Home

Deadly hit-and-run in Virginia Village neighborhood

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department is searching for the vehicle and driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning. Police said the crash happened at East Louisiana Avenue and South Birch Street around 5 a.m. A dark-colored SUV traveling westbound on East Louisiana hit a bicyclist, which damaged the SUV's headlight, and took off. 3 killed, 2 seriously injured in Aurora rollover crash The bicyclist died from the injuries they sustained in the crash, police said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Avalanche sign forward Ross Colton, avoid arbitration

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have avoided arbitration with forward Ross Colton, signing him to a four-year contract.The deal is worth $16 million with a $4 million annual salary-cap hit, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team doesn't disclose contract terms.Colorado acquired Colton from cap-strapped Tampa Bay prior to the NHL draft for the 37th pick. Colton was a restricted free agent whose arbitration rights could have hurt the Lightning, making him their top trade candidate. Avalanche say goodbye to defenseman Erik Johnson Colton, now 26, scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for Tampa Bay in 2021. He was also with the Lightning the following year when they lost to the Avalanche in the final.“Ross is a hard-working, two-way center with a championship pedigree,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said at the time of the trade. “He has physicality to his game, is u...

Nick Pivetta pitches way into Red Sox history books with dominant relief performance

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

Even without Rafael Devers, who’s day-to-day with right calf tightness, the Red Sox lineup is relentless. On Monday evening in Oakland, they collected 10 hits and demolished the downtrodden A’s, 7-0.Aside from Yu Chang, every batter collected a hit, but Connor Wong was the only Red Sox player with a multi-hit game. The catcher went 3-for-4 with a run and three RBI.But all due respect to the impressive Boston bats, this night belonged to Nick Pivetta.After Brennan Bernardino opened the game with a pair of scoreless innings, Pivetta took over and pitched one of the best relief performances in baseball history.Over six innings, he induced 14 swings & misses, didn’t allow a single hit, and racked up strikeouts.With his tenth strikeout, he joined Hideo Nomo (April 4, 2001) and Smoky Joe Wood (July 29, 1911) as the only three Red Sox pitchers to reach double-digit Ks without allowing a hit.When Pivetta reached 12 (his seventh consecutive K), he tied Diego Segui (1974...

Deadly crash shuts down all southbound I-15 lanes in Fallbrook

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

FALLBROOK, Calif. -- A deadly crash Monday on Interstate 15 in the Fallbrook area has prompted traffic delays, fire officials said.The collision occurred on southbound I-15, located north of State Route 76, North County Fire Protection District tweeted around 9:35 p.m. Passenger killed in East County crash that hurt 4 others identified "The entire SB 15 Freeway is currently blocked. Expect delays," the tweet read.Authorities advise to use an alternate route.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Day and night Phoenix has sweltered from heat that will break a record for American cities

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s relentless streak of dangerously hot days was finally poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday, the 19th straight day the desert city was to see temperatures soar to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 C) or more.Nighttime has offered little relief from the brutal temperatures. Phoenix’s low of 95 F (35 C) on Monday was its highest overnight low ever, toppling the previous record of 93 F (33.8 C) set in 2009. It was the eighth straight day of temperatures not falling below 90 F (32.2 C), another record.It’s “pretty miserable when you don’t have any recovery overnight,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Salerno.The length of Phoenix’s heat wave is notable even during a summer in which much of the southern United States and the world as a whole has been cooking in record temperatures, something scientists say is stoked by climate change.What’s going on in a metropolitan area known as the Valley of th...

No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing.No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 2. The jackpot was estimated at $900 million.The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the third highest in U.S. history and will keep growing until someone wins. Ticket buyers have a chance at $1 billion paid out in yearly increments or a $516.8 million one-time lump sum before taxes.Three people won $2 million after matching all five numbers plus the Power Play, lottery officials said. The winning tickets were sold in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas.Five people won $1 million after matching all five numbers. The winning tickets were sold in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania.The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion Powe...

