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Frankie Montas and Cincinnati Reds finalize $16 million, 1-year contract

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds finalized their $16 million, one-year contract with right-hander Frankie Montas on Tuesday, another free-agent addition to shore up their pitching staff.Montas gets $14 million this year, and the deal includes a $20 million mutual option for 2025 and a $2 million buyout.Montas was acquired by the Yankees from Oakland with reliever Lou Trivino on Aug. 1, 2022, for four prospects. Montas went 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts with New York that year, later admitting he wasn’t healthy.He had labrum surgery last Feb. 21 and made his only big league appearance of the year on Sept. 30. The 30-year-old Montas is 37-35 with a 3.90 ERA in 99 starts and 31 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox (2015), Oakland (2017-22) and the Yankees.“We are excited to add a pitcher of Frankie’s caliber to our staff,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said. “We are confident he will return to the form that made him one of baseball’s best pitchers before he s...

Timing and totals for the first snowstorm of 2024

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While the new year started sunny and mild, the first snowstorm of 2024 will arrive by the end of the week.The Pinpoint Weather team has issued a watch for Thursday as they continue to fine-tune the forecast. Many towns across Colorado will see snow, but the totals are subject to change. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 Here is everything you need to know about the first snowflakes of 2024.TimingPinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels said a temperature change will arrive by Thursday when the Denver metro goes from highs in the upper 40s to the upper 30s.The snow will make its way into Colorado just after midnight on Thursday and will only last a day, moving out by Friday morning.Those living or vacationing south of Interstate 70 in the mountains will see snow Thursday morning. Pinpoint Weather: Tracking of snow by 7 a.m. on Jan. 4 By midday, the snow moves across I-25 into southeastern Colorado and begins its way north. By...

Man wanted in alleged cemetery purse theft

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Deputies are searching for a man who allegedly stole a woman's purse while she was visiting a cemetery and made fraudulent purchases with her cards.According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the theft took place on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Crown Hill Cemetery located in the 12000 block of West 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge.Deputies said a woman was visiting a grave when her vehicle was broken into, and her purse was stolen.The suspect allegedly used her stolen credit cards at a King Soopers and Walmart near 58th Avenue and Independence Street in Arvada. However, several of the purchases were unsuccessful. Suspect allegedly assaulted, kidnapped woman in Aurora Deputies said the suspect was able to complete two purchases for a total of $700. Both purchases were made shortly after noon on Dec. 16.Police are searching for this man who allegedly stole a woman's purse from a cemetery and used her credit cards. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) Police are searchin...

Denver weather: Mild before chilly outlook with snow chances

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There will be another round of slightly above-normal readings in Denver weather on Wednesday. That be followed by a chilly outlook for the next week and snow chances, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Forecast highs across metro Denver on Wednesday from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Clear and coldThe wind will be light and from a general southerly direction under starry skies across Colorado. It will be cold with temperatures in the teens and low 20s across metro Denver and the eastern half of the state. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team There will be single-digit and even below-zero temperatures expected across the mountains and especially the valleys.Overnight lows by Wednesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: One more mild daySkies will be mostly sunny with some high clouds drifting in late in the day from the west. Temperatures will be in the chilly 30s across the mountains. It will b...

Commerce City homicide suspect turns himself in

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police were searching for a suspect in a deadly Commerce City shooting on New Year's Day.According to the Commerce City Police Department, officers were called to a shooting in the area of 78th and Dahlia Street early Monday morning. The area is east of the Pelican Ponds Open Space.Police believe the suspect and the victim knew each other and the incident was not random. The victim was identified as a Hispanic male in his mid-20s. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police said they identified the suspect as Angel Lozano. Police were asking the public for help in locating him and said he might be having a mental health crisis and could be armed and dangerous.However, police said he turned himself in Monday evening.FOX31 spoke with a woman who works in the area where the shooting took place. She did not want to be identified."I drove by and there were like 12 police, two fire trucks an ambulance, and I just saw what I thought was ...

First Pooh, now Mickey. In public domain, early Mickey Mouse version will star in horror movies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain.Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is already the focus of two horror films. On Monday, just hours after the 1928 short entered the public domain, a trailer for “Mickey’s Mouse Trap” dropped on YouTube. Another yet-to-be-titled film was announced Tuesday.“Steamboat Willie” featured early versions of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, it was the third cartoon featuring the duo they made but the first to be released. In it, a more menacing Mickey, bearing more resemblance to rat than mouse, captains a boat and makes musical instruments out of other animals.It’s perhaps fitting, then, that the first projects announced are seemingly low-budget and campy slasher movies — and not unprecedented. Winnie the Pooh — sans red shirt — entered the public domain in 2022; scarce...

US national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America’s balance sheet in the coming years.The U.S. Treasury Department issued a report Tuesday logging U.S. finances, which have become a source of tension in a politically divided Washington that could possibly see parts of the government shutdown without an annual budget in place.Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed last June to temporarily lift the nation’s debt limit, staving off the risk of what would be a historic default. That agreement lasts until January 2025. Here are some answers to questions about the new record national debt.HOW DID THE NATIONAL DEBT HIT $34 TRILLION?The national debt eclipsed $34 trillion several years sooner than pre-pandemic projections. The Congressional Budget Office’s January 2020 projections had gross federal debt eclipsing $34 trillion in f...

Three people arrested after police chase comes to crashing end in Rowley

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

Three suspects were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after a police pursuit came to a crashing end in Rowley, officials said. State police in a post on X said the chase started when a trooper spotted a series of motor vehicle violations on I-95. The trooper then followed the vehicle in question until the vehicle’s driver crashed at the Route 133 ramp off I-95 North, according to police.State police said three people fled the crash site on foot before being taken into custody.Tuesday’s chase and the subsequent search for suspects drew a large police response in the Rowley/Georgetown area. While the response continued, SKY7-HD flying over the scene spotted the vehicle that went off the road. The car could be seen wedged in the trees and law enforcement crews were spotted still on scene. Police didn’t immediately share any additional information about this incident.In Georgetown, though, close to the crash site, members of one local family whose home abuts a woo...

US national debt hits record $34 trillion 

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America’s balance sheet in the coming years.The U.S. Treasury Department issued a report Tuesday logging U.S. finances, which have become a source of tension in a politically divided Washington that could possibly see parts of the government shutdown without an annual budget in place.Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed last June to temporarily lift the nation’s debt limit, staving off the risk of what would be a historic default. That agreement lasts until January 2025.The national debt eclipsed $34 trillion several years sooner than pre-pandemic projections. The Congressional Budget Office’s January 2020 projections had gross federal debt eclipsing $34 trillion in fiscal year 2029.But the debt grew faster than expected because of a multi-year pandemic starting in 2020 that shu...

The Mississippi Gulf Coast beckons travelers in search of art, artifacts and history

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:21 GMT

By Caroline Eubanks | Chicago TribuneThe coastline of Mississippi is small but mighty, only 50 miles along U.S. Route 90.But for generations, its communities have attracted visitors from near and far, first gaining popularity following the Civil War as New Orleanians hopped the trains and steamboats heading east to avoid yellow fever epidemics.During this time, the six main towns along the route were given the name “Six Sisters of the Gulf Coast.” Today, the beach towns — especially Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs and Biloxi — are favorites for travelers in search of sun, especially during the spring and summer months. The area has plentiful public beach access and, for those feeling lucky, casinos along the water, not to mention fresh local seafood hauled in every day. There’s also a rich history, with historic homes and museums focusing on the coastal ecosystem, like the Mississippi Aquarium and the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum.But what travelers might not know is that this...