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Broncos among most popular franchises in North America, Rockies the least

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado football fans are in good company among the rest of North America, but not Colorado baseball fans.Online sports betting community OLBG analyzed the popularity of every North American franchise in the four major sports leagues - the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. Kraken make successful playoff debut, stun Avalanche 3-1 Analysts measured fan attendance numbers, the amount of online search traffic for each team, the number of YouTube subscribers and the average social media following to come up with an overall popularity score. The scores run from zero to 10, with 10 being the most popular. The analysis covered 124 teams in total. Among every franchise in all four leagues, the Denver Broncos ranked eighth in North America for overall popularity, just below the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. Colorado's other teams weren't so popular with each in the b...

Truck involved in deadly hit-and-run found by Fort Collins police

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — Police in Fort Collins say they have located the truck that is connected to a deadly hit-and-run where a pedestrian was hit by at least two vehicles. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a Medina Alert Wednesday morning asking the community to be on the lookout for a dark-colored Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, which was found several hours later. According to the Fort Collins Police Services, on Tuesday at 11:39 p.m., officers responded to a pedestrian that was run over in the 900 block of East Mulberry Street just north of the Mantz neighborhood. Residents concerned about eroding stretch of US 285 The pedestrian, an adult man, died on scene. After an initial investigation, officers believe the pedestrian was hit by at least two different vehicles, neither of which stayed to check on the man or report the crash to police.Based on witnesses and evidence, police believe one of the cars involved is a Chevrolet truck.The vehicle is described as:20...

Fort Collins Medina Alert the 7th so far this year

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- After a fatal crash in Fort Collins late Tuesday night, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation stepped in to issue a Medina Alert, hoping to locate a truck involved.That truck was found Wednesday morning, according to FCPD, and the driver was located.The crash was near Mulberry Street and Riverside Avenue around 11:39 p.m."It’s a really busy intersection I see accidents happen here a lot," Anthony, who works on Mulberry, said. Truck involved in deadly hit-and-run found by Fort Collins police CBI told FOX31 that this Medina Alert in Fort Collins was the seventh issued statewide so far this year. They told us, on average each year, there are between five to 10 Medina Alerts issued in total. Medina Alerts issued in 2023 via CBI, as well as the severity of the crash: January 1 - Fatal January 3 - Unknown January 25 - Serious bodily injury January 26 - Serious bodily injury March 25 - Fatal April 4 - UnknownApril 8 - FatalApril 18 - Fatal "A lot of people on...

Jurassic-themed license plate could end up on your car

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new specialty license plate is making its way through the Colorado Capitol, and it's a must-have for any paleontology fan.Senate Bill 23-145 is currently under consideration and would create a license plate known as the "Protect Colorado's Fossils" plate. It features the stegosaurus, a four-legged herbivore that was designated as the official fossil of Colorado. The Jurassic-themed plate is sponsored by Sen. Jessie Danielson, Sen. Lisa Cutter, Rep. Tammy Story and Rep. Brianna Titone. New to Colorado? 20 facts you should know According to sponsor Danielson, if the bill is approved, each sale of the fossil license plate will benefit Dinosaur Ridge located in Morrison. Dinosaur Ridge is home to the world's first Stegosaurus discovery back in 1877.A new bill at the Capitol would create a specialty license plate featuring Colorado's state fossil. (Sen. Jessie Danielson)The sponsors of the bill want the plate to raise awareness about protecting Colorado's fossils. ...

Cellphone video captures man screaming on Southwest Airlines flight to Fort Lauderdale about crying baby

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

It was a turbulent time on a commercial flight after a man lost it over a baby that was crying. A passenger recorded the whole encounter. Call it a major meltdown. “I’m not screaming,” yelled the man. “You want me to scream, you want me scream? I’ll [expletive] scream. Please stop the baby from [expletive] crying. Please.”The man was on board a Southwest Airlines flight to Fort Lauderdale when he lost his composure.“That child has been crying for 40 minutes,” he said. Cellphone video caught the tantrum in full force as passengers watched the chaos unfold. The flight took off from Baltimore, but weather kept the plane circling over the ocean near West Palm Beach for an hour. That, paired with a screaming baby, put the man on edge.“I paid for a ticket to have a [expletive] comfortable flight,” the man said.The man, angry and annoyed, went off on the parents and anyone else who tried to talk over him.Flight attendants and oth...

