Today In History: July 14, The Storming Of The Bastille

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.

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.

The far-right House Freedom Caucus is gearing up for a government-shutdown fight at the end of September and a chaotic lame-duck session after the election, no matter who wins. “In the inevitability that Congress considers a Continuing Resolution,” the House Freedom Caucus said in a statement Monday, referring to a possible short-term spending bill, “government funding should be extended into early 2025 to avoid a lame duck omnibus [bill] that preserves Democrat spending and policies well into the next administration.” They want this so that “Democrats cannot undermine President [Donald] Trump’ second term,” in which Trump would expectedly obliterate the funding agreements that President Joe Biden and Congress made for the 2025 fiscal year. That’s not their only demand, though. In the statement, the Freedom Caucus also said the continuing resolution should include bogus legislation to prevent noncitizens from voting.