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Take a historical road trip around Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado is known for its beautiful parks, wildlife and vistas but it could be difficult to plan a road trip with so many things to see and do in the state. History Colorado has a great guideline to mix education with the scenery. From the Black History Trail to museums around the state, there is something for everyone. A few options are:History Colorado’s mobile guide to Black history: The Black History Trail offers guidance in-person and virtually through sites, places and stories across the state, which are divided into four regions. Tours & Treks: A mixture of adventures to explore and gather the experience of those who came before us. Learn the history and specifics that can only be experienced in the Centennial State. Museums around Colorado: There is a plethora of museums spread across the state that engage visitors through interactive displays and events for all ages.History Colorado CenterUte Indian MuseumEl Pueblo History MuseumFort Garland Museum and ...

Fatal rollover crash on I-95 in NE Miami-Dade causes lane closures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

A deadly multi-vehicle overnight crash on Interstate 95 in Northeast Miami-Dade caused lanes to shut down for hours. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the rollover wreck along the northbound lanes of the highway near Ives Dairy Road, just after 4 a.m., Sunday.Troopers closed all northbound lanes near Ives Dairy Road and Miami Gardens Drive while they investigated. The highway has since reopened to traffic.The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that the crash was fatal but have not provided further details about the number of victims involved or their conditions, as they continue to investigate.

BSO search for 35-year-old man reported missing from FLL

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a man who was reported missing from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.According to the he Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit, 35-year-old Roberto Funes-Solis was last seen at the airport at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday. He stands about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 180 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans, gray shoes and a black hat.Officials urge anyone with information on Funes-Solis’ whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

Albies’ hits go-ahead 2-run HR as streaking Braves beat Marlins 6-3 to complete sweep

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies’ two-run homer in the fifth gave Atlanta the lead and the Braves overcame an early two-run deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Sunday for their eighth consecutive win.The Braves completed a three-game sweep for their 10th straight home win, extending their lead over second-place Miami in the NL East to nine games.Travis d’Arnaud’s two-run homer off Andrew Nardi in the eighth extended Atlanta’s lead to three runs.Luis Arreaz drove in two runs with two hits, lifting his batting average to .389. Arreaz gave Miami a 2-0 lead with a double that drove in Jonathan Davis in the second inning. Arreaz added a run-scoring single in the seventh to trim the Braves’ lead to 4-3.Spencer Strider (10-2) stuck out nine while allowing six hits and three runs, two earned, in 6 2/3 innings. Raisel Iglesias pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save in 16 chances.Strider struck out five consecutive batters before Albies bobbled a grounder by D...

Orioles rally for 2-1 victory over Twins to end four-game losing streak, avoid series sweep: ‘Anything for a win’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

Jordan Westburg brought in Sunday’s game-winning run with a ball into the stands. But instead of coming off his bat, it went off his left hand.A 101 mph fastball from Minnesota Twins right-hander Jhoan Duran nailed the Orioles’ rookie infielder with the bases loaded in Sunday’s eighth inning at Camden Yards, bringing in what proved to be the game-winning run in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory. The ball ricocheted off Westburg’s hand and over the protective netting into the seats behind home plate.“Anything for a win,” Westburg with the hand wrapped after his sixth major league game. “My whole goal going into the at-bat was to do anything to get that run across, anything to help the team get a win, and if I got to take a hit-by-pitch, that’s fine.”The pair of runs scored in the decisive inning was double what the Orioles (49-33) managed in their previous 27 offensive frames. With the rally, Baltimore ended its four-game losing strea...

