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What happened to the man missing from Glacier Gorge Trailhead?

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Rocky Mountains are home to some of the most beautiful sights in Colorado. People hike every day, year-round. But some don't come out. One of the Rockies' biggest mysteries is the unsolved disappearance in the case of James Pruitt. He set off for a day hike, but three days later, only his car was found. Unsolved: The suspicious death of Bobby Bizup On Feb. 28, 2019, Pruitt set off for a hike in the Rockies. He parked in the Glacier Gorge parking lot, grabbed his Nikon Coolpix 900 camera, reddish orange beanie and set off for the day around 10 a.m., according to the National Park Service Cold Cases. On March 3, U.S. Park Rangers found his vehicle, but there were no signs of Pruitt. The rangers contacted his family who said they hadn't seen or heard from him for three days. Worst of all, Pruitt had no intentions of staying over, his family said. This was only supposed to be a day hike. By the time the National Park Service started the search, it had been three d...

Purported names, photos and addresses of Fulton County grand jurors circulate on far-right internet

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

(CNN) — Names, photographs, social media profiles and even the home addresses purportedly belonging to members of the Fulton County grand jury that this week voted to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are circulating on social media – with experts saying that some anonymous users are calling for violence against them.CNN cannot independently verify if the photographs, social media accounts and the homes addresses being posted actually belong to the grand jurors.However, the names being circulated on these sites appear to match the names of at least 13 of the 26 grand jurors that served on the panel in Fulton County. It’s unclear if those names are the actual grand jurors or just people with the same name. Some addresses appear to be wrong.Unlike the federal system, when someone is indicted in Fulton County, the indictment includes the names of all the grand jurors who served on the 26-member panel that handed up the charges. However, the indictment, which is ...

Florida teen participating in Florida Python Challenge nabs massive 15-foot python in Everglades

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida teenager’s first time participating in the Florida Python Challenge has secured his place in python-catching history after he helped reel in one of the largest pythons encountered recently.While he visited Everglades National Park with his team, 18-year-old Jack Cronin caught a python measuring 15 feet in length and weighing nearly 100 pounds as he embarked on a mission to catch the largest python. The colossal python, stretching longer than an SUV, was a sight to behold for Cronin and his crew. The daring python hunter shared his exhilarating experience. “We go over and there’s just a snake’s head sitting there the size of my head,” said Cronin, “And I shined the flashlight back through the woods to see the body, and couldn’t even see the end of it.”Despite the awe-inspiring size of the serpent, Cronin’s determination didn’t waver. “Then I’m like, of course, I wanna jum...

New pilot program offers free menstrual products, education programs in Boston

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

A new pilot program is aiming to make menstrual products more accessible in Boston by offering free menstrual products and education programs at some Boston Public Library branches. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement announced the program on friday of last week in partnership with the Boston Public Library and the nonprofit “Love Your Menses.” Separately speaking with 7NEWS, one of the program’s organizers said the effort is an important step to slash the stigma around menstruation. “It’s important to remove the stigma associated with menstruation,” said Love Your Menses Co-Founder and President Ebere Azumah. “It’s something, I think, that is simple, that we can correct and that can be corrected with education.”Through the program, free pads and tampons will be available in all female, male and gender neutral bathrooms at the Brighton, Codman Square, East Boston, North End, Mattapan and Roxbury branches of the Boston Pub...

Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for U.S. women’s national soccer team

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S women’s national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn U.S. Soccer’s top-level Pro License, was an assistant under Andonovski for 1 1/2 years and will lead the team while a search for a permanent coach is conducted. Andonovski’s resignation comes less than two weeks after the United States was knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before.“While we are all disappointed by the outcome at this year’s World Cup, I am immensely proud of the progress this team has made, the support they’ve shown for each other, and the inspiration they’ve provided for players around the world. I will be forever thankful to the U.S. Soccer Federation for giving me the chance to coach this remarkable team,” Andonovski said in a statement. Previously, Kilgore was an assistant coach with the Houston ...

Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting as fire forces Yellowknife evacuation

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today as residents of the capital of Northwest Territories are ordered to evacuate the area because of an encroaching wildfire.The evacuation order issued late Wednesday applies to Yellowknife, which has a population of about 20,000 people, as well as the nearby communities of Ndilo and Dettah.Trudeau, who is on vacation in Tofino, B.C., updated his itinerary Thursday to include an urgent meeting of the incident response group, a cabinet committee that typically consists of senior ministers and top officials.But it’s not yet clear who else is expected to be in attendance.An update on the discussions is expected this afternoon.Residents of Yellowknife and neighbouring communities have been ordered to leave by noon on Friday, and reception centres for Yellowknife evacuees are set to open at noon Thursday in three Alberta communities. This report by The Canadia...

At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking terms, as he welcomes their leaders to the rustic Camp David presidential retreat Friday.Historically frosty relations between South Korea and Japan have rapidly thawed over the last year as they share concerns about China’s assertiveness in the Pacific and North Korea’s persistent nuclear threats. Biden is now looking to use the summit in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains to urge South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to turn the page on their countries’ difficult shared history.The Japan-South Korea relationship is a delicate one because of differing views of World War II history and Japan’s colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula. Past efforts to tighten security cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo have progressed with fits and starts. But the White House is hopin...

Ontario reviewing supervised consumption sites after fatal shooting near Leslieville site

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

Ontario says it has launched a “critical incident review” of the province’s supervised consumption sites after a woman was killed by a stray bullet near a site in Toronto’s east end in July.Hannah Jensen, a spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones, says all sites are expected to comply with strict requirements and the review will start with the South Riverdale Community Health Centre near the scene of Karolina Huebner-Makurat’s death.RELATED: ‘Community worker among arrests in shooting that killed Toronto mother with stray bulletPolice have said the 44-year-old mother of two was walking in the Leslieville neighbourhood on July 7 when she was hit by a stray bullet after a physical altercation between three men resulted in shots being fired.Three people are facing charges in her death, including 23-year-old SRCHC community worker Khalila Zara Mohammed who is charged with being an accessory after the fact and obstructing justice.The South Riverdale Co...

Metro asks Labour Ministry for help reaching deal with striking GTA workers, Unifor

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

TORONTO — Metro Inc. says it’s asked a conciliation officer to step in and help it find a resolution to a strike by grocery store workers in Toronto.The move comes two and a half weeks in to the job action by Metro workers represented by Unifor at 27 stores across the Greater Toronto Area. Around 3,700 workers rejected a tentative agreement near the end of July and have been on strike ever since. On Tuesday, Metro said Unifor had refused a recent request for the bargaining committees to meet again.However, the union responded that it was waiting for an acceptable offer from the grocer. According to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, either a union or an employer can apply to have a conciliation officer appointed to help them reach a collective agreement. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2023.Companies in this story: (TSX:MRU)The Canadian Press

Saskatchewan vice-chief David Pratt running for Assembly of First Nations leadership

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:00 GMT

OTTAWA — David Pratt is the first person to announce his intention to run to be the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.Pratt currently serves as a vice-chief with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.His platform focuses on unity and inclusion, reconciliation and rights, economic empowerment and environmental stewardship. The upcoming election comes after the dramatic ouster of former national chief Roseanne Archibald, who was voted out after colleagues alleged she created a toxic work environment, and who has continued to deny the allegations. Pratt says the AFN is at a “critical juncture” and the election is about restoring and rebuilding the national organization.The election is set to take place during a special assembly in December.This report by The Canadian Press was first published August 17, 2023.The Canadian Press