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Denver DA warns of scammer impersonation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver District Attorney's Office issued a warning Monday morning for residents who may have been called by someone who appeared to be using the office's phone numbers to scam people out of their money.According to the DA's office, impersonators have called Denver and Jefferson County residents claiming to be investigators from the respective DA offices. The callers will insist on meeting in person so the call recipient can provide money for an outstanding warrant. Study: Colorado in top 10 for the most identity theft and scams Anyone who receives a call like this should hang up and independently find the office's phone number — don't call back whoever just called, as it might re-route you back to the scammer, but instead verify you're calling a legitimate government agency.According to the FBI's Internet Crimes Complaint Center annual report, government impersonation in the U.S. accounted for over $240.5 million lost from approximately 11,554 victims in 2022....

Winter Park Express returns in January 2024

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Winter Park Express will return for its seventh year in January 2024.The route drops people off at Winter Park Resort and runs from Denver's Union Station using Amtrak's California Zephyr route.The trains will run to and from Winter Park Resort on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Jan. 12 through March 31. There will also be two extra roundtrips on Thursday, March 14, and Thursday, March 21.According to the resort, that makes a total of 40 trips, which is seven more than during the 2023 season. This Colorado spot got the most snow this weekend The trains leave Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrive in Winter Park around 9 a.m. The return trains leave the resort at 4:30 p.m. and arrive in Denver at 6:40 p.m.People can bring skis and snowboards as carry-ons for no additional charge.Some discounts are available, including 50% off for kids aged 2 through 12. Standard one-way tickets start at $49, making the roundtrip $98 per person.Because the California Zephyr runs...

Colorado State University receives highest ranking in polls

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — The Colorado State University's men's basketball team is off and rolling.The Rams (8-0) are now ranked 12th in the Coaches Poll and 13th in the AP Top 25 poll, their highest in school history. The jump in the rankings, from 20th in AP and 21st in Coaches Poll, follows impressive victories against the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Washington. Air Force to face James Madison University in Armed Forces Bowl The previous high ranking was in 1954, as the Rams registered in at 18th in the AP Poll.  Guard Isaiah Stevens also picked up his second straight Mountain West Player of the Week Award.CSU hosts a pair of home games this week, first on Wednesday against University of Denver at 7 p.m. and Saturday against Saint Mary’s at 4:30 pm.

1 dead, 2 injured in Aurora crash Sunday night

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Aurora Police Department said one person died and two others were taken to a hospital with injuries after a crash Sunday night.It happened just after 9 p.m. near East Pinewood Drive and South Wheatlands Parkway in southeast Aurora. The intersection was closed as of 10 p.m. 48 syringes, $6,300 worth of stolen bicycles found at Fort Collins homeless camp According to APD, a Mazada SUV was driving northbound on South Wheatlands Parkway at a high rate of speed when the driver struck the median and rolled several times before coming to rest on the sidewalk.Aurora police said two adult male passengers and an adult male driver were inside the car. An 18-year-old passenger was ejected and died on scene. The other two were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries.Pinewood Drive and Wheatlands Parkway reopened to traffic at around 2 a.m.This is the 63rd traffic-related death in Aurora this year.

Traffic stop in Marathon leads to arrest of woman with drugs and child in car

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

An Islamorada woman was arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of multiple drugs and a child in an SUV. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 4-year-old Shanna Kay Ferguson had her one-year-old child in her vehicle when she was stopped near Mile Marker 50 at around 12:36 a.m., Monday. Ferguson was initially stopped after deputies observed her silver SUV swerving into other lanes of traffic and onto a sidewalk, narrowly avoiding a sign.Suspected illegal narcotics were in plain view in the vehicle. After a search, Ferguson was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of Adderall without a prescription.The Florida Department of Children and Families was also notified.

