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Watch: Rattlesnake coils, rattles as hikers pass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Some hikers from Parker were hiking at Castlewood Canyon State Park when they said one of them almost stepped on a rattlesnake.It was last Saturday around 9 a.m. on the Rim Rock trail. Chelsea Chamberland told FOX31 in an email that her husband, Darren, almost stepped on the snake."He definitely upset the snake because it immediately coiled up and started rattling," she said. Remember these rattlesnake precautions for your kids, pets The snake was in good disguise, blending in well with its sandy surroundings on the path of the trail. Darren was hiking with his neighbor, Chris Armstrong, who told him to "be careful, he's ready to strike."Chelsea said her husband was luckily paying close attention, as he had never seen a rattlesnake in person before."My husband recalls stating, 'Whoa! Rattlesnake!' as he skipped and jumped to the right and past the snake," she said.Armstrong was not yet past the snake on the trail when it coiled up and rattled. Here’s what to do...

Motorcyclist dies after crash in Fort Collins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A motorcyclist is dead after a crash took place at an intersection in Fort Collins Sunday.Fort Collins Police Department responded to the crash at approximately 12:33 p.m. and found a motorcycle rider with life-threatening injuries, according to a press release.The rider was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.It happened at the intersection of Lemay Avenue and Commanche Drive. The investigation found that three motorcycles were riding southbound on Lemay Avenue when the driver of a Toyota Camry, heading northbound on the same street, turned left to go westbound on Commanche Drive, according to the press release. 4 juveniles in custody after crash following armed robbery, chase One of the southbound motorcycles crashed into the passenger side of the Camry, and that rider died.The factors that led up to the crash are still being investigated by the Fort Collins Police Collision Reconstruction and Scene Handling Team.In the meantime, Sgt. Mike Avrech ...

Cheyenne Frontier Days offers lots of free attractions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KDVR) -- They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free breakfast thanks to Cheyenne Frontier Days.A much-loved Western tradition is kicked off this weekend, the 127th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days. Rodeos, concerts, all the attractions, but there are things you can do that will not cost you one red penny. Colorado farmers markets near you It's happening now through July 30 at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena, and the schedule is packed.Start your day off with a hearty pancake, coffee and ham breakfast at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza for free. It actually started out as an emergency preparedness exercise in 1986 and it turned into a much-loved annual event attended by thousands.Once you get your fill, you can work it off by going to one of the Cheyenne Frontier Days parades.“A real Western theme and focused on those horse-drawn carriages. It’s quite a sight,” said Mike Smith, chairman of the public relations committee at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Ho...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s grain export back door on the Danube River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

KYIV – Russia launched drone strikes on Monday against Ukraine’s ports on the Danube River, Ukrainian Army Operational Command South reported, in an attack apparently aimed at thwarting Kyiv’s bid to redirect its grain exports after Moscow terminated a U.N.-brokered deal guaranteeing safe passage to shipments.Seven people were injured, a hangar with grain was destroyed, cargo storage terminals were damaged, and a fire broke out in one of the port’s technical facilities, Oleg Kiper, Odesa regional governor said in a statement. Five of the injured were taken to hospital, where one was in a critical condition, the governor added.“For four hours, the Russians attacked the ports with [Iranian-made] ‘Shahed-136’ drones. Three drones were destroyed by our air defense forces,” Kiper said. The Ukrainian authorities did not specify how many drones had hit their targets.Russia has been bombarding Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since it officia...

Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying police during climate protest in Sweden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

Greta Thunberg was found guilty of disobeying police during a climate protest in Malmö, Sweden, and ordered to pay a little over €200 in fines.Thunberg appeared at Malmö District Court on Monday morning, facing a charge of disobeying law enforcement, Swedish news outlets reported. The charge dates from June 19, when Thunberg and a dozen other protesters held a demonstration in the Swedish city, blocking the road to the oil port.Police reportedly ordered protesters to move and detained those who refused — including Thunberg.At the hearing, Thunberg admitted that she refused to obey the police order, but denied committing a crime, reported Swedish outlet Dagens Nyheter.“I think we are in an emergency,” she told the court. “There is a climate crisis that threatens life, health and property.”Thunberg was fined 50 Swedish krona — €4,33 — a day for 30 days, for a total of €129,90, in addition to paying 1,000 krona — €86 — to the Crime Victim Fund, Swedish news outl...

