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Will Tuesday be the last 80-degree day of the year?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After temperatures dropped below freezing on Oct. 14, Tuesday is gearing up to hit the 80s and possibly break an almost 100-year-old record.Oct. 17, 2023 is expected to reach 82 degrees. The last time it was this hot in October was in 2020 when temperatures hit 85 degrees. The year 2020 was particularly odd because it was also one of Denver's earliest freezes on record, which came in early September. After the first freeze, the temperatures went back up into the 80s and 90s. This year is similar to the 2020 temperature changes where this past weekend caused a freeze warning, now it's transitioning back to bathing suit weather. Ballot guide: Everything you need to know about the upcoming election The 82-degree Tuesday could battle the hottest recorded high for Oct. 17 in history, said FOX31's Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels. The hottest Oct. 17 ever occurred in 1926 and hit 86 degrees, which is only a few degrees above Tuesday's expected temperature. ...

Broncos look forward to face Packers after 10 days off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Rest heals all.Hopefully that applies to the 2023 Denver Broncos, unless they are already sleepwalking through the regular season.Ten days will pass between Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers game, leaving plenty of time to reflect on this season’s struggles.“There were things I was very encouraged with last Thursday,” Payton said about the Chiefs game. “I was discouraged or disappointed we didn't win, but I was very encouraged on the effort and energy we played with.” Colorado School of Mines football ranks No. 1 After their 16th-straight loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Broncos fell to 1-5 this season. With the trade deadline looming on Oct. 31, questions start to swirl both on and off the field.“The focus is on the schedule and in winning the next week,” Payton said. “Certainly, every year when the time comes, there's speculation and people call teams that aren't playing well or are struggling to see if they're interested.” Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is ...

Check your mail: Colorado ballots sent out Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The next time you open up your mailbox, you might notice a ballot with your name on it sitting among the coupons and bills.Monday was the first day that ballots can be sent to voters, according to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.While this isn't a general election year -- those only happen on even-numbered years -- there are a few state- and county-wide propositions you can vote for that could impact you one way or another.FOX31 created a ballot guide to help you understand what the propositions are and what a "yes" and "no" vote mean on each of them. You can find that guide here.How do I register to vote?Colorado has automatic voter registration, which means that anyone who has given their information to certain state agencies -- such as the Department of Motor Vehicles -- they are automatically put onto the voter roll.After that, mail-in ballots will automatically be sent to your address ahead of every election. Voting guide: Breaking down the 2023 Blue...

Tattered Cover book stores files for bankruptcy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The local book chain Tattered Cover has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to forms filed in the case, the bookstore has unsecured claims to multiple publishers, property management, and even the state of Colorado. The claims range from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Another form states the company, listed as Bended Page, LLC, has between 200-999 creditors, and between $1 million to $10 million in liabilities. The company's assets are between $1 million and $10 million, according to the document. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather The paperwork specifically lists out 20 creditors, with the following six having more than $100,000 in unsecured claims:Penguin Random House LLC - $375,765Office of the State Auditor - $375,563Ingram Book Group LLC - $306,477MacMillan Pub Svs. - $295,728Simon and Schuster - $259,355TC Incorporated - $215,000The company operates six Denver area book stores, and one in Colorado Sprin...

Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty to federal charges at Wednesday hearing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

(CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway who is accused of extorting and defrauding the teen’s mother, is expected to enter a guilty plea to federal charges at a Wednesday hearing, an attorney for her family says.It is not known what specific charges in the extortion case he will plead guilty to, or what the sentence will be.Van der Sloot, one of the last people seen with the 18-year-old Holloway before she vanished, was indicted in 2010 on federal charges of extortion and wire fraud in connection with a plot to sell information about the whereabouts of Holloway’s remains in exchange for $250,000, according to an indictment filed in the Northern District of Alabama.Holloway family attorney John Q. Kelly confirmed to CNN van der Sloot intends to plead guilty in connection to the case.Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, will hold a news conference following the hearing to make public what Van der Sloot told FBI ...