Watch: Tri-county police chase; carjacking

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

Conforto, Yastrzemski homer in 11th, Giants beat Marlins 5-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Michael Conforto and Mike Yastrzemski hit two-run homers off Devin Smeltzer in the 11th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Miami Marlins 5-2 Wednesday to stop a five-game losing streak.San Francisco didn’t have a hit after the fourth inning until Conforto, who pinch hit in the eighth, broke a 1-1 tie when he drove a hanging curveball from Smeltzer (0-1) over the wall in right-center for his fourth homer. Yastrzemski homered on an up slider, his first home run this year off a left-hander, for a 5-1 lead.Miami had won six of its previous seven games and the Marlins bullpen had pitched 20 2/3 scoreless inningsCamilo Doval (1-2) got three outs in the 10th around intentional walks to Luis Arraez and Jorge Soler. Doval struck out Bryan De La Cruz and Avisail Garcia to end Miami’s threat.Jon Berti hit an RBI double against Sean Hjelle in the 11th. Taylor Rogers entered with two on and one out, struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and hit Garrett Cooper with a pitc...

Family of twin brothers who drowned in NW Miami-Dade lake set up GoFundMe for funeral expenses

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

A family is in need of help, as they prepare to say their final farewell to twin brothers who drowned.One of them lost his life while trying to save another, now, their family have the painful task of saying goodbye.Andrew Paul and Alex Paul were just 13 years old, playing in a community park when the tragedy happened, April 7.“My boys are gone,” said Modeline Sereste, the mother of the teens, through a translator. “I just don’t even know what to say.”According to Miami-Dade Police, the teens were playing with other children when one of them fell in the water at Arthur Woodard Park, located along the 1200 block of Northwest 99th Street, and his twin brother jumped in after him.Neither would survive.Several organizations stepped up to help the family, and now they have a GoFundMe to assist in covering the cost of funeral expenses.“Thank you, thank you,” said Sereste, with Sandy Dorsainvil of Prosperity Social and Community Development Group t...

Why China’s police state has a precinct near you

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in New York. And London. And Rome. And Tokyo. And Toronto.The Department of Justice’s indictment of two Chinese citizens this week for using the unlawful Chinese police station in Manhattan to go after dissidents highlights the growing tentacles of Beijing’s overseas operations, which it uses to harass and silence critics around the world.The network also shows the extent to which Beijing has managed to conduct influence campaigns inside Western countries and violate others’ sovereignty while mostly evading law enforcement.Security agencies across Europe and the Americas are investigating more than 100 facilities that an advocacy organization exposed in September as overseas outposts of China’s security apparatus. In the U.S., that includes at least two others besides the one targeted this week.“These secret police stations reveal the CCP’s blatant disregard and disrespect for the American rules and privacy,” said Rep. Micha...

Boston police officer shoots and kills dog that bit another officer 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:58:38 GMT

A Boston police officer shot two dogs, killing one and injuring the other after the animals attacked another officer on Wednesday, according to authorities.The Boston Police Department said the officers were at a property on Michigan Avenue to arrest a person known to have multiple arrest warrants. Police said the two dogs attacked an officer after police placed the suspect in custody, leading to a second officer firing their weapon.Authorities told 7NEWS that both officers were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.Michigan Avenue remained closed to traffic around 4 p.m. as police detectives continued to arrive and survey the scene.Neighbors, meanwhile, described the incident earlier in the day Wednesday.“I’m watching this whole thing happen – blood everywhere, everything, it was just crazy” one resident told 7NEWS, who described two to three shots being fired.Boston police officials said an investigation into the matter is ongoing.Thi...