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When was the last time a tornado hit the Denver metro?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It is extremely rare for a strong tornado to hit the Denver metro area, but it happened Thursday when a rain-wrapped tornado swept through miles of Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree.Between 1950 and 2012, the National Weather Service reported only 15 tornadoes in Denver County. WATCH: Tornado cleanup begins in Highlands Ranch At least 95% of the 53 tornadoes that occur on average annually in Colorado happen along and east of Interstate 25, according to the NWS.When was the last time a strong tornado hit the Denver metro?While strong tornadoes in the metro area are extremely rare, it has happened before.The most recent was some eight years ago in June of 2015 when an EF-1 tornado touched down in east Denver and traveled to Aurora. Wind speeds reached up to 90 mph.Nine years before that, a deadly EF-3 tornado hit Windsor on May 22, 2008. It left behind a 39-mile path of destruction, killing one person and injuring 78 others and resulting in an estimated $100 million wor...

2 hospitalized after being shot at Walgreens in Plantation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

Two people were hospitalized after being shot at a Walgreens in Plantation. Plantation Fire Rescue arrived at the scene at 3895 W. Broward Blvd., Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the victims were seen on gurneys as they were placed inside a fire rescue truck. One of the victims was seen sitting up on the gurney while the other was not. No other injuries were reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Aventura Police officer accused of kidnapping, aggravated assault with deadly weapon bonds out of jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

An Aventura Police officer who is accused of kidnapping and aggravated assault with deadly weapon bonded out of jail. On Friday, David Esteban Delgado left the corrections facility after being fitted with an ankle monitor. 7News Cameras captured Delgado wearing a hoodie and quickly leaving the facility with his wife. He refused to answer any questions. During his court appearance on Thursday, Delgado claimed that his wife’s cellphone was stolen back in May and used tracking technology from the phone to pinpoint a location.He then began to follow a vehicle, initiated a stop and confronted two men who he allegedly unlawfully detained at gunpoint.According to an arrest affidavit, Delgado’s wife is a valet attendant at the Aventura Mall. The victims stated that when she returned their car to them, they found a cellphone that did not belong to them. The two were in communication with Delgado’s wife to return the phone. When they arrived at their home in Pompano Beach, they we...

Scrutiny rises on Titan sub’s unconventional design after deep water disaster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard in the industry.All five people aboard the Titan died when it was crushed near the world’s most famous shipwreck, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said Thursday, bringing an end to a massive multinational search that began Sunday when the vessel first lost contact with its mother ship in the unforgiving North Atlantic.The Titan, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began taking people to the Titanic in 2021. It was touted for a design that included a carbon fiber composite hull, an elongated chamber for crew and passengers, and a monitoring system that continually assesses the integrity of the hull — a departure from more traditional constructions that included spherical hu...

JPMorgan fined $4 million for deleting 47 million emails including some requested in subpoenas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

New York (CNN) — The Securities and Exchange Commission fined JPMorgan Chase $4 million for mistakenly deleting 47 million emails, many of which the regulator was trying to access as part of multiple probes.The contents of some of the emails, which could not be recovered since they were permanently deleted, were requested in subpoenas for at least a dozen civil securities-related regulatory investigations, the SEC said in an administrative order published on Thursday.The emails from January to April 2018 were deleted in 2019 from 8,700 inboxes belonging to as many as 7,500 employees in the retail banking division of the nation’s largest bank.Miscommunications between the bank’s corporate compliance technology division and an outside vendor tasked with archiving and deleting communications dating back to the 1970s and 1980s led to the erroneous deletion of the 2018 emails, JPMorgan (JPM) claimed, according to the order. SEC regulations required JPMorgan (JPM)...

Mets will face the Phillies in next season’s London Series, owner Steve Cohen calls it ‘a tremendous honor’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — The Mets are headed across the pond next year to face an NL East rival.MLB and the MLBPA announced the opponents for next year’s London Series, naming the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. The two-game series will take place at London Stadium from June 8-9, and it will mark the third time the venue has hosted an MLB rivalry series. The Yankees and the Boston Red Sox played the inaugural series in 2019 and the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will play two games there this weekend.“Alex and I are thrilled the Mets will play in the MLB 2024 London Series,” Mets owner and CEO Steve Cohen said in a statement. “Interest in baseball is growing all over the world and to bring the Mets ‘never-say-die’ attitude to sports fans in London is a tremendous honor. Our Queens family is ready to show London a great time with exciting baseball and amazing experiences that create new fans and build the Mets community throughout the United ...

Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a Biden administration policy that prioritizes the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest risk to public safety or were picked up at the border. The justices voted 8-1 to allow the long-blocked policy to take effect, recognizing there is not enough money or manpower to deport all 11 million or so people who are in the United States illegally.The case was one of two immigration cases decided Friday, the other upholding a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration.. In the deportation case, Louisiana and Texas had argued that federal immigration law requires authorities to detain and expel those in the U.S. illegally even if they pose little or no risk.But the court held that the states lacked the legal standing, or right to sue, in the first place.Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in his opinion for the ...

Former New Hampshire state rep charged with child pornography

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

A former New Hampshire state representative with an extensive criminal history has been arrested and charged with distribution of child sexual abuse images, which the self-declared transgender former lawmaker allegedly got from a former romantic partner who worked with children in Tyngsboro.Nashua Police arrested Stacie-Marie Laughton, 39, of Derry, N.H., on Thursday, the day that Laughton’s former partner Lindsay Groves, 38, of Hudson, N.H., was charged in federal court in Boston with counts of child exploitation and child pornography.Laughton is due to be arraigned at 1 p.m. on the charges at Hillsboro Superior Court-South in Nashua.Groves worked at Creative Minds daycare in Tyngsboro, according to an affidavit filed in that case. Laughton appears to be the person identified only as “Person 1” in that court document. As the Herald reported Thursday, Groves is alleged to have taken nude photos of children — both boys and girls — she worked with at the daycare and then texted them t...

Live updates | Cost of Titan search will easily stretch into millions of dollars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

By The Associated PressFollow along for live updates on the submersible that imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all five people aboard during a voyage down to the Titanic shipwreck.___COST OF SEARCH FOR TITAN WILL EASILY STRETCH INTO MILLIONS OF DOLLARSThe cost of the search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars for the U.S. Coast Guard alone. The Canadian Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other agencies and private entities also rushed to provide resources and expertise.There’s no other comparable ocean search, especially with so many countries and even commercial enterprises being involved, said Norman Polmar, a naval historian, analyst and author based in Virginia.The aircraft, alone, are expensive to operate.The Pentagon has put the hourly cost at tens of thousands of dollars for turboprop P-3 Orion and jet-powered P-8 Poseidon sub hunters, along with C-130 Hercules, all utilized in the search.Some agencies can seek reimburse...

Significant warmup expected in San Diego ahead of 4th of July

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:04 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- After a cold and cloudy spring season, summer has officially arrived in San Diego and warmer temperatures are on the way. That's according to National Weather Service predictions, which show a significant warmup in the forecast starting this week and continuing into Fourth of July weekend. Though not much change is expected for Friday, temperatures are expected to be warmer this weekend and even more so into next week, according to NWS. A starry, starry night in San Diego offers a summer salutation In the short term, weather officials say a low pressure system may bring strong and gusty west winds in the mountains and deserts through Sunday.Satellite imagery from Friday showed the marine layer thinning with patchy coverage, which is allowing those on the coast to enjoy some long-awaited sunshine. The most impactful warming is expected to occur Saturday with high temperatures slightly increasing near the coast and rising around 5 degrees for inland areas, says NWS. For...