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Denver minimum wage rises to $18.29 in 2024, one of nation's highest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's minimum wage is rising in January and will once more be near the top of the nation's."The City and County of Denver’s local minimum wage will increase one dollar per hour to $18.29 from $17.29 beginning on January 1, 2024," according to a release. "The minimum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will be $15.27 per hour provided they earn at least $3.02 in actual tips." Denver weather: Strong evening storms along Eastern Plains The raise comes from a statute passed in 2019 that ties the city's minimum wage to Denver's cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. This year, Denver has had the nation's second-highest minimum wage. Only Seattle has a higher one, with a minimum wage of $18.69 per hour.Not all cities have their own minimum wages. Most abide by the state-mandated minimum wage, which in Colorado is $13.65, again one of the nation's highest. Minimum wages are highest in places with the h...

Outdoor Colorado: One-of-a-kind summer camp for kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — There is a summer camp for kids that sits on over 8,000 acres of unspoiled wilderness.They say it is the only one of its kind in the country — and what shocks parents most is its location. Outdoor Colorado: Veterans learn rock climbing to help with PTSD There is just something about being in the outdoors that is freeing. And as far as AnnaKate Hein is concerned, the younger the camper, the better."A lot of these children these days don’t have a type of childhood that we think of as having like we might have had growing up — where you are running, free in the wild and unsupervised by an adult. Parents say, ‘Be back by dinner time.' Exploring the woods, crossing the creek, that kind of childhood," said Hein, the backcountry wilderness youth program coordinator at Highlands Ranch Community Association.Welcome to Camp Backcountry."If kids aren’t out exploring, tangible — you know, holding a frog, seeing a snake, catching a cricket — how are they ever go...

90-year-old donates 90th gallon of blood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 90-year-old man donated his 90th gallon of blood Thursday, totaling the equivalent of about 720 donations throughout his lifetime.Virgil Olson is from Louisville and is one of just a handful of people to donate 90 gallons of blood to Vitalant in Colorado, according to a press release from Vitalant. Coloradans made more in real dollars during Great Depression than now He first started donating when he was 18 and doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.A 90-year-old man donated his 90th gallon of blood Thursday, totaling the equivalent of about 720 donations throughout his lifetime. (Photo courtesy of Vitalant)A 90-year-old man donated his 90th gallon of blood Thursday, totaling the equivalent of about 720 donations throughout his lifetime. (Photo courtesy of Vitalant)A 90-year-old man donated his 90th gallon of blood Thursday, totaling the equivalent of about 720 donations throughout his lifetime. (Photo courtesy of Vitalant)“I like to encourage people to start donatin...

Historic staredown in DC court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

In a courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith briefly locked eyes inside after sizing each other up.It was one of the storylines as Trump pleaded not guilty yesterday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss.The casual greeting made by U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhaya when she addressed the defendant as “Mr. Trump” also caused a stir over the lack of protocol.“Every other president would have been addressed as ‘President’ not ‘Mr.’… Let’s be real,” Daily Caller’s chief national correspondent Henry Rodgers tweeted.The indictment charges Trump with four felony counts related to his efforts to undo his presidential election loss, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. The charges could lead to a lengthy prison sentence in the event of a conviction, with the most serious counts calling for up to 20 years.Upadhyaya set the next cour...

With 36 runs total in consecutive games, it’s beginning to look like 1897 all over again for the Chicago Cubs offense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

These are not your father’s Chicago Cubs or even your grandfather’s or great-grandfather’s Cubs.But in scoring 36 runs in back-to-back wins over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field, they very well might be your great-great-great grandfather’s Cubs, who were then nicknamed the Colts.The Cubs hit seven home runs in a 20-9 win Tuesday and added five more in a 16-6 romp Wednesday. According to ESPN Stats, the last time the franchise scored at least 36 runs in consecutive games was in 1897, when the visiting Colts lost 7-2 to the Louisville Colonels on June 28 and rebounded for a 36-7 win June 29 — scoring 38 total runs in a two-game stretch.The Colts also lost 8-7 to the Colonels the next day, giving them 43 runs in that particular two-game stretch. Either set works, thanks to that wacky 36-run game.The Chicago Tribune’s account of the 36-run performance mirrored the Cubs’ 16-6 win over the Redson Wednesday. Like the Reds, the Colonels had inep...

