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A surprise for history fans: Tours down Georgetown’s C&O canal continue this spring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

Tourists and locals alike were told last fall they wouldn’t be able to take a boat tour on the Georgetown portion of the C&O Canal until the likely date of 2025 — but a surprise announcement from the organization that is running it said it will happen much sooner.The aptly-named boat, the Georgetown Heritage, will begin tours on the first mile of the C&O Canal on May 5.In October, it was announced that restoration of Locks 1, 2 and 5, as well as critical valve and wall repairs, would delay future boat tours by up to three years. But due to adjustments in construction schedules, the canal will be filled with water and tours will resume earlier.“Every boat tour is a singular look into the past,” S. Rex Carnegie, Director of Education and Partnerships for Georgetown Heritage, said in a statement. “So much of our diverse history in Georgetown, and the years of work by Georgetown Heritage and our partners, have made this a unique experience for visitors, and an exciti...

Montbello: Denver's 2023 murder flashpoint

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It isn't Five Points or East Colfax driving Denver's homicide rates this year. It's Montbello. The last three years in Denver have seen record numbers of violent crime, including murders. This year, city core neighborhoods still have the greatest number of homicides, but even those are not as tightly located as half a dozen murders in Montbello. Teacher’s suspected meningitis death closes Aurora school The neighborhood is pressed between the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Park to the north and Interstate 70 to the south, between Peoria Street to the west and Chambers Road to the east. It is one of Denver's more economically depressed areas, with a lower-than-average income. There have been six homicides in this neighborhood alone in 2023, including four which happened blocks from each other.None of the homicides have happened at the same time, rather, they have been regularly spaced out throughout 2023, with the first occurring on Jan. 11 and the most recent occ...

Berthoud Pass closed due to avalanche activity, safety concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Safety concerns and snow removal have prompted the closure of U.S. 40 over Berthoud Pass after recent avalanche activity. The first closure began just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Colorado Department of Transportation says snow removal will continue until 8 p.m. and continued closures are possible.The highway is closed in both directions between Winter Park and Henderson Mine Road. Avalanche photos: See images from Tuesday's snow slide on Berthoud Pass Small avalanches came down Monday and Tuesday afternoons across U.S. 40 on the north side of Berthoud Pass near Winter Park Resort. Crews removed snow while cars were backed up. Warm temperatures in the afternoon can loosen snow from recent storms and cause small avalanches called bank slides, CDOT said. Big change coming Friday in Denver weather after record-breaking heat The Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s forecast had the area at “Considerable” risk for avalanches Wednesday, level 3 of 5 on i...

Police arrest homeless man armed with machete in SW Miami-Dade who was once a Cuban baseball player

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

The Miami-Dade Police Department set up a perimeter in a Southwest Miami-Dade area after a man armed with a machete was spotted inside a nearby supermarket. According to officials, the man was detained and his charges are now pending.The suspect was later identified as 54-year-old Oscar Macias Hernandez, a former baseball player in Cuba, who is now living homeless in Miami-Dade.Around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, authorities closed off the parking lot inside a plaza on Southwest 127th Avenue and 88th Street in an attempt to subdue the armed suspect, Wednesday.A TikTok video showed the standoff between police officers and the armed man that would last almost an hour. Eventually, officers blocked off the entire parking lot and led the man away from the businesses in the plaza. Witnesses said there was an incident that morning involving the same man police apprehended. Cellphone video showed the man waving around a machete at customers in front of a ventanita.Locals said the man has been prob...

Mother, 9-year-old girl rescue man at Florida apartment pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Friday, a woman and her 9-year-old child helped rescue a man at a pool in Polk County.Police said a mother and her daughter were at the Carlton Arms Apartment Complex pool around 4 p.m. Friday.The 9-year-old notified her mom when she saw a man struggling in the deep end of the pool, according to Winter Haven police.The woman went into the pool to help the man after he sank to the bottom.Police said she then pulled him out of the water and started CPR. The man soon started breathing.He was taken to the hospital to get examined and was later released after no issues were found.Winter Haven Public Safety Director Charlie Bird said the woman and the 9-year-old’s quick thinking saved the man.“The swift actions, first by this very alert young lady followed by the quick response of her mother, saved this man’s life,” Bird said in a statement.

