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FAA promises less helicopter noise in Northern Virginia and DC region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

“Today marks an important day mitigating helicopter noise in our area,” said Virginia Rep. Don Beyer. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)Those who have been vocal about their concerns regarding noisy helicopters flying over residential areas in Northern Virginia are getting some renewed attention from the Federal Aviation Administration.According to the FAA, helicopter pilots are being ordered to make changes as a direct result of “helicopter complaints” filed by residents over the past year.“Today marks an important day mitigating helicopter noise in our area,” said Virginia Rep. Don Beyer.Beyer said that, over the years, he has heard from “many, many, many constituents about the nuisance of helicopter noise.”The FAA said Tuesday that from now on, helicopter pilots would be required to raise altitudes and alter flight paths to reduce the impact of noise in Northern Virginia and around the D.C. region.“Here in the nation’s capital with military...

Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2, avoid playoff elimination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored by knocking in an airborne puck that had bounced off the face of Carolina’s Sebastian Aho, and the New York Islanders added two goals that came off turnovers, beating the Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night and extending their first-round playoff series.The Islanders trailed 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, but staved off elimination by scoring the game’s first two goals and never trailing.Pierre Engvall scored midway through the first period after getting a 1-on-1 shot at Antti Raanta off Carolina’s failed clear. Mathew Barzal took a turnover by Martin Necas the other way to beat Raanta late in the second for the 3-1 lead.Ilya Sorokin finish with 34 saves as New York sent the series back to UBS Arena for Friday’s Game 6.Aho — who exited to the locker room briefly after Nelson’s goal — and Paul Stastny scored for the Hurricanes.Raanta finished with 19 saves for the Hurricanes, who have to win on the road again to avoid a Game 7 at home Sunday.STA...

Woman hospitalized after car plummets into ravine in Rock Creek Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

A woman is in the hospital after her car fell down a ravine in Rock Creek Park Tuesday afternoon.D.C. Fire and EMS said the car left the road around 5 p.m. on Piney Branch Parkway — east of Beach Drive in Northwest D.C.Update crash with entrapment Piney Branch Parkway NW. Using a rope pulley system & ladders, Special Operations personnel lifted patient to roadway. Adult female to be transported with serious injuries. A 2nd patient who was not trapped has already been transported. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/73QhW9HhUt— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 25, 2023Crews had to rappel down into the ravine to rescue the woman trapped inside her crushed car.D.C. Fire said she is expected to recover from her injuries.Only one car was involved in the crash, and U.S. Park Police will be investigating the crash throughout Tuesday evening.Source

Denver weather: Rain, snow into Wednesday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay soggy Tuesday night into Wednesday with scattered showers and storms, cool temperatures and mostly cloudy skies. Tuesday and Wednesday will be a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, and there's another chance for precipitation later in the week.Weather tonight: Storms, lightningThe rain on Tuesday afternoon will start as thunderstorms due to warm temperatures and will transition to rain showers by Tuesday evening as temperatures cool.The biggest threat during the afternoon in the lower elevations will be lightning. Some of the rain showers will turn to snow in the foothills and south across the Palmer Divide overnight. Temperatures will fall into the 30s on the Front Range. Weather tomorrow: Morning snow, rainScattered snow showers will continue above about 6,000 feet Wednesday morning, with rain showers in the lower elevations. There will be some slushy road conditions along the Palmer Divide and into the foothills and mountains. Most of the Denver...

Storm chaser captures image of landspout near Keenesburg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

KEENESBURG, Colo. (KDVR) — A storm chaser captured an image of a local landspout on the Eastern Plains. Jennifer Walton started the initiative Girls Who Chase in January 2022. The Broomfield woman said she has been storm chasing for about seven years. On Tuesday afternoon, she said, she predicted what she would see.“I knew it was a landspout, because you can tell from the behavior of the clouds above it, and what is going on," Walton said. Elevation is the main reason Denver won’t see snow. Here’s why Walton said she can't wait for what the weather has in store for Wednesday. “It just reminds me how small we are,” she added. “And how powerful Mother Nature can be, and the ability to get to share that with other people, just gets me up in the morning." Heavy hail and street flooding were spotted in the town of Keenesburg. So far, there have been no reports of injury or property damage.

