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Gigantic new ICBM means nuclear silo overhauls, including in Colorado

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches, including a critical one that says “launch.” Those underground capsules are about to be demolished and the missile silos they control will be completely overhauled. A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel. It's the largest cultural shift in the land leg of the Air Force's nuclear missile mission in 60 years. Colorado Auditor: Lottery sales model produced ‘unusual winning patterns’ But there are questions as to whether some of the Cold War-era aspects of the Minuteman missiles that the Sentinel will replace should be changed. Making the silo-launched missile more modern, with complex software and 21st-century connectivity across a vast network, may also mean it's more vulnerable. The Sentinel will need to be well protecte...

Over 50% of all homes in these Colorado counties are vacation homes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Four counties in Colorado have more vacation homes than houses or apartments occupied year-round, according to U.S. Census Bureau Data.Statewide, only around 4% of all homes are classified as vacation homes, and the City and County of Denver had around 344,760 homes in it, with only around 1% -- or 2,946 -- being vacation homes. There are over 90,000 vacation homes in Colorado Counties with the highest rate of vacation homesAll of the counties on the list are located in the mountains.Grand County - 56% of homes (16,731 homes and 9,436 vacation homes)Hinsdale County - 59% of homes (1,406 homes and 835 vacation homes)Mineral County - 61% of homes (1,261 homes and 771 vacation homes)Summit County - 53% of homes (31,509 homes and 16,683 vacation homes)Two of the counties -- Hinsdale and Mineral counties -- had an estimated population of under 1,000 people as of 2022. These Colorado locations have the best chance for a white Christmas However, Grand and Summit counti...

Colorado has some of the fastest-falling gas prices in US, AAA says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Gas prices have been falling for the last three months across the nation, but Colorado has some of the fastest-falling gas prices in the U.S., according to a report from AAA.It's well-timed good news for travelers as the holiday season is in full swing. AAA expects 104 million people nationwide to drive to their holiday destinations this year, up 1.8% from last year. Where and when Colorado roads will be most congested this holiday season As of Dec. 10, the national average price for a gallon of gas was $3.15, which is down from $3.39 at this time last month and about 15 cents cheaper than this time last year.Meanwhile, in Colorado, a gallon of gas costs an average of $2.85, which is about 50 cents cheaper than a month ago, and 20 cents cheaper than this time last year.Prices vary in different areas of the state, though. Gas wars in Denver mean lower prices for drivers The average price at the pump is highest in Glenwood Springs at $3.47 per gallon. On the flip ...

Miami-Dade teacher arrested for allegedly sending explicit photos and money to student

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

A former Miami-Dade school teacher, 29-year-old Mauricio Alexander Ruiz, appeared in court over the weekend after being charged with “offenses against a student.”According to police, in 2021, Ruiz was a part time teacher at West Miami Middle School in Coral Way when he was in communications with a 13-year-old student. During the course of their relationship, police said, Ruiz and the student would have video calls and would send money to the student in exchange for their explicit photos in return.On Friday, Ruiz was arrested. He was still teaching at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, located at 525 NW 147th St. at the time of his arrest. Ruiz has since bonded out of jail.

Newly released video shows convicted car thief driving stolen vehicle in Pompano Beach

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

Newly released video captured a convicted car thief inside a vehicle that he stole. The owner was able to figure out who was behind the wheel after using new technology that was inside the truck. The technology that was used to help Rob Kornahrens recover the stolen truck in Pompano Beach included Artificial Intelligence. Kornahrens uses the new technology to keep an eye on his fleet. That technology helped in another way by capturing video of the man, police said, committed the crime. “Lessons learned for people out there that use keys, it doesn’t always work,” Kornahrens said. The truck was stolen from the Pompano Beach Air Park on Dec. 6. “Fortunately for us, we just put in the new, high-tech cameras in there, so immediately went to the fleet manager who tracked down the truck, and was actually able to see the driver driving it,” he said.They were then able to call police and tell them exactly where the truck was. “We’re on the phone with...

