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Denver announces location for first micro-community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's mayor announced Monday the city will break ground soon on the first of several micro-communities designed to house people experiencing homelessness.The community will be part of Mayor Mike Johnston's House1000 initiative, which aims to house 1,000 people by the end of 2023 and eventually close all encampments in Denver. After homeless sweeps, who gets shelter? FOX31 asks the mayor The site, located at 2301 S. Santa Fe Dr., is one of 11 prospective sites identified by the city.What are micro-communities?Nine of the 11 sites were designated as micro-communities, with one additional proposed site designated as part-hotel, part-micro-community.These micro-communities can be made up of tiny homes or pallet shelters, and residents will have access to a private space with a bed and a desk. The communities will also have community areas with restrooms, showers, a kitchen and gathering spaces. Neighbors worry homeless micro-community would worsen traffic woes Th...

Denver weather: Rain and cooler temperatures return this week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Monday was another warm and sunny fall day for Denver weather with temperatures running about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. However, a cold front is coming midweek to cool temperatures for a few days. According to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, the front will bring the best chance so far in October for needed moisture. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team Rain chances in metro Denver for the week aheadWeather tonight: Mostly clear and coolSkies will remain mostly clear across the state with just some high clouds in a few places. The wind will be light and mainly from the south.Temperatures will be cold again in the Colorado mountains with several areas dipping below freezing. Along the Front Range and in metro Denver, overnight lows will dip into the 40s, which is a little above normal for this time of year.Overnight lows by Tuesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Sunny and warmColorado...

Coats for Colorado kicks off as charities describe a crisis this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- FOX31 and Channel 2 will partner with Dependable Cleaners once again for the Coats for Colorado donation drive.Residents are asked to donate new or gently used warm winter coats at any Dependable Cleaners location until Nov. 30. The coats will be cleaned and distributed to nonprofits."We really look forward to this event every year. This has been a pride of Dependable Cleaners for many, many years," said Anne Robertson with Dependable Cleaners.An early distribution was made on Monday. About 1,000 coats were donated to Catholic Charities. The coats were loaded onto a truck and taken to the Samaritan House shelter in downtown Denver. Denver announces location for first micro-community "This donation makes a huge difference, and it comes at such a perfect time," said Mark Hahn, director of parish and community engagement with Catholic Charities."We have such a need. It's really a crisis situation right now with so many migrants coming into Colorado. They are coming t...

Officials report mass casualty incident after multiple people get sick at NWMD event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

Authorities responded to the scene in Northwest Miami-Dade after reports of multiple people becoming ill at an event. The incident occurred at the 9th annual Afrikin Diaspora Fundraising Festival event located at the Circle of Brotherhood Headquarters, at 5094 NW 24th Ave. in Northwest Miami-Dade. Both the City of Miami Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene, later reporting it as a level two mass casualty incident.Police were then called over and identified it as a safety concern because of the large amount of people at the event, according to MDFR. Multiple patients are on scene and units are staged to assess patients. Three patients with minor to non-life-threatening injuries have been reportedly transported to local area hospitals. 7News is working to gather more information as this is still an active incident. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Demonstrators gather in Aventura for Stand for Israel rally in wake of Hamas attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

Several South Floridians are taking to the streets to voice their concerns after terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel. 7News cameras captured demonstrators at the Shoppes of Waterway, located at 3585 NE 207th St., where local and federal officials, as well as clergy members and will gather to show their support for Israel during the Stand for Israel rally, Monday evening.At the venue, there will be an outdoor stage for politicians and other dignitaries. The passion was felt and heard. “People from all across the political spectrum, from different religious backgrounds; Jews, Christians, Muslims, people of no faith, people of other faiths, people of all races, people who come here from all sorts of different countries, the people that really make up our South Florida community are coming out in force tonight to show our support for Israel,” Evan Ross said. “Entire families that have been slaughtered, entire families that have been kidnapped. Children, young women ...

Will Hurd drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race and backs Nikki Haley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

(CNN) — Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Monday that he is ending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and is endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.“Unfortunately, it has become clear to me and my team that the time has come to suspend our campaign,” he wrote in a statement.This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Demonstrators gather in Cambridge in support of Palestinians impacted by war between Israel and Hamas 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered in Cambridge Monday in support of Palestinian people caught in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. Days after Hamas fighters launched their surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, and after responses from Israel, organizers of the event in Cambridge said they condemn the killing of innocent civilians on both sides of the war and are mourning the lives lost.“It’s been too much,” said Naureen Mowla. “We’ve watched time and time again where there’s no voices heard on one side and you only get one side of the story. So, we want people to know out here that Palestinian lives matter as well.”The rally and march on Monday was organized by Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine. It drew in students, community members and minority leaders. “I feel that what’s been happening to them for decades is horrific — having their land stolen from them, being put in the largest open-air prison in the world in the Gaza strip where t...

Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus hopes to add a senior defensive analyst to his staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

The Chicago Bears plan to hire a senior defensive analyst in the near future, a move intended to help the coaching staff regroup after last month’s sudden resignation of defensive coordinator Alan Williams.Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Monday afternoon he has been in contact with several candidates for the new role, which will be primarily responsible for helping the Bears defense do advanced scouting on future opponents.“It would give us ideas and things for how to attack that upcoming opponent,” Eberflus said. “Just to get another set of eyes for advancing for us with that.”Eberflus wouldn’t say who the team has been in contact with and couldn’t offer a timetable for when the hire might be made. But he noted his close friend and mentor Rod Marinelli would not join the Bears. Marinelli was the Bears’ assistant head coach under Lovie Smith for four seasons from 2009-2012, also serving as defensive coordinator for the final thr...

Facing elimination, Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer to start Game 3 of ALDS on Tuesday vs. Rangers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

Dean Kremer started perhaps the two most important games of the Orioles’ regular season, and he delivered both times.He’ll likely need to again for Baltimore to stay alive.Manager Brandon Hyde on Monday named Kremer as Baltimore’s starting pitcher for Tuesday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers. Hyde did not name a Game 4 starter, though it’s likely to be veteran Kyle Gibson should the Orioles win Game 3 at Globe Life Field.Baltimore dropped the first two games of the ALDS, as Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez weren’t their second-half selves in their postseason debuts. Bradish didn’t make it through five innings Saturday after a rough fourth inning, and Rodriguez was hammered for five runs in the second inning of his short start Sunday.Tuesday, it’ll be up to Kremer, who went 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA in the regular season, to help keep their season alive. He’ll pitch opposite Rangers r...

Trump says war in Israel would not have happened on his watch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:31 GMT

WOLFEBORO, N.H. — It’s hard to say what precisely was eating at the former president, but a speech he delivered in New Hampshire on Columbus Day lacked some of the vigor typically evident in a Trump campaign address.Even while making the bold assertion that the war Israel finds itself in against Hamas would not have occurred had he been left in the White House for a second term, he seemed more circumspect than might be expected from the famously bombastic businessman.The voters were as engaged as at any Trump rally. Indeed, hundreds waited outside or in the hallways of the at-capacity Kingswood Arts Center while the 45th president declared to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 800 that it was the weaknesses of Biden administration policies that led to the deaths in Israel over the weekend.“Can you imagine what this guy has done to us? That would have never happened, the attack on Israel would have never, ever happened,” Trump said early in his hour-and-a-half-long address, his ...