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49 students gifted $200 gift cards in Littleton's 'Shop with a Cop' event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Littleton Police Department held its annual "Shop with a Cop" event Saturday, where 49 students took over a local Target store along with officers.These 49 students were gifted $200 each to spend in the store on whatever they wanted. What’s on Denver-area K-9’s Christmas wish lists? This was made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor, as well as partnership with the community, LPD said."Every year this is a wonderful and heartwarming event, and LPD thanks everyone who was involved for not only making Christmas a little brighter for some local families, but also for our officers," police said in a release.All of the children were anonymously nominated by a school counselor who recognized a family in need.

Man arrested, accused of stealing $475K in jewelry from Boulder home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man accused of stealing $475,000 in jewelry from a Boulder County home was arrested in Michigan in late November and extradited to Colorado in December.Bryce Daniel Almus, 31, of Silverthorne, bonded out of the Boulder County Jail on Dec. 6 on a $200,000 bond.In early July, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office received a report about a theft from a home in the 6000 block of St. Vrain Road that happened sometime in June.The homeowners had been away that month and the property was on the market, so multiple people were coming and going from the property. This complicated the investigation, according to BCSO. 23 accused of organized crime in thefts of over 40 marijuana dispensaries around Denver The victims reported that six pieces of jewelry were stolen. The jewelry had a total value of $475,000 and included a 4.31-carat diamond ring, a morganite necklace, a pair of morganite earrings, a pair of diamond and sapphire earrings and a 4.03-carat diamond that had been r...

CU home games brought an estimated $113.2 million to Boulder this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The University of Colorado Buffaloes home football games brought millions of dollars to the local economy, according to calculations released by Visit Boulder. The six home games generated an estimated $113.2 million in total economic impact, according to Visit Boulder. Colorado’s Travis Hunter named most versatile player in major college football An estimated $72.1 million was the direct economic impact from visitors, organizers, media and sponsors on things like lodging, transportation, retail and food and beverage.The remaining $41.1 million was from the indirect impact, mainly the extra spending by local businesses and employees of those businesses because of the extra income.All six games were sold out and well-attended, with between 52,725 and 54,032 people going to each game. It was estimated that each of the games generated between $16.7 million and $21.6 million. The biggest economic impacts came from the team's first home game of the season against the U...

Richard, Samuel lead way for Florida in 87-76 victory over Richmond

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Will Richard scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime, Tyrese Samuel added a double-double, and Florida defeated Richmond 87-76 at the Orange Bowl Classic doubleheader on Saturday.Samuel scored 18 points and gathered 14 rebounds for Florida (6-3). Zyon Pullin scored 14 points off the bench and Riley Kugel added 11. Micah Handlogten grabbed 10 rebounds.Back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers from Richard helped give Florida a 62-46 lead at the under-12 timeout in the second half, but Richmond bounced right back. The Spiders got a jumper and a 3-pointer from Neal Quinn and Dji Bailey’s layup got Richmond within 62-53.Richard delivered a three-point play to help the Gators go back ahead by double digits and the Spiders got within single digits just twice more in the final eight minutes, the second coming on a 3-pointer from Mikkel Tyne that made it 74-66 with 5:51 to go. But Pullin hit a 3 for Florida and the Gators held Richmond to one field goal until Tyne hit ano...

Chicago White Sox confirm meeting between Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Nashville mayor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

As the MLB winter meetings neared a conclusion, a report surfaced of a Tuesday meeting between Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell.The Sox confirmed that a meeting, first reported by Politico, took place. But they are not disclosing the topics discussed.The future of the Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field has been a subject since an August Crain’s Chicago Business report on the team considering a move from the ballpark when its lease expires after 2029. That report listed a new stadium in the city or suburbs and relocating to Nashville among the possibilities.Nashville has long been mentioned in speculation as a city to consider if MLB decides on expansion.Reinsdorf discussed the Crain’s Chicago Business report during a session with reporters in late August.“Somebody at Crain’s decided he wanted to write that, you’re looking at the Bears (stadium situation), and the White Sox lease has six or seven years left...

