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Item reported near Civic Center Park 'not dangerous'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A suspicious item was reported near Civic Center Park on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.The Denver Police Department posted at 3:40 p.m. that officers were in the 1500 block of Court Place in response to the report. The scene is just north of Civic Center Park by the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building and the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.Cleveland Place also was closed for the investigation, police said.Denver Police posted at 4:23 p.m. that the investigation was still ongoing. By 4:51 p.m., police said the bomb squad found the item "and it was determined not to be dangerous."Officers were clearing the area. No further information was released about what the item actually was.

Auto thefts still rising at Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Cars keep getting less and less secure around Denver International Airport.Both Denver and Colorado have been struggling with auto theft for the last five years. Auto theft grew during the pandemic across the country, but thefts rose faster here than elsewhere. Colorado’s auto theft rate climbed by the fastest rate in the nation from 2011 to 2020 – 144%. The number of car thefts doubled from 2019 to 2022. Over 40% of all crime committed in Denver has been auto-related in 2023: theft of a vehicle itself, a part of it or something inside it, or criminal mischief around a vehicle. How to check your expected bill for sidewalk repairs in Denver According to Denver Police Department records, 2023 has seen more auto thefts than ever around the nation's third-busiest airport. During the first half of the year, January through July, there were 801 auto thefts in the 7-mile radius surrounding the airport. That's nearly 100 more incidents than in the same period in 2022 and o...

Denver weather: Heat rolls on with more 90-degree days ahead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The dog days of summer continue in the Denver weather forecast, with more 90-degree days ahead. So far this season, there have been just 21 recorded days in the 90s in Denver. However, there will be another week of 90-degree heat, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.90 degree stats for DenverWeather tonight: Clearing and breezyThere will be a few clouds around during the evening in metro Denver before the skies clear during the overnight hours. During Colorado tarantula migration, females see males as a tasty snack A weak cold front will slide in from the north, causing breezy conditions at times overnight with northwesterly winds up to 20 mph. Temperatures will cool in the 40s and 50s in the mountains with temperatures in the 60s across the Front Range.Overnight lows by Thursday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Breezy, dry, not as hotIt'll stay breezy on Thursday with winds coming from the southeast during the afternoon in...

Beware of hungry bears packing on the pounds before Colorado winter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning the public that bears might come close to homes and campsites as they pack on the pounds for winter.Most of the bear incident reports in 2022 happened in August, September and October, according to CPW. This is when bears enter hyperphagia, which is an increase in feeding activity driven by biological needs. Serial burglar bear relocating to Colorado While a bear's natural diet consists of berries, nuts, plants and fruits, CPW said they have an increased appetite for trash, bird seed, pet food and even barbecue grills in the coming months.A hefty dietBears in Colorado will spend up to 20 hours each day seeking out food to satisfy their pre-hibernation appetite of 20,000 calories, CPW said.This equates to a fast-food order of roughly 20 chicken sandwiches, 10 large orders of french fries, 10 sodas and 10 milkshakes.That increased diet pushes bears to overcome their fear of humans, and CPW said it expects bears to be more activ...

LIST: Concerts announced so far for Denver in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Even though 2023 still has a ways to go, it isn't too soon to start making plans for next year. And when it comes to concerts, there is no such thing as too soon, lest you miss out.Denver features a number of fantastic concert venues, with the biggest being Empower Field at Mile High, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ball Arena.While Empower Field and Red Rocks have not announced any 2024 dates, three shows have been announced so far for Ball Arena.MadonnaThe "Queen of Pop" was scheduled to perform her "Celebration Tour" at Ball Arena on July 25, but she had to reschedule after she was hospitalized for a serious bacterial infection.So now, you'll be able to see the icon perform on March 19, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. Full list of concerts at Ball Arena for 2023 Tickets already purchased for the July show will be honored for the new date, according to LiveNation.Tickets for the concert are being sold by Ticketmaster. Including fees, resale tickets start at $97, and tickets sold ...

