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Former NBA star to open soul food restaurant in Five Points

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An NBA legend is bringing a new soul food restaurant to the Five Points neighborhood, and the location was announced on Thursday afternoon.The building at the corner of the 2600 block of Welton Street is empty now, but soon it will be transformed into Fixins Soul Kitchen. Kevin Johnson, the former NBA player who was previously mayor of Sacramento, California, is the owner and operator."We feel so honored to be a part of this community," Johnson said at a private event announcing the new restaurant. "I been coming to Denver since about 35 years ago, in 1988, when I played for the Phoenix Suns."Johnson started the small chain that now has locations in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Tulsa, Oklahoma. His fourth location and newest venture will be in Denver, with a goal of continued expansion. Talking mind, body and soul food with Chef Cool Dre The move has been a year in the making thanks to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. The two have a decade-old friendship, and Hancock s...

3 people rescued in Aurora's rising waters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Aurora Fire Rescue crews managed to get three people trapped in rising waters to safety Friday. The first rescue involved one person trapped in a car off Hudson Road after 1 p.m. The driver of that vehicle was brought to safety and not injured. Two people trapped on 56th Avenue, just East of E-470, were rescued with the help of Aurora Fire's Swiftwater Rescue, and Technical Rescue Team. AFR said there were six large pipes that flow water from Boxelder Creek under 56th Avenue and crews were concerned about the potential of rescuers and victims being swept under the road. Highlands Ranch tornado captured on video by home camera struck by ferocious winds Pairs of rescuers got to the car while supporting each other against the rapidly moving water to get the people out and bring them to safety. Other crew members were downstream to help in case anyone got swept up. The two victims in the second rescue were also uninjured. Members from Bennett and South Metro fire depa...

Poll shows more Americans support legal abortions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A new poll taken last week showed more Americans support legal abortions following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last year.According to the Gallup poll, nearly 70% of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy. Gallup said that is a record high with the most support since it started the survey 27 years ago.At the same time, it also showed more people identify as pro-life than last year. Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it takes effect Nicole Hunt with Focus on the Family spoke with "Colorado Point View" on the poll results. "Most Americans are somewhere in the middle and they certainly don’t embrace that kind of extreme abortion positioning. Unfortunately, that is the position here in Colorado," Hunt said. "That’s why a lot of women come here for their late-term abortions but I think as long as the abortion lobby is going to continue to push for abortion on demand for a...

Man arrested in connection to armed robbery outside SW Miami-Dade home that led to chase, shots fired

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

Police have made an arrest in connection to an armed robbery outside a Southwest Miami-Dade home that led to a chase and shots fired.Miami-Dade Police confirmed on Friday evening that they have taken Tavoris Odom into custody.Investigators said the 33-year-old held up the driver of a Lamborghini outside his home, near the stop sign at Southwest 77th Street, near 127th Avenue.Speaking with 7News on Thursday, the victim, Peter Gonzalez, said the suspect stole his jewelry as his wife sat inside the sports car.Gonzalez said he decided to follow the robber in the Lamborghini, and at one point, the suspect got out of his vehicle and shot at the victim’s car four times. No one was hurt.Odom has been charged with robbery and attempted murder.

One person taken to hospital after shooting in Dorchester

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

One person was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Dorchester Friday night, Boston police said. Police said an initial call came in reporting a person shot on Oakley Street around 9:15 p.m. Emergency crews responded and were still on scene as of around 11 p.m.No further information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Woman hit and dragged in road rage incident in Salem, NH

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

Police in Salem, New Hampshire asked for the public’s help Friday after they said a driver allegedly hit a pedestrian and dragged her in an apparent road rage incident, injuring the pedestrian. Police said the incident happened around 11 a.m. on Route 28 near the road’s intersection with Central Street. Police shared photos of a vehicle believed to be involved in the incident, describing it as a light blue Chevy Silverado with New Hampshire license plates. Police asked anyone with information on this incident to contact them by phone at 603-893-1911, by email at [email protected] or through their Facebook page.

Kyle Gibson, bullpen hit hard as Orioles fall to Mariners, 13-1, in most lopsided loss of season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

Kyle Gibson walked off the mound after Friday’s third inning at Camden Yards at a time when, on an average night, might have been when the game was ending.Instead, between a rain delay and Gibson’s lengthy innings, the Orioles’ 13-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners was still in its early stages as the clock approached 10 p.m. After a one hour and 40-minute delay, Gibson required 82 pitches to get through three frames, surrendering five runs in the shortest start of his Orioles career before a disastrous bullpen effort concluded with infielder Josh Lester pitching the ninth.The 12-run margin surpassed a 12-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on May 26 as Baltimore’s worst defeat this season. Both blowouts came with the Orioles (45-29) wearing their City Connect uniforms.Gibson needed at least 34 pitches in both the second and third innings, leaving the bases the loaded while allowing a run in the second before giving up four in the next. The first six hits the veteran rig...

Rafael Devers homers, flashes leather to lead Red Sox past White Sox 3-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

For a guy who’s ranked among baseball’s most prolific run producers all season, it’s often felt like this year has been a grind for Rafael Devers.Yet tough as it’s been to find his rhythm, on nights like Friday you can see why the Red Sox invested so much in the young slugger.Devers enjoyed one of his best all-around games of the season, crushing a towering two-run home run off Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito before turning a dazzling double play to stamp out a potential rally the following inning. His efforts were the difference and helped Brayan Bello outduel Giolito in the 3-1 Red Sox win.“He’s still got work to do but that’s the beauty of Raffy, he can go 0 for 4 with four strikeouts and then the next day he has three strikeouts and he puts a good swing and that happens.” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “He’s hitting the ball harder than ever, he’s struggling against fastballs but hitting them hard, heR...

Riccardo Muti becomes Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Riccardo Muti will become the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life starting next season.The announcement was made on the stage of Orchestra Hall on Friday night after a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” the start of Muti’s final subscription weekend as music director. His tenure began with the 2010-11 season.Muti repeats the Beethoven on Saturday night and Sunday, then closes his tenure Tuesday night with a free concert in Millennium Park. Muti, who turns 82 in July, is scheduled to conduct the CSO for six weeks in each of the next two seasons. His CSO schedule for 2023-24 starts with two weeks opening the season in Chicago, two concerts to start Carnegie Hall’s season on Oct. 4 and 5, and a three-week European tour from Jan. 11-29 with performances in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria and Italy. His 2024-25 season with the CSO will include four weeks in Chicago and two on tour. The orchestra said...

First weekend of astronomical summer season to open with sun and inland 90s but to bring the best chance of thundery rains in 3 weeks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:53 GMT

THOSE ARE SMOKY SKIES ABOVE US IN CHICAGO AGAIN FRIDAY!Those are smoky skies above us in Chicago again Friday! The smoke is riding high-level winds into the Chicago area and is married to a buildup of lower atmospheric particulates and pollutants creating very hazy Friday sunshine here.Canada’s CTV news service reports firefighters from 10 countries and five continents are fighting the fires—dealing with smoke, fire and horrendous mosquitos which “eating them alive” according to one report. The crews are reported exhausted having worked 14 or more consecutive days to save whole villages in Quebec and Ontario and farther west in Alberta and British Columbia. The fire fighters, which include U.S. crews, come from as far away as France and South Africa.The Illinois EPA had an AIR QUALITY ALERT in effect through midnight Friday night, and the odds it will be extended yet another day (Saturday) appear good, given the expectation the same stagnant air mass is to hold on.THE SMOKE ON THIS ...