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Hybrid car owner says he's lucky to be alive after 'massive' garage explosion in Erie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

ERIE, Colo. (KDVR) — The owner of a hybrid electric car told FOX31 he’s lucky to be alive after walking through the moments when his garage exploded Tuesday.Carmelo Maggio was sleeping Tuesday morning when, around 8 a.m., smoke alarms started sounding off and his mom came running to get him and his pets out of the house. Explosion inside Erie garage sends firefighters, garage door flying “I look, I see some smoke and then I see it's coming from the garage and I get super worried because my Jeep was in there,” Maggio said.Firefighters responded within minutes, rushing to the garage as Maggio, as well as his mom and pets, got out right in time to see the explosion. “I'm over there on the street and I watch a big, big boom and this garage door exploded, went mid-air and almost hit a firefighter,” Maggio said. “It was like something you'd see out of a movie. A massive explosion. I've just never seen anything like that because we didn't see any real visible flames. We just saw a bunch ...

Astronaut visits Colorado alma mater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) -- NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins visited and spoke to the student body of the middle school she attended as a child. Her mission was to inspire the kids to achieve their dreams.It was at Louisville Middle School where twelve-year-old Watkins entertained dreams that were literally out of this world. Those dreams came true as Watkins, now a NASA astronaut, is back on Earth from a six-month-long space mission on board the International Space Station. “We did over 250 different scientific experiments of all different types of science. Then the other 30% of our time is doing maintenance,“ said Watkins.Today Watkins returns to the school where she used to only dream of exploring the final frontier. Rare lynx caught on film in San Juan mountains “To be able to say hello to old teachers and see what’s changed and what hasn’t changed and really just hopefully to inspire the children who are in the seats that I once sat in,“ said Watkins. Students at Louisville Mid...

US 40 reopens from Craig to Steamboat after flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

HAYDEN, Colo. (KDVR) -- Update: 4/13 1:00 p.m.: U.S. 40 is back open in both directions. Drivers are encouraged to be cautious since the roadway is still wet.Original Story: A major waterway that runs through the middle of a Colorado town crested its banks Thursday, causing flash flooding.In a release, Town Manager Mathew Mendisco said the flooding could continue throughout the day due to rapid snow melt from increasing temperatures. Fire danger: These areas are under a red flag warning A flood advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Routt County and the intersection of Dry Creek and Highway 40. The advisory is in effect until 12 p.m. on Saturday.ClosuresThe Colorado Department of Transportation said Highway 40 between Craig and Steamboat Springs will be closed in both directions until at least 12 p.m.All schools and parks have been closed in Hayden due to the flooding. Worst floods in Colorado history Mendisco asked that residents avoid the following areas...

Homes, church damaged after tornado hits community in Dania Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

As South Florida deals with flooded areas due to heavy rains, it wasn’t just water damage after a community in Dania Beach was hit by a tornado. The strong winds Wednesday night ripped a roof off a home. Homes on Jamaica Drive near Bryan Road were impacted by the heavy winds. And it wasn’t just homes that were impacted. Surveillance video captured strong winds blowing off the door of the New Dania Church of God and Christ. “After I got home, got an alert from our ADT system that our front door was opened,” said pastor Jonathan Thomas. That’s how Thomas learned his church had been damaged. “I looked at the camera and the door was literally on the floor,” Thomas said. When he got to the church, he quickly realized that that wasn’t the only problem. “Leaves and everything, all kinds of debris was in the church, and then afterwards we came out, we saw tree branches down,” Thomas said. “It blew a big portion of ...

For travelers stranded after historic floods lead to FLL’s closure, the waiting continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport remains closed for a second day after days of relentless rainfall resulted in historic floods in Broward County, as stranded travelers continue to wait for updates.As rain fell outside the airport all day Wednesday, people inside became desperate to leave. Some have been waiting for 12 hours after the airport completely shut down at around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday.“I was freaked out, and I was kind of scared,” said a girl. “I kind of calmed down; I took deep breaths.”7News cameras on Thursday captured passengers fast asleep in a terminal, as well as several unmanned ticket counters.“I took myself all the way to the highway and tried to catch Ubers; it wasn’t working, the cabs,” said a traveler. “We actually came back, walking back here, the phones died, everything like that.”“Both entrance and exit were blocked on the way out, so we’ve been here all night,” said anot...

