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Tracking severe weather in Denver area: Live updates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – A second day of severe storms is bringing hail to the Denver area Thursday. While not expected to last as late into the night as Wednesday’s storms, the severe threat includes much of the Front Range and eastern Colorado.The Pinpoint Weather Team forecast the strongest risk for severe weather for the Denver area to start around 2 p.m. and continue through the evening before moving east onto the plains.Get real-time updates from FOX31 and the Pinpoint Weather team in the live blog below, and all afternoon on TV.Live video above and on FOX31.Live blog with updates below.Weather Quick LinksRadar: Interactive mapLatest forecastWatches & WarningsLatest Weather AlertsThe live blog below will not include all warnings, watches, advisories, and other alerts issued by the National Weather Service. For all alerts in your area, check the following:Pinpoint Weather AppCustom alerts on your phoneAlerts on KDVR.comFull list and mapLive Updates

Titan pilot, crew believed to be dead after 'catastrophic implosion': US Coast Guard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

(AP) – A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they've notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing since Sunday.The sliver of hope that remained for finding the crew alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the submersible's 96-hour supply of oxygen was expected to run out and the Coast Guard announced that a debris field had been found roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters ) from the Titanic.The Coast Guard said the submersible likely imploded in the North Atlantic waters. How long had the Titan journeyed before its ‘catastrophic implosion’? “The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger, of the First Coast Guard Dist...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for more severe storms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Strong to severe thunderstorms return in the Denver weather forecast Thursday ahead of a sunny weekend. Thursday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for more rain and possible hail.Just after noon, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Washington and Weld counties.Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on June 22 Red Rocks hail storm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt The main concerns with Thursday's thunderstorms will be heavy rainfall, hail, damaging wind gusts and abundant lightning strikes returning in the afternoon Weather today: Afternoon thunderstormsAnother round of thunderstorms will move in on Thursday. There is a slight risk of those storms becoming strong to severe, especially in the afternoon. The biggest concern with stronger storms will be large hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes....

Aurora man accused of roadside murder in Lakewood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora man is in jail, accused of shooting and killing someone along 6th Avenue in Lakewood earlier this week.The Lakewood Police Department said Randy Jiron, 40, of Aurora is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of committing first-degree murder. 8 charged with up to 88 counts each in alleged group theft, drug ring Police said they responded to 6th Avenue and Simms Street on reports of a shooting around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses said the victim, a transient man identified as 52-year-old Craig Bruce, was soliciting on the side of the road when a vehicle pulled up and the man inside shot him, according to police.When police arrived on the scene, they said they found Bruce suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.Lakewood PD and the Adams County SWAT team found Jiron at a home in Strasburg where police said he eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.

Pride Guide: What to know about Denver events

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One of the biggest Pride events in the country is happening in Denver this weekend.The Center on Colfax, whose mission is to engage, enrich empower and advance the LGBTQ community of Colorado, is hosting the Denver PrideFest to honor the active and resourceful lives and achievements of LGBTQ people, according to the website. Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for another round of severe storms on Thursday This year's theme is "Be Proud Out Loud." Events have been happening all month, but the official Denver Pride festival begins Thursday. Here is a list of all of the official Denver Pride events.ThursdayOfficial Pride Opening PartyLive music from PEACHES and Yvie OddlyReelworks at Tracks Night Club, 3500 Walnut St.Concert for ages 21 and over at 8 p.m., $40 general admissionFridaySheraton Creator Marketplace: PRIDE MarketShowcasing local artists, vendors, creators and drag queensParlur event space in Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Pl.2-7 p.m., ...

5 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash on SR-836 causes small fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

Several victims were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on State Road 836 in Miami caused a small fire on the highway. Officials said five people were hospitalized after a collision occurred along the eastbound lanes of the highway near Northwest 42nd Avenue, at around 11:40 p.m., Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol troopers, along with City of Miami Police and Miami-Dade Police units, responded to the scene of the crash.According to FHP, the crash involved at least two motorcycles and five vehicles.One person recorded a video of the scene as they passed by the area and captured one of the motorcycles engulfed in flames on the shoulder of the highway. One car was struck from behind, and another crashed into a barrier wall.City of Miami Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene and quickly extinguished the flames.Paramedics provided aid to the victims and transported four of the victims in critical condition to Ryder Trauma Center.A fifth victim was taken to ...

Pool day? Neigh! Firefighters in Pasco County rescue pet horse after ill-advised dive

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

PASCO COUNTY, Fla (WSVN) — Crews came to the rescue of a pet in Pasco County after his owner caught him horsing around in the family pool.Pet horses Moe and Huey were playing in their yard when Moe thought it might be a good idea to attempt to leap over the pool.He ended up all wet, and the firefighters arrived to lift him out.Moe’s owner, Cindy Buckel, called the pool rescue a first and hopefully a last.“You’re a survivor. Yes, and now I know I can add that to my list of equine stuff, water rescue,” she said as she spoke to her pet. Buckel later said Moe’s leap would’ve likely gotten a “10” from judges if it was a diving contest.

ULA’s Delta IV rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral for one of its final missions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) — It’s nearly the end of an area, as a United Launch Alliance rocket blasted off on one of its final missions from Cape Canaveral. The Delta IV rocket carried a new national security satellite, Thursday morning. Next year, Delta IV’s launch will be the last for this class.Several different versions have taken intelligence-gathering payloads to outer space since the 1960s.

Planned Parenthood, Emily’s List and NARAL-Pro Choice America endorse Joe Biden in 2024 race

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection in 2024.Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Emily’s List are throwing their early support behind the reelection effort in part to highlight the importance of the issue for Democrats heading into the election year, leaders told the Associated Press on Thursday.“I think that President Biden has been an incredibly valuable partner, along with Vice President Harris, in fighting back against the onslaught of attacks that we have seen,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.Biden’s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, said the president and vice president were proud to have earned the support of the groups. Since the decision last year by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, “we have seen the horrifying impact that the extreme MAGA agenda has on women’s ...

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:44:27 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The courtroom battle over whether the sound of gunshots during the Parkland school massacre should have directed a Florida sheriff’s deputy to the attacker’s location ramped up Thursday as defense testimony showed others also thought the thunderous blasts were coming from elsewhere.A sheriff’s deputy, teachers and students, testifying during the trial of former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, gave divergent answers when asked where they thought the shots were coming from during Nikolas Cruz’s Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fourteen students and three staff members died.Peterson, the school’s assigned deputy, insists that because of echoes he didn’t know that Cruz was firing inside the three-story 1200 building, even though he moved within 10 yards (9 meters) of its door before taking cover next to an adjoining structure. He has said he thought the shots were coming from outside, per...