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Pinpoint Weather Alert Day: Strong storms Friday, scattered weekend storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After some morning sunshine, storms will pop up over the Interstate 25 corridor in the early afternoon Friday and will push out across the plains, becoming stronger in the Denver weather forecast. This is the most common activity in lightning deaths Friday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as Denver and the Front Range have moved into a slight risk for a severe stormPinpoint Weather: Storm outlook on May 26. Weather today: Severe storms, weather possibleSunny skies will be around Friday morning, and they will help highs climb to the upper 70s before storms build in the early afternoon. Storms will form and will push out across the plains into the early evening and increase in strength. Storms under the slight risk category can produce damaging winds, severe hail and a potential tornado. This risk can be experienced a few times per year.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 26. Weather tonight: Clearing skiesStorms will wrap up and clear to the east as midnight app...

Memorial Day weekend travel: Where to get cheap gas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Memorial Day weekend has arrived. If you plan on getting gas before hitting the road, we have you covered.Since Monday, gas prices have risen 10 cents per gallon to $3.45 for a regular gallon of gas on average in Colorado, according to AAA.Here’s a look at how gas prices compare over time:RegularMid-GradePremiumDieselCurrent Avg.$3.458$3.795$4.085$3.953Yesterday Avg.$3.468$3.826$4.120$3.991Week Ago Avg.$3.352$3.707$3.997$4.003Month Ago Avg.$3.535$3.888$4.188$4.159Year Ago Avg.$4.226$4.549$4.848$5.329AAA, May 26, 2023The national average for a gallon of regular fuel is at $3.57, which is up three cents since Monday.“The rise in demand for gasoline is helping to push pump prices higher for now,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “But the increase is mitigated by the low cost of oil, which is wobbling around in the low $70s per barrel. Pump prices could stabilize or fall once this long weekend is in the rearview mirror.” Where are the cheapest gas prices?Here is a l...

Trail Ridge Road opens Friday, but you'll need a reservation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A sign of summer: the reopening of Colorado's high mountain passes.That includes Trail Ridge Road, which is set to reopen Friday in Rocky Mountain National Park. Reaching 12,183 feet, it's famously known as the highest continuous paved road in the U.S. and connects Estes Park to Grand Lake.But like a number of Colorado's beloved parks, you'll need a reservation to get in.Trail Ridge Road was cleared of snow at Rock Cut ahead of the 2023 summer season. (Credit: Rocky Mountain National Park)Pass required for Rocky Mountain National ParkMore than 4.3 million people visited Rocky Mountain National Park last year. It's one of the most-visited national parks in the country, but the high volume of visitors puts a negative impact on the experience, park officials said. Summer guide to visiting Rocky Mountain National Park To help, the park has been working on ways to improve visitor management. That includes various permit reservation pilots in place since 2020 and through...

Man with paralysis walks naturally after brain, spine implants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

(CNN) — New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally again, more than a decade after an injury.Dr. Grégoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne developed and implanted a “brain-spine interface” that creates a direct neurological link between the brain and spinal cord. Implants in the brain track intentions for movement, which are wirelessly transferred to a processing unit that a person wears externally, like a backpack. The intentions are translated into commands that the processing unit sends back through the second implant to stimulate muscles.The research findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, outline successful outcomes for one study participant from the Netherlands.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, was left paralyzed after a motorbike accident in China more than a decade ago. His legs were impaired, as well as his arms and trunk.“My wish was to walk again, and I believed it was possible,” ...

Rare diseases: Little known disease has big impact on patients, families and society

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

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This is the most searched dog breed in San Diego, according to a study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- America's Finest City is home to many four-legged friends, but one particular breed of dog has continually found itself entered into search bars throughout San Diego.A new study conducted by pet financial assistance site MyPetChild has revealed the most searched dog breeds in the most populated cities in the nation. Rescued loggerhead sea turtle thriving after 3D-printed shell brace When determining which pooches were most popular, MyPetChild analyzed a list of 284 dog breeds that are recognized by The American Kennel Club. Each breed was then entered into Google Keyword Planner to find the number of monthly searches for each breed in 328 major US cities.The results are in and these breeds are the top three searched in San Diego, according to this study:#3 -- French Bulldog#2 -- Australian Shepherd#1 -- Cane CorsoThe Cane Corso is the not only the most searched breed in San Diego, but MyPetChild analysis shows this breed is the most popular dog breed in 67 out o...

Quarter of billion dollars worth of drugs seized in San Diego through April: CBP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Through the end of April, an estimated quarter of a billion dollars worth of narcotics have been seized in the San Diego Field Office, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.“To create safer and stronger communities, CBP officers utilize their training, experience, and an array of technologies to seize an alarming amount of narcotics.” said Sidney Aki, CBP Director of Field Operations for San Diego. “Statistically, fentanyl is one of the deadliest drug threats our nation has ever encountered and CBP is on the frontline seizing record amounts of it."Aki also said "preventing the cross-border smuggling of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs is one of our top priorities.”The San Diego Field Office is made up of the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa Ports of Entry, San Diego air and seaport, Calexico East/West, Tecate, and Andrade Ports of Entry. According to CBP the following drugs have been confiscated since the year began: • Marijuana – 1,535 pounds seized ($3,838,150...

Stock market today: US futures, world markets higher as US debt talks said to make headway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

Wall Street followed world markets modestly higher early Friday, lifted by optimism that Congress and the president will strike a deal to unlock a vote for lifting the U.S. government’s debt ceiling and avert a potentially calamitous default.Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each rose about 0.2% before the bell.Officials said President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were narrowing in on a two-year budget deal that could open the door to lifting the nation’s debt ceiling. The Democratic president and Republican speaker hope to strike a budget compromise this weekend. A two-year deal would raise the debt limit for that time, past the 2024 presidential election. As their price for raising the legal debt limit, Republicans have been demanding spending cuts the Democrats oppose. U.S. markets on down this week on worries that Washington could run out of cash to pay its bills as soon as June 1, unless Congress allows it to borrow more.The widespre...

Flight cancellations, strikes raise fears of new summer travel chaos in Europe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) — British Airways canceled dozens of flights Friday, blaming computer problems for disrupting plans for thousands of passengers at the start of a busy holiday weekend — a rocky kickoff to the summer travel season in Europe.The technical glitches and strikes by airport staff across Europe are stirring concerns about a repeat of last summer’s post-pandemic air travel chaos that unleashed delays, cancellations and mountains of lost luggage from London to Sweden to Amsterdam.Most of the 42 affected flights in London were on short-haul routes to and from Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport. Computer issues on Thursday caused planes and crew to be out of position Friday, which was expected to be the busiest day for U.K. air travel since before the coronavirus pandemic.Other flights were delayed, with some passengers unable to check in online. Travel is expected to be especially busy over the next few days as a three-day weekend coincides with the start of a weeklong holid...

Man sentenced to prison over attempted arson attack on German synagogue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Friday convicted a man of attempted arson for a New Year’s Eve incident in which he broke a window at a synagogue in Bavaria, then tried to light a firework and throw it into the building.The district court in Bamberg sentenced the 22-year-old, who also was convicted of damage to property, to 2 1/2 years in prison, German news agency dpa reported. His name wasn’t released in keeping with German privacy rules.The defendant acknowledged during his trial that he had far-right views. He admitted to the charges, though he said he couldn’t remember everything because he was intoxicated at the time of the incident in the small town of Ermreuth. He said he regretted his actions and asserted that he didn’t know what prompted him to take them.Surveillance camera footage showed that, after breaking the window, the man tried repeatedly — and unsuccessfully — to light a firework and throw it into the synagogue. No one was in the building at...