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Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi’s Stadium

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, following a vote of approval by NFL owners on Monday at their spring meetings.This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium, which opened in Santa Clara, California, in 2014, hosted Super Bowl 50 when Denver beat Carolina. The 49ers won Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto when they beat Miami after the 1984 season. The 2026 game will be Super Bowl 60.The next Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Super Bowl 59 will be played at the Superdome in New Orleans in 2025.The league also announced on Monday that the 2025 draft will be held in Green Bay. Detroit will host the 2024 edition, after it was held in Kansas City this year.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLSource

Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women’s flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment.William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said Monday. Scholarships will be offered to cover a portion of the players’ cost of attendance.The school’s total enrollment was about 2,100 in 2022-23, Wilson said, but fewer than 1,000 attended classes on campus.“It’s no secret in higher education you need to be creative with enrollment and find ways to have quality students on campus,” Wilson said, “and athletics is that vehicle in many cases. This is going to help the institution.”The Owls will begin competing in men’s and women’s wrestling next fall. Men’s and women’s bowling were added recently, and Wilson said he plans to increase roster sizes in baseball and softball. The school’s number of sports will reach 26 ...

La temporada de huracanes del Atlántico comenzará la próxima semana. Los meteorólogos ya tienen un sistema en la mira

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

(CNN) — La temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico comenzará el 1 de junio, pero el tiempo no siempre sigue el calendario y los meteorólogos comenzaron a vigilar un sistema en el Atlántico esta semana.El Centro Nacional de Huracanes destacó una zona de chubascos y tormentas al noreste de las Bahamas centrales con una baja probabilidad de convertirse en un sistema tropical en los próximos 2 a 7 días.El Centro Nacional de Huracanes destacó una perturbación en ese Atlántico que tiene una baja probabilidad de desarrollo en los próximos 2 a 7 días. Crédito: CNNA pesar de que las temperaturas de la superficie del mar en gran parte del Atlántico, incluyendo cerca de las Bahamas, están alrededor de 1 a 2 °C por encima de lo normal, el sistema tiene una batalla cuesta arriba si se convirtiera en una depresión tropical o ciclón.“Se espera que los fuertes vientos de nivel superior y el aire seco impidan el desarrollo mientras el sistema se mueve en general, hacia el norte noreste de...

Witness heard dozens of gunshots at Cherry Creek swim beach

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A witness described dozens of gunshots at Cherry Creek State Park on Sunday, when two people were detained and released after a police chase that ended with a crash into someone's yard.Multiple witnesses said they saw two men firing weapons at the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office."It was somewhere between 20 to 40 shots," said Jevoni Hornbuckle, who was at the swim beach on Sunday evening.“They were both still holding their guns," Hornbuckle said of the suspected shooters.After gunshots, a police chase into a bystander's yardInvestigators said the men jumped in their car and drove off. Deputies had a description of the men and pursued a vehicle to try and stop it, according to the Sheriff's Office. When the driver wouldn’t stop, deputies used a maneuver that caused the vehicle to crash through a fence and into the backyard of a home.“It looked like something was bombing,” said Araya Teklu, whos...

Former DPS safety administrator criticizes district’s disciplinary system

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A former high-ranking Denver Public Schools safety administrator said the district needs to change the way it disciplines students to keep classrooms and teachers safe.Melissa Craven was an interim chief in the DPS Department of Climate and Safety. She said the current discipline model protects offenders but puts all other students and staff at risk.Craven spoke at a Parent Safety Advocacy Group, PSAG, news conference near East High School Monday.PSAG has been calling for improved security measures at Denver Public Schools ever since the shooting that took the life of 16-year-old Luis Garcia in March in front of East High School.At the time, Craven was the DPS Department of Climate and Safety interim chief of support services for the district. Craven said the district’s discipline matrix needs a major overhaul.“DPS protects the offender while abandoning the good students,” Craven said. She was let go from the district in April. Woman arrested in active shooter thr...

