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This unsettling early 2000s Quiznos mascot is back

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A pair of famous, or perhaps infamous, food mascots is making a return: The Quiznos spongmonkeys.The mascots, depicted as a small, rat-like animals with misshapen eyes, large human mouths and hats, first debuted in the early 2000s and ran until 2005.According to a poll on the restaurant's website, 90% of people currently love the spongmonkeys and are happy about their return. Are you a true Denver local? The mascots' return is part of a comeback attempt by the Denver-based restaurant franchise. "We hear you, it's harder to get to Quiznos these days," a statement on the company's website said. "And we miss you too."At its peak, Quiznos had thousands of franchised locations across the U.S. Since then, that number has dwindled.The eatery vowed to return to its roots, which date back to 1981 with its first restaurant in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood. That first location was closed and seized by the city earlier this year due to unpaid taxes.The company said it l...

Record increase, record number of homeless in Denver metro

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's new mayor is focusing on the city's homelessness problem just as it has reached its peak, with a 32% spike in the number of homeless people since last year.Newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Johnston declared an emergency over homelessness in Denver, and he said he has a plan to house 1,000 people by the end of the year.Johnston made the announcement in a Tuesday morning news conference, just shy of 24 hours after his inauguration. He activated the city’s Emergency Operation Center and Joint Information Center as part of the response. Mayor Mike Johnston declares emergency over homelessness in Denver On Monday, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative released the 2023 Point in Time count, which counts how many unhoused people were staying either in shelters or on the streets on Jan. 30. This year has a record number of both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people.There were 9,065 homeless people in the seven-county Denver metro area in January, an increase of ...

Tyreek Hill’s allegations of alleged assault at South Florida marina reaches civil settlement

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

The incident involving Tyreek Hill and a boat employee at Haulover Marina is now in the past, as both sides reached a civil settlement.Miami Dolphins wide receiver Hill faced an ongoing investigation following an alleged assault at a South Florida marina.According to Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, there have been no criminal charges filed and no retribution from the NFL pertaining to this incident, that matter is now legally closed.On June 18, Hill reportedly engaged in a dispute and struck a marina worker at Kelley Fishing Fleet, located at 10800 Collins Ave.On June 27, the State Attorney’s Office issued a statement. It reads, “After all of the evidence has been received and all witnesses have been interviewed and their sworn statement is taken, then the evaluation of all the evidence can be undertaken in light of the requirements of Florida’s criminal statutes.”The details of the settlement have not been made immediately available. Hill entered his second season with...

Plantation Police seek public’s help in locating missing 83-year-old man

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

The Plantation Police Department is urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating a missing elderly man. Edgar Echols, 83, was last seen wearing black pants, a blue shirt, and a US Military hat. He is described as being 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds.https://twitter.com/PlantationPD/status/1683565773988454403?s=20Mr. Echols was last seen driving a 2010 black Chevy Suburban SUV with Florida license plate LGKU12. Authorities are actively seeking any information on his whereabouts to ensure his safe return.If you encounter Mr. Echols or have any information about his current location, the Plantation Police Department urges you to immediately call 911 or dial *FHP (347) to report the sighting.

Boston police investigate deadly stabbing at veterans home in Dorchester

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

An investigation got underway in Dorchester Monday after a deadly stabbing at a home for veterans. SKY7-HD was over the scene near Hartford Street on Monday afternoon, where a heavy police presence was visible. Later speaking to reporters, Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon said first responders found a man in the home suffering from a stab wound. “Unfortunately, the adult male did not survive his wounds,” Colon said. Boston police said officers responded to the area for a report of a person stabbed shortly after 12 p.m. Security video showed their response and neighbors shared their reactions. “We’re going down the street and we see this and it is our neighborhood, so that’s very scary,” said CeCe Spence, who lives near the crime scene. “You don’t even want to come out.” A van from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was part of the response. Crime scene investigators were seen wearing gloves and bringing in boxes and evidence bags. So...

