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Exclusive: Denver employee reports migrants in encampments

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A whistleblower who works with migrants for the city of Denver is sounding the alarm about the coming cold front, saying migrant families with children could be days away from staying in cold weather once their shelter stays end.As of Tuesday, Denver has served more than 25,000 migrants, and more than 3,200 of them have been bused here from Texas since May 18. As of Tuesday, 2,300 were sheltered in non-city-owned facilities. Report: Shortening length of stay will not lower migrant services price tag The city employee did not want to be identified because of fear of retaliation but told FOX31 that this operation to care for migrants started with good intentions and has now become a loop of desperation."I'm just honestly afraid that somebody is going to die," the city employee said.On Tuesday, migrants were seen setting up encampments on the northwest side of the city.Migrant encampments set upSince last winter, city employees have been processing migrants who arrive...

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson has suspension cut in half for illegal hits

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson's four-game suspension for illegal hits was reduced on appeal to two games Tuesday.Derrick Brooks cut the suspension in half after hearing Jackson's appeal. Under the collective bargaining agreement, Brooks and James Thrash — both former players — are the two hearing officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFL Players Association to rule on appeals of on-field discipline. Get a look at the Denver Nuggets’ lavish championship rings Jackson will miss a home game against Kansas City and a game at Buffalo surrounding the Broncos’ bye week. He will be eligible to return to the team on Nov. 14. Under the initial suspension, he also would have missed games against Minnesota and Cleveland next month.Jackson will forfeit about $279,000 in salary instead of the $589,000 he would have lost had the four-game suspension been upheld.Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness and ejected for a high hit to backpedaling Green ...

'We are world champions': Fans celebrate Nuggets banner-raising

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets started the 2023-24 season the same way they ended their 2022-23 championship season: with a victory.The Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 at Ball Arena for the home opener. Get a look at the Denver Nuggets’ lavish championship rings Before the game, players and fans were treated to a ring and banner-raising ceremony. The contest had an earlier-than-usual tip-off time to accommodate a second NBA game on the West Coast.Jesse Duran came to the game with his son, Jared. The two men came wearing Nuggets jerseys and replica championship rings."This is confirmation that we are world champions," dad said, showing off his ring.The Denver natives arrived early to catch the banner moment."We're ready to go see that banner get raised unto the rafters, and stay there forever," Jesse said.The Nuggets head to Memphis on Friday night.

Hero teacher honored with surprise ceremony

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) — On Tuesday, 27J Schools honored Brantner Elementary School teacher Krystal Massongill for saving one of her third-grade students, who started choking in class.According to the district, Massongill successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on that student, and he has since recovered. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Massongill was presented with a Citizen Action Award by the Thornton Fire Department chief for her heroic actions. The student and his family were there to celebrate the elementary teacher as well.Massongill said the incident all happened very quickly but was glad her student was OK. She said she treats her 23 students as if they are her own kids.“They just wholeheartedly have my heart,” Massongill said.

Delano: Biden administration won’t leave lobstermen alone

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

Lawmakers and a federal appeals court last year defeated a federal plan to save endangered whales by eradicating New England’s lobster industry. With those plans undone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is crafting a workaround scheme to regulate lobstermen out of the fishery.Recent years have been brutal going for lobstermen, such that the survival of our trade is highly uncertain. Lobstermen are at once negotiating higher fuel costs, higher bait costs, higher shipping costs, and an agitation campaign from dark money nonprofits trained on major buyers of Maine lobster products. NOAA’s new regulatory plan is poised to decimate our inventory.NOAA’s new plan – a rule promulgated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act – would expand an existing restricted area, where lobster fishing is banned for three months each year. The scope of the expansion is unclear as of this writing, but any expansion is unwelcome as a matter of precedent and a practical business mat...

