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Coloradans cash in on home values with lines of credit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There's a silver lining to Colorado homeowners' golden handcuffs: more of them have a big piggy bank than ever before. The Centennial State has one of the highest levels of interest in home equity lines of credit, according to a new analysis from luxury real estate platform RubyHome. The firm commissioned data on the online search history of a home equity line of credit. Denver metro home prices steady in June This line of credit, or HELOC, is like a credit card drawn against a person's home. It allows the borrower to write checks against the difference between the home's value and what's already been paid off. HELOCs have become all the rage in the last few years. Home values across the country soared to record highs following the COVID pandemic, especially in Colorado and the western U.S. in general, so homeowners have a bigger value to draw credit against. RubyHome's data saw national searches for the term "HELOC" more than double from 2022 to the present. Colo...

Broncos camp under Payton has vibe way different from Hackett's 'Camp Cupcake'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Judging by the vibe at Wednesday's “ramp-up” workout, the Denver Broncos are in for a much tougher training camp under new head coach Sean Payton than the infamous “Camp Cupcake” they took part in under Nathaniel Hackett a year ago.“We all saw it in the intensity and the sense of urgency from OTAs and minicamp and it just carried over into the practice that we just had,” wide receiver Courtland Sutton said. "... I was just talking to one of the guys in the weight room about how we do anything is how we do everything.”Players appear to have steeled themselves for a much more rigorous training camp and preseason slate than they had under Hackett, who was canned after just 11 months and four wins.“You can see it with their weights and the workouts we did yesterday, I think they're in good shape,” Payton said after the spirited 90-minute practice that officially kicked off his first training camp in Denver. Broncos defensive lineman suspended for betting on gam...

Search underway for 67-year-old woman reported missing from Sunrise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 67-year-old woman who was reported missing from Sunrise.According to Sunrise Police, Leanise D. Demosthenes was last seen in an unspecified part of Sunrise on Wednesday.Demosthenes stands 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs around 130 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a black head scarf, gray shirt and blue jeans. She was also carrying two tote bags.Officials urge anyone with information on Demosthenes’ whereabouts to call Sunrise Police at 954-764-4357 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Groundbreaking ceremony held for innovative workforce apartment complex in Miami Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

Miami Beach has broken ground on an innovative workforce apartment complex.The groundbreaking ceremony for the Collins Park Artist Workforce Housing project was held Thursday. The 80 residential units will prioritize low-income-eligible employees — such as artists, educators, first responders, veterans and other Miami Beach employees — with households that earn 120% or less of the area median income for Miami-Dade CountyThis public-private partnership is partially funded through the city’s 2022 voter-led Arts and Culture General Obligation Bond program and includes dormitory housing serving Miami City Ballet’s student dance education program.The complex will also feature floor space for public cultural and performing art showcases through nonprofit partners.

Donald Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case in Florida; 3rd defendant added

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing additional charges in the Justice Department’s classified documents investigation.The additional allegations of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information were added to the indictment Thursday by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team of prosecutors.A new defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, was also added to the case.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.WASHINGTON (AP) — A third defendant has been charged alongside former President Donald Trump and his valet in the classified documents case in Florida, court records show.The charges against the individual, identified on the court docket as Carlos De Oliveira, were not immediately revealed Thursday.Trump and valet Walt Nauta were charged last month by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith in a 38-count indictment with conspiring to hide classified documents at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, from g...

Special counsel brings more charges against Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House.Trump, who is already facing 37 criminal charges, was charged with one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts, related to alleged attempts to delete surveillance video footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort in summer 2022.Trump was charged with willfully retaining a top-secret document about possible Iran attack plans, which he discussed with biographers during a taped meeting at Bedminster, New Jersey, in July 2021, according to the indictment.The indictment says the document was a “presentation concerning military activity in a foreign country” and that Trump “showed” it to the biographers during the meeting.New charges were also filed against Trump’s aide Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago maintenance w...

Former Boston Bruins players coach free hockey clinic for young players in Quincy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

Hockey without the ice hit the streets of Quincy, where the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office held a free street hockey clinic for kids with former Boston Bruins.The clinic for kids ages 6 through 13 gave young hockey players coaching time with former NHL players and was put together in partnership with Hockey Cares for Kids and the Boston Bruins Alumni.The former professional hockey players said the clinic took them back to their younger days.“You remember these days, it was like yesterday we were those kids and this is the funnest thing you can do in life,” former Bruins player David Jensen said.Along with hockey, the kids were educated on sportsmanship, anti-bullying as well as health and nutrition.“It’s hot, but the kids love it. They don’t get as hot as we do. Plenty of water, refreshments, so it’s a great event for the kids,” Jensen said.This is just one of the free events Hockey Cares for Kids puts on in the Boston area.

One officer hurt in crash involving police cruiser in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

A Boston police cruiser crashed in Roxbury Thursday, injuring one officer who was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The crash took place in the area of Seaver Street and Columbia Road Thursday afternoon. There was no information on what caused the crash.

Massachusetts State Police arrest Revere man who they say was impersonating them

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

It’s the story of the staties versus the fakie.A Massachusetts State Police trooper pulled over a white Ford Crown Victoria — the standard police cruiser model for many years — driven by Byron J. Boisseau, 43, of Revere, along the 500-block of Ocean Avenue in Revere at around 8 p.m. Sunday.Other drivers had reported to police that the vehicle was flashing amber light and pulling other vehicles off the road, which in turn had the MSP issue a “Be on the Look Out,” or BOLO, alert for the car.Boisseau was arraigned on charges including impersonating a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon and possession of burglarious tools in Chelsea District Court Thursday. He was released under standard conditions and will return to court in September, according to the clerk’s office.Police describe the Crown Vic as being white with no identifying markings, other than a push-bar bumper, but its occupant allegedly had a bunch of police-style trimmings. An MSP statement says that Bois...

New poll shows Warren vulnerable in 2024, pollsters say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:50 GMT

Elizabeth Warren’s position in the U.S. Senate is not guaranteed, a poll of 750 likely voters conducted on behalf of MassFiscal showed, according to the pollsters.Asked to consider a theoretical matchup between the two-term senator and former Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, 41% of respondents said they would give Warren a third term, compared to 29% who would pick Polito. A full 30% were undecided.“It really looks like Sen. Warren is potentially vulnerable for the right candidate and for the right message and it’s something that if I were in her camp I’d be a little bit concerned about,” Jim Eltringham of D.C.-based polling company Advantage Inc., said during a Thursday call with the press.This is the second poll Mass Fiscal has called for where they’ve pitted the 74-year-old Democrat against a well-known Bay State Republican candidate, after conducting the same thought experiment using former Gov. Charlie Baker as foil in May. That poll, as theoretical as this one, showed Baker could ...