Family grateful after pilot, passengers survive plane crash in Stow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

Family members of three people involved in a plane crash in Stow on Sunday recently described the situation as a miracle as their loved ones continue their recoveries. “I saw the airplane wreckage, and I said ‘I have no idea how they could survive,’” Louis Bauer told reporters. Members of the Bauer family said pilot James, his brother Bob and Bob’s daughter Daniella were all on board a Cessna plane that crashed Sunday afternoon near Taylor Road in Stow. The group was on their way back from a trip to pick Daniella up at a sports camp in Lake Placid, New York.Stow authorities said the plane crashed in a residential area near home. Authorities, in a statement, said one passenger on the plane was able to get out after the crash while others had to be extricated. All three people in the plane were then flown to hospitals in helicopters.While the three remained in ICU care on Monday, family members said they are expected to survive.“Considering what happened, I think...

7 Republican presidential candidates meet polling criteria for first RNC debate

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

(CNN) — Seven Republican presidential candidates have, as of Sunday, met the polling requirements to appear on the August debate stage following new polling from Fox Business in Iowa and South Carolina.Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have each reached 1% or higher in at least two qualifying national polls and two qualifying state polls from separate states, which is a requirement set by the Republican National Committee.Candidates must also meet fundraising criteria and sign a pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee in order to qualify for the August 23 debate in Milwaukee. Several candidates and their aides say they have already met that donor threshold, including Trump, DeSantis, Scott, Ha...

DEP Says No to Effort to Dump Nuclear Plant Waste Into Cape Cod Bay

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

State regulators have denied a permit modification sought by the company in charge of decommissioning the nuclear power plant in Plymouth to discharge 1.1 million gallons of industrial wastewater into Cape Cod Bay.After years of local opposition to the company’s discharge plan, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the draft determination Monday, stating that Cape Cod Bay is a protected ocean sanctuary under the state’s Ocean Sanctuaries Act, which prohibits dumping industrial waste into protected state waters.In April, Holtec International filed an application to modify its existing decommissioning permit to allow the company to discharge wastewater from the plant’s spent nuclear-fuel pool — which contains some radioactive material — into the bay.The draft determination denying the permit modification requires a 30-day public comment period before MassDEP can finalize the decision, the agency said, noting a...

Subway Series is these Mets’ last stand

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

BOSTON — Hours before the Mets concluded their disappointing series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday night, the ball club still had hope for the 2023 season. Another series win would have provided some reasons for optimism.Any reasons for hope were quickly forgotten when Jarren Duran absolutely smoked a 105.6 MPH single off right-hander Carlos Carrasco to lead off the game. If it felt like a bad omen, that’s because it was. The Mets lost to 6-1 to drop to 7.5 games back from a Wild Card playoff spot. They’re 46-53 on the season and haven’t even sniffed .500 in nearly two months.This week, the Mets will play the second half of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium. It could be their last stand and their last chance to convince Steve Cohen, Billy Eppler and every other decision-maker in Queens to give the current group a shot at getting back into playoff contention.“I think everybody knows what’s going on,” manager Buck Showalter...

Massachusetts federal prison employee accused of accepting payments from inmate

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:44 GMT

A federal prison employee in Massachusetts is accused of accepting more than $90,000 in benefit payments and a $50,000 property loan from an ultra-high net worth inmate.William Tidwell, 49, of Keene, N.H., a correctional counselor for the Bureau of Prisons assigned to Federal Medical Center Devens, has been charged with accepting payments from an inmate under his care, in violation of his duties as a public official.Tidwell has also been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with lying to a bank about a loan he received from the inmate’s business associate, and forging the associate’s signature to support this false claim.He has been employed by the Bureau of Prisons since 2000, and working at FMC Devens since 2008. Then in 2014, Tidwell began working as a correctional counselor at FMC Devens, so he was responsible for monitoring inmate work assignments, assigning inmate housing assignments, arranging inmate legal calls and coordinating prison visits for inmates.On...