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Colorado plastic surgeon sentenced in patient's death after anesthesia mishap

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — A plastic surgeon in Greenwood Village will serve 15 days in the Arapahoe County Detention Center and undergo two years of supervised parole for his role in the death of a patient.Dr. Geoffrey Kim was convicted by a jury in June for attempted reckless manslaughter and obstruction of telephone services.Kim, under an agreement with the Colorado Medical Board, had been allowed to keep practicing as long as he informed his patients in writing of his criminal convictions. But on Thursday, the board issued a suspension effective 8 a.m. Friday.Kim, under an agreement with the Colorado Medical Board, has been allowed to keep practicing as long as he informs his patients in writing of his criminal convictions. Colorado middle schooler’s racist rant caught on video, raising concern for school violence Emmalyn Nguyen, 18, had gone to Kim for a breast enhancement procedure in August 2019 when she went into cardiac arrest following an apparent overdose of anesthesia....

Report: Infidelity abounds in these Colorado cities

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Although Florida residents continually top the annual list, Colorado residents might want to keep a closer eye on their romantic partners, according to a new report from online dating service Ashley Madison.The website is known to cater to married people — its slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair." — and brazenly advertises affairs and discreet married dating. Each year, the website releases the top 20 cities where people have the most Ashley Madison accounts.The dating website's chief strategy officer Paul Keable spoke with Fox News Digital about the rankings, which uses 2022 data.Three Colorado cities made the top 20: Denver, at 11th; Colorado Springs, 14th; and Aurora, 17th. Miami and Orlando topped the list, followed by Atlanta and then Las Vegas. Caught on camera: Mountain lion strolls through Genesee yard The full 2023 list is:MiamiOrlandoAtlantaLas VegasTampaCincinnatiMinneapolisSaint PaulBuffaloPittsburghDenverClevelandTusconColorado SpringsAnchorageBa...

UPDATE: Scene of courthouse shooting clear, per CSPD

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

UPDATE: THURSDAY 11/16/2023 4:34 p.m.(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The scene of the courthouse shooting has been cleared by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). Anyone who had a car parked in the area can now pick them up. CSPD thanked everyone for their patience while investigators worked.CSPD Press Conference: One dead after shooting at El Paso County CourthouseTHURSDAY 11/16/2023 11:26 a.m. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) held a media briefing on the shooting at the El Paso County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 16 just after 11:15 a.m.CSPD said it responded to the scene just after 10 a.m. and once on scene, located one person who was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound. "This is being investigated as a homicide, however, the El Paso County Coroner's Office will determine the official cause and manner of death," wrote CSPD. NEW COVERAGE: People inside El Paso County Courthouse react to shooting CSPD said one suspect is in custody...

Bouquets and friends: Kickoff Best Buddies bash held in Miami ahead of 25th gala

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

It was a super fun afternoon at a star-studded bash held in Miami, as South Florida gets ready to celebrate everything related to Best Buddies.Bouquet Box owner Courtney Sixx and actress Charlotte McKinney joined Best Buddies founder, chairman and CEO Anthony Shriver in hosting a kickoff event on Thursday ahead of Friday’s 25th annual Best Buddies gala.Participants at the kickoff event helped make floral bouquets for nonprofit’s top donors.“We’re way overbudget, raised more money than ever in the history of this event,” said Shriver. “It’s our 25th anniversary, so it’s a great testament to the support we’ve gotten in this community, and hope to raise $4 or $5 million on Friday, in one day, so it should be exciting and fun.”Participants at Thursday’s event each got a Best Buddy. 7News anchor and Deco Drive host Lynn Martinez, who was on hand to enjoy the festivities, was paired with Katie.Together, the two of them lear...

Massachusetts hospital patients were possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis while undergoing endoscopy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

Hundreds of Massachusetts hospital patients are on high alert after officials said they may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV during a medical imaging procedure.Salem Hospital officials revealed on Wednesday that roughly 450 patients receiving an endoscopy between June 2021 and April 2023 were potentially exposed during the administration of IV medications “in a manner not consistent with our best practice.”An endoscopy is a medical imaging procedure in which doctors use a tube to look at internal organs.A statement from the hospital highlighting the development on Wednesday did not provide details on how the exposure may have occurred and how it was corrected. Officials remained mum about specifics on Thursday.After becoming aware of the issue earlier this year, officials said they fixed the practice and notified its quality and infection control teams.“Salem Hospital has notified all potentially impacted patients, set up a clinician-staffed hotline ...

