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Video shows terrifying moments as Bahamas tour boat sinks; Colorado tourist dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A video shows the terrifying moments a ferry carrying tourists heading to Blue Lagoon in the Bahamas sunk Tuesday at around 10:30 a.m. A 74-year-old woman from Broomfield, Colorado, was killed, police confirmed to The Associated Press. She had been on vacation with her family when the boat sank. According to local Bahamas news outlets, the Colorado woman was able to make it to land but died "as a result of the incident." The cause of her death is unknown. Two other people were hospitalized after the incident. Kelly Schissel, a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, was aboard the two-tier ferry with over 100 other people heading to Blue Lagoon when she noticed something was wrong. Frontier Airlines launches $499 ‘all-you-can-fly’ annual pass Schissel said she was on the top deck when she heard people "freaking out" and saw water coming into the boat after the boat took a sharp turn."Well the Bahamas is off to a fun start… our ferry went dow...

5 tips for surviving holiday travel at Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Airports nationwide, including Denver International Airport, are expected to be packed full of people in the week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.The Transportation Security Administration said it expects around 840,000 people to pass through security at DIA during the 12 days between Friday, Nov. 17, and Tuesday, Nov. 28. Colorado lawmakers ask TSA for answers on long security wait times Due to the huge influx of travelers nationwide, and at DIA specifically, TSA gave some tips that people can follow to make things as easy as possible.Download the Colorado digital IDColorado offers both digital driver licenses and photo IDs that people can download onto their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet to use instead of their physical ID cards.Have the info you need if you're eligible for TSA PreCheckTSA said to confirm your Known Traveler Number and make sure it, as well as your date of birth, is on your reservation. Additionally, children 12 and younger can use the TSA PreC...

Suspect barricades at Aurora extended-stay hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department asked people to avoid the 13900 block of East Harvard Avenue due to a barricaded suspect in an extended-stay hotel on Wednesday afternoon.Police initially said they responded to the area for a report of a man breaking windows at the Extended Stay America hotel. $150K reward for information on men who allegedly robbed mail carrier That man barricaded himself in a hotel room, the agency reported. Officers and negotiators are at the scene, and the department reported there is no danger to the public.To avoid the area, Aurora Police recommend motorists use Iliff Avenue or Yale Avenue for east or west access, or South Dillon Street for north-south access.At about 3:45 p.m., Aurora Police told FOX31 that police initially responded to the area for a report of shots fired, which was quickly determined to be false. Officers attempted to talk the subject out of the hotel room, which failed.Aurora Police said hotel management decided to treat th...

Denver weather: Slight cooling and chance for showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --  Denver's weather will turn slightly cooler by the end of the week. This will be alongside a slight chance for showers on Thursday and the end of the weekend. Weather tonight: More clouds, mildWednesday night, more clouds will build into the area. This, paired with a southerly breeze, will keep lows only falling to the upper 30s, which is 10-15 degrees above normal for this time of year. When does Denver normally have its last day of 70-degree weather? Weather tomorrow: Cooler, chance showersThursday, more clouds will build in alongside the slight chance for showers. High temperatures in Denver will climb to the mid-60s, which is more than 10 degrees above average. This will be followed by the chance for evening rain showers stretching across the Front Range and Eastern Plains. Higher elevations could get a couple of inches of snow. Looking ahead: Mostly sunny start to the weekend ahead of more showersFriday and Saturday will feature plenty of sunshine. Highs w...

Plantation firefighter receives warm welcome at FLL after returning from serving in Israel amid war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

A Plantation firefighter returned to South Florida to a warm welcome after serving in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.There was a special surprise waiting for Lt. Aston Bright with the Plantation Fire Department as he stepped back on U.S. soil and walked through the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Wednesday afternoon.“So good to see you,” Bright said to his friend Amanda Green as they embraced.“So glad you’re home,” said Green.Bright spent the past two weeks volunteering in Israel with the Emergency Volunteers Project.“There was a rocket strike here,” he said in a cellphone video.Bright said he was in the middle of it.“I was in the Gaza envelope for most of the time, so I was within just a few miles from Gaza,” he said. “We were running calls from fires that were started from rockets.”As he helped people in Israel, his friends back home said they were worried about his safety every single da...

