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3rd person dies on Arkansas River in a week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A rafter died while recreating on the Arkansas River east of Salida on Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. CPW said witnesses saw three people enter the Bear Creek Rapid around 3 p.m. on Friday. The rafters were thrown from the watercraft when it flipped in the Class III rapid, CPW said. One person got to shore on their own and another was rescued by a ranger with CPW’s Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. CPW said the third rafter most likely got entangled with the upside-down raft, which was spotted about 2 miles downstream just above Wellsville. Canoer dies after falling into Colorado River CPW said the rafter, who was wearing a life jacket, got separated from the raft and ended up on an island above the Wellsville Bridge. Boaters on a private craft brought the victim to shore where CPR was performed, but the rafter was pronounced dead at the river. CPW said this is the 14th confirmed water-related death in Colorado in 2023 and the third in the Arkansas ...

Man arrested in Boulder stabbing on University Hill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police at the University of Colorado Boulder arrested a man connected to a stabbing early Friday morning that sent a heavy police presence to University Hill.According to the CU Boulder Police Department, officers assisted the Boulder Police Department with a stabbing near 13th and College. The area is near a heavily populated part of campus known as "The Hill." The stabbing occurred at 1:45 a.m.CUPD said one victim was located and taken to a local hospital. He was in stable condition as of Friday night. Tornado in Highlands Ranch damages buildings, downs trees According to CUPD, the suspect was last seen leaving the area on foot and heading eastbound on College Avenue. He was arrested later on Friday and police said the stabbing was not random and that the two knew each other.

Taste of the Caribbean Islands event in Miramar promises good food, good tunes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

Aruba, Jamaica, oooo I wanna take ya … to the Taste of the Caribbean Islands event happening this weekend in Miramar. Enjoy everything the Caribbean has to offer, like food, drinks and good tunes, and all without needing to buy a plane ticket.Wanna go island hopping this weekend? You won’t need a passport, but you will need a lot of time.Alexandra P. Davis: “The Taste of the Caribbean Islands is really exposing some of the cultures of the Caribbean, so all of these flavors, the artistry, the talent will be on display.”Get ready to immerse yourself in the sounds and tastes of the Caribbean.Alexandra P. Davis: “We have music, we have the food, we have art from the Caribbean. We also have a steel band ensemble where they use these pans, and they knock the pans, and it makes music, so once you come, you really see the vastness of the Caribbean. Bahamas is celebrating their 50th year of independence, so we’re going to have the Junkanoos out there. We’r...

Is Barack Obama ready to reassert himself?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

As President Biden’s approval rating has languished this year, seemingly impervious to external events, a group of congressional Democrats have gotten a taste of the sort of younger, more charismatic presence some of them crave to lead their ticket next year.Albeit a grayer version.Former President Barack Obama has hosted a handful of informal, but lengthy private meetings with groups of next-generation House Democrats this spring, I’m told by multiple attendees. The initial session featured the chamber’s new trio of leaders, but he then held subsequent conversations with a range of lawmakers.Included were progressive members, like Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), as well as more moderate lawmakers, such as Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) and Haley Stevens (D-Mich.).The gatherings were Obama’s idea, I’m told, and were designed for the now-61-year-old former president to keep current with his party’s rising stars, more than six years after he left...

Cannabis and a corruption probe: MEP Maria Arena is back in Qatargate spotlight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

BRUSSELS — In December 2019, MEP Maria Arena hosted an event about cannabis in the European Parliament.Her son, an executive in the cannabis trade association ACTIVE, organized the panel discussion. The group celebrated it as the “first major cannabis event at the EU Parliament.”It’s the latest revelation about how interest groups interact with the European Parliament — in ways legal and allegedly criminal — in the wake of the Qatargate corruption scandal. While the Qatargate accusations, involving alleged bribes going from Qatari and Moroccan interests to MEPs, would fall solidly in the criminal category if proven, the 2019 event fits into what watchdogs say is a more widespread category — legal, but ethically fraught.Arena, of the Socialists & Democrats group, has never been interrogated or charged in the Qatargate probe, but she had close professional ties with ex-MEP and alleged Qatargate ringleader Pier Antonio Panzeri. She stepped down as head of the Parli...

