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Catholic University adds a layer of security with new office

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

At a time of heightened concern over public safety in the nation’s capital, Catholic University of America has added a new layer of security for its students, teachers and staff.The university, located near the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast D.C., has created a new office of emergency management.The main objective is to increase training in the university community so that individuals can better respond in emergencies, including sheltering in place, evacuating buildings and improving emergency communications.“Training will be more consistent…more than just several times a year, we want this to be drilled in…as frequently as we possibly can… we all have a part to play to keep our campus community safe…we all have something to do,” said Kirk McLean, associate vice president for public safety and emergency management.McLean said all entities in major cities face public safety challenges and the new Office of Emergency Management will overs...

Denver weather: Sunny and warm with breezy days ahead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay dry and sunny through the end of the workweek and into the weekend. Temperatures will stay above normal for this time of year, reaching highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s.Weather tonight: Clear, mildTuesday night will stay clear and mild. Low temperatures will fall to around 50 degrees, which is 5 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year.Weather tomorrow: Sunny, warmerMore sunshine is on the way Wednesday. This plus a southeasterly shift in the breeze will help highs climb up to the mid-80s. Looking ahead: More sunshine to end the week More sunshine is in the forecast through the end of the workweek and the start of the weekend. This will aid in keeping highs in the mid-80s, which is 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. By the end of the week, a trough will push toward the area. This will lead to breezy conditions Wednesday night through the weekend.With more wind, low humidity and warm temperatures, f...

Boulder, you can help choose the city's new LED streetlights

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Boulder streetlights will soon be converted to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, and the city of Boulder is asking for the community's input on their preferred color temperature.Boulder is buying 4,500 streetlights that were previously owned by Xcel Energy, saying it's a money-saving effort as costs have risen over the years. How much of Xcel Energy’s power is renewable? Of the 5,100 streetlights in Boulder, the city only owned and operated 600. According to the city, the lights owned by Xcel use outdated technology — high-pressure sodium, to be exact — which is less efficient and provides a lower quality light compared to LEDs.Why is Boulder changing its streetlights?Boulder estimates it will save over $1 million each year in operational and maintenance costs. Purchasing the lights and converting them to LEDs will cost an estimated $7 million, but over 20 years the city plans to have saved some $13.6 million.In addition to saving city funds, LED lights use less pow...

Hollywood writers strike declared over after boards vote to approve contract with studios

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of Hollywood’s writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios.The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America both voted to accept the deal, and afterward declared that the strike would be over and writers would be free to work starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.The writers still have to vote to ratify the contract themselves, but lifting the strike will allow them to work during that process, the Writers Guild told members in an email.Hollywood actors remain on strike with no talks yet on the horizon.A new spirit of optimism animated actors who were picketing Tuesday for the first time since writers reached their tentative deal Sunday night.“For a hot second, I really thought that this was going to go on until next year,” said Marissa Cuevas, an actor who has appeared on the TV series “Kung Fu” and “The Big Bang Theory.” “Knowing t...

Taylor Swift-themed party to be held at Gramps in Wynwood

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

By now, it’s become pretty obvious that we live in “The World, Taylor’s version.” And while Taylor won’t be bringing her Eras Tour to the 305 until next year, Deco found a party happening this weekend that’s putting you center-stage.If by shimmer you mean, shimmy, you’re totally into something, Miss Swift.That’s the spirit. And if you’re in the mood to shake it off, shake it off, you’re in luck.Gramps in Wynwood is getting the total Taylor Swift treatment this Saturday as Le Petite Fete’s Swiftie themed dance party returns to SoFlo.Courtney Gibson: “We love Gramps. They’re always amazing and the energy there is always so fun, so we’re so excited to be back.”This time around, the event is celebrating…Courtney Gibson: “The start of sad girl fall with ‘Tis the Damn Season.'”It’s all about the Folkmore and Evermore albums.But that doesn’t mean you’re gonna miss o...

