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A reminder at local benefit: Maui is still struggling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Colorado community is coming together to support those impacted by the Maui wildfires. On Sunday, several organizations teamed up to host a Colorado4Maui benefit at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Ellen Akiona, one of the organizers, has close ties to the island. "I spent many years as a little girl in Maui, so it has a special place in my heart," Akiona said. "My immediate family are victims of the devastating wildfires, so it hit home hard."The event featured local Polynesian dance groups and musicians as well as food trucks and craft vendors."You get emotional knowing that everyone shares the same spirit in all of this,” Akiona said. "We all have friends and family in Maui that have been affected and so we wanted to come together and do something." Teen dies after vehicle crashes through several yards in Lakewood Colorado4Maui was organized by Mānava O Polynesia, Hālau Kalama, Ku’ulei Kreations, Keaka O Kalani and No Ke Aloha.Akiona said all the pro...

CU Buffs merchandise in high demand far from Boulder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With their success on the field so far, the Colorado Buffaloes are the talk of the sports world. That's clear when you visit any sporting goods store to look for Buffs merchandise."It's an interesting question: What is selling fast? It's a simple answer: If it has CU, if it has a buffalo," Derek Friedman said. Celebrities among the crowd at the CU vs. CSU game Friedman owns Sportsfan, where you can find Broncos gear, if you want it, and any other Colorado or Denver team apparel.The hottest item as of late is any CU Buffs gear, which saw a spike since Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders arrived as the football team's head coach."So we first had a huge spike back when he first signed, and then it kind of went down a little bit," Friedman said.Sales spike after Buffs victory of TCUSales spiked back up after the Buffs' first game, Friedman said."It started going crazy once they beat TCU (Texas Christian University)," Freidman said. "Now we haven't been able to keep up."Freidma...

Scams flourish with student loan repayments to begin in October

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Federal student loan repayments begin in October after being paused in 2020 due to the pandemic. Some 44 million students across the U.S. and more than 750,000 students at campuses across Colorado carry loan debt. A future with legal MDMA in Colorado? There’s already a law on the books Colorado's average student loan debt levels are the nation’s 16th highest, at $27.3 billion.“Not everybody is born with money, but I think everybody deserves an education," one student at the University of Colorado Denver campus told FOX31.Scammers hustling student loan borrowersColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser warns that scammers are finding ways to hustle those worried about making monthly payments.“It is an opportunity for those scammers out there to scare people,” Weiser said.Weiser told FOX31 his office has seen a marked increase in student-targeted scams since the student loan payment pause in 2020.“The scammers know there are lots of student borrowers out there, so they ...

Doug Lamborn on '50-50 proposition' to pass funding bill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn said it's "a 50-50 proposition" whether Congress will pass a funding measure by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown.Lamborn joined "Colorado Point of View" this week, where he talked about the threatened government shutdown and the House Freedom Caucus. Lamborn: House Freedom Caucus ‘not being very reasonable’ Also this week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet responded to a new report showing a rise in child poverty.Watch the full episode of “Colorado Point of View” in the video player above. “Colorado Point of View” airs every weekend on Colorado’s Very Own Channel 2.

Mostert runs for 2 TDs, Tagovailoa throws for another as Dolphins hold off Patriots 24-17

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Raheem Mostert had a pair of TD runs, including a 43-yard romp in the fourth quarter, and Tua Tagovailoa added a 2-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill to help the Miami Dolphins hold off the New England Patriots 24-17 on Sunday night.Mostert carried 18 times for 121 yards and Tagovailoa completed 21 of 30 passes for 249 yards and an interception. After opening with two road wins, the Dolphins will try for their second straight 3-0 start under coach Mike McDaniel when they host Denver next weekend.New England dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2001, which was Bill Belichick’s second season as coach.Trailing 24-17, the Patriots appeared to keep their hopes alive by converting a miraculous fourth-and-4 on the Dolphins 33. Mac Jones completed a pass to Mike Gesicki short of the first down marker, but the veteran tight end spun and flipped the ball to left guard Cole Strange, who lunged forward.It was originally called a first down, but a review sho...

Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing and his mother has been found dead near a creek in a Chicago suburb, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

(CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing, and his mother was found dead Saturday near a creek in a Chicago suburb, according to police.Family of Brown and his mother, Myrtle, alerted police after they said they’d been unable to find or contact either of them, the Maywood Police Department said in a news release.“Maywood Police Officers initiated a missing person report and began making attempts to locate both individuals,” the news release read.Authorities searched a wide area and discovered Myrtle’s unresponsive body near a creek behind her home, according to the department.The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Myrtle, 73, died from multiple injuries related to an assault, and the manner of death was homicide, according to records obtained by CNN affiliate WBBM.Sergio Brown, 35, played for Notre Dame before signing with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played seven seasons in the NFL as a member of the Patriots, India...

China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry said Monday was a daily record in recent times.The planes were detected between 6 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching Taiwan.China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, has conducted increasingly large military drills in the air and waters around Taiwan as tensions have grown between the two and with the United States. The U.S. is Taiwan’s main supplier of arms and opposes any attempt to change Taiwan’s status by force.Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that 40 of the planes crossed the symbolic halfway point between mainland China and the island. It also reported nine naval vessels in the previous 24 hours.The ministry called the Chinese military action “harassment” that it warned could escalate in the current tense atmosphere. “We urge the Beijing authorities to bear responsibili...

Reigniting vaccine leadership in the EU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and fierce global competition in health, the European Union’s position and attractiveness as a hub for pharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing has faced a steady decline. While the vaccines industry constitutes a relatively small segment within the broader pharmaceutical sphere, it holds paramount importance for the EU. Based on findings from a new report commissioned by Vaccines Europe and developed by Charles River Associates, the European Commission’s industry scorecard demonstrates that the health industry delivers the second highest level of investment value when compared to other innovative industries. It also significantly contributes to the EU economy, providing hundreds of thousands of jobs each year while also serving as an investment that delivers health and prosperity, protecting people against infectious diseases at all stages of life.By January 2022, the EU had contributed to nearly 40 percent of the world’...

Callahan: Patriots offense fails to deliver again, putting season in danger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

FOXBORO — The dam appeared to break Sunday with 8:45 remaining.Out of the dam flowed shock, disappointment, grief, frustration. All thanks to Raheem Mostert.Leading 17-10, Mostert burst through the middle of Bill Belichick’s defense and left waves of stadium silence in his wake on a 43-yard sprint to the end zone. The first defender to touch him was a teammate who patted him on the back as he reached the Dolphins’ sideline.Miami had seemingly broken a Patriots team that had achieved the following: a fourth-quarter interception of Tua Tagovailoa, holding Tyreek Hill to 40 harmless yards and a blocked field goal.All the Pats needed was an average showing from their offense. Mac Jones and Co. couldn’t deliver.Again.The Patriots scored two touchdowns, including one on the drive immediately after Mostert’s dagger. Great.They also coughed up two turnovers: an early fumble by rookie receiver Demario Douglas and a gross interception in the third quarter. They average...

Patriots can’t finish comeback, fall to Dolphins in 24-17 heartbreaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:37 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots quarterback Mac Jones for the second straight week had the ball in his hands with the chance to extend the game and came up short in excruciating fashion.The Patriots took over from their own 45-yard line after a missed 55-yard kick from Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders down 24-17. The Patriots went 22 yards on five plays to set up a fourth-and-3 from the Dolphins 33-yard line. Quarterback Mac Jones hit tight end Mike Gesicki for what appeared to be heading for a 1-yard loss. Gesicki, with some heads-up thinking, lateraled to guard Cole Strange. The play was initially ruled a first down. On further review, Strange was decided to be inches short.That was game. The Dolphins kneeled on the ball to squeak past the Patriots, who are now 0-2 on the young season, 24-17.Rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez made the play of the day, intercepting Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on a deep ball to wide receiver Tyreek Hill that had just a little bit too much air under it wit...