Where miller moths hide during the day

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Miller moths are swarming through the Front Range as they migrate to the mountains in search of food, pollinating plants along the way.They fly at night, mostly in the early evening, when they are seen circling around lamps and fluttering toward lights. But where do the miller moths go during the day? Miller moths are here, and ‘they’re everywhere!’ Miller moths are nocturnal and usually like to find dark places to rest during the day, according to experts at the Butterfly Pavilion. They said the moths might be spotted during the day because they may not be in a place where they feel comfortable enough to rest.Whitney Cranshaw, an entomology professor at Colorado State University, told FOX31 that this particular moth "commonly finds cover in crevices, which may include locations such as along window molding, doors, areas of vehicles."In their search for a dark resting place they sometimes end up in buildings and vehicles, but Cranshaw said she has sometimes seen m...

Starting soon, you can buy this dino-themed license plate for your car

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're a Colorado resident who loves dinosaurs, you will soon be able to buy a license plate to reflect that love.Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 23-145 into law Monday, which creates the "Protect Colorado's Fossils" license plate. The new plate features a stegosaurus -- the official fossil of Colorado. When will the hazy skies get clearer? The bill was introduced this year and passed the Senate in April and the House in early May. The bill signing happened at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, which is the location of the first-ever stegosaurus discovery in 1877.The plates will become available for purchase starting January 1, 2024.How do I get one?Before you can apply to get these license plates, you will need to make a donation to Dinosaur Ridge.After that, you can apply to get the plates. You will need to pay the standard fees, as well as two additional $25 fees to issue the plate.In addition to providing funds to Dinosaur Ridge, the sponsors of the bill said ...

Nuggets-Lakers watch party set for Ball Arena on Monday

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you love to watch the Denver Nuggets with thousands of fellow fans, a low-cost opportunity has arrived.The Nuggets are facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. The series started Tuesday and will continue every other day until the winner takes four in the best-of-seven series. Here’s the full schedule for the Nuggets-Lakers series After playing two games in Denver, the teams will head to Los Angeles for Games 3-4. That's when Ball Arena will open up for watch parties, where fans can share the energy as they root for their team.Nuggets watch party schedule at Ball ArenaThe official Nuggets watch parties are scheduled for Saturday, May 20, and Monday, May 22, when the series is in Los Angeles. The games start at 6:30 p.m. Mountain. "The arena will be rocking and feel like a home game with Super Mascot Rocky, Skyline Drumline, Hype Squad and Nuggets Dancers bringing the playoff energy," the event page reads.Tickets are available through Ticke...

Celebrate the year of the rabbit at The Jade Rabbit pop-up at the Sistrunk Marketplace & Brewery in Fort Lauderdale

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

For Asians around the world, 2023 is the year of the rabbit. For South Florida party people, it’s a chance to celebrate in a unique way.A new weekly pop-up in Fort Lauderdale is serving up eye-catching entertainment and food. And that’s the naked truth.No, they haven’t run out of sushi plates.This is just part of the fun at the Jade Rabbit experience inside Sistrunk Marketplace.Steve Dapuzzo: “We’re embracing the history of the Jade Rabbit story as well as intertwining it with a sushi lounge experience.”The Jade Rabbit is a symbol of peace and prosperity. At this pop-up, it also means getting hungry and getting hot.Steve Dapuzzo: “We thought that by embracing something a little bit different, having a sushi lounge where people could come socialize, a whole series of shows throughout the night, burlesque shows to a little fire dance.”The performers aren’t up on some faraway stage.The show’s right next to you and you won̵...

Apple TV+ adds High Desert to show lineup

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:43:05 GMT

Apple TV+ is adding a new dark comedy to its TV show lineup, starring Patricia Arquette. She plays an addict, Peggy, who’s trying to turn her life around and become a private investigator. But she comes to find out that working as a P-I isn’t easy, actually, she learns that it’s way harder and crazier than she thought.Patricia Arquette stars as an amateur private investigator in the new Apple TV+ show, High Desert.Patricia Arquette: “It was inspired by one of our writers, Nancy, by her sister Marjorie, who was a on again-off again drug addict, struggling with that, avoiding reality, deceiving herself and the world around her, always had a hustle going on and she said one time, ‘You know, I think I’m gonna be a P-I.”The cast got to show off some of their own investigating skills.Matt Dillon: “Character logic is an interesting thing because it’s not necessarily rational, right, so, we open the papers and we go like, ‘Why the ...