During Colorado tarantula migration, females see males as a tasty snack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Every fall, male tarantulas will travel up to 20 miles across southeast Colorado to find a mate. While thousands participate in the "mate-gration," around one-third of them won't survive the mating season, and it's partly because females eat them. FOX31 spoke with Sara Stevens, the director of animal collections at the Butterfly Pavilion, who explained that the life span of female tarantulas is much longer than males -- regardless of if they eat the males or not. Thousands of tarantulas migrating across Colorado roads Male tarantulas' life span revolves around their mating period. When male tarantulas become sexually mature, they use courtship behaviors to tap on a female's burrow, almost like knocking on her door. If she's interested, she'll tap back. If she doesn't think he's a viable option, she may try and make him a snack, said Stevens. "So, it's a little bit of a perilous situation if you're the male. It might be the 'Bachelor,' it might be Grubhub, dependin...

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 106

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii’s second-largest island.At least three schools untouched by flames in Lahaina, where entire neighborhoods were reduced to ash, were still being assessed after sustaining wind damage, said Hawaii Department of Education superintendent Keith Hayashi. The campuses will open when they’re deemed safe.“There’s still a lot of work to do, but overall the campuses and classrooms are in good condition structurally, which is encouraging,” Hayashi said in a video update. “We know the recovery effort is still in the early stages, and we continue to grieve the many lives lost.”Elsewhere on Maui, crews cleaned up ash and debris at schools, and tested air and water quality. Displ...

Nick Jonas plays it ‘cool’ after tumbling into a hole on stage during Boston concert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

(CNN) — Nick Jonas certainly knows how to play it “cool.”The singer took a bit of a fall on stage during a concert on Tuesday in Boston, while on tour with his Jonas Brothers bandmates Joe and Kevin.As seen in videos posted to social media, the band was performing their song “Celebrate” when Nick fell into a large hole in the stage right behind him.After a momentary grimace, Nick quickly recovered from the scary fall, popping right back up and continuing on with the song like a total pro.The Jonas Brothers kicked off their “Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour” world tour in New York last week. As the title suggests, the tour promises to cover songs from their entire catalog.“It’s our most ambitious show we’ve ever put on,” Nick said in an interview with People earlier this month.He added that “building out five albums in one night was a challenge that I don’t think we fully understood,” and that it felt “amazing” to look back on “the road that brought us to th...

Man convicted in decades-old murder of teen girl in Malden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Patricia Moreno in Malden in 1991, officials announced.After a six-day trial, Rodney Daniels was convicted of Moreno’s murder, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin said.“When a family loses a loved one in a homicide, even the passage of time never fully heals that wound. That is especially true when they do not have answers about what happened and no one has been held accountable,” Ryan said in a statement. “Those who knew and loved Tricia have been waiting over three decades for answers. When I created our Cold Case Unit, it was my hope that we would be able to get to these resolutions.” In addition to conducting new interviews, investigators also learned that an alibi witness, who protected Daniels in 1991, later admitted to friends and family that Daniels had killed Tricia and concealed the weapon in an armchair...

Special prosecutor appointed in Kendra Lara car crash case as councilor pursues dismissal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A special prosecutor has been named to oversee Kendra Lara’s car crash case just as the city councilor moved to toss the charges claiming she was not served a citation at the scene.Worcester Assistant District Attorney Joel Luna was tapped by the Suffolk District Attorney’s office as the prosecutor in the case because the wife of William King, an opponent of Lara’s in the upcoming municipal elections, works in the city DA’s office, a spokesman told the Herald.“We just felt that because there was a connection between one of her opponents and our office, we just thought it would be advisable to have a special prosecutor appointed,” Suffolk DA spokesman James Borghesani said.Borghesani said the Suffolk DA’s office uses special prosecutors “quite a bit” whenever there is a conflict like an employee having a relationship with someone who is connected to a case.“So nothing unusual for a special prosecutor,” he said.A spokesman for the Worcester DA’s office declined to co...