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Judge rejects challenge to Prop HH tax relief plan

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A judge on Friday rejected a challenge to the Colorado property tax relief plan set to go before voters this fall.Proposition HH would lower property tax rates for the next 10 years and backfill local government revenues with surplus tax money — funds normally refunded to Coloradans under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Mayor-elect Mike Johnston announces transition team Conservative group Advance Colorado and 12 counties sued over the effort. They argued the measure addresses too many topics, in violation of the Colorado Constitution, which requires a single subject and clear title for ballot measures.Judge David H. Goldberg disagreed. He issued a ruling Friday without setting the case for a hearing.The Denver District Court judge ruled Prop HH does not violate the constitutional clear title requirements. He said understanding the title does not "require any sort of superior intellect or rhetoric to divine the nature of the proposition."Advance Colorado plans to appe...

Wet spring could lead to more mosquitos along the Front Range

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Near Interstate 70 and Colorado Boulevard, on the East side of Denver, a small retention pond normally sits empty — but not this year. Historic rainfall has left inches of standing water throughout much of the pond, and with it, a perfect habitat for mosquitos.“An area like this might not be on our radar in previous years,” Brian Tietze said. "In previous years, it'll rain and dry up back to dirt, not even mud. But not this year."Tietze is a public health investigator for Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment, which is committing extra resources to mosquito control this spring.  Ways to repel mosquitoes in Colorado The heavy rainfall in May and early June has created plenty of habitat for the pesky insects, which could lead to higher populations this summer."In our office, we're definitely preparing for it," he said.Is West Nile virus a higher risk this year?But Tietze cautions it's too early to know whether we'll see an elevated risk of West N...

Sumo + Sushi in Coconut Grove pairs dinner with one-of-a-kind shows

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

I’ll take a bite of sushi anytime I can get my hands on some … and when you pair a great sushi dinner with one-of-a-kind shows, that’s a winning combination.Sumo + Sushi are a match made in heaven, and you might feel like you’re in hell if you try stepping in the ring this weekend.There’s dinner and a show. And then, there’s Sumo + Sushi.Sam Minkoff: “Sumo is such an incredible concept, but it’s just so foreign to so many folks here in the States, that we wanted to make it approachable.”At the Regatta Harbor Hangar in Coconut Grove through Sunday.Sam Minkoff: “We do an exhibition-style round-robin tournament in the end. At the beginning of the event, you learn all about the history and culture of sumo.”From some of the best.Sam Minkoff: “Every single one of our athletes has professional sumo experience.”Sam Minkoff: “Most importantly, we have Konishiki, who’s the first ever foreigner to reach t...

Large police presence seen on Cedric Street in Roxbury 

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

There was a large police presence visible on Cedric Street in Roxbury as of 10 p.m. Friday. A 7NEWS camera on scene showed police in the area of Cedric and Magazine Streets, where police had several streets taped off. Police could be seen looking for evidence on the ground.There were more than a dozen cruisers on the scene and a large number of officers. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Rafael Devers’ continued success against Gerrit Cole helps Red Sox beat Yankees

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

Nearly a year ago, Rafael Devers left Gerrit Cole searching for solutions.“I’m open to suggestions,” the Yankees ace said when asked how he planned to get Devers out moving forward. Devers had just taken Cole deep twice in a Yankees win at Fenway Park on July 7, adding to the Boston third baseman’s success against the pitcher.That success continued on Friday night in the Bronx, as Devers helped the basement-dwelling Red Sox score their first two runs in a 3-2 win over the Yankees.Boston got on the board first when Triston Casas singled off Cole in the fourth inning. That hit drove in Devers, who doubled off Cole earlier in the frame. Devers then homered off Cole in the sixth inning.Cole threw the left-handed hitter a 90.2 mph changeup just below the zone, but that didn’t stop Devers from going the other way for a solo shot.Devers has now crushed seven career homers off Cole. No batter has hit more off the right-hander.While Devers continued to thrive, C...

