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Highlands Ranch tornado’s path unpredictable

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) -- It was a busy day in the Northridge neighborhood of Highlands Ranch. Homeowners, friends, family and tree-cutting services spent the day cutting and removing debris left by the tornado.Friday morning life was anything but normal. It is not often a tornado comes to town. Schools, homes, vehicles and trees, lots of trees, were ripped from the earth like dandelions.In the Northridge neighborhood is a tale of two homes. One with extensive tree damage, the other unscathed. Where to drop off tree limbs from tornado damage Resident Patty Comer watches crews wasting no time in cutting and removing her much beloved front yard ash tree. The removal will cost her around $1,500.“I was sad to see my ash go,” Comer said.Right next door to Comer lives Dakota Verlezza who was shocked to see his neighborhood when he came home last night. “Oh man. It looked like what you see on TV in other states. I’ve never seen anything like that and I’ve lived here for 32 years,“...

Highlands Ranch tornado captured on video by home camera struck by ferocious winds

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) – Spectacular images were captured of the tornado that tore through Highlands Ranch on Thursday.The large tornado was captured on a camera in the backyard of a home in the Kentley neighborhood.Various colored clouds could be seen forming in wild patterns. Mother Nature’s show was taking place right outside Karl Flick’s back door.“We started looking at the code red application that showed a little tiny square of where the tornado was predicted to be and realized it was right over our house,” Flick said.Flick, who uses various instruments to record weather conditions, said winds picked up to 90 mph at his home. Flick took shelter in his basement.“I was kind of surprised we were getting a tornado in this area,” Flick said. Highlands Ranch tornado’s path unpredictable The EF1 tornado left a trail of destruction and damaged buildings like Northridge Elementary. Mike Franquemont rode his bike and documented the storm's damage, after riding out the stor...

Butcher shop turns 100 years old

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- When a walk-in retail business has been open for 10, 20 or 30 years you know they are doing something right. But how about 100 years? That is the case for Oliver’s Meat Market, which just celebrated its 100th birthday.Founder Ed Oliver made his way to Denver the same year "The Charleston" was written. That would be 1923.Today, Oliver‘s Meat Market is still on 6th Avenue, just down the street from the original location. This is where you will find Ed’s great-great grandsons, Jim and Rich Oliver. They are keeping the business in the family in the traditional alive. Denver has one of the worst housing shortages in US “I think he would be proud of the history that we carried on serving the people of Denver,” Jim Oliver said.Jim Oliver was 14 years old when he picked up a knife for the first time. That was 45 years ago. The man knows his way around a steak.So what does the future hold for the Oliver family? Another 100 years? “I would like to see it continue forever,“...

Vandal’s slashing spree causes nearly $10K in damage to Fort Lauderdale golf cart rental business

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

A man went on a slashing spree at a boat and golf cart rental business in Fort Lauderdale, causing thousands of dollars of damage.The business vandalism that caused close to $10,000 of serious revenue damage to Michael Binder, the owner of 100 Pro Boats Boat & Golf Cart Rentals in Fort Lauderdale. The subject destroyed the golf carts, including their tires and upholstery, Tuesday night. “For example, you see one rear tire, it just got stabbed,” said Binder. The perpetrator was seen strolling into the business seen wearing flip-flops, as if he just came from the beach, at around 9 p.m.Surveillance video captured the subject going to the parking lot of the business and stabbing the tires of each golf cart, starting with a red golf cart, then a white and a blue one in the end. “He started stabbing the tires, really precise,” said Binder. “He walked out again; a minute later, he came back in.” As he walked back again, the subject went behind the...

Experts searching for answers among debris of Titanic-bound submersible implosion that killed all onboard

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic implosion” killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said.A dayslong international search effort concluded Thursday after debris from the submersible – known as the Titan – was found about 1,600 feet from the historic wreckage of the Titanic. Military experts found the debris was consistent with the disastrous loss of the vessel’s pressure chamber, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger announced.The passengers killed were a Pakastani businessman and his son, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood; British businessman Hamish Harding; French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet; and Stockton Rush, the CEO of the vessel’s operator, OceanGate Expeditions.As officials work to determine the timeline and circumstances of the accident, remotely operated vehicles will be used to map out the ...