Hot Property: Falmouth home near harbor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

Location, location, location matters on Cape Cod, too, and 149 Clinton Avenue in Falmouth captures the essence of Cape Cod living.Nestled in Falmouth Village’s coveted Belvidere Plains neighborhood, the home occupies a prime corner lot between downtown Falmouth Village, Surf Drive Beach, and Falmouth Harbor. Spend the day at the beach, hop on your bike and cruise down the Shining Sea Bikeway, and end your perfect summer days with dinner at one of the many local downtown eateries.The four-bedroom, three-bath shingle-style home dates to 1870 and has been lovingly maintained and updated throughout the years without losing that warm and familiar coastal magic.Step inside and be captivated by the serene sunroom and the open dining and family room area with a wood-burning fireplace offering cozy comfort. A first-floor bedroom adds convenience. Upstairs, discover a spacious ensuite primary bedroom and two additional bedrooms sharing a full bath, providing ample space for relaxation a...

2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese. But they were separate cases, and it wasn’t clear if the two were courted or paid by the same Chinese intelligence officer as part of a larger scheme. Federal officials at a news conference in San Diego declined to specify whether the sailors were aware of each other's actions.Both men pleaded not guilty in federal courts in San Diego and Los Angeles. They were ordered to be held until their detention hearings, which will take place Aug. 8 in those same cities.U.S. officials have for years expressed concern about the espionage threat they say the Chinese government poses, bringing criminal cases in recent years against Beijing intelligence operatives who ha...

Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

Buffy Sainte-Marie has announced that she’s retiring from live performances.A statement announcing her decision cited factors including travel-induced health concerns and performance-inhibiting physical challenges.“I have made the difficult decision to pull out of all scheduled performances in the foreseeable future,” Sainte-Marie said in the statement. “Arthritic hands and a recent shoulder injury have made it no longer possible to perform to my standards.“Sincere regrets to all my fans and family, my band and the support teams that make it all possible.”The legendary singer-songwriter, who’s in her early 80s, suggested in September that performances in Ottawa and Vancouver were part of what she said was “probably going to be her last tour.”Sainte-Marie, in an interview with The Canadian Press at the time, said she was cutting back on flying, meaning fewer appearances, following a rough summer that included a bout with COVID-19 and being st...

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, U.S. health officials said Thursday.An infection with RSV is a coldlike nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threatening for the very young and the elderly. There are no vaccines for babies yet so the new drug, a lab-made antibody that helps the immune system fight off the virus, is expected to fill a critical need.The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March. In the U.S., about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year and several hundred die.A panel of outside advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the one-time shot for infants born just before or during the RSV season and for those less than 8 months old before the season starts. They also recommended a d...

Tornado touches down near Ottawa Thursday evening, Environment Canada says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:58:50 GMT

Environment Canada says a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area this evening during a severe thunderstorm.It was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, just before 7 p.m. eastern time.There were also a number of reports of hail throughout the national capital, along with strong winds and rain. Ottawa Fire Services says part of a roof was ripped off a home in Riverside South, a community south of Nepean.The fire service says everyone got out of the home safely and the home’s structural integrity was not damaged, but it’s not clear whether the damage was caused by a tornado. Severe storms in mid-July brought tornados to Barrhaven, which is another south Ottawa neighbourhood, and to Mirabel, Que.Barrhaven is only about 30 kilometres west of Metcalfe, where Thursday’s tornado was spotted.About 125 homes were damaged in Barrhaven during the July 13 storm, said Kim Ayotte, the general manager of emergency and protectiv...