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Have things become more expensive in Denver?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you've noticed that you're paying more for certain things than you were last year, you aren't alone. Data shows this is the case.FOX31 used the Cost of Living Index, which is published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), a nationally recognized economic research organization, to see which aspects of life were more or less expensive than this time last year.The study takes the average cost of living in the country and sets that as the standard with a score of 100. Cities with a score above that cost more than the average, and cities with a score below cost less. Denver’s newly built housing stock lags behind US Denver's current Cost of Living score is 110.2, which means it's 10.2% more expensive to live in Denver than in the average American city.However, that doesn't tell the whole story.Using raw pricing data from the index in 2022 and 2023, FOX31 found where things have become more or less expensive in Denver over the past year.Home own...

2 arrested in fight after Broncos game

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Fans leaving Empower Field at Mile High after the Denver Broncos game Sunday may have noticed police arresting two people just a few blocks away from the stadium.The Denver Police Department told FOX31 that there were two people fighting near 17th Avenue and Julian Street, about half a mile west of the stadium. Burglar accused of University Hill break-ins during Buffs game According to DPD, the initial call indicated that there was a gun brandished at the scene of the fight, but police did not find any firearms and said that the claim was unfounded upon further investigation.Two people were arrested and the fight resulted in minor injuries, DPD said.Police said both parties were arrested for public fighting, which often means disorderly conduct, and one was arrested for assault.DPD said officers were checking on others who may have been injured.

Philadelphia 76ers to hold training camp in Fort Collins

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — Training at altitude helped the Denver Nuggets become NBA champions last season. Now, the rest of the league is taking notice.The Philadelphia 76ers announced the team will be heading to training camp at Moby Arena on the Colorado State University campus in early October. Sean Payton looks back on Week 1 loss to Raiders This will be the first training camp under head coach Nick Nurse.Despite having the reigning MVP, Joel Embiid, Philadelphia finished the 2022-23 season in third place in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics.The training camp runs from Oct. 3-6. It is expected to be closed to the public. 

Florida public school teacher who led assembly that singled out Black students is resigning

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

(CNN) — A Flagler County Public Schools teacher who led an assembly last month that singled out Black fourth- and fifth-grade students at a Florida elementary school, telling them to improve their school performance, has resigned, according to a school district spokesperson.Anthony Hines submitted his resignation letter last week, according to spokesperson Jason Wheeler, who shared the letter with CNN on Monday.“I appreciate the opportunity to work in Flagler County Schools,” Hines said in the letter to superintendent LaShakia Moore.The resignation came one day after Bunnell Elementary School Principal Donell Evensen informed Moore that she was resigning.Hines said he didn’t think through the nature of the assembly, which was supposed to set goals and incentivize the children.“I’m devastated,” Hines, who is African American, told CNN on Monday. “I’ve had a hard time. I’ve been teaching for 28 years and I’m just devastated.”During the assembly, a 2023-2024 school year goals and ...

Flight attendant flies alongside granddaughter as fellow flight attendant

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A veteran Las Vegas-based flight attendant had a trip to remember when she got to fly alongside a rookie flight attendant who just so happened to be her granddaughter.According to Southwest Airlines, Cynthia Heck has been a Las Vegas-based flight attendant for 19 years. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Southwest Airlines (@southwestair)The company said this year, Heck had the opportunity to welcome her granddaughter, Hannah Heck, as a flight attendant with the airline.Hannah said that her “grandmother’s compassion for serving others is what inspired her to become a flight attendant along with the memories of flying with her growing up,” according to Southwest Airlines.

Biden inches toward decision on long-range missiles as Ukraine ups pressure

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

The Biden administration is in active conversations about whether to send long-range missiles to Ukraine amid an intense campaign for the U.S. to transfer the weapon, according to two U.S. officials and a person close to the Ukrainian government.It’s unclear if a decision memo has reached President Joe Biden’s desk. The officials said a final call would be made with Ukraine’s input, but Washington and Kyiv aren’t engaged in discussions about an announcement or a rollout of Army Tactical Missile Systems.Ukraine is pushing the U.S. to greenlight the delivery of ATACMS by next week’s U.N. General Assembly attended by Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Officials in Kyiv said they’re expecting some good news on that front after the Ukrainian leader touches down in New York City.But U.S. officials say that timeline is too tight. A decision by Biden on sending ATACMS for Ukraine’s use against Russian forces would almost certainly come after the annual Turtle Bay confab.Aske...

Carjacking suspect arrested after crashing outside Manchester, NH Police Department

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

A man accused in connection with a carjacking in Nashua, New Hampshire was arrested Monday after police said he crashed an allegedly stolen van outside the Manchester Police Department. Nashua police said they first responded to a reported carjacking on Temple Street after a suspect “reportedly pointed a gun at the occupant in the vehicle, then took the vehicle and left the area.”Around 1:40 p.m., the Manchester Police Department said its officers spotted the van and activated their lights and sirens to stop it. The driver instead fled, according to police, before running through a red light and hitting another vehicle at the intersection of Maple Street and Valley Street.Police said the van lost control after the crash, hitting a series of granite barriers outside the Manchester Police Department and coming to a stop in the department’s visitor parking lot. Manchester police said officers soon intercepted the driver — identified as Barton Tibando, 53, of Nashua R...

Whistleblower claims he repeatedly warned Brockton officials about school district’s financial situation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

Christopher Correia has worked for 22 years as the Brockton Public Schools’ assistant financial officer. As word got out that the district overspent its 2023 budget by $14 million, though, Correia was put on paid leave. Now, attorney Timothy Burke has said he plans to file a whistleblower lawsuit against the city of Brockton and its school committee on Correia’s behalf, claiming Correia sounded alarms about the district’s overspending for months.“He’s been cast in the light that, somehow, he didn’t do his job when it’s just the exact opposite,” Burke said. “The only one doing their job and who the public should be commending is Chris Correia.” Burke recently provided nearly 20 of Correia’s emails dating back as far as July of 2022 about issues with the public school budget. One email on July 21, 2022 explains in part, “We cannot continue to enter into contracts that we haven’t accounted for in the current budget.”“If we don’t get a handle on this transportation budget...

Reinventing Rockwell: State House features inclusive reimaginings of famous Norman Rockwell works

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

The Massachusetts State House is hosting a series of works that transform some of American painter Norman Rockwell’s most iconic pieces, all with an eye on inclusivity. “Reinventing Rockwell and Beyond” will be open to the public at the Senate Gallery and Gallery 428 through Oct. 16th, featuring multiple pieces by western Mass.-based artist Pops Peterson.The collection, previously featured at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, brings with it “fresh and inclusive interpretations of the iconic Rockwell masterpieces,” according to Peterson’s website.The artist told 7NEWS how the exhibit gives a modern twist to some of Rockwell’s most recognizable paintings.“I wanted to reflect the diversity in our modern community so, I have people of color, I have women in blue, I have trans people, I have gay people, I have Hindus and Jews – you just name them, I have them all in my collection because I wanted to be inclusive,” Peter...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed for Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:43:53 GMT

By KIM TONG-HYUNG (Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia where he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim boarded his personal train from the capital, Pyongyang, Sunday afternoon, and that he will be accompanied by unspecified members of the country’s ruling party, government and military.State media photos showed Kim walking pass honor guards and crowds of civilians holding the national flag and flowers and waving his hand from his green-and-yellow armored train before it left the station in Pyongyang. A group of senior officials, including Cabinet Premier Kim Tok Hun, Kim Jong Un’s top economic official, were at the station to give the leader a “hearty send-off,” KCNA said. KCNA di...