Russia’s FSB opens criminal case against Wagner boss, accusing him of calling for ‘armed rebellion’

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

(CNN) — Russia’s domestic intelligence service has opened a criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military group Wagner, after he appeared to cross a red line with the Kremlin on Friday when he vowed to retaliate against the country’s military leadership for what he described as strikes launched against his forces.The open confrontation was sparked by a series of Telegram posts on Friday, where Prigozhin accused Russian forces of striking a Wagner military camp. “A huge amount of our fighters were killed,” he said, in a radical escalation of a longstanding feud with Russia’s military leaders.Russia’s Ministry of Defense denied the claims, calling it an “informational provocation.”The mercenary, who has frequently criticized Russia’s traditional military hierarchy, then warned that retribution would be meted out. “We will deal with those who destroy Russian soldiers and return to the front, justice for the troops will be restored, and then justice fo...

Savin Hill station temporarily closed as crews perform stairwell maintenance, MBTA says

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

Red Line service will bypass the Savin Hill station in Dorchester through the end of service Friday as crews perform stairwell maintenance inside the station, the MBTA said. The T announced the sudden change in a tweet early Friday afternoon, saying service will bypass Savin Hill in both directions. The T initially said the change would remain in place “until further notice.” In a later update, officials said Savin Hill will reopen Saturday morning. In the meantime, the T said trains will continue operating through Savin Hill but will not stop.The T said shuttle buses will run between Fields Corner and JFK/UMass with an option for Savin Hill riders to board buses at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Savin Hill Avenue. Bus route 18, which traces a path between the Ashmont and Andrew Red Line stations “is also available,” the T said.

Mets deal Eduardo Escobar to Angels for minor leaguers Coleman Crow, Landon Marceaux

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Third base officially belongs to Brett Baty.The Mets traded Eduardo Escobar and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for two minor league pitchers Friday night in the middle of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. With the Mets trailing their NL East rivals 2-0, the club announced the trade for right-handers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux, both of whom are Double-A starters.Escobar, a 34-year-old Venezuelan third baseman, has had a tough season, though you wouldn’t know it by his upbeat demeanor. There was pressure for him to perform this spring with Baty, one of the Mets’ top prospects, knocking at the door. He struggled during the World Baseball Classic and in spring training. He failed to hit during the early part of the season and the Mets were forced to call up Baty in late April.Escobar performed well in a reserve role, hitting .394 with two home runs in the month of May, but he’s come back down again, going 4-...

Task force convenes to study literacy rates in Boston

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

Boston officials have formed a task force that will be charged with studying literacy rates and developing a plan on how city residents, young and old, can improve those scores.The city hasn’t conducted such a study since 2003, according to Councilor Julia Mejia, who proposed the group two years ago so officials can better serve residents who need help learning how to read.“This work is very personal to me,” Mejia said in a release. “My mother only made it to the third grade and struggles to read and write in Spanish as well as English. Unfortunately, there are many others like my mom.”Friday marked the first meeting of the “Task Force to Address Literacy Rates in the City of Boston,” a coalition of 15 appointed representatives of community organizations, current and former city public school students, adults with “lived literacy experience,” and city employees.The task force started developing a vision and work plan that it will follow during its existence, which could be up ...

Boston fire union blasts Mayor Wu’s version of Southie OD den call

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:30:20 GMT

The fire union is pushing back at the mayor and police, saying firefighters stand by what they reported after rushing into a South Boston apartment this past weekend, a matter that triggered a 51A child-neglect alert.Sam Dillon, president of Boston Firefighters Local 718, defended the firefighters who responded to an incident involving a dead man found in an apartment where four children were present, after the mayor and police department made statements debunking details reported by the fire department and media.“Local 718 stands squarely behind the actions taken by our firefighters,” Dillon told the Herald on Friday. “The integrity of the firefighters involved in this incident is beyond reproach. Their swift action to address what they encountered should be commended by everyone involved.”Dillon said the incident report prepared by the Boston Fire Department is “100% accurate,” and noted that firefighters arrived prior to police officers, and therefore encountered a different scen...