Home

Couple says contractor referred by insurance company caused $300K in damage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver metro-area couple told FOX31 that a restoration company referred by their insurance company left them with more than $300,000 in damage to their home.Rick and Stephanie Evans said the company was repairing flood damage but left the property with electrical damage, chipped floors and baseboards, a broken staircase banister and subpar windows.“They were so substandard, so bad, that literally our heating bill was over $600 a month," Rick Evans said. Evans showed the Problem Solvers a damaged sink where he said workers poured grout down the drain, causing additional flooding. Beware: Police warn of undetectable card skimmers at ATMs, gas pumps The couple said despite a damage estimate of more than $300,000 by an independent contractor, their restoration company is only offering $72,000 to settle, and their insurance carrier is no longer involved since the business only provided the referral.“They washed their hands of it, and now we’re stuck,” Evans said.Home...

Inside look at how US marshals protect and serve in District of Colorado

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 got an exclusive look at the U.S. Marshals Service for the District of Colorado.In part one of this series, FOX31 rode along as a task force tracked down unregistered sex offenders. However, the job duties span far beyond that.“You can hide, but we never stopped looking for you — that's kind of the mantra,” said Kirk Taylor, U.S. marshal for the District of Colorado. "We hunt fugitives. The Marshals Service nationwide arrests about 80 (thousand) to 100,000 fugitives per year."Taylor sat down for a rare one-on-one interview and told FOX31 about the scope of the country’s first federal law enforcement agency.“We’re going after the worst of the worst,” said Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew Gallagher, with the District of Colorado. "People-trafficking, narcotics, trafficking weapons, doing shootings. Gang members who are illegally possessing firearms, which brings it to the federal level."Despite distance, US Marshals can work a caseWhen a person flees the city or county...

Aventura Police officer accused in rough robbery of 2 men he believed stole wife’s phone stands trial in Broward

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

It was trial time for a South Florida police officer accused of robbing two men he believed stole from his wife.Taking the stand in court on Wednesday, Kenley LaFalaise, one of the alleged victims, did not mince words when asked to repeat what the defendant, Aventura Police Officer David Delgado, said to him on the day of the incident.“‘Shut the [expletive] up.’ That’s what he said: ‘shut the [expletive] up, shut the [expletive] up before I shoot you.’ That’s what he said to me,” said LaFalaise.Prosecutors said Delgado, 33, pulled a gun on LaFalaise and roughed him up in Pompano Beach back in May.At the time, Delgado’s wife was a valet driver at Aventura Mall. Prosecutors said she left her phone in LaFalaise’s car, and Delgado, in his police unit, tracked the phone to Pompano Beach.When he located LaFalaise, prosecutors said, Delgado pointed a gun at him and handcuffed him and his friend.Delgado was arrested a month later a...

John Kerry warns UK and Germany against ‘business as usual’ on climate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

LONDON — John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, warned the U.K. and Germany against a “business as usual” approach to fossil fuels.Speaking to POLITICO’s Power Play podcast, the former presidential contender flagged the risks of a lack of “concentrated effort” between nations to hit the global warming goals set by the Paris Agreement.And, asked about the U.K.’s decision to announce further licensing rounds for fossil fuel drilling and Germany’s continued coal generation, Kerry said: “I worry a little bit that in various places around the world there’s too much business as usual. There’s not enough concentrated effort to all help each other with this transition.”War in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the COVID pandemic had, Kerry said, “all taken a toll on our ability to just be focused on this in the way that we ought to be.“But, we can’t go back,” he added. “Nobody should be going ba...

John Kerry: US must get rid of ‘crazy’ oil subsidies

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

The United States must end “crazy” oil and gas subsidies to achieve its climate goals, but a stalled Congress is preventing President Joe Biden from taking action, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told POLITICO.“The subsidies are crazy, and we have them still in the United States,” Kerry said in an interview with POLITICO’s Power Play podcast. “President Biden has said we’ve gotta get rid of these subsidies. But again … you have to legislate to do that and we’ve been pretty gridlocked in our country for a period of time.”As the U.S. heads into a presidential election year, Kerry said he hopes people will put aside “party labels” and “come together around good, common-sense solutions” to fight climate change. The U.S. diplomat, who is currently in Dubai for the COP28 summit, is preparing to welcome the U.S. Republican congressional delegation, slated to arrive in the United Arab Emirates later this week. Donald Trump, the American conservatives&...

