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Outdoor Colorado: Veterans learn rock climbing to help with PTSD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- According to the Colorado-based nonprofit Adaptive Adventures, just being in the outdoors is therapeutic. They say it is good medicine.With the roar of Clear Creek as a backdrop, members of the organization came hiking down the trail alongside the rushing water single file — United States military veterans from various backgrounds with different experiences. But they all share one common denominator: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.Under the watchful eyes of professional climbers and instructors, they faced another challenge: climbing up a near-vertical granite buttress.This is powerful medicine, Adaptive Adventure climbing instructor Craig DeMartino said. Colorado firefighters travel to Ukraine to teach trauma treatment techniques “When they get in this environment they are not distracted. They are very focused on what they are doing, so climbing into the flow state, which means you are only paying attention to what you are doing,” he ...

Precautionary boil water notice issued for wide swath of Miami Beach due to main break

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

A water main break has led city officials to issue a precautionary boil water notice for a large portion of Miami Beach.According to city officials, a private contractor hit a 20-inch water main along Sixth Street, just west of Alton Road, Thursday afternoon.Due to the loss of water pressure caused by the rupture, officials said, a boil water notice is in effect for all areas south of 23rd Street, from the ocean to Biscayne Bay., including the Sunset Harbour neighborhood.The Venetian Islands, however, have not been affected and are not part of the advisory.Officials said the advisory will remain in effect until drinking water tests come back clear for two consecutive days.Officials advise all residents, visitors and businesses in the affected area to boil all water used for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth or washing dishes. A rolling boil of one minute is enough.

Yeehaw! The Wharf Fort Lauderdale wants you to let your inner cowpoke loose on National Cowboy Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Listen up, buckaroos. It’s time to strap on your spurs.That’s right. National Cowboy Day is almost here, and if you’re looking to let your inner cowpoke loose, we know just the place.You don’t have to make it to Old Town Road to celebrate National Cowboy Day on Saturday.For some highfalutin’ fun, just mosey on over to The Wharf Fort Lauderdale.Sam Escobar: “We’re very, very excited about our Wild Wharf Party. It’s in honor of National Cowboy Day, so there’s a whole Western theme of events throughout the entire venue. The first time we’re doing it here; that’s pretty exciting.”The place is gonna be all turned out for the big shindig.Sam Escobar: “We’re gonna have barrels, saddles, we’re gonna have decorations — flags, banners, the whole nine yards.”This is the perfect time to sport your spiffiest Western duds if the weather permits.Sam Escobar: “We always encourage people to co...

Summer Yuletide: Santa heads to SoFlo for Las Olas’ annual Christmas in July celebration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Even though it’s just July, Santa Claus is leaving the North Pole for Florida. St. Nick is hitting Las Olas this Saturday to host Christmas in July, and you better be on his good list so you can enjoy all the treats he has in store for you.If you’re nice…Will Ferrell (as Elf): “I just like to smile, smiling’s my favorite.”Or if you’re naughty, make a note to Elf.Will Ferrell (as Elf): “Santa’s coming.”Christmas in July on Las Olas wants to get you in the Christmas spirit.Jodi Tanner, vice president, Las Olas Association: “The Las Olas Association is putting on Christmas in July. We are putting on an event that can bring everyone to the boulevard and celebrate Christmas, celebrate July and celebrate everything beautiful that we have to offer on Las Olas.”Here’s an offer Las Olas Yoga is hoping you won’t refuse.Keely Hubbard: “For anyone who spends $50 here in our boutique, you’ll get a gift. We ...

‘We are at the breaking point:’ BMC doctors rally for wage increase, benefits in new contract

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Hundreds of Boston Medical Center residents gathered along the street outside the hospital Thursday afternoon, demanding a living wage and critical benefits in their new contract.“We should not have to sacrifice ourselves to provide the great care that we do to our communities,” said Dr. Taha Khan, a resident physician in pediatric neurology. “We should be able to pour from a full cup. Our ask is very simple. Boston Medical Center needs to pay us enough and provide the benefits we need to live and work in one of the most expensive cities in this country.”The Committee of Interns and Residents union representing the hospital’s 750 resident physicians has been in negotiations with the hospital since April, representatives said, and returned to the bargaining table with a proposal Thursday night.That proposal, Psychiatry resident and bargaining committee member Dr. Anisah Hashmi said, includes a salary increase catching up with inflation and a living stipe...