Orioles fans honor Brooks Robinson at Camden Yards: ‘He was Baltimore baseball’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

Orioles fan J.T. Fauber stopped at the iconic statue of his all-time favorite player, Brooks Robinson, as he walked into Camden Yards on Tuesday. After smiling for a photo, another fan gingerly approached — his grim face and the tears in his eyes telegraphing his message: Robinson, a baseball legend uniquely beloved in Baltimore for his glove and his spirit, had just died. He was 86.Fauber, a 61-year-old Virginia resident, responded the only way he could: by recounting cherished memories of the Hall of Fame third baseman.When Fauber (who played third base, he noted) and his Little League Team won their championship one year, their reward was to visit Memorial Stadium and watch the Orioles. There, for the first time, he got to witness Robinson dive into foul territory and throw out would-be base runner at first base. Even more than Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas, Fauber recalled, Robinson was his favorite athlete growing up.Decades later, Fauber got Robinson’s ...

Boston councilors blast Wu administration for skipping Mass and Cass hearing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

Four city councilors seeking a state of emergency declaration in the Mass and Cass zone were incensed when the Wu administration blew off a Tuesday City Council hearing on the matter.The snub was largely shrugged off, however, by many other councilors who either left immediately after stating that they, like the mayor’s team, were prioritizing a Thursday hearing on Michelle Wu’s anti-encampment ordinance, or chose to skip out on the day’s session entirely.“I do think it’s a shame that the administration is willing to forgo this opportunity,” City Councilor Erin Murphy, who chaired the day’s committee hearing, said. “We all know it’s a tragedy and it’s, in my opinion, unprecedented in our city’s history in both its severity and its duration.”She added, “We will all be judged on how we respond to this tragedy. So far, I’m afraid, I think many would agree that the city has fallen short in its response and the lack of accountability is deeply troubling to me.”Murphy joined three other c...

With spying charges behind him, NYPD officer now fighting to be reinstated

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A suspended New York City police officer who had been accused — then later cleared — of spying for China is fighting to be reinstated, but the department wants him fired for refusing to be interrogated by the bureau of internal affairs exploring possible disciplinary action.The fate of the officer, Baimadajie Angwang, now rests with an NYPD disciplinary judge who is considering arguments made before her Tuesday.The police department argues Angwang should be fired for insubordination, saying he willfully disobeyed orders to submit himself to questioning in June. That came two months after Angwang filed a lawsuit against the city saying he was wrongfully arrested when he was taken into custody in September 2020 by authorities with guns drawn as he prepared to report for duty at his Queens precinct.The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 19 that it was dropping all spying charges against the officer, saying prosecutors had uncovered new information w...

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear risk that he would destroy evidence.Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision at a detention facility where he would have been held had the judge approved his arrest, praised the court for “safeguarding constitutional order” and lamented that politics had become a “war about killing and eliminating the opponent.”He did not answer reporters’ questions about the ongoing investigation into the allegations as he left the facility, walking gingerly with a cane and escorted by leading members of his liberal Democratic Party as hundreds of supporters chanted his name.Lee, a former presidential candidate who ended a 24-day hunger strike on Saturday, attended the arrest warrant hearing at Seoul Central District Court that went on for more than nine hours on Tuesday.The hearing was set up after South Korea’s o...

Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:25:51 GMT

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consult under the Constitution. In October 2021, the Gitxaala Nation filed a petition challenging the province’s online mineral tenure registry, which automatically granted mineral rights on its territory without consultation. The Ehattesaht First Nation filed a similar petition in June 2022, and the B.C. Supreme Court heard the cases together this spring. The court’s ruling released Tuesday says the B.C. government claimed in court that the system did not “create adverse impacts” great enough to trigger a constitutionally mandated duty to consult First Nations.The nation’s original court petition not only sought to change the system, but also wanted the court to quash specific mineral claims granted on territory where it asserts Aboriginal rights and title, whi...