Nuggets eliminate Wolves 112-109 behind Murray, Jokic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double and Jamal Murray scored 35 points as the Denver Nuggets eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-109 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.The Nuggets had a slow start, trailing by 15 points in the first quarter and rallying to trail by 7 by halftime. The team stayed in a close game against the Timberwolves into the fourth period, when they blew a tight lead in the final minutes of the game. 7 people have won at least $1 million in Colorado Lottery this year Anthony Edwards, who led Minnesota with 29 points, hit the back iron on a 27-foot 3-point attempt at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime.Jokic overcame a slow offensive start to finish with 28 points, 17 rebounds and a dozen assists. He made just 8 of 29 shots, but scored eight points down the stretch to help the Nuggets fend off the pesky Timberwolves.Michael Malone passed Doug Moe with his 25th playoff win as Nuggets head coach.The t...

Out-of-town couple watches armed home burglary through surveillance camera

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Westminster woman is hoping someone can recognize an armed burglar caught on camera Monday rummaging through her apartment.That woman, who asked not to be named, said she was out of town when she received an intruder alert on her phone."My phone went off with a camera alert that someone was in the apartment," she said. "I looked at it and I see an armed burglar enter my apartment, gun first." Victims identified in double homicide at Denver restaurant She said she called 911, but because she was out of state, it took about 10 minutes to reach Westminster dispatchers. By that time, she said he had stolen dozens of rings, bracelets and necklaces from relatives who have passed away."I've lost a lot of people, and that's all I have left of them," she said. "He stole my loved ones."Surveillance video shows the man escaping from a second-story kitchen window, just moments before Westminster police officers arrive on the scene."Looks like he might have gone ...

7 people have won at least $1 million in the Colorado Lottery this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Have you ever played the Colorado Lottery and wondered, "Does anyone ever win big?"Well, the answer is yes. In fact, our state has had seven $1 million or more winners in 2023. How this Colorado man plans to spend his $5.5M winning lotto ticket Here is a look at the winners in order of most recent first:$3 millionOn April 6, Ryan P. from Philadelphia won the top prize of $3 million on a $50 Platinum Riches scratch game. The ticket was purchased at Sav-O-Mart in Denver.$2.6 millionOn March 30, James C. won $2.6 million playing the Colorado Lotto+ game. He purchased the winning ticket at Smoker Friendly in Woodland Park.$1 millionOn March 9, Dustin R. won $1 million on a $20 scratch ticket game called, "$1,000,000 Jackpot." The ticket was bought at Maverik in Thornton.Dustin said he plans to use his prize to invest and travel, according to the Colorado Lottery.$11.5 millionOn March 2, Mohamed Y. won $11.5 million playing the Colorado Lotto+ game. He bought his winni...

Lowry: Biden prepares his next basement campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

Joe Biden is going to run for reelection.One question this raises: How is anyone going to tell?The basement presidency is about to embark on another basement campaign.Biden’s political genius turns out to be not provoking strong negative emotions because no one particularly thinks of him as being in charge or as having anything interesting to say.President Biden and the people around him are, in effect, conducting a large-scale, ongoing political science experiment: Is it possible to run a left-wing government — with tactics often frankly at odds with our constitutional system — and avoid a massive backlash by having a president at the top who appears ineffectual and out of touch?If Bernie Sanders, the ill-kempt, self-avowed socialist, or Elizabeth Warren, the off-putting, dyed-in-the-wool progressive former academic, presided over exactly the same administration with exactly the same policies, they’d have ignited a political firestorm by now.The cry from the...

Chicago White Sox are off to their worst start since 1986 after getting blanked 7-0 for their 6th straight loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:31 GMT

One has to go back a while to find a worse start to a Chicago White Sox season.As in 1986.The Sox dropped their sixth straight game Tuesday, getting blanked by the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 in front of 28,917 at Rogers Centre.The Sox are 10 games under .500. At 7-17, they’ve matched their start in 1986.“It hurts to lose a major-league game,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “It hurts to lose six in a row. It hurts. There’s a lot of care in here. People care about winning.“We’ve just got to work. We’ve got to continue to work. We can’t let this thing break us and it won’t.”The loss guaranteed the Sox won’t win the series. They are 0-7-1 in series this season.Tuesday’s game began to slip away in the second. Sox starter Mike Clevinger walked the first two batters. With one out, Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer.“Got excited after the first inning, felt I was getting back to where I was pre-Tommy John,” Cle...