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Colorado likely to see nearly $40 million from home openers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado's big weekend of football is bringing the Centennial State lots of attention, but experts say it will likely bring Colorado lots of dollars too, expecting the state to bring in millions from football fans.The energy surrounding the Colorado Buffaloes and the Denver Broncos this opening weekend is undeniable. Economists believe fans of both teams are ready to break out their wallets.“Our Buffs and Nebraska, then the Denver Broncos and the hated Raiders. That kind of energy, that kind of excitement also brings with it a really significant economic impact to our region," said J.J. Ament, CEO of the Denver Metro Area Chamber of Commerce.Ament said economists expect almost $40 million in economic activity from the two games.FILE - An unidentified cheerleader carries the school flag across the end zone to mark a Colorado touchdown in the third quarter in Colorado's 31-28 overtime victory over Colorado State in an NCAA college football game in Denver, Sept. 1, 2007...

Search underway for 14-year-old boy reported missing from Miami’s Model City

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 14-year-old boy who was reported missing from Miami.According to City of Miami Police, Jose Bolanos was last seen on Friday in an unspecified part of the Model City area.The teen stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 127 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and khaki pants.Officials urge anyone with information on Bolanos’ whereabouts to call Miami Police at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111.

Guitarist Joe Satriani’s out-of-this-world artwork on display at Wentworth Gallery locations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Some people make art with an instrument in their hands. Others use a paint brush. Joe Satriani can do both. The guitarist is in town this weekend to display his talents, which are truly out of this world.Joe Satriani’s known for his incredible guitar playing, but now he’s showing off a different kind of art at Wentworth Gallery in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.Joe Satriani: “These are my paintings. Can you believe it? I mean, wow.”The master shredder created visual art long before he ever picked up a guitar.Joe Satriani: “So there was art materials in the house as I was growing up. My brother and I were forced into drawing and painting just to keep us out of trouble, and I just kept doing it.”It took a while for him to put his ideas down on any kind of canvas.Joe Satriani: “I started doing guitar picks, CD covers, merchandising, T-shirts, and so, it’s been about eight years now of just really working hard to transfer all that...

Storms across Massachusetts damage homes, cars, power lines as region remains under Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Storms rolled through much of southern New England Friday afternoon, bringing down trees and utility poles while knocking out power for thousands of people.As of 8:45 p.m., some 54,000 customers were without power across the Bay State alone, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s outage map.Around 79 percent of Andover, totaling more than 11,500 customers, is out of power, and North Andover, Lawrence and Acton are all experiencing significant outages as of 9 p.m.Much of central and western Massachusetts remained under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m., with Middlesex, Essex, Worcester, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties all a part of the watch.In terms of damage, scenes across the region included one in Andover where crews were responding to report of a tree that splintered and fell onto a vehicle. In Maynard, strong winds knocked down trees and electrical poles while in Tewksbury, a tree was completely uprooted and ripped up a sidewalk.Thi...

Vigil celebrates life of Worcester teen who died after reportedly participating in internet challenge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Nearly 100 people in Worcester gathered for a vigil Friday night honoring the memory of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah.“We gather with a family of course that mourns with a very very heavy heart,” the pastor at the vigil said.The teen died a week ago after those close to the family said he was dared to participate in an internet craze called “The One Chip Challenge.” He ate a spicy chip and got sick. Police said he stopped breathing at his home hours later.“I can’t make sense of it,” a family member said. “I don’t know that any of us can but what we can do is keep Harris’s spirit alive in our hearts and our actions.”“A light as bright as Harris can never be truly extinguished,” she said.The company behind the challenge has since pulled the produce from shelves. The results of Wolobah’s autopsy have not been made public. “Let’s continue warning our youth about the troubling things that are out there. This could’ve been any of our children,” said someone close to Harrisat ...