Florida leaders aim to ban drag shows as Miami Beach prepares for Pride festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

An organization is sending a strong message by issuing a travel warning to the LGBTQ community before they make plans to come to the Sunshine State amid legislators approving a bill aimed at drag shows, and as Miami Beach hosts its Pride festival.Drag performers in Florida could be hit with major fines if a Florida bill becomes laws.“An overreach of government, and the bill is way too vague,” said Tiffany Fantasia, a drag performer. “A legitimate concern for parents and our constituents is about children exposed to nudity, sexual activities and lewd conduct,” said Republican State Sen. Clay Yarborough. Tuesday night, the Republican-led Florida Senate passed a bill that would ban anyone under 18, even accompanied by a parent, from attending adult live performances, which includes drag shows and parades, which elected officials have deemed performances lewd. “Classified as adult entertainment is prejudice, bottom line,” Fantasia said. “We are ...

Severe weather leads to flooding across South Florida, ground stop at FLL, tornado warnings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

Incessant downpours caused extensive flooding across South Florida following days of inclement weather, causing street closures and a temporary ground stop at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.The severe conditions on Wednesday also led to a new tornado warning in Broward County near FLL, following two earlier warnings. They have all since been allowed to expire.The same area that was under the most recent tornado warning, extending from Fort Lauderdale to just south of Dania Beach, remained under a severe thunderstorm warning. Gusty winds from around 45 to 60 mph have been reported in this area.Flash flood warnings remain in place in parts of Central Broward until 5:15 p.m. and near Sunny Isles Beach to downtown Fort Lauderdale until 6:45 p.m.As of 4:30 p.m., the heaviest rain activity was moving southwest across Broward County.In Dania Beach, the street flooding led to the closure of Stirling Road between Federal Highway and Southwest Fourth Avenue. The flooding has ...

Crews battle fire at Lawrence triple-decker where front of building collapsed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

All residents were accounted for after a massive fire tore through a triple-decker home in Lawrence on Wednesday, according to officials.Cleanup efforts on Juniper Street were underway by the late afternoon, but not before the front porches of the building collapsed while a 7NEWS camera was rolling.https://twitter.com/scooperon7/status/1646224943066013696Firefighters were initially called to the building around 1 p.m. where the flames spread quickly, damaging both neighboring buildings.No one was seriously hurt, though Lawrence fire officials say one woman suffered from minor injuries and was treated at the scene.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Boston school officials apologize for error impacting exam school notifications

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

Officials with the Boston Public Schools are apologizing over an error that wrongly calculated student GPA’s and impacted which students were told they were eligible to go to some of the city’s exam schools. Speaking with 7NEWS, parents voiced frustration on Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate,” one parent said. “That’s misleading. It’s unfair.”“They’re a mess,” another parent said. “That really is not okay. Our kids deserve an equal opportunity for the best education possible and the exam schools provide that. If they don’t notify us in time, or they tell us we’ve passed and haven’t passed, that’s a problem.”Boston Latin, Boston Latin Academy and the O’Bryant School of Math and Science are elite exam schools many parents hope their children can make the grade to attend. Boston school officials this week, though, sent out an email telling parents that mistakes had been made in recent notifications about calculations for some students’ grade point averages. “Although we wo...

Local police remind pet owners not to leave animals in hot cars as warmer weather arrives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT

As the weather warms up, police in Dedham recently reminded pet owners not to leave their animals in cars. Police said animal control came upon five dogs left inside cars on Tuesday alone. While outside temperatures reached the mid 70s, police said temperatures inside vehicles can be 10 to 15 degrees higher, even in shaded areas with windows down. Dedham police noted state law preventing pets from being left in vehicles when temperatures “could reasonably be expected to threaten the health of the animal.” “We take this law very seriously here in Dedham, as our resident pets and visiting pets are part of the public that we aim to keep safe,” police said. Police shared photos of dogs found in cars, saying all their owners have been educated.