Month: June 2023

COLORADO SPRINGS — Record rainfall in our area may help with drought-related conditions, but it can make construction efforts painful. A local business owner says this weather is killing his business. “A little rain is great, but this rain every day really hurts us,” said Jim Morley, owner of Morley Construction. Morley Construction focuses on developing lots for home builders. Its owner says it has been nearly impossible to meet construction deadlines. “We’ve been trying to put in power lines, and we’ve spent weeks. The power company is ready to go, and we’re ready to go. They dig a ditch,…

EVERETT, Mass. — Authorities are investigating after they say the body of a young woman was found in an Everett backyard Tuesday afternoon. According to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, a Springvale Avenue resident reported to police that he found a body in his backyard around 2 p.m. Authorities say an 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released at this time. A preliminary investigation showed that the woman did not show signs of obvious injuries, but police are treating this death as suspicious due to the circumstances surrounding the location of the body….

A crowd cheered as former President Donald Trump arrived at a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey on Tuesday after his flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport. During his speech, the 45th president of the United States as the favorite for the 2024 Republican nomination referred to the federal case against him as a “witch hunt” and accused President Joe Biden, who is running for re-election , of “electoral interference”. ” and of “another attempt to manipulate and steal a presidential election”. Related story: A video shows a man dressed as a convict running in…

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Changes have been made to the places you can put up political signs in Wichita. On Tuesday, the Wichita City Council approved an ordinance that allows an unlimited number of temporary signs on private property during an election period. Temporary signs are also permitted in the public “right-of-way” (a publicly accessible road, road, or footpath legally recognized as a route for public use) as long as they are not adjacent to public property, do not impinge on traffic and are removed after the election. Wichita man found guilty in fatal shooting District 5 Councilman Bryan Frye…

Cheryl Hines talked about her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential run. and how it has affected his career in Hollywood. The 57-year-old actress shared her thoughts on Kennedy’s bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in her first interview since the 69-year-old environmental lawyer announced her candidacy in April. Kennedy has been criticized for his stance on the vaccine and controversial statements he made before and after launching his campaign. In Hines’ interview with the New York Times, he explained his approach to his role in his spouse’s campaign, while in a separate interview with the outlet, Kennedy revealed…

Former President Donald J. Trump visited Little Havana in Miami on Tuesday immediately after his appearance, his latest attempt to present himself as a man persecuted by his political enemies. It was a not-so-subtle attempt to curry favor with Latinos, in Florida and beyond. The visit of Mr. Trump at the Versailles restaurant, an iconic landmark of the Cuban diaspora, came as Republicans have increasingly compared his indictment to corruption and political oppression in Latin American countries. Outside the federal courthouse where the arrest took place in Miami, Alina Habba, a lawyer and spokeswoman for Mr. Trump, he suggested, was…

Former President Donald J. Trump visited Little Havana in Miami on Tuesday immediately after his appearance, his latest attempt to present himself as a man persecuted by his political enemies. It was a not-so-subtle attempt to curry favor with Latinos, in Florida and beyond. The visit of Mr. Trump at the Versailles restaurant, an iconic landmark of the Cuban diaspora, came as Republicans have increasingly compared his indictment to corruption and political oppression in Latin American countries. Outside the federal courthouse where the arrest took place in Miami, Alina Habba, a lawyer and spokeswoman for Mr. Trump, he suggested, was…

Throughout the year, CBS News Colorado, along with our partners PDC Energy and Ping Identity, celebrates six high school students who excel in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Winners receive $1,000 and a profile on CBS News Colorado. Future Leaders winner Aditi Avinash CBS The latest Future Leaders winner is Aditi Avinash, a rising senior at Rock Canyon High School. Although she is an excellent student, Avinash has taken her STEM curiosity far beyond her schoolwork. For the past three years, he has been researching the causes and possible treatments for celiac disease and gluten intolerance. “I found that…