Europe’s most ‘rizz’ politicians, ranked

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

Zoya Sheftalovich is POLITICO’s Global Playbook editor. How do you do, fellow kids? Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2023 is “rizz” — aka someone with “style, charm, or attractiveness.” Or “charisma,” as the olds might say.Naturally, that got POLITICO wondering: Which EU politicians have the most rizz, and who is the most rizz-deficient? After a super-scientific survey of POLITICO Towers, we’ve come up with this definitive rating. But before you start drafting your angrily-worded letters, just so we’re clear: Sometimes, good rizz happens to bad people, and a high score on our rizz-o-meter doesn’t constitute an endorsement.French President Emmanuel Macron4/10 rizzThe French president once had a lot of rizz — there was something about his cheeky grin and centrist populism that sent Europeans gaga for Jupiter. Alas, as so often happens, Macron flew too close to the sun. Strike one was his admonishment of a schoolboy for cal...

Former US ambassador to Bolivia charged with being a covert agent of Cuba’s government

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

(CNN) — The former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged in federal court with acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, according to court documents unsealed Monday.Manuel Rocha, the 73-year-old former American diplomat, “secretly supported the Republic of Cuba and its clandestine intelligence-gathering mission against the United States by serving as a covert agent of Cuba’s intelligence services,” prosecutors wrote.Rocha served as the US ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002 and the Deputy Principal Officer of the US Interests Section in Cuba in the 1990s. Rocha also worked for the US embassy in the Dominican Republic in the 1980s as well as the US consulate in Italy, and served in different roles for US embassies in Mexico and Argentina.In several meetings with an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of Cuban intelligence, Rocha repeatedly referred to the US as “the enemy” and praised Cuban revolutionary and politician...

Know the Score: MGH develops ‘Brain Care Score’ tool that promotes brain health, ways to reduce risk of dementia and stroke

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

Doctors at Mass General Hospital say they’ve made headway when it comes to figuring out a patient’s chances of developing dementia or a stroke, while promoting ways to reduce risk in general.Recently highlighted in Frontiers in Neurology, researchers with the McCance Center for Brain Health at MGH as well as other collaborators developed a 21-point Brain Care Score system that, based on a questionnaire, can highlight what you can do to improve your brain health and reduce risk for brain diseases.“Protect your brain and your body will be grateful,” said Dr. Jonathan Rosand, a neurologist at MGH.According to officials, the system allows anyone to calculate their risk for developing dementia or a stroke via a series of questions that review your physical health and social life. “The score is our way of translating decades of science into a simple tool that anybody can use to gauge how well they’re taking care of their brain and what steps they’...

Late on your holiday shopping? Bag some last-minute savings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

By Melissa Lambarena | NerdWalletIn popular holiday films, the sense of urgency to shop for last-minute items is a scene inspired by reality. Whether it’s that last holiday ham or toy, money is no object on the screen. In everyday life, it’s a different story, of course.With inflation-hiked prices, there’s only so much you can spend. Still, that eleventh-hour pressure can make it easy to cave in to paying full price for those must-have items. But even when you’re down to the wire, there are still ways to save if you’re willing to be flexible.Here’s how to get more value for your purchases this holiday season.AccommodationsIf you’re jetsetting this holiday season, then the flight has probably been booked by now. But if you still need holiday accommodations, deals may exist.Some websites and apps, like Priceline and Hotwire, offer last-minute deals for mystery hotels if you’re willing to be spontaneous. You don’t get to know the exact name or location of the hotel un...

Former Red Sox Gold Glove outfielder shuts down retirement reports

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:25 GMT

Jackie Bradley Jr. hasn’t ruled out retiring, but it’s far from a done deal.“So let’s get this cleaned up a little. I personally have NOT officially retired. I may retire, but that has not been decided,” the longtime Red Sox outfielder shared on X (formerly Twitter), with a raised-eyebrow selfie. He captioned the post with a simple “FYI.”Boston selected Bradley 40th overall in the first round in 2011, and he played nine of his 11 seasons in a Red Sox uniform (over two stints). He was an All-Star in ’16, won a Gold Glove in ’18 (and was a finalist several times, including ’21 and ’22), and has two World Series rings for his contributions to the ’13 – he debuted but only played in the regular season – and ’18 championship seasons. In the latter, he earned ALCS MVP honors by driving in nine runs on three extra-base hits, two of which gave the Red Sox the lead, and a grand slam.For much of the mid-2010s, Bradl...