Chocolate chips amp up moist banana bread

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

Bananas are a versatile fruit that can be eaten right off the bunch or utilized in a bevy of recipes. Characterized as the first “superfood” endorsed by the American Medical Association in the early 20th century, bananas contain potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese. A banana’s flavor starts out as mildly sweet and gains more sweetness as it ripens. Very ripe bananas, or those that have brown speckled skins, don’t need to be discarded. They make perfect additions to baked goods, notably banana bread.Before tossing out brown bananas, consider this recipe for “Chocolate Chip Banana Bread” courtesy of Jenna Barnard and the Butternut Bakery Blog.TAG GOES HEREChocolate Chip Banana BreadINGREDIENTS1 1/2 cups ripe and mashed banana (3 to 4 medium bananas), measured1/2 cup packed light brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt (sour cream also works)1 1/...

Check out these Halloween events for fun & frights

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

From silly to spooky, kooky to cultural, our lineup of Halloween activities is all over the map, literally — harvest season road trips and T rides around town can transport you to the magic of All Hallows’ Eve. From theater to visual art, crafts to cinema, music and dog parades, there’s a lot to be thrilled about during the season of thrills.“The Rocky Horror Show”Now through Nov. 26, Central Square Theater, CambridgeThis is the ultimate Halloween-ish horror musical comedy satire. It may also be the only Halloween-ish horror musical comedy satire. Mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter goes all Dr. Frankenstein looking to create a hunk. Hyjinks and songs about sexual repression ensue. Centralsquaretheater.orgPumpkintownNow through Oct. 31, East Hampton, CTLooking for a wholesome Halloween? It’s no tricks and all treats at Pumpkintown. A family-friendly outing featuring a village of over 100 Pumpkinhead people and their pets. Come to see these whimsical Pumpkinheads, stay for the apple cid...

Silverglate: Should universities take political positions?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

The current crisis sparked by Hamas’ surprise terrorist attack on Israel has roiled college campuses far and wide. Essentially, two camps have emerged within our student bodies – those sympathetic to Israel, and those sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza. This is a time that calls for exceptional wisdom and sound judgment by college administrators, and yet these two commodities seem in rather short supply.At Harvard University in Cambridge, newly installed President Claudine Gay, after first declining to take a public stance, concluded that she should issue a statement when Palestinian sympathizers within the student body outrageously excused the slaughter by Hamas, instead choosing to highlight the righteousness of their political cause. Gay’s statement, in relevant part, said: “As the events of recent days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I condemn the terrorist atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.” She noted that regardless of one’s political views...

Editorial: GM Eng bucks trend of lax T management

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

Clearly MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng ignored the dog-eared handbook on how to run the transportation agency.As T history demonstrates, leadership has focused on post-accident bromides, apologies for unsolved problems, and endless promises to do better.Eng is actually getting things done.The latest example of his “see something, say something, fix something” approach came last week, when Eng revealed that T officials knew as far back as April 2021 that large swaths of Green Line Extension tracks were defective and too narrow – but the agency opened the lines anyway.According to the GM, half of the Union Square branch and 80% of the Medford-Tufts branch require repairs only a week after the MBTA said it had cleared slow zones that forced trains to run at walking speeds in some areas.That’s not surprising, given the T’s track record.“We’re going to have the GLX Constructors re-gauge the track to bring it back to what the project called for. And once we have ...

Lowry: Gag order on Donald Trump shameful

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:55:24 GMT

If you’ve always thought that federal judges ought to determine what presidential candidates can and can’t say about political matters, you should love Judge Tanya Chutkan’s partial gag order against Donald Trump.Chutkan is hearing the Jan. 6 case against Trump brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith and has decided to partially muzzle Trump with an order that is nonsensical and possibly unconstitutional.It stipulates that Trump can still criticize the Biden administration and the Department of Justice and the “campaign platforms and policies” of his GOP rivals, including former Vice President Mike Pence. And Trump can continue to say he’s “innocent of the charges against him.”Chutkan has forbidden Trump from statements targeting the special counsel, Jack Smith, who brought the charges against him, or “any reasonably foreseeable witness or the substance of their testimony.”There’s no doubt that Trump’s commentary ...