Michael Kopech expected back after the All-Star break as the Chicago White Sox starter goes on the 15-day IL

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

Sunday was Michael Kopech’s turn in the Chicago White Sox rotation.But the team indicated a few days earlier the possibility of skipping his start in Oakland. And before Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics, the Sox placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.The move is retroactive to Thursday.“We just wanted to skip him one more time to make sure he’s ready to go in the second half,” manager Pedro Grifol said before the game at Oakland Coliseum. “That’s basically it.”Touki Toussaint started for the Sox on Sunday.Grifol anticipates having Kopech back in the rotation “right after” the July 10-13 All-Star break.Kopech is 3-7 in 16 starts with a 4.08 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 86 innings. He went four innings in each of his last two starts, throwing 86 pitches on June 21 against the Texas Rangers and 102 on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels.“He has shown us an unbelieva...

Start of Sunday’s Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field is delayed again because of rain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

The Chicago Cubs made an early decision to move back the start of Sunday’s series finale against the Cleveland Guardians because of the daylong storm.The game was shifted to 4:05 p.m. from its 1:20 scheduled time, coinciding with the start of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which moved up its start a half-hour. At 3:25 the Cubs announced they “are in a delay” because of “inclement weather in the area,” with no new starting time announced.The Cubs lost 6-0 Saturday night after a rain delay of nearly three hours and finished the first half of the 162-game season with a 38-43 record, five games behind the division-leading Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.Jameson Taillon, who has struggled with a 2-6 and 6.90 ERA, is scheduled to start Sunday against Aaron Civale (2-2, 3.18 ERA).The Cubs have lost five of their last six games since taking the first game of the London Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Sunday is the last time they face the Guardian...

Chinatown Main Street Summer Festival returns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

People flocked to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for performances and vendors as the lively Chinatown Main Street Summer Festival returned again Saturday.The annual festival, put on by Chinatown Main Street, ran on the Greenway from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, featuring a Lion Dance and Chinese folk dance, arts and crafts, food vendors and more.Art, performers and decorations filled the Chinatown area with bright colors during the festival, as people wandered through vendors’ tents.Participating organizations and individuals showcased a wide array of traditional Chinese culture, from the creation of flour figures — folk art dating back to the Han dynasty around 2,000 years ago in which craftspeople form vibrantly colored flour balls into little figurines, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art — to the popular Lion Dance, which will continue regularly in Chinatown throughout the summer.A bustling main gate at the Chinatown Main Street Summer festival ...

4th of July weather forecast for Boston: Wicked humid, rain and thunderstorms possible when fireworks are planned

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

Heading to the Esplanade for the Boston Pops and fireworks? You’ll definitely want to pack a raincoat.The very muggy trend will continue for the rest of the holiday weekend, as local meteorologists predict rain and thunderstorms for Monday and then on Tuesday for the Fourth of July.Boston fireworks are planned for Tuesday night, and it could be rainy and stormy in that timeframe, according to the National Weather Service.“There will likely be showers and thunderstorms as you get into Tuesday evening,” Matthew Belk, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald on Sunday.The main threat will be torrential rain and localized flooding with any of the thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening on the Fourth of July. Gusty winds are also expected.Dewpoints will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s, which is quite humid and tropical. Temps should be in the lower 80s.Related ArticlesWeather | US forest managers urge Silly...

Cape Cod shark sightings rise with more eyes on the water, seals with shark bites spotted

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:26:54 GMT

As more people flock to the Cape for the summer, more eyes are on the water — and more great white sharks are starting to get spotted.Also, multiple seals with shark bites have been reported around the region in the last week, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.“Wounded seal on beach at Long Point Light Station (Provincetown) with bite marks along back,” reads the Sharktivity post from last week.Then on Friday afternoon up in the North Shore in Gloucester, a seal with a shark bite was reported by multiple witnesses.Also last week, a seal with a shark bite was spotted up in Maine along Casco Bay.This is the time of the year when sharks return to the Cape and region, as the apex predators hunt for seals close to shore.On Saturday afternoon, a person on a boat snapped a photo of a shark cruising in Wellfleet Harbor. Also at around the same time, a 6-foot great white was spotted off the tip of Billingsgate in Cape Cod Bay.Related ...