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Northglenn girl with terminal cancer hoping for chance to meet Luke Bryan

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

NORTHGLENN, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Northglenn girl battling terminal brain cancer is hoping for a chance to meet Luke Bryan at his Saturday concert in Denver.Mary Stegmueller has technically met him once before when Bryan gave her a quick hug while she was in chemotherapy after a concert in 2021. Now, she's hoping for a face-to-face conversation.“Now she feels they’re BFFs," her mother Kristin Stegmueller said. "And she’s like 'I want to see him, but he also needs to come see me.' So, she’s also hoping to see him up close and personal just because he’s made her so happy.”Mary was diagnosed with cancer when she was just 4 years old and was given just a few months to live.  Local nonprofit helps seniors paint their homes through Paint-A-Thon Three years later, she's been through multiple clinical trials and brain surgeries but has remained positive through the entire ordeal. The die-hard Luke Bryan fan is immunocompromised and can't stand for long durations, so S...

Police: Man killed in officer-involved shooting on Lincoln Road was transitional housing escapee from New Hampshire

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

A man who was killed in a police-involved shooting at the Victoria’s Secret store on Lincoln Road was an escaped inmate from New Hampshire, police said.On Friday, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections announced the death of Darien Young.Corrections officials said the 29-year-old was a resident who had been placed on escape status after he left Calumet House in Manchester on July 21.7News has learned Young had done time for burglary and other charges.Young was identified as the suspect who threatened two individuals at knifepoint and was shot by a Miami Beach Police officer inside of the Victoria’s Secret Store on Lincoln Road, Thursday afternoon.Shanell Santiago, who works at SEE Eyewear, said he heard gunshots a few doors down from his store.“Bam, bam, bam!’ Knocks on my door, ‘Let’s go, Let’s go, get out, get out, let’s run,’” he said. “‘Close the doors, close everything, get out of the shop.’”Witness Santiago Herrera said he also heard the gunfire.“A...

Nearly 100 children receive new backpacks, sneakers at Pantry of Broward’s back-to-school distribution

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

A South Florida organization and a legendary sports star stepped up to give back to the community.The Pantry of Broward hosted its annual Back to School Distribution Day in Fort Lauderdale, Friday. Nearly 100 children ranging in age from 4 to 18 years old were given brand-new backpacks filled with school supplies, as well as new lunchboxes and a very special surprise.Reebok and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation teamed up to donate a brand-new pair of sneakers to each child, setting them up for a successful and stylish school year.“Shoes. They’re in lime,” said student Jasiah Depre. “Most people know us as a food pantry, but we really go on top of that and go out of our way to help our grand kids,” said Warren Lubow, director of operations for The Pantry of Broward. The Pantry of Broward caters to grandparents living on low, fixed incomes who have become the primary caretakers of their grandchildren.

Woman arrested in connection with Miami Gardens hit-and-run that injured 3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

A driver is behind bars after she was arrested in connection to a hit-and-run in Miami Gardens that left a woman fighting for life and two other victims injured.Sharon Cox appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Friday. The 62-year-old was charged with leaving the scene of a crash with serious injuryAccording to Miami Gardens Police, the suspect was pulling out of a parking lot in the area of Northwest 164th Street and 25th Avenue when she struck the victims and took off.One of the victims was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police: 3 arrested in smash and grab at high-end watch shop on Boylston Street

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

Boston police say three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen smash and grab at a high-end watch shop on Boylston Street on Friday evening. Broken glass and a smashed door could be seen at Audemars Piguet luxury watch store, where watches can go for $20,000 to more than $250,000. A witness said a group of men smashed the door, ran inside, and then ran to a waiting car and took off. Police later said three people had been taken into custody in connection with the crime.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline: Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly go to LA Dodgers and Kendall Graveman sent to Houston Astros

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

Veteran Lance Lynn helped the Chicago White Sox to the playoffs in 2021.He’ll look to aid the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Sox traded the right-hander Friday.Joining him in Los Angeles will be reliever Joe Kelly, who previously won World Series titles with the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.USA Today’s Bob Nightengale was the first to report the trade news.The Sox received Double-A right-handed starter Nick Nastrini, Double-A right-handed reliever Jordan Leasure and veteran outfielder Trayce Thompson, whose big-league career began with the Sox in 2015.The Sox also sent right-handed reliever Kendall Graveman to the Houston Astros. The team announced both trades Friday afternoon.With the trade of Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, that’s five pitchers the Sox have dealt ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.Lynn has one of the highest ERAs in baseball among qualified pitchers this season at 6.47. But he’s also among the major...

Mega Millions: Here are the winning numbers for $940M jackpot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner. Mega Millions jackpot now $910 million ahead of Friday’s drawing The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are h...

Ex-Puerto Rico boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty on two charges tied to death of his pregnant lover

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover.The verdict came after a 25-week trial in which the jury heard gruesome details about the April 2021 killing of Keishla Rodríguez that shocked the U.S. territory.The jury convicted Verdejo on the charge of kidnapping that leads to a death and one count of causing the death of an unborn child. The 12 jurors could not reach unanimous verdicts on the charge of intercepting and stealing vehicle with the consequence of causing a death or the charge of carrying a weapon to commit a violent crime.U.S. District Judge Pedro Delgado Hernandez set a Nov. 3 sentencing session, at which Verdejo could face a penalty of up to life in prison.Federal prosecutors relied on the testimony of more than 30 people, including key witness Luis Antonio Cádiz, a friend of Verdejo who also was charged in the case. He pleaded guilty last year after re...

Metro workers across GTA reject tentative deal, set to begin strike action

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

TORONTO — Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday.Unifor says in a statement that front-line grocery workers at 27 Metro stores will begin strike action on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming at the stores at 8 a.m.The union says the strike action comes after members of Unifor Local 414 voted to reject a tentative collective agreement reached last week.Local 414 represents some 3,700 workers across the GTA.Unifor says stores affected by the strike will include those in Toronto, Brantford, Orangeville, Milton, Oakville, Brampton, North York, Islington, Willowdale, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Newmarket and Scarborough.Metro Ontario Inc. a subsidiary of Metro Inc., said in a statement that it is “extremely disappointed” that employees at the 27 locations rejected the agreement even though the union bargaining committee unanimously recommended it to its mem...

Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:13 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.After making landfall Friday morning in southern Fujian province, where at least 400,000 people were evacuated, the storm flooded streets and toppled electric transmission towers in the province. Over a million households were left without power, according to the state-backed Xiamen Evening News. The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm at 11 p.m. Friday night, China’s state-owned broadcaster CCTV announced.Businesses and summer school classes had been ordered suspended and the public was urged to stay indoors. In the city of Quanzhou by China’s southern coast, authorities reported some 50 individuals sustained minor injuries. Residents shared photos on social media showing downed trees with roots fully out of the ground Saturday morning. Earlier in the week, the storm grazed past T...