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DC man stuck at Burning Man festival speaks on dire desert straits and double rainbows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

A D.C. man is one of tens of thousands of people stranded at and around the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Sunday after severe storms swept through the area.The counterculture gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of Reno typically attracts nearly 80,000 artists, musicians and activists who spend tens of millions of dollars in Nevada. Combining wilderness camping with avant-garde performances, the event typically goes for a week and emphasizes self-sufficiency — meaning most people bring in their own food, water and other supplies.Darrell Duane, who lives in Columbia Heights, says he’s experienced extreme rain at the event before, but nothing like this year’s storm and the following muddy conditions.“We’ve got muddy roads that are clogged up,” Duane told WTOP. “When you walk in your boots, you just collect about one or two inches of mud and you get a little taller and get definitely a lot more wobb...

16-year-old arrested, accused of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection to a deadly shooting in the Del Mar Park neighborhood of Aurora last month, the Aurora Police Department said in a press release.He was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery stemming from a drive-by shooting in the 900 block of Paris Street on Aug. 23, APD said. Police: Father killed after chasing scooter thieves from his home That day, APD said a 49-year-old man and his son woke up to find two people stealing scooters in their backyard. The man confronted the alleged thieves and chased them down as they rode away on stolen scooters, according to APD.“The man and his son chased the suspects in their pickup. During the chase, shots were fired at the pickup. The man and son returned home, at which point they noticed a vehicle drive by the front of the house and fire several rounds into the home. One bullet struck the man, fatally wounding him,” police said in a release Wednes...

Denver weather: Heat sticks around for Labor Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay hot through the Labor Day holiday alongside another chance for some showers and thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Clearing SkySunday evening, thunderstorms will clear, leaving behind a partly cloudy sky and low temperatures falling near 60 degrees. Lows on Sept. 3 are mild in Denver. APD: Man arrested, accused of fistfight murder at RTD station Weather tomorrow: Hot, some thunderstorms Labor Day will start off with plenty of sunshine. This will help to boost high temperatures to the low 90s ahead of the chance for a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The better chance for thunderstorms will be in higher elevations. Sept. 4 will be warm with the chance for storms.Looking ahead: Cooler start to the workweek The workweek will start off with more sunshine and some relief from the heat. On Tuesday, high temperatures will comfortably climb to the lower 80s. Weather after Sept. 4 is warm and sunny.Then, sunshine sticks around for the rest o...

Fares return on RTD amid some route changes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – The Regional Transportation District is making some adjustments ahead of one of the metro area’s busiest times of the year, all designed to improve efficiency and accommodate the number of riders who depend on public transportation.“It brings a valuable service to the area where it allows people who might not have the means, have their own car to get where they need to go,” said one rider. APD: Man arrested, accused of fistfight murder at RTD station RTD makes schedule adjustments to select local, regional and FlexRide routes three times a year to address changes in the number of riders, traffic, economic factors and customer feedback.One change creates a new Route 16 that will operate between Colfax, Broadway and Oak stations. Route 17 will serve Federal Center Station and 10th Street and Washington Avenue in Golden with connections to Route 16 at Oak station. The goal is to increase RTD’s on-time record on West Colfax.“I go to Rockies games often, sometimes Bronc...

Mourners pay tribute to Doral Academy math teacher killed in Palmetto Estates shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

A grieving community came together to pay tribute to a schoolteacher, days after she was fatally gunned down in a Southwest Miami-Dade home.More than 100 people gathered Sunday at Doral Academy, most dressed in black, to pay tribute to Maria Cruz de la Cruz, a beloved math teacher at the K-9 charter school.7News cameras captured a sign with Cruz’s picture that reads, “In loving tribute. Maria Cruz, forever in our hearts.”Those who had Cruz de la Cruz as a teacher said that teaching math wasn’t the only path to success that she paved out for her students.“I used to come to her a lot besides school. I used to ask her, I don’t know, stuck questions about many other things,” said former student Victoria Mock.“She always had a pure smile and, like, she made a huge impact in everybody’s life. Like, she did a lot for us,” said former student Kelly Eman.“I remember one time going into her classroom, and she was like, ‘D...