Some endoscopy patients potentially exposed to infection at Salem Hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

Salem Hospital has notified some endoscopy patients after officials found they may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis A, officials said Wednesday. Salem Hospital addressed the situation in a statement, saying the hospital was made aware earlier this year of “an isolated practice involving a small portion of endoscopy practices who were potentially exposed to infection due to the administration of their intravenous medication in a manner not consistent with our best practice.”A hospital spokesperson in a subsequent statement said the situation affected nearly 450 patients over a period of roughly two years. Salem Hospital said the IV practice was immediately corrected after being identified. Hospital quality and infection control teams were also notified.“After a comprehensive review, including feedback from public health officials at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), we have determined that the infection risk to patients f...

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

Investing big money in free agent pitchers can be a risky proposition. Some guys break down as they get older, others seemingly fall apart the moment the ink on their contract is dry.But some arms are worth the money, and Gerrit Cole is Exhibit A for how a big deal can pay off.The New York Yankees’ ace won his first career Cy Young Award on Wednesday, earning the American League honor unanimously to beat out Minnesota’s Sonny Gray and Toronto’s Kevin Gausman. It’s the latest highlight for the big right-hander, who has been everything the Yankees could have hoped for since signing a nine-year, $324 million deal ahead of the 2020 season — the largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history.Other than a brief two-week stretch in 2021 when he was sidelined with COVID-19, Cole has made every start for New York through his first four seasons, posting a 3.08 ERA with 816 strikeouts over 664 innings. His 17.8 wins above replacement is second only to Philadelphia’...

Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown both miss Celtics rematch vs. 76ers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

Kristaps Porzingis (right knee contusion) and Jaylen Brown (non-COVID illness) both missed their first game of the season in the Celtics’ rematch against the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.Both were initially ruled as questionable for the game. Brown was a late addition to the injury report on Wednesday morning.Porzingis told reporters in Philadelphia at Wednesday’s morning shootaround that he suffered the injury when he banged knees with the Knicks’ Julius Randle during the Celtics’ win on Monday night. He went on to play the rest of the game. It limited him at Wednesday’s shootaround but he doesn’t believe the injury is serious.As the Celtics begin a four-game road trip that includes a back-to-back on Sunday and Monday, it seems the team is being cautious with Porzingis. Though he played the healthiest season of his career last year, the big man has a lengthy injury history.“The medical staff, they want to be smart about these things,” Porzingis told reporters in Philly....

Ticker: Retail sales slip in October; FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was partly driven by falling prices for both gasoline and cars.Retail sales declined 0.1% last month after jumping a strong 0.9% in September, according to a report released Wednesday by the Commerce Department.“The October retail sales report was stronger than expectations, but confirmed a slowdown in consumption,” Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley, wrote in a note to clients.September’s figure was revised higher from an initial report of a 0.7% gain. Excluding sales of gas and autos, retail sales ticked up 0.1%.FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from discrimination in how they provide service to communities based on income, race and other protected classes.The rules package, which the commission ratified on Wednesday, would empower the a...

Protests erupt in San Francisco as Biden, Chinese leader meet for APEC trade summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:12 GMT

Hundreds of protesters marched and waved signs and flags and occasionally scuffled Wednesday across San Francisco where President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit after holding talks down the road from the city at a Woodside estate.More than 1,000 demonstrators waving Tibetan flags marched mid-day down Market Street chanting “Free Tibet” and criticizing the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Xi. There were reports of isolated pushing and shoving between groups of critics and supporters of China in the city.“The United States is a country that believes in human rights,” said demonstrator Penpa Dhundup, 50, of Berkeley, who was draped in a gold, red and blue Tibetan flag and wore a “Save Tibet” headband. “How can they welcome a Communist Party who takes away everything which the United States is based on?”Earlier in the morning, police in riot gear pushed up against a crowd of demonstrators representing workers’ r...