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Recycled Christmas trees provide residents free springtime mulch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

AURORA (KDVR) -- When a Christmas tree is recycled, it is chopped up and chipped up and made into mulch which, if it was processed by a city or county agency, is usually made available for free in the spring to residents.Don’t forget to remove all lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments, nails and stands before dropping off your tree.Here are just a few of the cities that are participating in tree recycling: Arvada has two drop-off sites to recycle Christmas trees, free of charge, from Dec. 26 through late January, at Lake Arbor and Stenger Park. Polis jokes that viral ‘Feliz Navidad’ video makes him ‘platinum recording artist’ Aurora residents can recycle their trees at one of three local drop-off sites: Del Mar Park, Saddle Rock Golf Course and Olympic Park. That is starting Dec. 26 and runs through the second Monday in January (Jan. 11).Treecycle Collections in Denver usually run the first two weeks of January. They have weekday drop sites open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cherry Cree...

Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot.The Denver Police Department declined in an email to provide details about its investigations, citing safety and privacy considerations and because they are ongoing.The department "is currently investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and will continue working with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to thoroughly investigate any reports of threats or harassment," the email said.Officers responded to the home of one justice on Thursday evening, but police said it appeared to be a “hoax report.” That case is also still being investigated police said.The FBI said it is working with local law enforcement on the matter. "We will vigorously pursue investigations of...

Why you should clear around your mailbox after it snows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Snow or rain may not stop mail carriers from delivering your extremely important weekly ads or dreaded bills, but if snow and ice create unsafe conditions -- it just might.If you wake up to a large amount of snow on your doorstep, you might want to make it a priority to clear a path to your mailbox, at least if you want your mail to be delivered. When do you have to shovel your sidewalk after snow? The reason is simple: You may not get your mail if you fail to clear your mailbox or, if you have a wall-mounted mailbox, the path to it is blocked by snow or ice, according to the U.S. Postal Service.This is specifically because mail carriers are not required to deliver to a mailbox to places with safety issues such as icy steps, snowy paths or icy overhangs.Additionally, any slips, trips or falls that result in injury to a mail carrier -- or any visitor -- could result in expensive liability for a homeowner, USPS said. If snow does stop your mail service, it is on you...

Two superstars capture love effect with new hit song

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

You have it bad for someone when you can’t even look them in the eyes.Shaggy and African sensation Bruce Melodie captured this love effect with their newest hit “when she’s around”.Deco sat down with both of them at I-Heart Radio in Miramar to get the scoop — take a look!Bruce Melodie (singing): “I close my eyes when she’s around…That’s the TikTok challenge. Shaggy: He taught me that by the way. ’cause you know with me, it’s the pelvis movement. That’s the only movement i know.”Oh, Deco knows all about Shaggy’s moves and he’s showcasing some of them in the new song “when she’s around”.Bruce Melodie adds the east African beats and Shaggy throws in a dash of reggaeShaggy: The main thing you wanted to get from this song was joy. I wanted people to feel good the minute you hear it and the minute it came it on you just feel like, it was a feel good record. You started smiling.”The ...

Family mourning after woman’s body found in basement of home in Lawrence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

Family members were mourning Tuesday after they said their 21-year-old loved one was found dead in the basement of a home in Lawrence.The Essex District Attorney’s office in a statement said Lawrence police were first called to a basement apartment on Salem Street around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday for a well-being check. The DA’s office said responding officers soon found an unresponsive person, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The DA’s office did not immediately share any additional information. Family members spoke with reporters, though, identifying the person who died as Diamaris Mejia.Family members said Mejia had been living in Lawrence for roughly one year after immigrating to the US from the Dominican Republic. She had two children back in the Dominican Republic and was working to send money back to them. Family members said they think Mejia’s body was left in the basement since a party on Christmas Eve. Family members continued, saying they believe Mejia wa...

Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian tank landing ship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

(CNN) — Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week.In a post on Telegram, Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk thanked personnel involved in “the destruction of the Novocherkask large landing ship” while it was in the port of Feodosia in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.CNN cannot independently verify the claim, but videos posted on social media showed large explosions in the Feodosia port.The Russian Defense Ministry said the Novocherkask had been “damaged” in a Ukrainian attack in a statement reported by the state-run TASS news agency.The Russia-appointed head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, earlier acknowledged via a statement that there had been “an enemy attack in [the] Feodosia area,” adding that “detonation has stopped and the fire has be...

Surveillance video shows smash-and-grab at Framingham smoke shop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

A smoke shop smash-and-grab was recently caught on camera in Framingham, with security cameras rolling as vandals broke in and ransacked the store Tuesday morning. The break-in happened at Framingham Vape & Smoke near Walsh Street just after 4:30 a.m. In video shared with 7NEWS, five people are seen running up to the store and looking in the window before forming a plan of action to get inside. Soon, one person is seen shattering the glass. Each person then runs into the store, with its alarms blaring. Individuals are seen trying to break into the cash register. One by one, each person next grabs products and runs back out of the store. Prakash Prajapati works at the Framingham Smoke Shop and spoke to 7NEWS on Tuesday.He said the store was still trying to figure out the value of the stolen items as of Tuesday afternoon.Beyond the loss in products, Prajapati said the smoke shop is also concerned about the potential blow this robbery could have to its business....

Red Sox notebook: Paxton and Giolito perhaps, but no Maldonado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

The free-agent pitching market is heating up, and all eyes are on the Red Sox, who’ve already been on the hot seat for almost two months after chairman Tom Werner promoised a “full throttle” offseason.There’s mutual interest in a reunion with James Paxton, who was arguably Boston’s best starter from his season debut in early May until the the All-Star break, even earning American League Player of the Month honors in June. Yet the veteran left-hander’s lengthy injury history, which includes missing the entire ’22 Red Sox season and nearly two months of ’23 (between his late debut and season-ending injured list stint at the start of September) is cause for concern. Signings such as Paxton’s are one of the key reasons the Red Sox finished last three times in the past four seasons. They need durability from their starting rotation, and Paxton, who only pitched 21 2/3 innings between the ’20 and ’21 seasons, hasn’t b...

More January closures coming to Green Line Extension

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

Maintenance work to widen tracks on the Green Line Extension will not be completed until at least late January and will require several more stretches of disruption to riders.MBTA officials announced that service on the entire 4.4-mile extension will be suspended for the weekends of Jan. 6-7 and Jan. 20-21, plus another 11 evenings over the course of January.Trains will stop running from about 8:45 p.m. through the end of service from Jan. 8-11, Jan. 16-18 and Jan. 22-25. Shuttle buses will replace service between North Station and Medford/Tufts, but not on the one-stop Union Square branch.The new plan represents the second substantial extension to the repair project after the contractors responsible, Green Line Extension Constructors, failed to complete work on the initial 14-night timeline they presented to the T.GLXC built the extension, but T officials revealed in recent months that large stretches of the rails are too close together. The companies — including Fluor Enterp...

Robert Kraft disheartened over rising antisemitism, calls out Hamas supporters: ‘These are terrorists’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:16 GMT

Robert Kraft says the rising number of antisemitic incidents across the country is “disheartening,” and it’s renewing his belief that education is the most important tool in getting people to stand up to hate.“If we don’t do a good job controlling it, I think hate leads to violence,” Kraft said in an interview with CNN on Christmas. “And what we’re seeing going on in this country now is really scary to me. And it’s something we want to work very hard to try to prevent.”Preventing antisemitism is the purpose behind Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, which the Patriots owner launched in 2019 to carry out efforts to stomp down on Jewish hate and other forms of hatred in the U.S.Since Hamas’ attack on Israel in early October, the number of antisemitic incidents in the country has skyrocketed to a record high, according to a report the Anti-Defamation League released earlier this month.The ADL found that reported incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism ha...