Escaped vervet monkey spotted in Fort Lauderdale area is ‘searching for love,’ expert says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

A vervet monkey is on the loose in South Florida, and experts say there’s a particular motive driving his escape: he’s on a mission to find a partner.The primate, called Ninja Joe, has been spotted across neighborhoods in the Fort Lauderdale area in recent days.But every time Dr. Missy Williams, founder of the Dania Beach Vervet Project, heads to a recent sighting, Joe isn’t anywhere to be found.Williams, who spoke with 7News on Sunday, isn’t monkeying around.“He left his needle group, and he’s currently out searching for love in Fort Lauderdale, not knowing that there are limited choices out there, so we’re rooting for him,” she said. “I would argue that most people in the dating pool in South Florida would agree, regardless of what species, the dating pool is limited.”No monkey business here. Williams has been fielding tips all week in hopes of finding the primate.It’s known that at around 5 years old, male vervet m...

Video shows 2 drivers causing ring of fire in Miami after doing donuts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

A traffic takeover in Miami set fire to the streets.Video posted to social media by Only in Dade captured two drivers doing donuts near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 54th Street, Saturday night.The motorists created a ring of fire on the road before they took off, forcing traffic in the area to come to a standstill.Several City of Miami Police units rushed to the intersection, but as of Sunday night, it’s unclear if there were any arrests.

It’s time for a plan C in Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Last November, top United States general Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, infuriated Kyiv — as well as some more hawkish officials from President Joe Biden’s administration — by comparing the conflict raging in Ukraine to World War I, and suggesting stalemate had been reached.Around Christmas of 1914, Milley said, “you’ve got a war that is not winnable anymore, militarily.”Later, speaking at New York’s Economic Club, he added: “When there’s an opportunity to negotiate, when peace can be achieved, seize it. Seize the moment.” The following week, he repeated his suggestion that the time had arrived for negotiations — Ukraine’s successful counteroffensives around Kharkiv in the northeast and Kherson in the south meant Kyiv could negotiate from a position of strength.“Russia right now is on its back,” Milley said.Milley was wrong about WWI — the war was militarily winnable — and was done so by the Western al...

Meloni’s Western nationalism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

Anthony J. Constantini is writing a PhD on democratic spread and populism at the University of Vienna.Since becoming Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni has been something of a surprise for Brussels-based skeptics.As leader of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy, many had expected her to be a firebrand alá Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. But she has instead sought a different goal: to become the first populist-right leader to forge a genuine Pan-European alliance.And if she’s successful, it could change the game in Brussels forever.Domestically, Meloni has toned down her previously anti-European Union language. And when it comes to foreign policy, she has been resolutely pro-Ukraine, visiting the country and speaking out against then coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi’s pro-Russia statements. Meloni has also been on good terms with other European leaders, and has even managed to get along well with United States President Joe Biden — a rarity for populist-right European leaders. Surprisi...

Rishi Sunak is attempting a leadership reset. He may be too late

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sees himself as a problem-solver. But the task of fixing his own leadership style may prove too much, even for him.With the Tories lagging far behind in the polls and having suffered two big by-election defeats in July, the party is demanding a “reset” of both Sunak’s approach to governing and his broader vision for the country.MPs and other Conservative insiders say they would like to see the PM demonstrate with more aggression and passion that he is on the side of voters and determined to make a difference to their lives.Last week’s long-anticipated ministerial reshuffle proved an anti-climax, more limited in scope than originally planned. A more dramatic reorganization has been shunted into the late fall, according to two people familiar with Sunak’s thinking.For some, this is yet more evidence of Sunak’s overly cautious approach, with time running out before next year’s general election. “It’s absurd,” said one generally-loyal...