Death to the bird: Musk officially rebrands Twitter ‘X’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

This bird has flown.Mere hours after hinting at a logo design change, Elon Musk has gone through with his promise. People refreshed Twitter on Monday to find the iconic blue bird replaced with a black-and-white X as the platform’s new official logo.No frills or fancy designs for the social media site, just a minimalist X that has rattled many users and left them with questions: Is this a marketing stunt? Will Musk keep the term tweets or replace it?    Musk first hinted at the change with a series of tweets – x’s? – posted Sunday.“And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds,” Musk wrote in a tweet early Sunday, before writing “X.com now points to https://twitter.com/. Interim X logo goes live later today.”Musk also hinted at changing the platform’s color to black.On Monday, shortly after he posted a picture showing the X logo projected on the company’s headquarters, the logo took over the website. When asked about ...

Inside a Ukrainian baby factory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — When Tanya, a 45-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, paid $10,000 and sent two embryos to a surrogacy firm in Ukraine hoping to build a family six years ago, she says she never expected the uncertainty and heartbreak the process would bring.Tanya desperately wanted a child but found out she would be unable to conceive herself. After discovering how expensive surrogacy in the U.S. can be, she and her husband began pursuing options abroad — and came across the Kyiv-based company BioTexCom. Tanya’s parents were originally from Odesa, so she felt there was something fitting about her future child being born in Ukraine.Once the process began with BioTexCom in fall 2017, however, Tanya had an uneasy feeling. After sending her embryos, she says, she was told they would be implanted in a surrogate almost immediately — a timeline that didn’t fit with all the research Tanya had done into the surrogacy process. When, a few days later, the firm told her the embryo tr...

‘Boom’: Rattled residents recall Stow plane crash that left 3 hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

Three people are recovering in the hospital after a small plane crashed in the woods in Stow on Sunday, officials said.Residents of Taylor Road said they heard the sound of a low plane flying overhead before a loud bang shook the otherwise quiet neighborhood and a small plane could be seen between two houses.“Right away I said, ‘There’s been a plane crash,” said Tye Morancy. “I heard another plane flying over our houses, because that happens, normally, we live near an airfield, and this one got louder and louder and there was a large boom and we all knew this is not normal.” Good samaritans rushed to the aid of the two men in their 50s and a woman in her 20s who were injured in the crash.Morancy said the plane landed in a wooded area between two homes and narrowly avoided hitting both. The outcome, he said, could have been very different.“We have a big chunk of trees in between houses and that’s exactly where it hit, it was quite amazi...

Investigation underway after pedestrian struck by police cruiser in Hampton, NH

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

New Hampshire state police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a Hampton, New Hampshire police cruiser on Sunday, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported crash involving a Hampton police cruiser on Ashworth Avenue around 7:15 p.m. located a victim who was taken to a nearby hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to state police.The police officer who was driving the cruiser was uninjured.The crash remains under investigation.Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Dodds at [email protected] is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Saudi Arabian soccer team Al-Hilal makes record $332 million bid for France striker Kylian Mbappe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:31 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — After missing out on Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabian soccer team Al-Hilal made a record 300 million euro ($332 million) bid for Kylian Mbappe on Monday, which could see the France striker join Cristiano Ronaldo in the oil-rich kingdom.Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the offer for its player and has given Al-Hilal permission to open negotiations directly with Mbappe.The 2018 World Cup winner is in a contract standoff with PSG after his decision not to take up the option of a 12-month extension on his deal. Instead, he plans to walk away as a free agent at the end of the upcoming season when he is widely expected to join Real Madrid.PSG cut Mbappe from its preseason tour of Japan on Saturday, with the French club determined to sell him unless he can be convinced to sign a new contract.Al-Hilal’s bid would make Mbappe the most expensive soccer player in history, overtaking the $262 million PSG paid for Neymar when the team signed the Brazilian from Barcelona in 2017.The b...