Harvard chasing Ivy title in showdown with Yale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

Harvard can clinch its 18th Ivy League title and first since 2015 when the Crimson engage the Yale Bulldogs in the 139th rendition of The Game on Saturday (noon) at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn.No. 19 Harvard (8-1, 5-1) secured a share of the Ivy League title with a 25-23 triple overtime victory over Penn that ended on a gadget two-point play.Yale (6-3, 4-2) can capture a share of the Ivy League title and spoil Harvard’s off-season in the process with a victory, an outcome the Bulldogs and their generations of followers would find most satisfying.A Dartmouth (5-4, 4-2) win over Brown combined with a Yale win over Harvard would create the three-way logjam at the top of the Ancient Eight.“There is so much parity in the league,” said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy, who is in his 30th season. “More than ever the competition is really challenging and the games and the scores this year shows anybody can beat anybody on any given day.“We have not had an easy time of it for sure. We had to g...

Starbucks Red Cup Rebellion shuts down stores in Greater Boston as workers seek better treatment

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

Red Cup Day is one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the year, with thousands of customers seeking the free reusable cup for their holiday drink, like a peppermint mocha.Those seeking to get in on the action at stores in Greater Boston on Thursday, however, came away empty handed.Baristas shut down stores in Allston, Brighton, Newton, Worcester and Gardner as part of the Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide movement demanding the coffee giant stop refusing to bargain over staffing, scheduling and other issues.“People go crazy for these red cups, but they do not staff us appropriately,” said Kaid Goodrich, a barista at the Allston Starbucks. “Like this morning, we had scheduled two people to open and be open by themselves until 7 a.m. … You need a lot more people, certainly more than two.”Goodrich and her colleagues joined more than 5,000 workers taking part in the Red Cup Rebellion at 200-plus Starbucks across the country, the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the com...

UMass faces a big test at No. 25 Liberty

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

Liberty is one of three FBS programs from the Group of Five that has found it way onto the AP Top 25 rankings.Liberty (10-0) is the class of Conference USA and checked in at No. 25 after knocking off Old Dominion 38-10 last Saturday. The other Group of Five members in the Top 25 are No. 17 Tulane (9-1) of the AAC and No. 18 James Madison (10-0) from the Sun Belt Conference.The UMass Minutemen (3-7) captured their second straight win with a victory over Merrimack at home on Nov. 4. The Minutemen are coming of their second bye week of the season and will engage the Liberty Flames on Saturday (1 p.m.) at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Va.Liberty and UMass have played each other over the last five seasons with the Flames going 4-1 in the series. Liberty scored a 42-24 win over UMass last season at McGuirk Stadium.“They are 10-0 so obviously they have gotten off to a good start and just kept going,” said UMass second-year heard coach Don Brown. “We are excited about the challenge that’s ...

Boston girl accused of assaulting 84-year-old man at MBTA station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

A 15-year-old Boston girl is accused of assaulting and injuring an 84-year-old man at the Forest Hills MBTA station, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.The girl was ordered held for 60 days after being charged on Thursday in West Roxbury Juvenile Court. She has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) on a person over 65.The alleged assault happened on Tuesday at about 8:54 p.m., when MBTA police responded to the upper busway at Forest Hills station for a report of a man being assaulted and injured.When police arrived, they found the 84-year-old man on the ground bleeding from his forehead. Three MBTA riders — two doctors and a medical student — were seen helping the victim.The victim, who remained conscious after the assault, was transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for evaluation and treatment.Police at the scene learned that the man had been assaulted by a group of juveniles, the DA’s Of...

Two dozen taken to hospitals after commuter train crashes into snow plow in Chicago

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:07 GMT

Deanese Williams-Harris, Sarah Freishtat, Rebecca Johnson, Alex Hulvalchick | Chicago TribuneNearly two dozen people were taken to the hospital after a CTA Yellow Line train struck a piece of agency equipment on the tracks Thursday morning near the border of Evanston and Chicago, according to the Chicago Fire Department.Thirty-eight people were seen by paramedics, including seven CTA employees, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. Of those, 23 were taken to the hospital in varying conditions, including four children, he said.Three people were in serious-to-critical condition, but their injuries were not believed to be life threatening, Langford said. One of the injured CTA employees was the operator of the train, who was seriously injured, and two others were on the snow plow, said Eric Dixon, president of the union that represents CTA’s train employees.Around 10:35 a.m., a two-car Yellow Line train that was carrying passengers rounded a curve and hit a snow plow m...