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Avalanche danger in Colorado expected to rise throughout the weekend

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After fresh snowfall rolled in over the weekend, the avalanche danger is expected to be elevated throughout the weekend.Some areas in the mountains got up to 14 inches of snow in 48 hours. Colorado snow totals for Dec. 8-9 Right now, the danger is considerable throughout much of Colorado. That's level three of five on the scale.“The avalanche conditions are really a combination of each of these weather events that we get throughout the year and then the weather that we’re having right now," Ethan Greene, Director of Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. “We had mostly moderate and considerate avalanche danger this week."He said there could be more red on the map soon."We do expect some areas to reach high avalanche danger on Sunday," Greene said.Greene said Sunday's winds will drift snow onto easterly slopes making avalanche problems worse.“So parts of the Gorge, Park Range, the Elk Mountains and parts of the Front Range," said Greene.A field report filed on...

Denver Police investigating outdoor death on Harvard Avenue

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said it was investigating an outdoor death Saturday evening.DPD posted about the investigation on X, formerly known as Twitter, a little after 9 p.m. Saturday. Police warn holiday shoppers of tampered gift cards Police were investigating in the 10000 block of East Harvard Ave. The death was not being investigated as a homicide as of Saturday night.DPD said the Denver Office of the Medical examiner would provide the cause of death.No further details were immediately released.

Miami-Dade Animal Services hosts adoption event amid shelter overpopulation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

A special event in Doral aimed to give some furry friends a home for the holidays.Miami-Dade County Animal Services on Saturday hosted an adoption event that officials hope will alleviate the shelter overpopulation crisis.Some good boys and girls of all ages met their new families and even got their picture taken with Santa.New pet owner Joel Pompa told 7News why he thinks more people should consider adoption.“There’s a lot of great little guys here — medium size, large size, you name it. It runs the gamut, and you’ll enjoy having helped somebody, one of the dogs to come home for Christmas and the holidays and to have some treats,” he said.Shelter officials said there are more than 800 dogs and 100 cats that need homes.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews shop for toys at Walmart in Doral, seek donations for holiday drive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

Santa’s elves are getting ready for the big day.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Walmart teamed up on Saturday to check some things off Christmas wish lists.Firefighters and cadets spent the day shopping for toys at the Walmart in Doral.They can use all the help they can get — they’re also collecting new unwrapped toys.Those who would like to donate may head to the nearest MDFR station through Dec. 25. The toys will be distributed to children across South Florida.

Drunk astronomers, monsters and red underwear: New book explores the myth and folklore of eclipses

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

(CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse of the sun. This grave oversight led to them being executed, off-with-their-heads-style, by the Emperor Chung K’ang.Set sometime between 2159 and 1948 BC, the legend is thought to be the oldest recorded reference to a solar eclipse — and it’s just one of the interesting cultural anecdotes recounted in a new book called “Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024” that was coauthored by Mark Littmann, journalism professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Fred Espenak, retired astrophysicist emeritus at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.“I find the mythology and folklore of eclipses fascinating,” Littmann said in an email. “To see how people long ago and people today reacted to a total eclipse of the Sun, a sight so unexpected, so dramatic, so surprising in appearance, and so unnatural even though it is utterly natural.”Such ent...

Woman who drove robbery getaway truck involved in deadly Westchester wreck arrested, police say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

Police said they have arrested a woman in connection to a deadly wreck in Southwest Miami-Dade.Dymariz Picon faces a long list of charges, including vehicular homicide and driving with a suspended license.According to Miami-Dade Police, the 28-year-old drove a getaway pickup truck after two men robbed an On the Run convenience store, Friday morning.Detectives said Picon ran a stop sign and crashed into a work van at Southwest 92nd Avenue and 21st Terrace in the Westchester section.The two men inside the van were taken to the hospital, where they are listed in critical in stable condition.Police said a 34 year-old man who was a passenger in the getaway truck was killed, and they are still looking for a third person who was in that vehicle.If you have any information on the second passenger’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Husband’s affair revealed through iPad messages

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

Q. Last Christmas we got our 10-year-old daughter an iPad.  My husband set it up for her and she is connected to his iCloud and iTunes account.  He recently logged in to let her make a Christmas song playlist.  But now all of my husband’s texts come to her iPad.She had it on the kitchen counter playing music while I was preparing dinner. Suddenly I saw a bunch of messages pop up between my husband and his co-worker.  I scrolled through and discovered they have clearly been involved in an intimate relationship for a long time.  There was discussion about last years Christmas gifts to each other and luxury vacation (I thought he was in Singapore for business two weeks following Christmas – I was very wrong).What is the best way to preserve what I am seeing so I can prove he is having an affair when I look for a lawyer after the holidays?A. First of all, you do not have to prove he is having an affair to get divorced. The bigger issue here is how much of the marital assets he is spendi...

‘Valley Girl’ gets musical reunion

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

In the cult-classic 80s movie “Valley Girl,” Nicolas Cage gets to beat up a rival while singer Josie Cotton is onstage, then kiss his beloved as the Plimsouls play a Hollywood punk club. We should all be so lucky.Cage probably won’t be there but the movie’s two musical stars, Josie Cotton and the Plimsouls, will share a bill at the Middle East Wednesday. It will be an amusing occasion for both artists, who haven’t looked back too often at their big Hollywood moment.Cotton was two albums into her career when director Martha Coolidge tapped her for the film. “It amazes me how people still sentimentalize about it,” she said last week. “What I remember is that it was people doing a movie guerrilla style, because they believed in the project. We were filming in this old abandoned schoolhouse. There were leaks, it was freezing. It was a one-take situation, nobody got paid, and I don’t remember being fed. But I think the message of the movie was good, for sensitive guys trying to make it i...

TV Q&A: When will ‘Antiques Roadshow’ return?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

You have questions. I have some answers.Q: Now that the COVID epidemic is behind us, I’m hoping that they will resume production of new episodes of “Antiques Roadshow.” Do you know whether the show will return?A: The long-running PBS series will begin a new season on Jan. 8. The show says the season will feature presentations at “distinctive historic venues including Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage; Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts; LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh; and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio.”Q: I just watched “No Hard Feelings,” and I was surprised to see the nudity. Was it Jennifer Lawrence or a body double?A: Jennifer Lawrence did her own nude scene in the R-rated comedy. “I didn’t even have a second thought,” Lawrence told Variety. “It was hilarious to me.” She said that people around her made certain there were no concerns about her decision. “Everyone in my life and my ...

Editorial: Medicaid enrollment drop didn’t lead to disaster

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:07 GMT

Former President Ronald Reagan once noted, “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size.” That’s true, which is why what’s currently happening with Medicaid is so remarkable.During the pandemic, Medicaid enrollment grew dramatically because the federal government tied increased emergency funding to a provision that prevented states from removing ineligible individuals from the rolls. Earlier this year, Medicaid enrollment ballooned from 65 million people to more than 94 million. That’s more than a quarter of the country’s population.So much for Medicaid being coverage of last resort for the neediest.Reagan foresaw that outcome. The rest of his above quote states, “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this Earth.”To prove his point, the White House kept renewing the emergency order even as the pandemic faded. This was a backdoor effort to permanently expand Medicaid.But Repu...