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Denver activates Severe Weather Shelter for Thursday night cold

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City and County of Denver is activating its Severe Weather Shelter plan for overnight Thursday, Nov. 30, into Friday, Dec. 1.The shelters will be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Department of Housing Stability is opening the ballroom of New Directions (the former Best Western hotel) at 4595 Quebec St. and the former Doubletree Hotel at 4040 Quebec St. for the plan. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 Buses will transfer people from St. Francis Center, 2323 Curtis St., between 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday night to New Directions and the Doubletree. After 9 p.m., individuals should be referred directly to the Doubletree."Cold weather poses a serious danger to people who are unsheltered, and the city encourages people to come inside," the city stated in its announcement.According to the FOX31 Pinpoint Weather team, low temperatures are expected to dip to 20 degrees overnight Thursday into Friday. No advisories or wind is expected.Individu...

Black Canyon, Curecanti increasing fees for 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Fees at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area will be increasing at the start of 2024, the National Park Service said Wednesday in a release.Campground fees haven't changed since before 2016, and boat launch fees have not changed since 2003. NPS said the increase starting on Jan. 1 will align with nearby campgrounds and boating services, as well as provide additional funding for operations and maintenance. Rocky Mountain National Park to keep timed entry reservations for summer 2024 "While basic park operations are funded by Congressional appropriations, the recreation use fees collected by the parks support new projects and the ongoing maintenance of park facilities that directly enhance the visitor experience," the release stated.Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2024 Curecanti Boat Launch Permits  Seasonal Permit $40.00  Seven-day Permit $20.00  Curecanti Camping Fees  ...

Father outraged after he says daughter ate THC-infused candy at Miami Gardens elementary school

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

A father is seeking answers after, he said, his 9-year-old daughter became sick after consuming candy infused with THC at her school in Miami Gardens.Chaunic Symonette said the incident occurred on Tuesday at Bunche Park Elementary School. “Six hundred milligrams of THC. Absolutely it was a lot,” he said. Symonette told 7News that his daughter and two other classmates ate the substance. “She was not stable. I’m asking her certain questions, she don’t know her birthday, she’s not aware, doesn’t know where she’s at,” he said. “She was standing up, she was real woozy. Very fatigued, shaky, jittery. Pretty much just not in her right state of mind.”After picking up his daughter from school, Symonette said he was told a fifth-grade student handed out the THC-infused candy. “She had the candy, and she said that all the kids were sick, that the candy was making them feel sick,” Symonette said. “So I just sat...

Man describes moments he was shot in Fort Lauderdale armed robbery; subject still on the loose

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

A man is sharing his story months after he became the victim of an armed robbery in Fort Lauderdale.Antonio Seymour spoke with 7News about the frightening moments that, police said, unfolded along the 300 block of Northwest 17th Avenue at around 3 p.m. on June 20.“I’m pretty sure I’m not the first person he did this to. [I’m] damn sure he ain’t the last person he did this to,” said Seymour. Seymour, who suffered gunshot wounds to his thighs as a result of the shooting, said he was waiting to pick someone up in his Chrysler Pacifica when the subject approached him demanding money. “I had this funny feeling so I gazed back to the left, and [there was] a guy standing there with a big gun on me saying, ‘Give me the money,'” he said. The victim described the subject as a skinny Black male, between the ages of 20-30, standing at about 6 feet and weighing 150 pounds. Armed with a handgun, Seymour handed over his wallet in fear. Despite doing so, he...

3 detained after U.S. Border Patrol responds to migrant landing near Key West

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to a migrant landing on Wednesday morning near Key West. Officials said they discovered three Cuban migrants aboard a homemade vessel after the trio made the treacherous trek across the Florida Straits.https://twitter.com/USBPChiefMIP/status/1729843493990777124The individuals were taken into custody and subsequently processed for removal proceedings. Officials said they will be sent back to Cuba.

