Friday, January 4, 2013

El Diablo and Sketch Restaurants Closed in Denver

Two popular Denver restaurants were shut down by the city, Friday morning.

Both El Diablo and Sketch are in a building located at 1st Avenue and Broadway.

According to the city's notice, on the doors, the building has been closed due to safety violations.

Building owner Jesse Morreale had previously been warned, in August, about the unsafe structure of the building.

After he promised to fix the problems, Denver allowed the restaurants to be kept open, but Morreale never started any of the work.

High School Sophomore Wows With No Look 3 Pointer

A sophomore at McCutcheon High School, in Lafayette, Indiana, is getting some major attention.

On Wednesday night, Gabrielle Gary scored a career high twenty-four points, leading her team to a fifty-six to thirty-six victory.

But that's not all of what is getting her the attention.

Just after the game began she went to save a ball from going out of bounds.

However, with a no look throw over her shoulder, the ball hit the rim and backboard, and ended up going through the net for a three pointer.

As the crowd went crazy, Gabrielle continued on, to her defensive position.

GM Recalling 70,000 Vehicles

General Motors is recalling nearly seventy thousand vehicles, from around the world.

They are being recalled due to a possible issue with the parking brake.

If the parking brake is damaged or malformed, it could cause the vehicle to roll away, at anytime.

All of the vehicles are from the 2013 line.

The recall includes Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT and ESVs; Chevrolet Express, Silverado, Avalanche, Tahoe, and Suburbans; and GMC Savanna, Sierra, and Yukons.

If vehicles need a replacement part, one will be installed, for free.

Owners will begin to be sent letters on January 22.

Boulder Dispensary Robbed With Bear Mace

Dandelion Dispensary
A man walked into the Dandelion Dispensary, in Boulder, Colorado, Thursday night and immediately sprayed bear mace at the employees.

With the employees blinded and barely breathing, the man went on to rob the place.

One of the employees had to be treated at the hospital.

The amount of bear mace kept police from entering the dispensary, to investigate, for several hours.

Once it was clear enough to see, they still had to use gas masks to enter.

Employees described the man as "not thin" and wearing "all black".

Police believe he may have had an accomplice in the robbery, who was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix.

Bear mace is an extra strong form of pepper spray, designed to drive off bears, and can be deadly to humans.

1 Killed After Colliding With Train

One person is dead after they drove their truck in front of a train.

It happened in Weld County, Colorado, Friday morning.

The truck was carried for about half a mile before the train could stop.

One fire started at the point of impact, and second where the wreckage of the truck stopped at.

Firefighters had both fires under control by 06:20.

Investigators are trying to determine why the truck's driver tried beating the train, but at this point are ruling it an accident.

3 NYPD Officers Shot in 2 Incidents

Pichardo, left, Kozicki, center, Levay, right
Three New York Police officers were shot, Thursday night, in two separate shootings.

Around 18:30 EST, three robbers entered a used car dealership in the Bronx. One of them was armed and Officer Juan Pichardo, who was working off duty, fought him for the gun.

Despite being shot, in the thigh, Pichardo and a coworker subdued and unarmed the robber. The other two robbers took off running, but were later caught by other officers. Pichardo was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he is expected to fully recover.

At a Brooklyn subway station, Officers Michael Levay and Lukasz Kozick approached a man acting suspiciously, about 19:30 EST. They had seen him riding between subway cars, which is illegal.

The man pulled out a gun and shot both officers, Kozick three times, as well as a bystander, before Levay shot and killed the gunman. Both officers and the bystander were taken to Lutheran Medical Center, where they are expected to recover fully.

According to police, that gunman had a criminal history in both New York and California. His records include assault, a stabbing, and hopping trains. Witnesses say he seemed to be deliberately aiming low, so as to miss the officer's vests.

West Texas Hit by Blizzard

West Texas continued to deal with blizzard conditions, on Friday.

Interstate 10 was closed in both directions Thursday night and Friday morning, after the snow caused multiple accidents.

Some parts of West Texas have already seen more than four inches of snow, just within the last twenty-four hours.

As much as another eight inches are expected, by Saturday morning.

Flights in and out of El Paso have been cancelled and delayed, by the weather.

4 Israelis Hospitalized After Palestinians Hit Them With Rocks

Palestinian throws rock at Israeli border guards
Three Israeli civilians and a border guard were injured, on Friday, near Ramallah and Nablus.

All four were hit by rocks thrown by Palestinians, in the West Bank.

They all required hospital treatment.

Two of the civilians were driving along the border, when their car was pummeled by rocks.

IDF troops fired into the air in order to rescue them.

Fatah's First Gaza Rally in Years Cancelled Halfway Through

Thousands of Fatah supporters rallied in the Gaza Strip, on Friday.

It was the first time, since 2007, that Fatah had shown their face after Hamas took control of Gaza.

Hamas approved the rally, showing improved ties between the two rival Palestinian groups.

However, the rally was cancelled half way through the event after twenty people were injured.

Officials stated that it was shut down due to overcrowding and they feared more people would be injured.

But according to witnesses the people had been injured when fighting broke out between two of Fatah's internal factions.

Malala Yousufzai Relased From Hospital

Malala Yousufzai was released from Queen Elizabeth hospital in the UK, on Thursday.

The fifteen year old girl was shot in an assassination attempt, back in October, when she was only fourteen.

She had been becoming a symbol of justice for education, especially for women, in Pakistan.

The Taliban's attempt on her life solidified her status and gave her world wide status.

In the shooting a bullet broke her skull and lodged next to her brain, nearly killing her.

Yousufzai will have to return to the hospital, for further surgeries, but she no longer needs to stay there.

She says she desires to return to Pakistan, but concerns for her safety may prevent that from happening.