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Denver weather: More sunshine and above-average temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather is looking to stay dry and warm through the weekend. Temperatures cool off and there is a chance of showers by the middle of next week. Weather today: Sunny and warmWe're kicking off the weekend with plenty of sunshine and warm air. Temperatures will warm into the upper 60s nearing 70 degrees with winds coming out of the southeast around 5-10 mph. Highs will be around 10 degrees warmer than normal for the beginning of November. Weather tonight: More clouds, mildA few more clouds move into the mix this evening as lows sink into the upper 30s and lower 40s. Winds could be breezy at times with gusts up to 20 mph not out of the question.Looking ahead: Staying warm for the first half of the weekWe have a mix of clouds and sunshine to wrap up the weekend as temperatures will stay very warm. Highs tomorrow will be in the lower 70s. Lets keep the warm and dry trend going through Monday. We'll cool off a little bit on Tuesday as we await our next system, brin...

How you can celebrate the holidays with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's the holiday season!Well, at least it's the season to plan for the holidays. Here's what is scheduled at the Denver Performing Arts Complex during November and December. How much rain and snow did Colorado get during the 2023 water year? All tickets can be found online at the Denver Performing Arts Complex website.The NutcrackerFrom Nov. 25 - Dec. 24, ballet fans will be able to experience the magic of the holidays through the Colorado Ballet company's performances.The show features custom-made sets and costumes that were debuted in 2021, and sells out year after year — so act quickly if you want tickets.Additionally, to increase accessibility and allow for a diverse audience, a public sensory-friendly performance will be held Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. This is the third year the company has held a sensory-friendly performance.Colorado Children's Chorale: Merry & BrightOn Dec. 2 at 1 p.m., over 300 children are scheduled to sing at Boettcher Concert Hall. This year...

There is no pressure to negotiate with Russia, says Zelenskyy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday denied a report that EU and U.S. officials have spoken with the government in Kyiv about possible peace talks with Russia. “No leader of the United States or European Union, our partners — nobody puts pressure on us for us sitting at the negotiation table with Russia and give something away,” Zelenskyy told a joint press conference in Kyiv with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was on an unannounced visit to the worn-torn country.It “has never been like this and will never be,” Zelenskyy said.NBC News reported Saturday that U.S. and European officials have begun talking with the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail, citing one current U.S. official and one former U.S. official familiar with the discussions. The conversations may have included what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a peace deal with Russia, according to the report. The...

Erdoğan says (again) that Sweden isn’t doing enough against Kurdish militants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Stockholm has not taken sufficient steps to deal with Kurdish militants, raising an earlier objection to Sweden’s request to join NATO after the Swedish bid had seemed to be making progress. Turkey will “try to facilitate the work” on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO “so long as our counterparts approach us positively,” Erdoğan told reporters on Friday, Reuters reported.His comments come after the Turkish government submitted Sweden’s NATO accession bid to the country’s parliament for ratification last month, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.Erdoğan has demanded that Stockholm both crack down on what he called Kurdish “terrorists” operating in Sweden and relax restrictions on Swedish arms sales to Turkey before he will greenlight Swedish accession to the defense alliance.On a return flight from Kazakhstan,...

Fire crews battle blaze in Needham that left 1 person hospitalized

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

Needham firefighters were called to a structure fire on Saturday morning that left at least one person hospitalized.Crews responding to a reported explosion could be seen working to extinguish the flames t a home on Prince Street.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Suspect detained in Manchester, NH stabbing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

Police are investigating a stabbing in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday that left three people to the hospital, officials said.Officers responded to the Capital Auto Auction on Londonderry Turnpike and took a suspect into custody, according to Manchester police.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/mht_nh_police/status/1720828543075070071

Apollo 13 hero Ken Mattingly, who helped crew return safely home, dies at age 87

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87.“We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a Thursday statement.Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II “was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history,” Nelson said.NASA didn’t mention where or how Mattingly died. However, The New York Times reported that Mattingly died in Arlington, Virginia.A former Navy pilot, Mattingly joined NASA in 1966. He helped with development of the spacesuit and backpack for the Apollo moon missions, NASA said.However, his own first spaceflight only came in 1972 when he orbited the moon as pilot of the Apollo 16 command module, while two other crew members landed on the moon’s surface.On the trip back to Earth, Mattingly spacewalked to collec...

Technicality keeps North County high school football team out of playoffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- The Orange Glen High School Patriots football team are stunned with the revelation their championship season has been forfeited because of a technicality. While at a team dinner celebrating their first league championship in 28 years, they got the sudden news. “The coach showed up and got a call and told us and the room got silent. We took a minute to process it and then it just really hurt,” said Todd Riddle, a defensive tackle for the team. Water polo player fighting to keep hand after crash Their banners were taken down from the school auditorium. One students' grades dropped below eligibility, and players and parents say the athletic director cleared the player anyway. “It sucks to be around people who you use to look up to as adults,” said Riddle. Now the seniors will never get to have a last game. Their title was also unceremoniously stripped along with their shot at a CIF championship. Now parents are calling on the district to fire the athletics direc...

Israeli rescuers release aftermath video of Hamas attack on music festival, adding chilling details

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security officer could be seen drawing a pistol, his hand shaking violently. Hours earlier that day, Oct. 7, these desolate fields in southern Israel had teemed with thousands of young people dancing to electronic music under the night sky and camping out in tents or mobile homes. Now, it was silent. The officer peered quickly into one of the trailers. “Who’s inside?” he called out in Hebrew, his voice pained. It was empty. He moved onto the rest of the festival grounds, searching for signs of life following the Hamas rampage through the outdoor concert. “It’s the police!” he yelled again and again, his voice rising in panic. “Are there any wounded?”Silence. The officer moved to the outdoor bar. Hovering over the Coca‐Cola coolers and beer-tap levers, he shouted louder, “Wounded?” His camera tilted down. There were more than a dozen bodies — some encrusted with dirt, others riddled with bullets. They were strewn around the bar and piled on top...

Demonstrations in support of Gaza planned in at least two dozen Canadian cities

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:02 GMT

OTTAWA — Demonstrations are set to take place in more than two dozen Canadian cities today, with participants expected to voice  support for residents of the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitarian situation they face since the latest war between Israel and Hamas broke out last month.Many of the rallies follow a national call for demonstrations by the Palestinian Youth Movement, which is calling for  a ceasefire in the conflict.The organization is also calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed to flow into the territory and an end to Canada’s support for Israel’s military action against Hamas, which the federal government has designated as a terrorist organization since 2002.The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza reports more than 9,440 Palestinians have died in the war with Israel, which was triggered by the group’s incursion into that country on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 people and saw more than 200 taken back into Gaza as hostages.Israel immediate...