Army holds on with goal-line stand in final seconds, beats Navy 17-11

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer)FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Army linebacker Kalib Fortner scored on a fourth-quarter strip sack and then stuffed quarterback Tai Lavatai six inches from the goal line with 3 seconds left to help the Black Knights beat Navy 17-11 on Saturday and win the 124th meeting of the nation’s oldest service academies.After falling behind 17-3, Lavatai led the Midshipmen to one touchdown to make it a one-score game and then drove them to the Army 6. With no timeouts and about 30 seconds left, Lavatai threw two incompletions before hitting Alex Tecza, who was tackled in bounds at the 2.With no timeouts — and no opportunity to spike the ball on fourth down — Navy scrambled to line up and managed to get the play off. Lavatai surged forward as his whole team pushed, ahead of him and behind, but Army held its ground.The play was whistled dead and the replay confirmed that the ball never crossed the goal line. To kill the remaining 3 seconds, Army quarterback Bryson Dail...

San Diego Zoo Safari Park works to protect heart of 51-year-old gorilla

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Silverback gorilla Winston is now 51-years-old, one of the oldest male gorillas in captivity in the world, and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has been working since 2017 to protect him from heart disease. Winston has lived at the Safari Park in San Diego since 1984. He has nine offspring and adopted two unrelated male gorillas — an uncommon behavior for silverbacks, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Invasive seaweed found in San Diego Bay prompts warning from agencies However, in 2017, he began exhibiting signs of unusual lethargy and reduced appetite, which prompted concern among zoo staff and led to a series of diagnostic tests to identify the cause.Those results showed heart function irregularities, according to the wildlife alliance, and those findings were shared with the Great Ape Heart Project, a cardiac health initiative for great apes in human care.“Winston has always been an amazingly strong primate, but older great apes—particularly male gor...

Quebec’s English universities propose new tuition model for out-of-province students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

Quebec’s English-language universities are proposing a new tuition model that they say will inflict less harm on the three institutions than the provincial government’s planned tuition hike for out-of-province students.Quebec in October announced it would almost double university tuition for Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec, from $8,992 to around $17,000, beginning in fall 2024. The English universities — Bishop’s, Concordia and McGill — have warned the new rate, which would be among the highest in the country, could lead to a drop in enrolment that would devastate their finances. The three schools welcome more out-of-province students than their French-language counterparts.Quebec officials have cited a desire to protect the French language as one motivation for the measure.On Saturday, the English universities outlined their proposal for alternative, tiered tuition rates for out-of-province Canadian students: $9,000 for arts, education and...

Homes damaged, power knocked out as severe weather rakes Tennessee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An apparent tornado tore roofs off homes and knocked out power to thousands in Tennessee on Saturday as a line of severe storms raked the state.Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city, which is north of Nashville near the Kentucky state line. Photos posted by the local fire department on social media showed damaged houses with debris strewn in the lawns, a tractor trailer flipped on its side on a highway and insulation ripped out of building walls. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that a tornado touched down around 2 p.m. The statement said that there were no confirmed injuries or missing people but that it was continuing to search the area. A shelter was set up at a local high school.Residents were asked to stay at home while first responders evaluated the situation. In a briefing shared on social media, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said there was extensi...

Liz Magill, U. Penn’s president, and board chair resign as antisemitism testimony draws backlash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:25 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.The chairman of the Ivy League school’s board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned, the university said Saturday evening, just hours after Bok announced Liz Magill’s departure as president in just her second year.The university said Magill will remain a tenured faculty member at the university’s Carey Law School. She has agreed to keep serving as Penn’s leader until the university names an interim president.Calls for Magill’s firing exploded after Tuesday’s testimony in a U.S. House committee on antisemitism on college campuses, where she appeared with the presidents of Harvard University and MIT.Universities across the U.S. have been accused of failing to protect J...