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Community group gives back every Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Though many are celebrating with their families this holiday season, not everyone in our area has the means to buy goods and treats to fund the festivities.One grassroots group was out helping people in Denver on Christmas to make sure everyone had a special day, but this was far from their first time doing so. No more meals for seniors in Adams County after non-profit loses funding Rain, sleet, snow, and even holidays, this community group is dedicated to helping the unhoused, no matter what day is.Every Monday this year, Mutual Aid Monday has given out items like food and clothes to folks who need it."Well, we haven't missed a Monday in three years regardless of weather or holiday because we think it's really important to be consistent, to have people know that we will be here for them regardless of what they are going through, and we just always want to be here for people at the time and day when we say," said Kimberly Miller, a comrade with Mutual Aid Monday."...

Denver weather: Blizzard warning for the plains, overnight snow showers in the metro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Increasing clouds with a chance of snow overnight along with breezy conditions are on the way. It will dry out by Tuesday afternoon with lingering clouds. Blizzard, high wind warnings in Eastern Colorado Weather tonight: Chilly, breezy and some snowTemperatures are expected to drop down into the upper teens and lower 20s as we get ready for a little bit of snow in the metro area. The snow will happen mainly after 11 p.m. Monday and will continue on and off through early Tuesday. The metro area will see less than an inch. It will be breezy as well with gusts up to 40 mph! Speaking of breezy conditions, a Blizzard Warning is in effect for areas along the eastern plains that stretch from Burlington to Castle Rock. The far eastern plains will get 4-9" of snowfall with gusts up to 60 mph, meanwhile, areas around Castle Rock will get 2-4". Whiteout conditions are possible so make sure to stay tuned both on air and online with the latest forecast and updates. Denver sn...

DPD warns of short-term rental violence during holidays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – The Denver Police Department is sending out a warning about parties at short-term rentals during the holiday season.On December 13th DPD sent out a notice to residents warning about increased violent activity at short-term rental properties and warehouses in areas around the city, usually linked to parties organized and promoted using social media. ‘It was terrifying’: Lakewood cyclist recalls the moment he was struck by a car Rental expert Grant Muller of Compass Real Estate told FOX31 he has seen damage caused by unruly guests.“Somebody running down the hallway running into a wall, breaking the drywall and plumbing, damage seems to be another unhappy consequence of short-term rentals,” Muller said.Airbnb told the Problem Solvers that a global ban on parties has seen a 55% year-over-two-year decrease in the rate of party reports. The company’s Reservation screening technology is aimed at helping to reduce the risk of unauthorized and disruptive parties. A 24-hour ...

261 flights delayed, 19 canceled at DIA on Christmas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled over the Christmas holiday at the Denver International Airport.According to FlightAware, at least 414 were delayed and 37 were canceled at DIA on Christmas Eve. Blizzard, high wind warnings in Eastern Colorado On Christmas Day, another 261 were delayed and 19 were canceled.Most of the delayed flights were on Southwest, followed by United, SkyWest and Frontier.Southwest and SkyWest each had eight flights canceled on Christmas.Denver was also the airport with the most flights delayed and canceled on Christmas Day.

Avianca flight turns back to MIA due to cracked windshield

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

A plane problem forces a flight to turn around after taking off from Miami International Airport.Aviana Airlines flight 451 was heading to Nicaragua, until somewhere south of Key West the pilot reported a technical problem and circled back to MIA.The airport said the problem was a cracked windshield.The passengers boarded another flight on Monday evening for the trip to Central America.

2 Miami-Dade shootings on the road leave people injured, killed before Christmas Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

Two dangerous drives changed lives for families as Christmas Day approached.One man ended up spending Christmas in the hospital, while another ambushed on Christmas Eve did not survive. Two people continue on the run after leaving one person shot in the neck and the other in the leg. Another incident occurred on Christmas day around 12:10 a.m. on the Palmetto near Okeechobee Road.An unknown vehicle pulled up to a Mercedes-Benz and unloaded a barrage of bullets.In a video captured, the driver’s side window is visibly blown out, and Florida Highway Patrol said it was all because of road rage.The man who was driving was shot in the leg and transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.Hours before that, just after 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve along northwest 119th Street and 22nd Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade, a man was traveling south in a four-door red Mazda. He was then suddenly surrounded by what 7News sources said was a gang of people on ATVs and dirt bikes.It led to a verbal dispute...

Boston police investigating stabbings in Government Center, Theater District

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

Christmas got off to a violent start in Boston Monday, with two stabbings reported in a matter of minutes, according to police. The first incident happened in Government Center, outside the Wolfgang’s Steakhouse and across from a veterans home. Police said a person was stabbed multiple times and investigators were later seen roping off the sitting area outside Wolfgang’s. Inside the crime scene, an electric Chanukah menorah was spotted. Five minutes after the incident in Government Center, police were called to the Theater District, where a fight broke out in front of the Royale nightclub. It is believed a worker at Royale, possibly a bouncer, was stabbed. Another person was injured.“That’s tough,” said area resident Michael Thomas. “They’re obviously here to protect everybody, so it’s really frustrating.” “You can’t really predict what’s going on anymore, these days,” Thomas continued.The nightclub had just hosted the Matzo Ball, a Jewish event h...

276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe arrive in India

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON (Associated Press)VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation arrived in India with 276 Indians aboard early Tuesday, authorities said. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside the Vatry Airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal.The regional administration said that 276 of the original 303 passengers were en route to Mumbai, and that 25 others requested asylum in France. Those who remained were transferred to a special zone in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for asylum-seekers, it said. The passengers grounded in France had included a 21-month-old child and several unaccompanied minors.The remaining two passengers were initially detained as part of a human trafficking investigation but were released Monday after appearing before a judge, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The judge named them as ‘’assisted w...

Whisky wooing young Chinese away from ‘baijiu’ as top distillers target a growing market

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — A distillery in southwestern China is aiming to tap a growing taste among young Chinese for whisky in place of the traditional “baijiu” liquor used to toast festive occasions. The more than $100 million distillery owned by Pernod Ricard at the UNESCO World Heritage site Mount Emei launched a pure-malt whisky, The Chuan, earlier this month. The French wine and spirits group says it is produced using traditional whisky-making techniques combined with Chinese characteristics including locally grown barley and barrels made with oak from the Changbai mountains in northeastern China. “Chinese terroir means an exceptional and unique environment for aging, including the water source here — top-notch mineral water. The source of water at Mount Emei is very famous,” says Yang Tao, master distiller at the distillery.A centuries-old drink, whisky is relatively new to China, but there are already more than 30 whisky distilleries in the mainland, according to the whisky websi...

Monday Forecast: Rain, wind continue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:23 GMT

Monday Forecast: A dry and mild start to Christmas 2023. Our temp at sunrise of 50 degrees makes this our warmest Christmas morning in 150+ years of Chicago weather history. Rain moves in later this morning and winds will pick up this soggy afternoon. We could see some wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph.Monday Night: The rain and wind continue. Temps overnight will slowly decrease to the still quite mild lower 40s. We'll be around 41 at noon tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies and a few showers. Temps end up in the upper 30s by the late afternoon.