Many on campus voice support for embattled Harvard president amid calls for her resignation

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

Hundreds of university faculty members, hundreds of Black alumni and the executive committee of Harvard University’s alumni association have now voiced their support for embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay.Gay is facing growing calls to resign following her testimony on antisemitism on Capitol Hill last week. As of Monday, though, more than 700 faculty members had signed a petition to keep her on the job. More than 800 Black alumni additionally announced they are backing Gay.Late Monday afternoon, the alumni association’s executive committee expressed its unanimous support in a letter to school officials.“President Gay is the right leader to guide the University during this challenging time,” the committee said. “She is thoughtful. She is kind. She is resolutely dedicated to the growth and wellbeing of our very diverse community.”“People are mad,” said Dr. Sarah Johnstone, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. “If they fire her, Harvard faculty may leave.” Johns...

A nearly 3,000-pound ‘giant’ shark was tagged by a Cape Cod researcher: ‘We hit the lottery’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

Yeah, you’re definitely going to need a bigger boat.East Coast shark researchers fortunately had a better time than those in “Jaws” when they recently came across a nearly 3,000-pound monstrous great white shark.Atlantic White Shark Conservancy staff scientist Megan Winton was off South Carolina with Outcast Sport Fishing’s Chip Michalove last week for Michalove’s first charter of the season, and they truly “hit the lottery.”They caught and tagged an estimated 2,800-pound, 14-foot great white female shark off Hilton Head, which swam away with the first ever camera tag put on a shark in that southeastern region. They named the massive apex predator, “LeeBeth.”“We’ve seen a few (that size) off the Cape, but we don’t see them that often,” Winton told the Herald on Monday. “It’s so humbling to be in the presence of an animal that big.”The female shark is likely between 25 and 30 years old....

Celtics’ perfect home record reminds Joe Mazzulla of critical mindset goal

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

The Celtics have become a dominant team when playing at home in the regular season. But can it translate to the playoffs?With Friday’s win over the Knicks at TD Garden, the Celtics moved to a perfect 10-0 at home this season. Coupled with a Nuggets home loss on Friday, the C’s became the last remaining unbeaten team at home this season.The last time they did that? The 2007-08 season, when they won their first 12 home games en route to a 35-6 home record and ultimately, the NBA championship.As they head into a stretch of four home games this week – two against the Cavaliers, then two against the Magic – the Celtics have not lost a home game in the regular season since a double overtime loss to the Knicks last season on March 5, a stretch of 17 in a row. But Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said there hasn’t been an added emphasis on protecting home court.“We haven’t said anything about it,” Mazzulla said. “Obviously, outside of it just being the Garden and being at home and playing i...

Former Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network  

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

NEW YORK — Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson is starting his own streaming service, promising to “tell the unadorned truth” to fans for $72 a year, he announced Monday.Commentary, interviews, Carlson-flavored news reports and documentaries, even an advice show will be offered on the Tucker Carlson Network, which is essentially staffed by the people who used to work for him at Fox.The new venture comes more than seven months after Fox abruptly fired Carlson, its most popular host. Fox never publicly explained the firing, and Carlson said on Monday that “it really is one of those mysteries that I’ll probably never get to the bottom of.”“I want to wake up and say to myself, ‘You can say whatever you want,'” Carlson said, announcing his streaming service on The Megyn Kelly Show, a podcast and radio show hosted by fellow Fox News refugee Kelly, who has remade her career as an independent commentator.“I’m going to do it without...

Ticker: Lawmakers push to expand support for fisherman; Bull sees S&P 500 climbing next year

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:17:54 GMT

A federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, a group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska said.The lawmakers want to expand a federal commercial fishing occupational safety program that funds research and training. The program is designed to help the nation’s fishermen with the often hazardous conditions they face at sea.Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who along with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is among the lawmakers pushing for the change, said expanding the program would help fishermen access more safety training and mental health resources.Markey added the expansion would “provide much needed funding to ensure that fishermen are getting the information and resources they need to stay safe and healthy on the job.”Proposed changes would increase the program’s annual funding from $6 million to $12 million, a Collins spokesperson said.Bull sees...