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New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town in Colorado has a storied support network.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

FORT MORGAN — Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the contents of his wallet, a few bills.The hopes that had pushed her to trudge thousands of miles from Guatemala in 2019, her son’s small frame clutched to her chest, ceded to despair and loneliness in Fort Morgan, a ranching outpost on Colorado’s eastern plains, where some locals stared at her too long and the wind howls so fiercely it once blew the doors half off a hotel.The pregnant Simon tried to mask the despair every morning when her toddlers asked, “Where’s papa?”To millions of migrants who have crossed the U.S. southern border in the past few years, stepping off greyhound buses in places across America, such feelings can be constant companions. What Simon would find in this unassuming city of a little more than 11,400, however, was a community that pulled her in, connecting her with legal council, charities, schools and soon friends, a unique support net...

Colorado snow totals for December 24, 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Dec. 24, 2023, as of 11:25 a.m. Sunday:Arvada, CO — 2 inches at 7:50 a.m.Aspen Springs, CO — 10.5 inches at 7 a.m.Aurora, CO — 1.1 inches at 6 a.m.Avon, CO — 4 inches at 8:14 a.m.Blue Valley, CO — 6 inches at 4:06 a.m.Boulder, CO — 2.1 inches at 7 a.m.Breckenridge, CO — 3 inches at 4:09 a.m.Brookvale, CO — 3.5 inches at 7 a.m.Camp Bird, CO — 8 inches at 10:39 a.m.Canon Plaza, CO — 3 inches at 7:45 p.m. – 12/23/2023Castle Pines, CO — 1.1 inches at 7 a.m.Castle Rock, CO — 1.2 inches at 7 a.m.Castlewood Canyon, CO — 1.1 inches at 8 a.m.Chama, CO — 4 inches at 7:46 p.m. – 12/23/2023Cherry Hills Villa, CO — 1.2 inches at 7 a.m.Coal Bank Pass, CO — 2 inches at 10:41 a.m.Columbine, CO — 2.2 inches at 7 a.m.Conifer, CO — 1.9 inches at 7 a.m.Cope, CO — 2 inches at 7 a.m.Copper Mo...

Couple has jewelry stolen from them in brazen follow-home robbery 

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

A woman is speaking out after her parents were robbed by a group of thieves who followed them home from a jewelry store. According to video uploaded to social media by Dr. Priyanka Wali, her parents – Dr. Vijay Wali and Dr. Wali Jyotika – went jewelry shopping on Friday night in Artesia’s Little India neighborhood.  $30 million lawsuit filed against L.A. County Sheriff’s Department for mother’s death Surveillance footage obtained by Priyanka shows her parents leaving the store in a white Tesla at 6:54 p.m. A black Honda Odyssey with tinted windows then begins to follow them, according to the video. Surveillance footage obtained by Priyanka and posted to social media shows her parents leaving the store in a white Tesla at 6:54 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (Facebook/Dr. Priyanka Wali)A black Honda Odyssey with tinted windows began to follow them, according to the video. (Facebook/Dr. Priyanka Wali)Just under an hour later, at 7:47 p.m., Dr. Wali’s parents arriv...

New California law addressing mental illness, addiction among homeless delayed by valley counties. Here's why.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

(BCN) -- Historic changes to California's conservatorship law, which will expand who can be placed in involuntary care and treatment in an attempt to address the state's ongoing homelessness crisis, will have to wait in the Central Valley.The board of supervisors in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties have opted to defer the new law, which otherwise would have gone into effect in January. Officials in both counties will now have an additional two years to comply with the changes. Union Square protest led to 3 adults, 1 minor arrested The bill from Sen. Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this October, represents the first major changes to the state's landmark 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Signed by then Gov. Ronald Reagan, the legislation upended how California dealt with the "gravely disabled" and ended the state's previous practice of warehousing those with mental illnesses in state hospitals or psychiatric facilities.Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties are...

Broncos vs. Patriots: Cold and breezy conditions for fans attending the game in Denver

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos are taking on the New England Patriots in a Christmas Eve head-to-head, and the most dedicated fans aren't about to let snow and cold stop them from attending.Sunday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, and anyone heading to Empower Field at Mile High to cheer on the 6-6 Broncos should be aware: It's going to be cold. Denver snow: Colorado snow totals for Christmas Eve Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez advised that the temperatures during game time will be in the low-to-mid 20s, but the breeze will make that feel about 10 degrees colder.Perez said there may be some flurries, but that the main concern should be the cold temperatures paired with the wind.Dressing warmly will be important, with several layers recommended for those in attendance.There could be a few stray flurries during the Broncos game, but more noticeable will be the chilly temperatures and the breeze making it feel about 10 degrees colder. The game is also later in the day, ...