Man dead, 2 women being treated for stab wounds after incident in Dedham

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

One man was dead and two women were being treated for stab wounds Wednesday night after a stabbing incident in Dedham, officials said. Dedham police in an initial statement said officers first responded to the scene on Jackson Pond Road around 6 p.m. Speaking near 11 p.m., Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said people in a home in the area called police after they said a man stabbed two people he was related to. Morrissey said officers arrived to find a man in distress on Jackson Pond Road. Officers subsequently deployed pepper spray and a stun gun as they took the man into custody, according to Morrissey. Morrissey said the man continued showing signs of mental and physical distress and was treated at the scene before he was later taken to an area hospital, where he died.Morrissey said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the man’s death at a later date.In the meantime, Morrissey said the two women who were ...

Lucas: Biden’s ‘help’ leaves a lot to be desired

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

You’ve got a friend in Mo, not Joe, despite songwriter James Taylor’s best efforts.The singer/songwriter was part of Joe Biden’s fundraising concert this week called “You’ve Got a Friend in Joe.”But your real pal is Mo, especially if you are an illegal immigrant.“Mo” is Gov. Maura Healey.It was Mo, not Joe, who just signed a supplementary $3 billion budget bill that earmarks some $250 million in additional funds to deal with the overflow of thousands of illegal immigrants who have overwhelmed Massachusetts’ ability to care for them.That appropriation is just the beginning, because without federal assistance and a curb on illegal immigration Massachusetts will soon face higher taxes and a cut in taxpayer services.These Massachusetts arrivals  are just a fraction of the millions of illegal immigrants that Joe Biden has let into the country through his open borders policy.But while Biden has let them in, he has turned a cold shoulder to pleas from governor...

Editorial: City councilors racked up legal fees – let them pay

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

The Boston City Council honed dysfunction to a fine art this year. Why should Bostonians have to pay for its mistakes?We mean that literally.As the Herald reported, the fractious fight over redistricting that roiled the council and prompted a lawsuit racked up a bill of $700,000-plus. Guess who’s picking up the tab?That $700,000-plus is for the legal fees arising from that lawsuit – one that forced a federal judge to throw out an electoral map that likely violated the Constitution.The city, the Council and Mayor Michelle Wu were sued after an initial map was passed by the body last fall.That “unity map” as it was called, was a group effort, with input from advocacy groups including the NAACP Boston chapter teaming with some council members.It was tossed by a federal judge after a week-long court hearing, and it was deemed that the council likely violated the Constitution by factoring race into the redistricting map.Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty said the...

‘Tis the season to shop, sip, eat & play in Boston & beyond

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

Eat, drink, and be merry, that’s the go-to holiday motto. But we’re going to amend that. This year, how about: Eat, drink, shop, take classes, buy gifts, brunch with girlfriends, nosh with family, and yes — be very, very merry.The next few holiday weeks are filled with fabulous events spilling over with all that fun stuff.It starts as early as tomorrow, with a road trip for a smashing intimate in-person cocktail soirée and book signing with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, to celebrate their children’s book, “Love Comes First.” (https://aubergeresorts.com/whitebarninn/experiences/prelude-cocktails). From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. the celeb sisters will be hosting and toasting with cocktails and light bites in the elegance-meets-rustic dining room of The White Barn Inn ((The Bush Family compound is located just down the road apiece in Kennebunkport, ME). For a $55 ticket you can meet them, get the opportunity to buy copies of their book for your favorite youngsters, and luxuriate in t...

‘Eileen’ psyches out audience with labored slog

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:18:25 GMT

How does a film go wrong? The ways are many. But usually the screenplay and the director are to blame. In the case of the 1960 Massachusetts-set neo-noir “Eileen,” the actors also chew the scenery. The acclaimed actor Thomasin McKenzie of “The Power of the Dog” and “Last Night in Soho” plays the title role. Eileen Dunlop, 24, is the repressed daughter of retired Boston police chief Jim Dunlop (Shea Whigham). Jim is an angry alcoholic, whose daughter brings pint bottles of whiskey home for him every day. We also see Jim bring home a case of Stroh’s. Jim sits in front of the TV in his and Eileen’s dingy house in a wintry New England, drinking beer and whiskey, smoking cigarettes and handling his old service revolver. Sometimes, he wanders the streets of his neighborhood at night, armed and drunk and is brought home by a nice, young fellow cop.Eileen drives a 1950s beater that smokes so badly when the engine runs that Eileen is forced to keep the widows open. This is only o...