Broward public schools to remain closed for 2nd day due to historic floods; classes expected to resume Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

Broward County’s public schools will remain closed for a second consecutive day due to extensive flooding caused by inclement weather that began earlier this week and continues to affect the region, school district officials said.The Broward County School Board reached the decision during a meeting held Thursday evening.School district officials confirmed the cancellation of classes and all school activities on Friday, citing the historic flooding and more rain being forecast for Friday.Broward County School Board Chair Lori Alhadeff said many Broward County Public Schools staff members who went to school buildings to assess flood damage were unable to access them.BCPS Chief of Staff Dr. Valerie Wanza said the schools have sustained about $2 million worth of damage, adding there are 30 schools that they have been unable to access because of the flooding in and around the buildings.BCPS Chief of Communications John Sullivan said the damage level was unexpected, and that’s...

Opportunities to volunteer on One Boston Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

One Boston Day on Saturday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013. Organizers have compiled information on the One Boston Day website and created an acts of kindness checklist with various chances to give back. Here’s a list of individual opportunities to participate:ONE BOSTON DAY BLOOD DRIVES WITH THE RED CROSS OF MASSACHUSETTSONE BOSTON DAY BOOK GIVEAWAYONE BOSTON DAY PLATELET/BLOOD DRIVE WITH KRAFT FAMILY BLOOD DONOR CENTERSTEPPING STONES BLOOD DRIVE AND STOP THE BLEED DEMONSTRATIONS ON CITY HALL PLAZA STEPPING STONES BLOOD DRIVE AND STOP THE BLEED DEMONSTRATIONS AT COPLEY SQUARE PARKKINDNESS IN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS PARK ON THE BOSTON HARBORFRANKLIN PARK COMMUNITY CLEAN UPRED BULL RUNS POWERED BY MOVESTUDIOS ON THE GREENWAYFENWAY COMMUNITY CLEANUP WITH THE FENWAY COMMUNITY CENTERSPARK JOY: BOSTON MARATHON SIGN MAKING PARTYCOMMUNITY PORTRAIT PROJECT WITH MASSART ART MUSEUMWELCOME TO RED CHAIRS AT CHARLESGATE PARK WITH THE CHARLESGATE ...

Trains nearly hit MBTA employees four times in past month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

A breakdown in safety communication at the MBTA led to four “near misses” in the past 30 days, incidents where employees were almost struck by trains.Chief Safety Officer Ron Ester said Thursday that two near misses in March occurred when employees were working on the tracks without authorization, and a third incident involved a train operator who disobeyed a flag-hand signal to stop and instead picked up speed when T workers were in the right of way.Another near miss occurred earlier this month when the final eastbound Green Line train, which had been delayed and thus was late, unexpectedly passed through an area where employees were working on the tracks, Ester told the T’s safety subcommittee.“How does that even happen?” subcommittee member Bob Butler asked pointedly after Ester relayed that the near miss on March 13 occurred when a work crew that was supposed to be checking for track defects at Sullivan Square station changed their location to State Street without authorization....

Public safety officials highlight safety protocols ahead of Marathon Monday, reflect on 2013 bombings,

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

Security and public safety officials are “laser-focused” on ensuring Monday’s 26.2-mile Boston Marathon is an enjoyable experience for all involved.Federal, state and local officials told reporters Thursday they are not aware of “any specific or credible threats” to the 127th running, but they are urging the public to remain vigilant.“I can assure you that all of the law enforcement agencies standing before you today have become better, stronger and much more tightly connected because of (the 2013 tragedy),” said Joe Bonavolonta, the FBI’s special agent in charge for the Boston field office.Bonavolonta highlighted how FBI special agents and task force officers assigned to the FBI Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force will be integrated in “all aspects of the marathon route.” They will be embedded within command posts, supporting the Joint Intelligence Center in Chelsea and monitoring any threats, he said.“The greatest threat we face are lone actors who radicalize online and look t...

How NBA play-in tournament results affect the Magic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:50 GMT

Even though they aren’t taking part in postseason play, the Orlando Magic and their draft-day plans will be impacted by how the play-in tournament ends.The Chicago Bulls, who may owe the Magic a first-round pick in June’s draft, will match up against the Heat in Miami while the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday to close out the tournament.The winners of each game will become the No. 8 seed for their conferences in the playoffs.The Bulls owe the Magic a first-round pick as part of the March 2021 trade that sent Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to Chicago for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr., a 2021 first-round pick (Franz Wagner, at No. 8) and a first-round pick that’s protected for selections Nos. 1-4 in 2023 and 1-3 in 2024.If the pick hasn’t been conveyed to the Magic by 2024, the Bulls instead will send their 2026 second-round pick and 2027 second-round pick to Orlando.Friday will bring clarity to what happens with that f...