Police are searching for a suspect after a deadly shooting at a Florida mall

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

(CNN) — Police continue to search for the person suspected of opening fire inside an Ocala, Florida, mall, on Saturday, killing one person and wounding another on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken on Saturday said police believe the shooting was a targeted act of violence. One man – identified as 40-year-old David Nathaniel Barron – was found dead from gunshot wounds in a common areainside the mall, police said, while a woman wounded in the leg is expected to survive.The suspect fled the mall on footafter the shooting, police said Saturday, and Balken described him as a Black man wearing black pants, a hoodie and a black mask.The incident unfolded at the Paddock Mall just two days before Christmas, on a day analysts expected to be second only to Black Friday thanks to consumers doing their last-minute shopping – further underscoring how pervasive gun violence has become in America as it seeps into nearly every venue of day-to-day life.Indee...

Florida woman celebrated for over 50 years as McDonald’s employee

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida woman worked for McDonald’s since the 1970s and she’s lovin’ it. Now, she was celebrated for her years of service.Inside a Fort Pierce McDonald’s, there’s a one-of-a-kind treasure on the Treasure Coast.Barbara Cramer has worked for the company for 53 years.“We are proud to have you as part of our family,” Ricky Wade, owner of the Fort Pierce franchise. “We are honored to celebrate this special moment with you.”A celebration of service was held on Thursday as Cramer showed love for those who make this restaurant run.When asked what it all meant to her, Cramer got emotional. “Everything,” she said. “Sorry, I just love it here.”Cramer’s beginnings started there in 1970.“I just applied for the school board and then the next day I applied here at this store and they called me first,” said Cramer. “So I came here and I winded up you know, working ...

Cardinal O’Malley joins Pine Street Inn residents for Christmas Eve: ‘We never turn anyone away’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

While millions of Americans travel to gather with family and friends or wait for relatives to arrive in order to ring in the Christmas holiday, there are thousands of Bostonians who spent Christmas Eve away from loved ones and in a homeless shelter.It’s the exact same position into which Jesus Christ was born, Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley said Sunday before he went into the Pine Street Inn‘s Harrison Avenue location to feed the hundreds of men and women without anywhere else to go on Christmas.“Christmas time, of course, is a very symbolic time. Our savior was born in homelessness: there was no room at the inn in Bethlehem. Thank god, there is always room at the Pine Street Inn,” O’Malley said.According to volunteers at the Inn, they will provide over 1,000 meals to their various properties this holiday season. For many, this year’s dinner of lasagna al forno, Caesar salad, fresh baked garlic bread, and assorted pies, may be the only meal they will get to enjoy i...

The Menino family toy drive celebrates 30 years: More than 300 families receive gifts on Christmas Eve

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

The annual Menino family toy drive celebrated 30 years on Sunday, as more than 300 families received gifts on Christmas Eve.In honor of Boston’s late Mayor Thomas M. Menino, city leaders, community members and institutional partners joined the Menino family and marked the 30th year of giving to neighbors in the Bowdoin-Geneva area of the city.The toy drive on Sunday distributed gifts to more than 300 families at the Catholic Charities Teen Center at St. Peter’s in Dorchester.Dorchester’s Shanya Dos Santos smiles with Santa at the 30th year of the Menino annual toy drive held at Catholic Charities Teen Center in Dorchester on Sunday. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)Milford’s Lily Falarano takes a quick break from volunteering after the rush at the toy drive. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)Dorchester’s 4-year-old Eros Da Silva smiles as he carries the large bag of gifts he picked up from the toy drive. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)Canton̵...

Minor earthquakes rattle Hawaii’s Big Island, Puget Sound area, with no damage reported

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:43 GMT

Hundreds of people reported feeling minor earthquakes of similar intensity on Hawaii’s Big Island and on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of Seattle, but no damage was reported.The earthquakes Saturday afternoon in Hawaii and Sunday morning in Washington state were over 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) apart and apparently unrelated.A magnitude 4.1 quake struck around 4:30 p.m. Saturday nine miles (14 kilometers) southwest of Volcano off the southeastern coast of the island of Hawaii.The quake was too small to generate a tsunami, according to the National Weather Service U.S. Tsunami Warning System.However, dozens reported feeling it through the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was in the area of Kilauea, a volcano that erupted for several weeks before quieting in September.Shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, dozens more people in the Puget Sound area reported feeling a magnitude 4.0 quake centered on the northeastern Olympic Peninsula 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of Seattle.A ma...