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Target suing Xcel Energy over damage caused by Marshall Fire

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Target is the latest company to file a lawsuit against Xcel Energy for damage that stemmed from the 2021 Marshall Fire.The fire spread across Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, destroying more than a thousand buildings and killing two people. It is Colorado's most destructive wildfire.Target suing Xcel, other telecommunication businessesOn Dec. 22, 2023, Target Corporation, based out of Minnesota, filed a lawsuit against Xcel Energy, Teleport Communications America LLC. and Century Link.Target claims that its Superior location at 400 Marshall Road sustained damage from the Marshall Fire and is seeking compensation. The store was closed for eight months after the roof was damaged and heat from the fire set off the store's fire suppression system. All merchandise inside the Target was destroyed. Complete coverage: 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County The store had to be gutted, rebuilt and remodeled. In the lawsuit, Target alleges that on the day of the fire, Xcel Ene...

Colorado's most popular New Year's resolutions according to Google Trends

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Whether you're looking to start a new job or take control of your health going into the new year, you're not the only one. Across Colorado, many people are looking to make changes for 2024, and a lot of them are similar. Why you should keep your Christmas lights up through the end of January FOX31 analyzed Google Trends using phrases like "New Year's Resolutions" and "2024 goals" to sort through related topics and queries searched throughout Colorado for the past seven days, starting on Dec. 28 through Jan. 3.Here's what topics Coloradans are searching going into the new year:5KOne possible New Year's resolution throughout Colorado is running a 5K. For the past seven days, people who searched for New Year's resolutions also looked up 5Ks on Google. This search ranges throughout Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Denver, Grand Junction and Montrose.Related queries include the Bolder Boulder, Polar Bear 5K Denver and the Colfax Marathon. Based on the searches, Coloradans cou...

US and allies warn Houthis of ‘consequences’ as Red Sea crisis intensifies

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

Houthi militants will face as-yet-unspecified “consequences” if they continue to “threaten lives” and disrupt trade flows in the Red Sea, the United States and a host of international allies said in a new statement Wednesday.The joint missive — issued simultaneously by the governments of the U.S. Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom — stops short of spelling out how the allies plan to quell mounting turmoil in the Red Sea region.But it warns that recent events pose “a direct threat” to global trade and constitute “a significant international problem that demands collective action.”Sailors navigating the narrow Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — on a vital shipping route linking Europe to Asia — have in recent weeks faced drone strikes, missile attacks and hijackings by Iran-backed Houthi militants operating off the coast of Yemen.The Shia militant group insists it is only targeting shipping with links to Israel...

70-year-old cyclist seriously injured, flown to hospital for treatment after crash involving vehicle in Littleton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

Authorities say a 70-year-old riding a recumbent bike suffered serious injuries following a crash involving a vehicle in Littleton.The Littleton Police Department said it was around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday when both officers and members of the fire department were called to the area of 119 King St. for the crash.Upon arriving, the department said officers found a 70-year-old recumbent bicyclist suffering serious injuries.“That bicyclist was taken to Nashoba Valley Medical Center by ambulance, and then transferred by MedFlight to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington,” a news release from Littleton PD stated.Details on the vehicle involved and what led up to the crash have not yet been released, with authorities noting that the 21-year-old driver involved in the incident remained at the scene.An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

Chicago Bears Q&A: Does GM Ryan Poles have enough autonomy to make big changes? Will Sunday’s result affect the offseason?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

Justin Fields has one more start to convince the Chicago Bears brass he can be the quarterback of the future. The Bears finish their season Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field (3:25 p.m., CBS-2).Brad Biggs answers questions about general manager Ryan Poles, Fields’ future, hypotheticals and much more in the latest Bears mailbag.Ryan Poles was in Kansas City when the Chiefs had Alex Smith, a serviceable and even popular quarterback, and traded up to the No. 10 spot to choose Patrick Mahomes. Fast-forward to 2024 and Ryan Poles finds himself on the precipice of a similar situation, only this time he’s in charge. Poles has made shrewd decisions with an eye to the future, and Ted Phillips would likely have greenlighted anything to copy the KC formula. But does Poles have enough autonomy with Kevin Warren if he wants to execute a change this seismic? — Kamal T., North Smithfield, R.I.Interesting question and quite a bit to unpack here. The Chiefs had l...

More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, poll finds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

By Will Weissert and Linley Sanders, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2024, with a new poll showing international concerns and immigration rising in importance with the public.About 4 in 10 U.S. adults named foreign policy topics in an open-ended question that asked people to share up to five issues for the government to work on in the next year, according to a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.That’s about twice as many who mentioned the topic in the AP-NORC poll conducted last year.Long-standing economic worries still overshadow other issues. But the new poll’s findings point to increased concern about U.S. involvement overseas — 20% voiced that sentiment in the poll, versus 5% a year ago.It also shows that the Israeli-Hamas war is feeding public anxiety. The conflict was mentioned by 5%, while almost no one cited i...

Boston Police find gun at Back Bay high school, suspect arrested

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

A Back Bay high school was placed into lockdown this morning due to the presence of a gun there.Boston Police found a firearm at Snowden International School, located at 150 Newbury St., at 11:43 a.m. and arrested a suspect, according to a department spokesman.The school has since been taken out of safe mode.This is a developing story.

Bomb threats lead to brief lockdowns and the evacuation of multiple state capitols

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

By REBECCA REYNOLDS (Associated Press)Multiple state capitols received bomb threats Wednesday morning that led to brief evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of explosives was found. The warnings came after a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days.Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings. Lawmakers in Kentucky and Mississippi have begun meeting in legislative sessions. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said on X, formerly Twitter, that the Capitol was evacuated while state police investigated a threat received by the Secretary of State’s Office. He said everyone was safe and officials were aware of similar threats made to other offices across the country. The threat was received as Kentucky lawmakers were meeting in the Capitol annex for ethics training.Public safety officials locked down the Mississippi Capit...

As a missile hits a Kyiv apartment building, survivors lose a lifetime’s possessions in seconds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With trembling hands and labored breath, Serhii Slobodiannyk meticulously searched his fire-damaged apartment, seeking to salvage any of his family’s treasured belongings following a Russian missile attack on Kyiv.“Everything I had worked for over 30 years was destroyed in less than a second,” says Slobodiannyk, still dressed in the clothes he managed to throw on in his burning apartment Tuesday.He and his wife, Olena, had moved into the building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district in 1984. Now the structure is uninhabitable — ravaged by fire, part of its facade torn off, and a huge crater gouged next to it by the missile that struck at 7:40 a.m.Two of the building’s residents were killed and 54 were injured in Tuesday’s bombardment that also killed two others elsewhere in the capital. The barrage was part of Russia’s recent winter campaign against urban areas in the nearly 2-year-old war.It was the first attack in months in which an ap...

Toronto man arrested in suspected hate-motivated assault of security guard

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:23:25 GMT

A Toronto man has been arrested in a suspected hate-motivated assault involving a security guard last weekend.Police were called to the Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street area at around 3 p.m. on Dec. 30 for reports of an assault.It’s alleged that the suspect was loitering in a building when the victim, who was working as a security guard, asked him to exit the premises. Police said the suspect refused to leave, uttered racial slurs and assaulted the victim with a weapon. On Wednesday, authorities said 60-year-old Timothy Eaton of Toronto has been charged with two counts of uttering threats/death or bodily harm, assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous.Eaton was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.