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Community impacted by Marshall Fire rallies around high school team in championship game

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In the neighborhoods surrounding Monarch High School, a community continues to heal. Just over a year after the Marshall Fire, homes are finally being rebuilt in a slow process that has impacted everyone in Louisville."In my school, there are 600 kids who were either long- or short-term displaced from their homes," Kathy Packard said.Packard is a science teacher at Monarch and said the community has been desperate for something to rally around, and the varsity girls basketball team provided just that.The team finished the season 26-1, earning one final game this weekend.  Louisville issues 100 rebuilding permits to Marshall Fire victims, 56 more under review Saturday, thousands filled the Denver Coliseum for the State Championship game, to see Monarch square off against Grandview High School. "The fact that our girls are here and the whole community is here is really bringing the whole community together in a way that is really positive in a way tha...

Denver weather: Heavy snow in the mountains, dry in the metro

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A cold front is crossing through the state which means cooler temperatures for the weekend with some possible rain for Denver's weather and snow for the mountains. In the Colorado mountains, it will be snowing throughout the weekend and heavy at times. Snow totals look deep in some places and travel will be impacted, especially over the higher passes.Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast has some mountain areas getting more than a foot of fresh snow. Crested Butte recorded 18 inches of fresh snow int he last 24 hours. Weather today: Passing showers possibleSaturday was partly to mostly cloudy along the Front Range and into metro Denver. There were a few rain showers possible but it mostly stayed dry. Weather tonight: Cloudy and dryOvernight we are cloudy and dry as we "spring forward" - don't forget to adjust those clocks!Looking ahead: Warming again next weekIt will be cooler on Sunday with a mix of sun and clouds again. There is a chance of an isolated shower south of ...

Loved ones ‘in shock’ after apparent murder-suicide in Miami Lakes amid investigation

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

Devastated family members continue to grapple with what police described as an apparent murder-suicide inside a Miami Lakes home that left five people dead.7News cameras captured loved ones consoling one another on Friday after, investigators said, the bodies of three men and two women were found in the area of Northwest 87th Court and 148th Terrace, Friday morning.Among those reeling from the tragedy and struggling to find the right words was Rolando Aguilar.“I’m in shock,” he said in Spanish.Aguilar’s ex-wife, Yohanka Aguilar, and their son 34-year old, Dhani Aguilar, were among the dead.As loved ones wrap their heads around the disturbing find, detectives are trying to figure out exactly what happened.Miami-Dade Police said four people were fatally gunned down before the shooter turned the gun on himself.Investigators said they responded to a 911 call from a relative, and when they arrived at the house, officers went room to room to to find five people dea...

Magic beat Heat in OT, 126-114 despite 38 points by Butler

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Miami Heat 126-114 in overtime Saturday night.Jimmy Butler scored 38 points for the Heat, including 15 in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter when Miami overcame a 15-point deficit. Butler’s 3-pointer at the buzzer of regulation sent the game to overtime.But the Magic outscored Miami 18-6 in the extra session.“Being able to withstand their run and shake back, after what they did late in the fourth and the buzzer-beater after they got all the momentum, that’s big-time for us,” said Jalen Suggs, who had 16 points and four steals for Orlando.For Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, the win reminded him of the last Miami-Orlando meeting — a 107-103 Heat OT win on Feb. 11. Only this time, his young team found a way.“I’m more proud of the fact that we were in the exact same scenario the last time we played them and we didn’t fold,” Mosley ...

Astronaut crew splashes down near Florida, ending 5-month stay in space

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

(CNN) — The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule disembarked from the space station at 2:20 am ET, beginning the final leg of the astronauts’ journey. The spacecraft then maneuvered back toward Earth before plunging back into the atmosphere for a landing off the coast of Tampa, Florida just after 9 p.m. ET Saturday.Rescue ships awaited the team’s arrival, ready to haul the capsule out of the ocean and allow the crew to disembark, giving the astronauts their first breath of fresh air in nearly 160 days.The four crew members — NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, astronaut Koichi Wakata of JAXA, or Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and cosmonaut Anna Kikina of the Russian space agency Roscosmos — launched to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule this past October. They̵...

