday, seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the state from “undermining” its right-to-shelter law by implementing a cap on the number of people the state’s shelter system can accommodate, essentially no longer guaranteeing housing for qualified families protected under the law.The Healey administration projects the system will not “have enough space, service provide...

Lawyers spar over Healey’s plan to limit emergency shelter capacity as judge weighs appeal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

Lawyers sparred in court Tuesday over whether the state has enough money to keep expanding a network of emergency shelters largely used to house migrant families and whether the Healey administration violated state law when it announced a cap on the system earlier this month.Suffolk County Judge Debra Squires-Lee did not make an immediate ruling on a request to temporarily halt Gov. Maura Healey’s shelter capacity plan, and is now weighing whether those seeking housing should be placed on a waitlist or if the state should temporarily be forced to spend money it argues it does not have to expand the system.Squires-Lee said she expected to issue a decision Wednesday on Lawyers on the call for a preliminary injunction just as the state inched closer to Healey’s 7,500-family-limit. More than 7,330 migrant and homeless families were in the system as of Monday, according to state data.Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a lawsuit last week asking for the preliminary injunction as housing and h...

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press)FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks.“We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven’t seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate years ago,” Wray said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.In his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Wray gave his most detailed and ominous assessment of potential threats to the U.S. since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli soldiers and civilians. His reference to the Islamic State, a reminder of when the FBI scrambled to disrupt hastily developed plots of violence by people inspired by the group’s ascendancy, underscores the bureau’s concerns that the current Middle East co...

Kids return to school and trick-or-treat as Maine community starts to heal from mass shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

By DAVID SHARP (Associated Press)LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Children returned to schools and went trick-or-treating on Tuesday as the community of Lewiston tried to return to normal after sheltering indoors for days while authorities hunted for the man responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history.Hundreds of students were back in class at Lewiston High School, petting therapy dogs and signing a large banner that read “Lewiston Strong” — the community’s new motto. Days earlier, the campus had been transformed into a law enforcement command post with three helicopters utilizing the athletic fields and 300 vehicles filling the parking lot.“Today’s going to be hard,” said Superintendent Jake Langlais. “But I think there’s strength in gathering, in unity, in getting back together.”Jayden Sands, a 15-year-old sophomore, said one of his football coaches lost four friends, one of his best friends lost a fr...

Maine mass shooter's troubling behavior raised concerns for months, documents show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:53:15 GMT

Authorities publicly identified Robert Card as a person of interest about four hours after he shot and killed 18 people and wounded 13 others during attacks last week at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. But Card, who was found dead two days after his rampage, had been well known to law enforcement for months. Here's a look at some of the interactions he had with sheriff's deputies, his family and members of his Army Reserve unit, as gleaned from statements made by authorities and documents they released:MAY:On May 3, Card’s 18-year-old son and ex-wife told a school resource officer in Topsham, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of Lewiston, that they were growing concerned about his deteriorating mental health. A Sagadahoc County sheriff's deputy met with the son and ex-wife that day and the son said that around last January, his father started claiming that people around him were saying derogatory things about him. He said his father had become angry and paranoid, ...