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'I'm trained to kill, that’s what to do': Recordings of Letecia Stauch's latest sanity evaluation played in trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Video from Letecia Stauch’s latest sanity evaluation played in the courtroom Tuesday as the murder trial draws closer to closing arguments and a verdict.Stauch is the stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon. With a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, the defense isn’t whether or not Stauch killed Gannon, but if she was insane or able to tell right from wrong at the time of the murder.The prosecution rested Tuesday after weeks of testimony, including a psychologist who evaluated Stauch and found her sane. The defense’s witness, clinical psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Lewis, testified otherwise.On Tuesday Lewis, who said she’s worked with more than 100 adults on death row, testified that she evaluated Stauch as appearing to have Dissociative Identity Disorder. Club Q survivors, victims’ families receive financial disbursement Cross-examination of Lewis on Wednesday included portions of video from the 14-hour sanity evaluation...

Denver weather: More spring showers and mild temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay in a typical spring pattern with mild temperatures and the chance for a few afternoon showers. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy and mildThe Denver area will stay under a partly cloudy sky. Low temperatures will fall to the upper 40s, which is about 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Mild temperatures, chance for afternoon showers Clouds will build in Thursday morning as high temperatures climb back up to the low to mid-70s. This will be ahead of an increased chance for showers and a few thunderstorms. Looking ahead: Chance for spring showers continues Colorado will stay in a typical spring pattern for most of the upcoming week. This will result in highs in the 70s and a daily chance for a few showers and thunderstorms developing with the heat of the afternoon. Parts of northwest Colorado are under a flood watch through Saturday afternoon. Flooding could occur due to rain and snowmelt. Excessive ...

Police capture suspect in Atlanta medical facility shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday.Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured Wednesday evening. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about where Patterson was found.https://twitter.com/Atlanta_Police/status/1653914386937905152Authorities said Patterson stole a vehicle and drove away after shooting five women on the 11th floor of a Northside medical building shortly after noon. The facility is in a commercial area filled with office towers and high-rise apartments and news of the shooting prompted workers and lunchgoers to shelter in place for hours.Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a 39-year-o...

Pole position: Nautical Ventures shows off summer’s hottest water toys ahead of SoFlo Boat Show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

The motion of the ocean is nice, but sometimes it’s just not enough. If that’s you, just know there’s no shame in using a toy to fully enjoy yourself, so here’s a fun look at this summer’s hottest toys that’ll have you riding waves of pleasure.Samuel E. Wright (as Sebastian, voice): “The human world is a mess, life under the sea is better than anything they’ve got up there.”Unless you’re chilling on toys from Nautical Ventures.Roger Moore: “We sell everything from stand-up paddleboards, to 1,000-foot cruise ships, with a main emphasis on center consoles. We don’t say we sell boats, we sell fun.”Their AquaBanas accessories will float your boat.Roger Moore: “The AquaBana is a fun toy that you can really lounge on that also has a cover on it, that’s called the Party Bana, king lounger, even a dance pole.”Wait, what? A dance pole?Emily Torano: “My favorite experience was being able to e...

Learn to dance salsa at InterContinental Miami every 1st Friday of the month

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

Great dancers are great because they have passion and fire … but also because they have great teachers.So, if you’re itching to learn, or want to just dance, the InterContinental Miami is saying, “Keep calm and just salsa on.”What would be life without a little salsa?For one, you wouldn’t be able to get twirled around by your partner.But if you have two left feet and want to move like a pro, the InterContinental Miami is saying “no problemo,” thanks to Salsa Night.Arminio Rivero, General Manager, InterContinental Miami: “Salsa Night is great because you really feel like you are north of Havana, Cuba. If you don’t know how to dance salsa, you’re going to have the best instructors on site.”Salsa lovers will teach you some foot action every first Friday of every month.Arminio Rivero: “We want to do it perfectly for you — with the right ambiance, the right vibe — and the best part of it, is that in order...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the Netherlands

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Netherlands late Wednesday, after a brief visit to Finland.The Ukrainian leader is expected to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra and Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren on Thursday, according to a Dutch official who was not authorized to speak on the record due to security issues.Zelenskyy will deliver a speech titled “there is no peace without justice” and visit the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the forced transfer of children to Russia after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is expected to travel to The Hague for a joint meeting with Rutte and Zelenskyy on Thursday.Zelenskyy did not leave his country for the first 10 months after Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022. But in December 2022, Zelenskyy traveled to the U.S. in a bid to drum up fin...

Suspect captured in shooting at Atlanta medical facility

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday.Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured Wednesday evening. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about where Patterson was found.Authorities said Patterson stole a vehicle and drove away after shooting five women on the 11th floor of a Northside medical building shortly after noon. The facility is in a commercial area filled with office towers and high-rise apartments and news of the shooting prompted workers and lunchgoers to shelter in place for hours.Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. The ...

Liam Hendriks is driven to return to the Chicago White Sox after having non-Hodgkin lymphoma: ‘My job is to get this done’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

Liam Hendriks always believed he would get back to playing baseball.The Chicago White Sox closer publicly disclosed in January that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and said Wednesday it was Stage 4. He announced on April 20 that he was cancer–free. And now he’s remarkably one step closer to joining the Sox, beginning a minor-league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Charlotte at Gwinnett.“As soon as I found out the regular treatment timelines, I was like, ‘OK, how can I beat it,’” said Hendriks, who met with reporters wearing a T-shirt with the words “struckout cancer” Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.Hendriks said lumps in his neck discovered in June were triggers. Since he first heard the diagnosis, Hendriks never took the view of “Why me?”“I looked at it as a ‘Why not me?’ ” he said. “I tend to have a little rosier perspective on life. So that was process behind it. ‘Lo...

Prosecutor: Suspected Texas gunman tried to escape to Mexico

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

By JUAN A. LOZANO and NOMAAN MERCHANT (Associated Press)CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing five of his neighbors in Texas after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house hid out just miles away from the slayings while he and his domestic partner plotted his escape to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Francisco Oropeza showered and slept at the house outside the city of Conroe while Divimara Lamar Nava got him donuts from a nearby store, a prosecutor said. Lamar Nava also acknowledged delivering a message from Oropeza to his cousins in the area asking for their help getting him out of the country, the prosecutor said at Lamar Nava’s probable cause hearing. The cousins refused to help.Authorities believe Lamar Nava was talking to investigators at the same time she was trying to help Oropeza, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said at a news conference. Oropeza, 38, was arrested late Tuesday at the house, just 20 miles (32 kilo...

Yankees Notebook: Brian Cashman speaks with his team in last place

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:07:21 GMT

With his team sitting in last place, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke to reporters for nearly 30 minutes before Wednesday’s game against the Guardians.Cashman, sitting in the Yankees’ dugout, discussed his team’s plethora of injuries, roster construction, failing to make additional moves over the offseason, organizational depth and more. He also had a message for fans with the Yankees amid a rough stretch that has seen them struggle to score runs and win games.“We have time to make up ground,” the general manager said, adding that he still thinks the Yankees can contend for a championship. “Don’t count us out. Don’t give up on us.”Below are the biggest takeaways from Cashman’s first media session of the season.INJURIES, INJURIES, INJURIESEven though the Yankees entered spring training with a handful of question marks, Cashman pushed the idea that his team’s woes are mainly the result of injuries.The Yankees...