The fall of Russia’s Odesa

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

David Kirichenko is a freelance journalist covering Eastern Europe and an editor at Euromaidan Press. He tweets @DVKirichenko.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forged a new sense of nationalism, signaling a remarkable change in the “memory wars” that have long been fought in the country.Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities have alienated even those who previously supported closer ties with Moscow. And even Odesa, a city with an historically pro-Russian outlook, has embraced the movement toward Ukrainization, further underlining the loss of influence of Russian imperialism.Odesa, a city founded in 1794 by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, played a strategic role in the Russian empire and later in the Soviet Union. It has long been renowned as a diverse, culturally rich city, with Mediterranean-influenced architecture still standing today. And Catherine the Great remains an iconic figure in Odesa’s history, symbolizing the city’s significance within the Russian empire.A statue of Ca...

DA: Suspect arrested in fatal Blackstone stabbing

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing in Blackstone on Saturday, officials said. Officers responding to a reported assault on Blackstone Street around 11:15 a.m. found a 42-year-old man who had been stabbed, according to the Worcester District Attorney’s Office.He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.An investigation led to the arrest of a 32-year-old man, whose name has not been released, on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury. The suspect is expected to be arraigned in Uxbridge District Court on Monday. Blackstone Police Chief Gregory Gilmore said this was an isolated incident and there was no danger to the public.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Tatum’s 34 help Celtics hold off Hawks’ comeback, 134-125

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jayson Tatum led a balanced attack by scoring 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics overcame Atlanta’s fourth-quarter comeback bid, beating the Hawks 134-125 on Saturday night.The Celtics opened a six-game trip by having six players score in double figures. Jaylen Brown had 24 points. Tatum added 14 rebounds.Trae Young had 35 points and 13 assists for Atlanta, which could not maintain momentum following back-to-back wins at Washington. The Hawks remain eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.With 1:25 remaining and Boston leading 129-121, Young and Marcus Smart had to be separated after the two were entangled and fell to the court under the Celtics’ basket. Smart was called for an initial foul before a lengthy review by the officials called both players for technical fouls and ejected Smart.Young made two free throws to cut the deficit to six points.Boston led by 16 at 60-44, but the Hawks rallied in the final period. Clint C...

Break between storms Sunday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

After winter weather on Saturday, we see a break between storm systems on Sunday, with highs in the low 40s and partly to mostly cloudy skies.By Monday evening rain and snow moves back into New England as a developing Nor’easter heads our way. Scattered showers will quickly transition from rain to snow overnight Monday into Tuesday, with some locations staying all rain. Wind and coastal flooding are a concern as the storm intensifies on Tuesday. Wind gusts could reach 60mph in spots.As the storm wraps up Tuesday night into Wednesday, locations closer to the coast will change from rain to snow as cold air wraps behind the storm. https://twitter.com/AJWxMan/status/1634749610336964608The storm should move out by Wednesday around noon, leaving behind significant snowfall for most of the area. Stay tuned for updates from the 7Weather team as the storm moves in!

Jimmy Butler’s heroics not enough as Heat fall 126-114 in OT in Orlando

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:52:31 GMT

In a season of bad losses, add one more to the Miami Heat’s ledger.A particularly painful loss.Both emotionally.And in the standings.Recovering from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime on a twisting Jimmy Butler 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer, the Heat nonetheless found a way to lose Saturday night to a team that entered the night 27-40.Perhaps fittingly, it ended with Butler walking off the court before the 126-114 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic at Amway Center was over, with the Heat assessed a technical foul for only having four players on the court.Butler seemingly could not have done more on his 38-point night, matching his regular-season high as a member of the Heat.Butler’s teammates could not do nearly enough otherwise, no other Heat player scoring more than 14.“Usually you’d have that kind of effort and that kind of performance,” coach Erik Spoelstra said, “your team, you find a way to figure it out and get a win. ...