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More than 100 beds available in Denver's addiction and shelter services

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Newly released data from the Denver Medical Examiner's Office reports that 70% of the homeless deaths in Denver this year were caused by drugs and alcohol.It's a 10% increase from last year. Homelessness in Denver up 58% since 2016 Meghan Shay is the executive director of STEP Denver, a local addiction program center. She said their specialty is helping men overcome addiction and reach sobriety in every aspect of their lives from the ground up. “It’s heartbreaking and crushing because you know the potential of these people," she said. "We know they have something to offer this world if they could get their addiction into remission.” It's what organizers do at the organization's 60-bed facility on Larimer Street.“We also have 6 sober living homes in metro Denver, so at any given time we can house up to 90 men. We serve about 400 men each year helping them exit homelessness," said Shay. “We know the men coming to us are in life or death circumstances.”She says...

Service dogs walk red carpet at 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Some very important pooches got the attention they deserve at the 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala.Organizers on Friday rolled out the red carpet at the Breakers Palm Beach Resort near West Palm Beach to celebrate the impressive canines.Twenty-five service dogs will up for awards for their roles in search and rescue, therapy and more at a ceremony set to take place November 26.

25 high school student athletes in Hialeah do good deeds ahead of World Kindness Day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

More than two dozen students hit the streets of Hialeah to share the love with acts of kindness.Ahead of World Kindness Day on Monday, 25 high school student athletes across Hialeah put smiles on people’s faces on Sunday.They made signs, gave out sweet treats and gifts, and performed good deeds, all in an effort to show how easy it is to be kind.

Symphony in Lights kicks off holiday season at Gulfstream Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

A festive celebration kicked off the holidays in Hallandale Beach this weekend.The Symphony in Lights event at Gulfstream Park brought the community together on Saturday night to jump-start this year’s festivities.Guests were treated to a light show with 250,000 LED lights timed up with remixed and classic holiday music.Organizers even brought some snow to set the scene.https://twitter.com/VivianGonzalez7/status/1723524644106313877?s=20Officials said this is the end-of-the-year cheer that the community needs.“It’s an evening of festivities and fun and laughter, and the kids are just spectacular, they love this,” said Alex Schreer, marketing director of Gulfstream Village.WSVN’s meteorologist Vivian Gonzalez emceed the event, ensuring perfect weather all throughout the night.

Circus lion captured after hours on the loose near Rome

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

(CNN) — A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured after several hours on the loose, the local mayor has announced.Just after 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Ladispoli mayor Alessandro Grando announced on his Facebook page that the lion had been caught.The animal had been on the loose for at least 5 hours, causing concern and confusion among local residents.“The lion has been sedated and captured. It will now be handed over by the circus staff. I thank the State Police, the Carabinieri, the Fire Department, the local and provincial police, the Asl [Local Health Authority], and all the volunteers who served during these hours of great apprehension,” Grando said on social media on Saturday evening.“I hope that this episode will stir some consciences, and that we can finally put an end to the exploitation of animals in circuses,” he added.Circus staff found broken lockEarlier on Saturday, Grando alerte...

‘Significant traffic impact’: Part of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles shut down after large pallet fire, authorities say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

(CNN) — Southern California drivers may face travel headaches this week after a large storage yard fire over the weekend shut down part of Interstate 10, one of the major traffic routes for downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.A section of I-10, also known as the Santa Monica Freeway, was damaged and remained closed in both directions Sunday near Alameda Street in Los Angeles, a city well known for its traffic congestion issues.Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of a fire at a 200-by-200-foot storage yard “with pallets, trailers and vehicles well involved in fire with buildings that were exposed,” Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said at a news conference Sunday.“Wind pushed the heat and the flames under the freeway, and across the street ignited a secondary storage yard,” Crowley said.The span of the blaze covered about 80,000 square feet, according to the fire department. More than 160 firefighters responded, Crowley said.Sev...

5 US service members killed in military helicopter crash over the Mediterranean

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Five U.S. servicepeople were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said Sunday.The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.”The military first announced the crash on Saturday and said that the cause is under investigation, but there are no indications of any hostile activity involved. It said on Sunday that “search and rescue efforts began immediately, including nearby U.S. military aircraft and ships.”U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that “we mourn the tragic loss of five U.S. service members during a training accident in the Mediterranean Sea early Saturday morning.”“While we continue to gather more information about this deadly crash, it is another stark reminder that the brave men and women who defend our great nation pu...

Decarbonizing heavy-duty can’t be only based on an early-stage technology

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

On November 21, 2023, the plenary vote for CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) will take place in the European Parliament. Growing evidence about potential raw materials shortages, insufficient battery production capacity in the EU, increased repair costs for BEVs, together with large infrastructure and grid needs reinforce the call to vote for a technology-inclusive approach, to ensure that the decarbonization of HDVs can be achieved within the proposed timeframe by expanding technology options for compliance, for the benefit of climate, security of supply, transport value chain and consumers.Via FuelsEuropeToday the resilience and flexibility of European logistics is based on liquid fuels Heavy-duty transport is a vital sector for the functioning of the EU internal market, but today it is also responsible for just over a quarter of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport, and for about 6 percent of the EU’s total GHG emissions.Today...

No school Monday in Andover after negotiators fail to reach deal to end teachers strike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

There will be no school in Andover Monday after bargaining teams for the Andover Education Association and Andover School Committee after members were unable to reach a contract agreement after another day of negotiating on Sunday.The two-day marathon bargaining sessions came after union members voted to strike, prompting the closure of schools on Friday and a community rally that drew more than 1,000 people to Andover Town Common.The strike comes after nine months of negotiations that failed to produce a new contract.The school district says it is offering raises over three years, from 11% for its highest paid teachers to 26% raises for its lowest-paid.The union said it is demanding 16% raises across the board, while insisting that the school committee is offering a number closer to 9%.Negotiations on Saturday were focused on Paid Family Medical Leave and working conditions.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Instant analysis from Ravens’ 33-31 loss to Cleveland Browns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:09:18 GMT

Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 33-31 loss to the visiting Cleveland Browns in Sunday’s Week 10 game at M&T Bank Stadium.Brian Wacker: The Ravens were on the verge of another blowout. Then self-inflicted wounds did them in at the end of the first half and late in the game with Lamar Jackson throwing two interceptions. The second one went for a touchdown and gave the Browns life.Much like their losses to the Colts and Steelers, this was a game the Ravens gave away, be it with turnovers, an inability to stop the Browns’ running game or failure to finish drives.Special teams issues also cropped up again with Justin Tucker’s 55-yard field goal getting blocked near the end of the first half. And the Ravens strangely went away from running back Keaton Mitchell in the second half, with the rookie getting just one touch after flashing with a couple of explosive plays, including a 39-yard touchdown run in t...