Chicago White Sox OF/DH Eloy Jiménez is recovering from left lower leg discomfort: ‘We’re looking at probably 4-5 days’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

Pedro Grifol wouldn’t categorize Eloy Jiménez’s status as day to day.But the Chicago White Sox manager said it’s possible that the outfielder/designated hitter could return to action in four to five days as he recovers from left lower-leg discomfort.“You still have to see how he progresses,” Grifol said Friday afternoon. “But overall, a pretty good exam. You always want to avoid the DL, but sometimes it’s inevitable. In this particular case, the evaluation was good, it was positive. He’s not day-to-day, we’re looking at probably 4-5 days.”The Sox were without Jiménez for Friday’s series opener against the Miami Marlins at Guaranteed Rate Field.He exited the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the ninth after running slowly to first while trying to beat out a double play. The throw to first was wild and Jiménez reached second, and he was checked ...

Maddie McDonald overtime hero for Norwell girls lacrosse team

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

COHASSET — After winning the draw in overtime, the Norwell girls lacrosse team drew up a play that didn’t have Maddie McDonald as the finisher. The senior captain was still ready if she was called.The moment came and she delivered a blistering shot into the twine to give the Clippers a thrilling 9-8 victory over Cohasset in the Division 3 quarterfinals.“I wasn’t supposed to get it, so I was just there for the team,” McDonald said. “I ended up getting open in the middle and I put a fake on and put it away.”While the moment was big, Clippers coach Kara Connerty said her team was expecting the game to be very tight.“We knew it was going to be a terrific game,” Connerty said. “In practice this last week we have done scenario plays.”She said that the veteran presence on the team was a key factor in the victory.“The senior strength,” Connerty said. “We have 10 seniors, four on defense, and keeping a high-powered attacking team to eight goals just speaks to the strength of those four.”Neit...

Acton-Boxboro makes statement by rolling past Lincoln-Sudbury

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

ACTON — All season, Acton-Boxboro has been manufacturing ways to find motivation, and newfound ways to prove that the Revolution truly belong in the conversation for an elusive Div. 1 boys lacrosse championship.On Friday night, the latest opportunity to make a statement arrived on their doorstep in the form of a bitter rival, and they succeeded in very impressive fashion. Seniors Tyler Clayton (four goals, two assists) and Cam Matthews (four goals, assist) shouldered things offensively, as third-seeded Acton-Boxboro punched its ticket to the Final Four with a convincing 15-7 rout of No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury.“We wanted to get out to a good start,” Clayton said. “(Lincoln-Sudbury) is such a great team, and we knew that if we could possess the ball, we knew we could do our thing, do anything we wanted to. We just wanted to get right to the ball, (and make plays).”This game was tabbed as a showdown between two of the state’s top teams, and for obvious reason. Both programs were flooded wit...

4 Indigenous children lost in jungle for 40 days after plane crash are found alive in Colombia

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive, Colombian authorities announced Friday, ending an intense search that gripped the nation.The children were alone when searchers found them and are now receiving medical attention, President Gustavo Petro told reporters upon his return to Bogota from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire agreement with representatives of the National Liberation Army rebel group.The president said the youngsters are an “example of survival” and predicted their saga “will remain in history.”The crash happened in the early hours of May 1, when the Cessna single-engine propeller plane with seven passengers and a pilot declared an emergency due to an engine failure. The small aircraft fell off radar a short time later and a frantic search for survivors began. The three adults were killed, and their bodies were found in the area.Two weeks after the crash, on M...

Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:30:55 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Nicaragua announced Friday it has confiscated properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Those taken from prison and forced aboard a flight to the United States on Feb. 9 included seven former presidential hopefuls, lawyers, rights activists, journalists and former members of the Sandinista guerrilla movement.The court system wrote in a statement that the opposition figures had been declared “traitors to the homeland.” They are also being stripped of their citizenship, measures that have been criticized as an example of banishment, in violation of international norms. The statement claimed that the dissidents lost their rights to their properties and any shares in companies in NIcaragua, after being convicted of “committing acts against the nation’s sovereignty, independence and self determination.” Those trials were often rushed and ...