Think it’s hot now? It’s about to get even hotter in SoCal

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

The National Weather Service has extended its excessive heat warning through Saturday for inland areas, deserts and mountains with temperatures expected to top triple digits. Above normal temperatures are expected through at least early next week as high pressure remains dominant over the region, according to NWS. Dangerously hot temperatures may return later this week into the weekend for interior areas. On Sunday, Death Valley will reach a blistering 128 degrees fahrenheit.  Places to cool off in Southern California during the latest summer heat wave From Southern California to South Florida, nearly one-third of the population is under heat advisories and warnings with record-breaking temperatures impacting millions of people. Phoenix  will experience its 18th day of consistent temperatures at or above 110 degrees. Las Vegas is sizzling under triple digit temperatures where emergency rooms are reporting an increase of heat-related illnesses and inju...

El premio mayor de Powerball crece a US$ 1.000 millones tras no haber ganador en sorteo de este lunes

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

(CNN) — El premio mayor de Powerball aumentó a un estimado de US$ 1.000 millones después de que ningún boleto acertara los seis números en el sorteo de este lunes por la noche.Los números ganadores fueron 17, 8, 9, 41, 5 y el Powerball rojo 21.El gran premio de este lunes se ubica como el tercer premio mayor más grande de Powerball y el séptimo premio mayor más grande de la lotería de EE.UU., según Powerball. El premio Powerball más grande de la historia de US$ 2.040 millones se ganó en California el 7 de noviembre.El próximo sorteo es este miércoles, donde el premio mayor estimado es de US$ 1.000 millones con un valor en efectivo de US$ 516,8 millones.¿Cuántos números hay que tener para ganar el Powerball y cuánto ganas con 1, 2 y 3 números?Las probabilidades de ganar el premio mayor son de 1 en 292,2 millones, dice Powerball en su sitio web.Ha habido 38 sorteos consecutivos sin un ganador del premio mayor desde el sorteo del 19 de abril, cuando un boleto en Ohio acertó los s...

Mariners get clutch 2-out hits from Kelenic and Suárez in a 7-6 win over the Twins

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic’s two-run single capped Seattle’s big fifth inning against All-Star Sonny Gray, and Eugenio Suárez added a two-run homer in the seventh as the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Monday night.The Mariners overcame a shaky first few innings on the mound from Logan Gilbert to hand Gray his second straight loss and snap the Twins’ three-game win streak coming out of the All-Star break.Minnesota made it interesting in the ninth when Max Kepler hit a three-run homer with two outs off reliever Ty Adcock to pull within 7-6. Seattle closer Paul Sewald entered and struck out Ryan Jeffers for his 19th save. Gray cruised through four innings but fell apart in the fifth as Seattle sent nine batters to the plate and scored four times. Tesocar Hernández started the rally with a one-out double, Jose Caballero had an RBI single on a two-strike pitch and Julio Rodríguez laid off several borderline pitches to draw a walk with the bases loaded that tied the gam...

Most Brits reckon Brexit has failed, new poll finds

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:44:56 GMT

LONDON — Arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage thinks Brexit has failed. Almost two-thirds of Brits seem to agree with him.According to a YouGov poll released Tuesday, 63 percent of Britons now consider Brexit to have been more of a failure than a success — the latest piece of research which points to anti-Brexit sentiment in the U.K. three years on from the country’s formal exit from the EU. Just 12 percent of those asked see Brexit as more of a success than a failure, while 18 percent said it was neither.The gloomy view of Brexit brings Brits into line with Farage, one of the biggest advocates of the country’s departure from the European Union. The former Brexit Party leader told the BBC in May that the U.K. had not benefited economically from leaving the bloc, blaming the ruling Conservatives for having “let us down very, very badly.”The YouGov polling shows 58 percent of those who voted to leave the EU in 2016 now think the government is handling Britain’s ex...