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Architects of universal pre-K disappointed in complaints

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Following two separate lawsuits filed against the state over Colorado's new universal preschool program, FOX31 heard from those who helped create​ the program for their reaction to the complaints.Stakeholders who have worked on making universal preschool a reality in Colorado feel leaders and schools are forgetting an important aspect of the program in the middle of all the lawsuits: the children who were able to enroll in the program.'It is working for over 40,000 children'Sue Renner, executive director of the David and Laura Merage Foundation, was a member of the Early Childhood Leadership Commission. The group had a subgroup devoted to the implementation of the state's universal pre-K program. 6 public school districts sue Colorado over universal preschool Renner said she's disappointed with how some community members are reacting to the program's launch."The biggest misperception is that it's not working, and it is working for over 40,000 children," Renner said...

Superblue Miami pop-up from Live Arts Miami explores intersection between performance and visual art

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

A couple of pop-up performances are happening this weekend. Live Arts Miami collabed with artists in dance and music to show off their unique styles. They’re both taking place at Superblue Miami — because it’s all about leaving you in awe, and the power of art lives on.Live art plus Superblue equals…Mike Tyus, dancer: “It’s kind of hard to explain what you feel when you see something beautiful like that. Something that leaves you with an impression of awe, peace, hope, joy and also wonder.”For wondering minds, Miami Dade College is bringing a new series from Live Arts Miami, and it’s gonna leave you suspended.Kathryn Garcia, Executive Director, Live Arts Miami: “One of the things that we really love doing is taking performance outside of the traditional confines of a theater. We’ve produced work everywhere from parking lots to abandoned bars to parks and museums.”And performing at this immersive museum was a no-brainer.Shan...

Crews put out house fire in North Lauderdale; 6 displaced

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

A North Lauderdale home went up in smoke with flames shooting through the roof, leaving six people displaced..Cellphone footage recorded by a neighbor captured thick black smoke and flames towering over the residence in the area of Southwest 76th Avenue and Seventh Court, Friday morning.The smoke could be seen from half a block away,Firefighters sprang into action as they attempted to douse the ferocious flames.Witness Ralph Baptiste shared his own reaction.“I was in my backyard, until I heard sirens come out,” he said. “I went to the front, and then I seen this big smoke, you know, flames and black clouds.”A charred mess was left behind toward the rear of the home.Officials said the fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread. Luckily, the six people who were inside at the time made it out safe and sound.No injuries were reported. The home has been declared unsafe

Police: Bomb threat at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline believed to be hoax call

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

Brookline police say a police response to Temple Beth Zion on Friday evening was the result of a bomb threat that is believed to have been a hoax call. In a tweet, police warned residents of increased law enforcement activity at the Beacon Street temple due to the threat.“At this time, all indications suggest that this was a hoax call,” police wrote.The building has since been cleared.https://twitter.com/BrooklineMAPD/status/1692696146588627050This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

‘I have to be better. I will be better.’ Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson moving forward after fight.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

Tim Anderson sat in the visiting dugout at Coors Field more than three hours before the Chicago White Sox began a series against the Colorado Rockies.The shortstop had just completed fielding drills with infield coach Eddie Rodríguez. But he wouldn’t be participating in Friday’s game as he began serving a five-game suspension.Reflecting on the Aug. 5 brawl with the Cleveland Guardians that led to the suspension, Anderson said “my emotion got the best of me.”“That happens,” Anderson said. “You go through things to get to the other thing. Just understanding what’s going on, understanding what’s happening, really trying to stay focused and stay the course and never forget what the mission is.“Just continue to keep working and understand … I have to be better. I will be better. Just continue to keep working and I won’t take anything for granted. Just continue to keep trying to better myself as a whole on and of...

Dog eats groom’s passport, putting South Boston couple’s Italian wedding in jeopardy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

Donato Frattaroli and his fiance Magda Mazri went to City Hall to fill out Intention of Marriage forms on Thursday, just days away from flying out to Italy where the couple is set to tie the knot in two weeks.Hours later, a worst nightmare unfolded at their South Boston home.“Our extremely cute 1.5-year-old Golden Retriever decided that maybe she doesn’t want us to go away to get married, so she hopped up on the counter and decided my passport was a nice new toy to play with,” Frattaroli told the Herald on Friday.“Chickie,” short for chicken cutlet, bit out the first four pages of Frattaroli’s passport as well as a few in the back, including a stamp from Mexico where he and his bride got engaged over a year and a half ago.Frattaroli’s reaction to the chaos: “I don’t think I was that polite, but I mean, she’s a 1.5-year-old Golden Retriever puppy, couldn’t be a cuter culprit.”Instead of putting her soon-to-be hubby in the dog house, Mazri stayed even-keeled during the catastrop...

Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee parking lot at Denver’s airport, telling authorities he was trying to help several drivers exit and “he just hit his breaking point.”Kenneth Henderson Jones, 63, is accused of repeatedly striking the metal parking arm with a long-handled ax Aug. 2, knocking it off of its base and then fleeing on foot when a lot attendant confronted him. The employee told investigators he was able to grab the weapon from Jones during a scuffle near a security fence. The pilot then ran into a nearby field, where he was taken into custody by Denver police.According to a report by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Jones told a deputy that about six vehicles were behind each of the parking lot’s three exit gates, so he retrieved the ax from his parked car to help the drivers leave.“Kenneth started by saying he just hit his breaking point...

Snags persist, but overall improvement for Kentucky district restarting classes after busing fiasco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Despite some snags, Kentucky’s largest school district finished its bus drop-offs much earlier on Friday than it did a week earlier when a busing debacle on the first day of school delayed some students by hours. Friday marked the first day back for elementary and middle school students after Jefferson County Public Schools canceled class for a week due to the busing problems. While some parents still reported delays on Friday, the district said in a news release that it dropped its last student off by 7:43 p.m., much earlier than the final drop-offs on Aug. 9 when some students got home after 9 p.m. On Friday all but 17 students had been dropped off by 7:15. That was on par with the busing performance on the first day of school in 2022, district officials said.“Our bus drivers and staff did a phenomenal job getting tens of thousands of students safely to and from school today,” Marty Pollio, the district superintendent, said in a statement. “The short-...

Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. A substance lethal to fish but approved by federal environmental regulators called rotenone will be disseminated starting Aug. 26. It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub.The treatment will require a weekend closure of the Colorado River slough, a cobble bar area surrounding the backwater where the smallmouth bass were found and a short stretch up and downstream. Chemical substances were also utilized last year.The effort will “be carefully planned and conducted to minimize exposure” to humans as well as “desirable fish species,” according to the National Park Service. An “impermeable fabric barrier” will be erected at th...

State of emergency declared in B.C. over wildfire crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:28:31 GMT

British Columbia Premier David Eby has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to “unprecedented” wildfires that have forced the evacuation of at least 10,000 more people late Friday.Eby says the situation has “evolved and deteriorated” quite rapidly.Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the number of people under evacuation order in B.C. went from 4,500 to 15,000 in the matter of an hour.A further 20,000 people are under evacuation alert.RELATED: ‘Ghost town’: thousands flee Yellowknife as wildfires loomMa says a state of emergency allows the province to compel co-operation in the fire fight from “unwilling partners,” although co-operation has so far been excellent.The state of emergency comes as homes continue to burn in West Kelowna, where the city’s fire chief says a “significant” number of properties were destroyed. More to come