Slavery reparations in Amherst Massachusetts could include funding for youth programs and housing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts college town that established one of the nation’s first reparation funds for Black residents is considering spending the proceeds of the $2 million endowment on youth programs, affordable housing and grants for businesses.The Amherst Town Council established the reparation fund two years ago, inspired by nationwide protests against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, to atone for slavery, discrimination and past wrongs.The council Monday night will consider a report from the town’s African Heritage Reparation Assembly on how those funds should be spent.The amount of funding would be equivalent to the annual tax revenue the town raises from cannabis sales, which is projected to be about $200,000 a year. The plan has been to grow the fund over a decade and then sustainably donate as much as $100,000 a year in the town, which is about 6% Black.The assembly, which was appointed by the town manager, now wants the...

Bipolar disorder is little researched, but doctors at Johns Hopkins aim to change that

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

Angela Roberts | Baltimore SunTwo months before Charita Cole Brown was supposed to graduate from college — and about two years after she experienced her first manic episode and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder — her doctors told her parents they should prepare for the likelihood that she may one day not be able to care for herself.It was March 1982 and Cole Brown had just experienced a psychotic break eerily similar to what her grandmother had experienced years earlier. Despite her doctors’ prediction that she would never lead a “normal” life, however, within a few years, a counselor had helped Cole Brown find a combination of medication and other wellness strategies that worked for her.She graduated from college, went to graduate school at Towson University, fell in love and raised two daughters to be “some of the kindest women you will ever meet.” Later, during her parents’ final years, she cared for them both.“Bipolar is not an easy illness. I don’t have any enemies, I don’t t...

Egypt looking to host international meeting on Palestine issue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

Egypt has sent invitations to host an international regional summit aimed at addressing the recent developments relating to the Palestinian issue, the Presidency said Sunday in a statement.The government is intensifying communication with regional and international relief organizations in order to deliver the aid needed in the Gaza Strip, according to the statement which included the resolutions reached after a meeting of the country’s National Security Council.The statement didn’t provide further details on who was invited or when it could be held.Egypt stands ready to make any effort to calm the current situation involving fighting between Israel and Hamas, it said while also noting that the country’s national security is a “red line” and that there would be “no complacency” in protecting it.——–— Tarek El-Tablawy, Abdel Latif Wahba / Bloomberg News (—With assistance from Salma El Wardany)

Muslim woman stabbed in Illinois, son killed after she urged landlord to ‘pray for peace’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

By SOPHIA TAREEN (Associated Press)CHICAGO (AP) — A 71-year-old Illinois landlord upset over the Israel-Hamas war attacked a Palestinian American woman with a knife when she proposed they “pray for peace” and killed her 6-year-old son, authorities said Monday.The details emerged as Joseph Czuba appeared in court on murder, attempted murder and hate crime charges while the boy’s Muslim family prepared to bury him in the Chicago area.Czuba, a Plainfield resident, replied, “Yes, sir,” when asked if he understood the charges and was subsequently returned to jail in Joliet, 50 miles (80.4 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. A Will County judge granted a court-appointed lawyer.Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had just turned 6, had been stabbed multiple times when sheriff’s deputies discovered him Saturday in response to a 911 call.“Detectives were able to determine that both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern ...

Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador ‘s youngest elected and richest president on Monday faced the practically impossible task of reducing a terrifying, drug-driven crime wave within a greatly shortened 1.5 years in office. Daniel Noboa, 35, is the son of Ecuador’s richest man thanks to a global empire built on bananas — Ecuador’s main crop. His voters were, among other things, frightened by the escalation of drug violence over the past three years. Killings, kidnappings, robberies and other criminal activities have become part of everyday life, leaving Ecuadorians wondering when, not if, they will be victims. The spike in violence is tied to the trafficking of cocaine produced in neighboring Colombia and Peru. Mexican, Colombian and Balkan cartels have set down roots in Ecuador and operate with assistance from local criminal gangs.Presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in August. Since then, other politicians and political leaders...