Jose Quintana solid in debut but Mets’ bats fall short in loss to White Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

The Mets got a solid debut on the mound but a no-show performance at the dish.Jose Quintana donned the Mets’ uniform for the first time on Thursday afternoon but received virtually no help from his offense in their 6-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Quintana returned from a rib lesion and gave Buck Showalter’s squad a decent performance.The southpaw tossed five innings allowing two runs on six hits while striking out three. The 34-year-old allowed the two runs in the first two innings of the game with Eloy Jiminez’s RBI single and Elvis Andrus’ sac-fly in the second.However, Quintana’s counterpart was just slightly better as Michael Kopech kept the Amazin’s bats at bay in the afternoon matchup.Kopech tossed 5.2 innings allowing just one run on two hits while striking out five. The Mets did work four walks against the 27-year-old, however, Omar Narvaez’s fifth-inning solo homer — his first as a Met — was the only damage they could...

Boston board says alleged North End shooter can’t hold liquor license

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

The Boston Licensing Board is weighing whether Monica’s Trattoria should remain open, given the status of its current manager, who is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with last week’s North End shooting.Patrick Mendoza is on the run from police, and did not appear as requested at a Thursday Licensing Board meeting that was convened to review his “character and fitness” as licensee and manager of record at the North End restaurant.His absence is grounds for revoking, suspending or modifying his liquor license, according to Licensing Board Chair Kathleen Joyce.William Ferullo, an attorney for the restaurant, urged the board to follow “its own precedent,” and allow for a replacement manager to be appointed, which he said has been granted in the past when managers get sick, become incapacitated or take a vacation. This would allow the restaurant to remain open, he said.“I would have to take issue with this,” Joyce said. “This is really unprecedented. We do have precedents...

Missing Las Vegas dog found in El Cajon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Talk about a dog's journey! A pup from Las Vegas miraculously wound up 335 miles west of his home in El Cajon, animal officials said.Ryder, a 9-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, went missing from his owner's yard in Las Vegas on July 3, Nina Thompson with the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) said in a press release Thursday. Fourteen days later, the dog was brought in to the Humane Society's El Cajon campus as a stray by a person who said they found the dog outside a Ross store in El Cajon. SpaceX rocket launch seen in San Diego skies "Luckily, the dog had a microchip, and the Lost & Found team immediately called the number to locate Ryder’s owners," Thompson said.Ryder's dog owners were ecstatic and very surprised on how Ryder ended up in California, according to SDHS. Debbie Ferris, Ryder's dog mom, along with his "aunt" Darlene Hardee and Ryder's best dog friend Blondie, made the drive to reunite with their pup Thursday afternoon in El Cajon.

Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday.The NFL released a 23-page report detailing the findings of an independent investigation into Snyder’s conduct just minutes after its owners unanimously approved the sale of the Commanders to Josh Harris for a record $6.05 billion. The fine represents 1 per cent of the sale price; Snyder bought the team, then known as the Redskins, for $800 million.The investigation was led by former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White and conducted by her law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton. The league had pledged to make the findings of the probe public.Investigators concluded that Washington withheld $11 million in revenue that should have been shared with other teams, an amount the report suggests may have been far greater. W...

Unoccupied homes destroyed in large Richmond Hill fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Multiple unoccupied homes have been destroyed following a significant fire in a Richmond Hill subdivision.First responders in York Region were called to the subdivision in the Bethesda Side Road and Leslie Street area around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.York Regional Police said the fire started in one of the homes under construction and then rapidly spread in the complex.As a result, four unoccupied homes caught fire inside what authorities called a new subdivision.Fire crews continued to tend to the flames. No injuries have been reported.