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Aurora police warn of card-tapping scam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department's Economic Crimes Unit is warning the public about a scam involving contactless payment at gas stations.APD said scammers are drilling holes into the sensor where customers tap their debit and credit cards to pay. Damaging the tap-to-pay option forces customers to swipe their card for payment. Study: Colorado in top 10 for the most identity theft and scams The thieves are stealing card information with skimming devices placed where customers swipe cards.APD is reminding customers to check for a hole drilled in the contactless payment sensor and notify gas station employees if they notice one.

Ice Castles returning to Colorado with new location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After two long years without the frozen attraction, Ice Castles will return to Colorado this winter with construction beginning as soon as late October. 2023 Colorado ski resorts opening dates The Ice Castles closed for the 2021-2022 season due to renovations at Town Park in Dillon. Without being able to move locations, the castles have been out of commission.Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)Ice Castles. (Photo credit: AJ Mellor)The Ice Castles span across the U.S. as a chilly winter playground for all ages. They include ice slides, caverns, archways, fountains and crawl tunnels. They look like they're from the movie "Frozen." This year, they are finally reopening in Cripple Creek.Starting in late October to early November, 20 professional ice artisans will spend eight weeks building the icy wonderland for a la...

New ski area to open in Front Range

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new ski hill is opening up in the Front Range in Windsor. Hoedown Hill is the highest point in Windsor and will be open to the public for sledding, tubing and skiing in the winter.The ski area is managed by RainDance National Golf Course. The course is located at 1775 RainDance Nat'l Dr.Once the snow settles in and the golf season ends, RainDance hopes to attract outdoor enthusiasts with a different kind of activity. In the winter, guests will be able to sled and ski down a portion of the hill that is nearly 1,100 feet long. $2 million for pickleball included in proposed Denver budget There is also a 120 feet elevation difference between the top and bottom of the hill.RainDance is hoping Hoedown Hill will be fully operational by Christmas 2023, but until then they are asking guests to refrain from accessing the hill.Aside from the winter season, the hill will be open in the summer where guests can mountain bike, hike and zipline. Hoedown Hill will also have conc...

Body found near Sanderson Gulch being investigated as a homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a homicide after a body was found near the Sanderson Gulch in the Mar Lee neighborhood. At 7:19 a.m. Tuesday, the Denver Police Department tweeted about a death investigation in the area of South Julian Way and West Mexico Avenue. Two hours later, police provided an update and said the death was now being investigated as a homicide. Pedestrian killed on I-25 near Castle Rock The victim's identity will be released at a later date by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.DPD did not release information on how the victim died or any suspect information. Officers are asking anyone with information to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward.

Watch: Bear breaks into Colorado home, steals steak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Bears in the high country aren't lazing around this fall, as seen in a video taken at a home in Idaho Springs.The video, which was obtained by FOX31 on Monday but recorded in August, shows a bear breaking through a window and then climbing into the home. Beware of hungry bears packing on the pounds before Colorado winter The owners weren’t home at the time, but they said the bear went in and out multiple times taking whatever it wanted from the kitchen.“Ate my husband’s tomahawk steak and everything else that was in there, then started on the refrigerator and then went into the pantry,” Sabrina Vasquez said.Vasquez said she's working on a plan to keep the bear away next fall, not because she wants to protect her food, but because she’s worried the bear is in danger when it breaks in.In late summer and through the fall, bears are very active and are looking for food so they can stay nourished through hibernation. Watch: Bear walks into Telluride restaurant looking...

Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

OTTAWA, Ont. — The Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned on Tuesday after quick and fierce backlash for honoring a man who fought in a Nazi division during World War II.Anthony Rota made a sudden but not unexpected announcement to the House of Commons to express “profound regret” and said he would step down as speaker by end of day Wednesday.“That public recognition has caused pain to individuals and communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and around the world, in addition to survivors of Nazi atrocities in Poland, among other nations,” he said.Canadian lawmakers gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, 98, after Rota recognized him as a “hero” following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s historic speech in Parliament on Friday — a moment that produced some of the best visuals from Zelenskyy’s visit.But the story took a twisted turn and burst into global headlines over the weekend when it came out that Hunka was part of the First Ukrainian Division, al...

Germany will impose checks on borders with Poland and Czech Republic, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

BERLIN — German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will on Wednesday announce temporary checks on Germany’s borders with Poland and the Czech Republic in an attempt to curb an influx of asylum seekers, a German official told POLITICO.These “temporary controls at selected border crossings” will begin “within the next days,” the official added. German leaders have come under increasing pressure to crack down on the growing numbers of asylum seekers, many of whom are now crossing the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. Some 204,000 people requested asylum in Germany within the first eight months of 2023, 77 percent more than the same period last year.German politicians are making a particular effort to sound tougher on migration ahead of state elections in Bavaria and Hesse on October 8. At a political rally in Bavaria over the weekend, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz linked the border crisis with an alleged visas-for-bribes scandal that has rock...

Wu: Widett Circle Recovery Campus Idea Not “Feasible”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was cool Monday to the idea that Widett Circle could be used as a recovery campus to help address persistent drug use and homelessness at the nearby intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, and said she is not troubled by the amount of time the City Council is taking to consider her proposal for dealing with encampments at Mass. and Cass.The South End Forum of neighborhood associations and the Newmarket Business Improvement District unveiled a proposal last month that would involve temporary cabins being erected at Widett Circle with services to support individuals through various steps of recovery. The 24-acre property was previously home to the New Boston Food Mart Corporation, had been eyed as a potential Olympic stadium location and is now owned by the MBTA, whose leaders have described the site as critical to improving commuter rail operations.During an appearance Monday on WBUR’s “Radio Boston,R...

The 2nd GOP debate field will be a little bit smaller — and still missing Trump. Follow live updates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

By The Associated PressFollow along for live updates on the second 2024 Republican presidential debate, which begins at 9 p.m. Wednesday ET in California. The field’s early front-runner, Donald Trump, is skipping the event, just as he did the first. He’ll be 2,000 miles away meeting with union workers in Michigan amid a labor strike.The candidates on stage will be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.— Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates — 7 candidates qualified for the second debate. Here’s who missed the cut — Biden will join the autoworkers’ picket line a day before Trump visits Michigan — Trump says he’s always had autoworkers’ backs. His record shows otherwiseFormer Arkansas Gov. A...

Student loans are back. Time to consolidate credit card debt?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:04 GMT

The federal student loan payment pause that began in March 2020 is ending. Loans began accruing interest on Sept. 1, and borrowers will start making payments in October.But the restart comes at a tricky time for Americans’ finances. Credit card debt is at a record high — $1 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York — and student loan borrowers may struggle to prioritize different types of debt.Credit card debt is especially damaging to your finances because of its high, compounding interest. As money gets tighter, consolidating your credit card debt under a zero- or low-interest product may be a smart move.Increased debt for student loan borrowersWith no student loan bills for the past three-plus years, borrowers may have used the space in their budget to take on other types of debt.More than half of all federal student loan borrowers took out a new bank-issued credit card during the pandemic, while 36% got an auto loan and 31% signed up for a retail credit card, a...