2 detained in West Park after police stop vehicle reported stolen; man accused of assaulting officer detained in Deerfield Beach

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

It was a busy Wednesday for law enforcement in South Florida. Three people were detained for different reasons after their vehicles were followed by law enforcement. A driver was stopped by police after a vehicle was reported stolen out of Miami Gardens.Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Police followed the vehicle, a red 2021 Chevy Corvette, Wednesday afternoon.Officers were following the vehicle near Northwest 199th Street and Second Avenue in Miami Gardens, which then headed near Northeast 207th Street and Second Avenue.The driver was stopped at 5040 SW 22nd St. in West Park. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where officers had their guns drawn and pointed at the vehicle. The driver complied and was detained by officers. A female passenger was also detained. Earlier in the day, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were after another vehicle in Deerfield Beach. During a brief pursuit, the alleged driver got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, leaving the silver Lincoln in fro...

Tucker Carlson, Trump’s shadow diplomat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

BRUSSELS — Donald Trump has mulled naming Tucker Carlson as his vice president if he gets another term as U.S. president. But Carlson, the ex-Fox News journalist and polemicist, looks more like he’s auditioning to be Trump’s top international diplomat.Since his ouster from cable TV, Carlson has been taking his new X show on a world tour, and his interviews with Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán have racked up hundreds of millions of views.Yet Carlson is also engaging in a sort of shadow diplomacy. In early November, he popped up in London to visit Julian Assange at Belmarsh prison. Eleven days later, Carlson was spotted on the streets of Madrid, alongside Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party, amid protesters against amnesty for Catalan separatists. “Your politics are complicated for an American,” Carlson told Spanish outlet El Confidencial. “I want to understand it and try to explain it.”This week, Carlson released an episode of his X show entitl...

Authorities investigating apparent murder-suicide in Marlborough

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

An investigation into what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide was underway in Marlborough after authorities say a man and a woman were found dead at a home Wednesday morning.In a joint-statement, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Marlborough Police Chief said the investigation was launched after police discovered the bodies of a 28-year-old female and a 29-year-old male at a home on Rice Street.Authorities said police were first called to the residence just after 10 a.m., where officers encountered two women and a child who said their female roommate had been shot.Entering the home, police then found both the resident and a 29-year-old man, both dead from apparent gunshot wounds.“The preliminary investigation suggests that the two decedents had been in a dating relationship,” the DA’s office stated. “Last night the male had allegedly threatened the female at his home. The female party returned to her Rice Street home this morning. ...

More mild next couple of days

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

It was another chilly day as highs only maxed out in the 30s. For Boston, that’s ten degrees below average for this time of year. Tomorrow temperatures will be closer to the average in the mid/upper 40s. It’ll be even more mild by Friday!Before we get there, it’s cold overnight. Temperatures will fall into the 20s for MetroWest and Worcester County, 30s near the coast and for the Cape. We’ll get more clearing by sunrise, and the morning will start off with a lot of sunshine. That might help to offset the chill for you.After the cold start, tomorrow will be a pleasant day. Temperatures aloft will become more mild, and our temperatures at the surface will respond by going up through the end of the week. We’ll see some mid and high-level clouds in the afternoon with less wind compared to the past couple of days out of the southwest. Highs will be seasonable in the mid/upper 40s.Friday morning won’t start off as cold, more chilly in the 30s. Then tem...

Bruins players hit the shopping aisles for gifts to give to children at local hospitals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:02:47 GMT

Members of the Boston Bruins traded in their skates for shopping carts Wednesday morning as the team hit a local Target to buy toys for kids who are in local hospitals this holiday season.The annual tradition continued in Watertown as players like David Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman perused the aisles for gifts to give.“I do have a list,” Pastrnak told 7NEWS. “I’m ready to deliver some Christmas spirit and get some toys for the kids. It’s a very little thing we can do to make a lot of kids happy and that’s why we’re glad to do it.”He and his teammates spent the morning grabbing dolls, board games, and other items, checking off gifts from clipboards as they filled their shopping carts.“I’m doing a lot of toys right now – a little Barbie setup here, a little basketball, I’ve got a Bruins T-shirt here, so all good stuff,” said B’s forward Trent Frederic as he surveyed his haul.The crew’s ultimate go...