New winner crowned as Gloucester greasy pole competition returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

A beloved annual tradition returned in Gloucester Friday in the form of the city’s annual greasy pole competition. Part of Gloucester’s St. Peter’s Fiesta, the competition each year involves people slipping and sliding across a greased up 45-foot telephone pole in Gloucester Harbor while trying to grab a flag mounted at the end of the pole. 7NEWS spoke with this year’s competition winner who said the accomplishment is meaningful to him and his family. “The week before, you can’t even sleep,” said winner Colin Sweet. “You’re thinking about it. You have dreams of it, and they came true.”The St. Peter’s feast in Gloucester started in 1927 and is sponsored by the city’s Italian-American fishing community. “It’s been a tradition for a long, long time. It brings the people of Gloucester together,” said Tom Rich, who participated in the greasy pole contest in 1974.Rich said he tried the contest on a dare.“They grease the w...

Devers homers, flashes leather to lead Red Sox past White Sox 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

For a guy who’s ranked among baseball’s most prolific run producers all season, it’s often felt like this year has been a grind for Rafael Devers.Yet tough as it’s been to find his rhythm, on nights like Friday you can see why the Red Sox invested so much in the young slugger.Devers enjoyed one of his best all-around games of the season, crushing a towering two-run home run off Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito before subsequently turning a dazzling double play to stamp out a potential rally the following inning. His efforts were the difference and helped Brayan Bello outduel Giolito in the 3-1 Red Sox win.Devers’ home run came immediately after Masataka Yoshida reached on an error by White Sox shortstop Elvis Andrus to lead off the fourth, one of several Chicago miscues on the day. A White Sox error also contributed to Boston’s first run in the third, which was effectively created out of thin air by rookie David Hamilton, who walked, immedi...

Adolis Garcia, Rangers outlast Yankees in extras despite Clarke Schmidt’s strong outing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

After watching the Yankees limit the first-place Rangers’ high-powered offense to two runs during regulation, Adolis Garcia decided enough was enough.With an automatic runner on second, the right fielder started the 10th inning by cranking Michael King’s first pitch of the night over the left field wall at Yankee Stadium. The blast proved decisive, as the Rangers beat the Yankees, 4-2.Lng before Garcia went deep, the Rangers — and the Yankees — made Clarke Schmidt work on the mound. But the young right-hander battled through trouble after getting knocked around in Texas earlier this season.Schmidt escaped multiple jams while allowing one run (zero earned) over 5.1 innings, a noticeable improvement after the Rangers tagged him for 10 hits and five runs on April 28. Schmidt also totaled six hits, one walk and three strikeouts over 91 pitches on Friday.He now has a 2.19 ERA over his last seven starts.But a clean game evaded the Yankees once again, as they made a...

Mets’ defensive blunders too much to overcome in series-opening loss to Phillies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — The Mets continue to say that a winning streak is in sight. They say they haven’t lost the belief that they can turn this season around, go on a run and get back into contention. They insist they will get better.But the Mets have yet to get better.Two missed popups, an error and a wild pitch cost the Mets a total of five runs Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. They went on to lose 5-1 in the first game of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. As a result, Kodai Senga (6-5) took the loss, in what was otherwise a solid outing.There have been several instances of bad defense over the last few weeks. Francisco Lindor made a costly error in Pittsburgh two weeks ago. Brandon Nimmo failed to get to a pop-up against the Yankees in the Subway Series last week, and rookie left-hander Josh Walker received the loss because of it.Walker, again, was the recipient of bad defense behind him against the Phillies (39-36). Trailing 2-0 with one out in the sixt...

San Diego wants property owners to pay for sidewalk repairs as stated in state law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The City of San Diego says there are many sidewalks that need repairs and have cost the city millions of dollars in injury payouts.City officials identified approximately 37,000 sidewalks in need of repairs for an estimated $185 million. They say most of that amount is the homeowners’ responsibility.That’s a no-go for homeowner Tarol Warschauer and Normal Heights resident Brian Diloreto."I feel like the trees here that are breaking up the sidewalk were planted by the city, so it shouldn’t be the responsibility of the homeowners, it should be the responsibility of the city," Warschauer said."It’s public space, clearly the city should be responsible for repairing that, as they do the streets, as they do any other public space," Diloreto added. How much income is required to afford rent in San Diego? But many homeowners are unaware of a state law from 1975 for sidewalks that makes adjacent property owners responsible for repairs. City officials are offering incentives fo...