Michael Kopech is headed back to the Chicago White Sox bullpen — but he’ll return to the rotation in 2024: ‘He’s a starter’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Saturday would have been Michael Kopech’s turn in the rotation. Instead, he’s headed back to the bullpen.The Chicago White Sox announced the decision ahead of Friday’s 6-0 victory in the series opener against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.Kopech said he looks at the move as an “opportunity to work on some things mentally and physically.”“I’ve gone down there before,” Kopech said before the game. “I know that it’s a little different preparing to come into that game than it is as a starter. But you don’t have a whole lot of time to think or overthink.“It’s more get out there and get after it type of thing. We think that will serve me well at this point. It’s an opportunity I’m trying my best to embrace. I’ve done it before so it’s not completely new, but it is something I haven’t done in a couple of years. So I’m looking forward to that.”The Sox got a solid out...

Column: Winds of change factor into the Chicago Cubs’ 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

Nico Hoerner grabbed hold of a 94-mph fastball in the first inning of Friday’s Chicago Cubs-Arizona Diamondbacks game and launched it toward the left-field bleachers at Wrigley Field.A crowd of 31,846 got on its feet in anticipation of a ”Whoomp! There it is!” moment.But Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. settled in front of the ivy-covered wall and watched a 12-mph wind blowing in from the north put the ball back in play, then made a routine catch on the warning track.Whoomp, there it wasn’t.Summer’s unofficial end traditionally turns Wrigley into a pitcher’s park in September, and Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen made the place his home in a complete game, 1-0 win against the Cubs.“I definitely thought it had a chance off the bat,” Hoerner said. “But obviously with the wind blowing in, and (it being) a higher-hit ball that was hit well but not crushed. … So yeah, it’s part of playing here.”Gallen (15-7) ...

JP Progressive group’s members help fund Kendra Lara’s crash defense

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

A report commissioned by City Councilor Kendra Lara that shows she wasn’t speeding at the time of her late June car crash was paid for, in part, by two members of a progressive steering committee that voted to endorse her last week.Word began to leak soon after Lara and her attorney held a press conference Thursday evening to discuss the new findings that members of the Jamaica Plain Progressives Steering Committee contributed financially to the report, raising questions about whether it violated campaign finance or ethics laws.“My attorney was the one that wrote the check and I am going to pay for it, and how that is paid for, how I’m paying my private legal fees is not the business of the Boston Herald,” Lara told the Herald Friday.When pressed about whether this meant information provided to the Herald was inaccurate, and that the JP Progressives had nothing to do with the payment, Lara did not directly answer the question.“What I am saying is that my lawyer wrote a check to The ...

Gov. Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in South Dakota Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick.As his rivals held town halls and meet-and-greets in early voting states, Trump was headlining the South Dakota Republican Party’s “Monumental Leaders Rally” in Rapid City. Noem appeared alongside the former president at the paid event, creating an image that Noem’s allies had hoped would look like a presidential ticket, according to two senior Republicans familiar with her thinking who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement.“I will do everything I can to help him win and save this country,” Noem said as she formerly offered her endorsement before Trump took the stage. She said that all the Republican presidential candidates had been invited to the event. “All of them told us that they had better things to do. But when P...

Canadian director Atom Egoyan, actors talk ‘Seven Veils,’ U.S. strike at TIFF

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:41 GMT

TORONTO — Director Atom Egoyan premièred his film “Seven Veils” Friday in a unique collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto International Film Festival.A special “avant-première” took place at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, with the official TIFF screening taking place Sunday at the Princess of Wales Theatre.“Seven Veils,” starring Amanda Seyfried, tells the story of a theatre director whose world unravels as she reworks a production of “Salome” after the death of her mentor, who was previously in charge.The U.S. actor was not at the première, saying in a social media post that it “doesn’t feel right” to promote the film during an actors strike that has halted production in Hollywood and prevents talent from promoting their work. Egoyan said that the absence of his film’s lead actor from the première was “heartbreaking.” Seyfried had instead attended a pri...