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Fourteen Aurora school children and a bus driver were safely evacuated after a school bus caught fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials. Fire crews responded to a school bus “heavily engulfed in flames” around 4 p.m. near East 11th Avenue and North Picadilly Road, the agency said in a news release. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Fire contained at Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Dozens of units damaged after fire tears through Public Storage facility on South Parker Road Crime and Public Safety | Nearly 50 people displaced after Aurora apartment fire Crime and Public Safety | Large brush fire burns 2 acres near Aurora Sports Park Crime and Public Safety | Aurora multi-family home heavily damaged, one person injured in Fourth of July fire Firefighters confirmed all children were safely evacuated and unharmed before connecting to fire hydrants to extinguish the fire. In a statement, fire officials praised the quick actions of the bus driver and firefighters. “Upon noticing the fire emerging through the dashboard as he turned the bus, he immediately pulled over and assisted in evacuating the children.

NEW YORK — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university grapple with protests over the Israel-Hamas war and criticism over how the school handled divisions related to the conflict. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Ivy League school in upper Manhattan was roiled this year by student protests, culminating in scenes of police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields storming a building that had been occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Faith became a verb, changing the trajectory of Devaughn Vele’s life. Vele, the son of Afagaila and Efaraima, grew up as a gifted athlete, playing baseball, basketball, volleyball and running track. But he felt a gravitational pull from football. He developed into a star at Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, posting 980 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season. Then his dreams became frozen.

FORT COLLINS — The Colorado State defense believes it unlocked a new level this summer in a river in Mullen, Nebraska. There, on July 19, four leaders of the Rams defense — safeties Jack Howell and Henry Blackburn, nickelback Ayden Hector and linebacker Chase Wilson — were baptized on Howell’s family farm by CSU chaplain Johnny Square.

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as the rights to use the catchy Amos name.

A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office K-9 bit a child and the child’s father after escaping from his handler’s backyard in Castle Rock on Sunday. Around 4 p.m. Sunday, K-9 Ragnar escaped its outdoor enclosure at Deputy Zachery Oliver’s home in Castle Rock and jumped over a 5-foot fence separating the backyard from a neighboring yard. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Jeffco Sheriff’s Office investigating rock-throwing incidents at vehicles Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire updates: Quarry fire 100% contained, flash flood warning issued for Alexander Mountain fire burn scar Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire updates: Quarry fire containment reaches 45% Crime and Public Safety | After a week of destructive Colorado wildfires, crews make progress toward containment Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire updates: Quarry fire containment grows to 35%, Alexander Mountain fire at 54% The dog bit a child and the child’s father who tried to intervene, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday.