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Colorado sees small increase in number of COVID cases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Health officials are watching a slight uptick in the number of COVID cases in Colorado.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported the number of new COVID cases has increased in the last few weeks and is at the highest level of the summer.Dr. Carrie Horn, the chief medical officer at National Jewish Health in Denver, offered some perspective. 2 new human cases of West Nile confirmed "I do think there is a real increase, again the hospitalizations will trail behind that a little bit, and while we have seen a bit of an increase, it hasn't been severe," she said. "Thankfully these later variants seem to be a little less harmful."Horn said with school starting next week in some areas, doctors are keeping an eye on the numbers. "I think we are going to see things increase a little bit more as school starts back up again. You are putting a lot of people and kids in classrooms together," she said.Families should continue taking all the same saf...

Fast-moving river pops up in Buffalo Creek after storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

BUFFALO CREEK, Colo. (KDVR) — The mountain town of Buffalo Creek in Jefferson County is keeping a watchful eye on the sky after storms created a fast-moving river of hail and rain in their community.One family FOX31 talked to said the deluge was like none other they’d seen before. A big concern was water rushing the down mountain and not knowing when the rain would stop. Video: Strong storms cause damage, dump hail Katherine Davidson posted pictures on social media showing what it looked like as heavy rain fell in Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon."We were concerned about getting down here, but we really couldn’t see the base of the hill. As soon as I got my car down here, it was just a river at the base of the road," Davidson said.A road washed out in Buffalo Creek after a storm on Tuesday, Aug. 1. (KDVR)Storm forms river on the street in Buffalo CreekA road was washed out and Tuesday, and it has not been repaired. There are concerns more rain could cause more problems.Water ...

AirOtic Soirée brings immersive, high-flying burlesque to Hunters in Wilton Manors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

Are you good with balance? How about while flying around in the air? Shireen did try once hanging from her dining room chandelier. You know, she was trying to be a dangling appetizer. Anyway, it’s best to leave the acrobats to the pros. Here’s Alex Miranda to show us a real-life fantasy.AirOtic seduces its audience with sexy Cirque-style stunts. Now, these moves you should not try at home.At AirOtic, fantasy is their speciality.Kyle Kier, director/performer: “Our goal is to take our audience to a fantasy world, let them escape the real world. They don’t have to think about their job. They don’t have to think about what’s happening.”What people will be focused on is what’s happening on stage.Kyle Kier: “AirOtic is a sexy and sensual burlesque, Cirque-style cabaret.”Stephane Haffner, creator/performer: “It’s a celebration of the body: the beauty, the sensuality. The show is not vulgar at all. The celebration of lo...

Yankees place Domingo Germán on restricted list for alcohol abuse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

Domingo Germán has been placed on the restricted list for the second time in his career.The right-hander agreed Wednesday to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse. Germán will be placed on the restricted list for the time that he is away from the club, which is expected to be the rest of the season, according to Brian Cashman.“Certainly, it’s a very serious issue that affects way too many people, unfortunately,” Cashman said. “Hopefully, the steps that are being taken today will really benefit him for the remaining part of his life, because it’s a very serious problem that you need to address head-on. These treatment places are significant steps, hopefully towards helping him get the tools to solve it.“I’m just worried right now for the person and the immediate family.”While Cashman mostly offered no comments when pressed for details, he said that a “recent situation emerged.” He found out ab...

2 San Diego spots among best mom-and-pop shops in US: Yelp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Mom-and-pop shops help keep the history alive in communities.These small family-owned businesses bring a unique touch to the area where they originated, whether its because of their culture, environment or products.Yelp recently compiled a list of 150 U.S. businesses across 10 different business categories that best represent what it means to be an independently-owned and operated business in 2023.Two spots in the San Diego area were selected to the popular online directory's list: Thanh Tinh Chay and Kove Brewing.Thanh Tinh Chay, located at 4591 El Cajon Blvd in the Teralta East neighborhood, is a Vietnamese vegan restaurant that serves more than 200 dishes.Diners are also given special water that is prepared with apple juice to create sweetness, which is then cooked with lemon, mint, strawberry, lychee and other ingredients "to help detoxify the liver and are good for the skin," the restaurant says."We were greeted with a refreshing cup of water infused with various f...

Amazon Fresh offers delivery to non-Prime members in San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Not an Amazon Prime member? Well now is your chance to still benefit from its products in certain areas.Amazon Fresh is offering grocery delivery in the city of San Diego for customers who are not Prime members, the company said in a press release Wednesday.“We’re always looking for more ways to make grocery shopping easy, fast, and affordable for all of our customers, and are excited to offer Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to customers without a Prime membership in a dozen U.S. cities. Now even more Amazon customers can benefit from our high-quality grocery experience, with Prime members continuing to save on grocery delivery fees and through exclusive savings on hundreds of items in-store,” Claire Peters, worldwide vice president of Amazon Fresh, said in a statement. Sesame Place San Diego’s free admission for kids begins Other cities selected in the rollout include Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Denver, CO, Nashville, TN, Phoenix, AZ...

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble not just for people but for some plants, too.Residents across the sprawling metro are finding the extended extreme heat has led to fried flora, and have shared photos and video of their damaged cacti with the Desert Botanical Garden. Nurseries and landscapers are inundated with requests for help with saguaros or fruit trees that are losing leaves.Phones have been “ringing nonstop” about everything from a cactus to a citrus tree or ficus, said Sophia Booth, a landscape designer at Moon Valley Nursery, which has nearly a dozen locations across the Phoenix suburbs.“A lot of people are calling and saying their cactus is yellowing really hard, fell over or like broken arms, that sort of thing,” Booth said. “Twenty-year-old trees are losing all their leaves, or they’re turning a crisp brown.”She a...

Mexico says a body spotted near the floating barriers in Rio Grande river across from Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday that a dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said authorities are trying to recover the body, and did not know the person’s nationality. The department said Mexico had warned about the risks posed by the bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. It also claims the barrier violates treaties regarding the use of the river, and violates Mexico’s sovereignty.“We made clear our concern about the impact on migrant’s safety and human rights that these state policies would have,” the department said in a statement.The barrier was installed in July, and stretches roughly the length of three soccer fields. It is designed to make it more difficult for migrants to climb over or swim under the barrier.The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over...

Police, fire officials investigate suspicious fire at Mimico bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

Investigators are looking into a fire that destroyed a local bar in Mimico on Wednesday afternoon.Fire crews were called to Colins Dugout at Royal York Road and Newcastle Street shortly before 5 p.m. They say the main floor of the restaurant/bar was fully engulfed when they arrived. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within 40 minutes. The main floor was totally gutted while the rest of the two-storey building suffered smoke damage. No injuries were reported. There are unconfirmed reports that a Molotov cocktail was thrown through a window of the building, sparking the blaze. “There’s strong suspicion of criminal activity,” platoon chief Douglas Cumming told CityNews. Police and fire investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze.

Gunman shot on community college campus in San Diego after killing police dog, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:29:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police shot and killed a gunman on a community college campus Wednesday after he fatally wounded a police dog, authorities said.The man was pronounced dead at a hospital after the confrontation at San Diego Mesa College, police said. His name wasn’t immediately released.Police were investigating a report that the driver of a white Tesla had shot at another driver at around 1:30 a.m., sheriff’s homicide Lt. Joseph Jarjura said.“We are still trying to figure it out, but we believe that it started on the roadways. One vehicle, possibly trying to pass the other vehicle or some type of incident,” Jarjura said.The gunman then followed the other motorist into a residential neighborhood, Jarjura said.Officers spotted the Tesla but the driver refused to pull over, drove onto a campus parking lot and abandoned the car, Jarjura said.Officers then saw the man nearby and released a police dog when he refused to drop his gun, Jarjura said.The gunman fired a shot a...