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Styx, Foreigner, John Waite coming to Ball Arena in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Good news for classic rockers: Foreigner, John Waite and Styx are coming to Ball Arena next summer.It's been 10 years since Styx and Foreigner went on tour together, according to a release from Live Nation, and the bands are performing together for the last time ever for the Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour in 2024. Papa Roach talks suicide prevention with donation at Denver show Luckily, Coloradans will have a chance to see the classic rock legends one last time when they stop by Denver on June 25, 2024."It'll be a great time had by all," founding member and lead guitarist of Foreigner Mick Jones said in a release.According to the release, Foreigner has at least 16 top 30 hits, with more Billboard Top 10 hits than Journey and just as many as Fleetwood Mac, and has topped charts for over 40 years. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2024, so far "As we continue on with our Farewell Tour, I have been very moved by the support and reaction of all of our fans. ...

NEXTGEN TV comes to South Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

The future of television is upon us, and it’s called NEXTGEN TV.So what’s NEXTGEN TV?It delivers crystal-clear video to viewers who use an antenna for free local channels.On Dec. 4, WSVN viewers who are watching the station through an over-the-air antenna are in for an exciting change.NEXTGEN TV is an interactive experience that will give viewers the highest quality audio and video.4K HDR ultra high-definition video and movie theater quality sound will have you watching your favorite WSVN programming with every pixel perfect and every sound heard clearly.Viewers can also use a new enhanced TV guide feature and receive personalized television recommendations.Many television sets are already set up for NEXTGEN TV.Viewers who don’t have a NEXTGEN TV may still watch WSVN programming on their current TVs with the same antenna they use.For viewers who use an antenna or converter box, all they need to do is re-scan their TV sets on Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.Those watching WSVN thr...

Miami Marlins finalizing a deal add former Giants manager Gabe Kapler to front office, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins are finalizing an agreement to hire former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to a person familiar with the deal.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal has not been finalized.Kapler was fired by the Giants with three days left in the 2023 regular season after the team failed to make the playoffs for a second straight year. He had a 295-248 record over four seasons with the Giants, but his only year guiding the team to a winning record was 2021, when San Francisco won a franchise-record 107 games and the NL West title.San Francisco lost in the NL Division Series that year in five games to Los Angeles, then went 81-81 last year. The Giants were 78-81 at the time of Kapler’s firing.The 48-year-old Kapler also managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 2018-2019, going 161-163.Once his hiring is announced, Kapler will be one of four assistant general mana...

South Florida dealership spreads holiday cheer with annual toy giveaway for over 700 kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

Brickell Motors hosted its annual toy giveaway at its Miami location, Friday afternoon. More than 700 children from the Centro Mater Foundation, who come from low-income families, lined up to receive festive gifts.“Today’s a special day for us. It’s our 23rd year that we give back to the community where we have children come that are less fortunate to be able to enjoy and have great Christmas presents, and we really work hard, and our people work really hard together as an organization to form this opportunity to go out and get 800 to 1000 gifts,” said Mario Murgado, the owner of Brickell Motors. Children at the event were able to choose from an array of toys, including cars, dolls, sports balls and Legos.

Surveillance video shows tractor-trailer crashing into parked car in South Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

A destructive drive was recently caught on camera in South Boston as surveillance video showed a tractor-trailer turning down a street and crashing into a parked car. The crash happened in the area of East Fourth Street and G Street in South Boston just before 6 a.m. Thursday. After investigating, police said at least two other cars appeared to have been hit by the same truck just a two blocks from the initial crash site. “It definitely seemed like it was something very, very astonishing for the block,” said neighbor Sandy Perez. “We get some noise around here but never something that loud.” In home security video, the truck can be seen driving the wrong way down G Street before turning right onto East Fourth Street. The truck is then seen scraping along the side and back of a blue Subaru Crosstrek, leaving it a mangled mess.Perez said he came home from the gym shortly after the crash to see his upset neighbors dealing with the aftermath. The husband of the car’s...

Hull man arrested after allegedly ramming two Quincy PD vehicles with stolen van, attempting to hide at ski area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

A man from Hull is facing multiple charges after police say he allegedly fled from officers in a stolen work van, crashing into multiple vehicles in the process before driving off and attempting to hide at a ski area.Steven Ford, 49, pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, a day after his arrest. According to police, Ford was taken into custody after he was first spotted in Quincy, when an undercover officer saw the van he was driving around 2:45 p.m. near School and Franklin Streets.Running a query, police found the vehicle had been stolen out of Brockton on Nov. 29, leading to officers attempting to stop Ford.Instead, authorities said the Hull resident attempted to flee, ramming two, unmarked Quincy police vehicles as well as a third vehicle.He allegedly went on to strike a fourth vehicle as he fled onto I-93 South, driving in a breakdown lane before getting onto Route 28 North and traveling into Milton.Massachusetts State Police later found the van crashed at the Blue Hills Ski Ar...

Mild weekend start, timing out more showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

We’re watching some light showers on radar. Grab the umbrella or rain jacket for your Friday night plans. After a mild start to December, our second day of the month will be another above-average one in the 50s. Temperatures will be more seasonable Sunday as wet weather returns.Showers will fill in more past 7:00 and continue for a few hours. Any amounts will remain light around a .10″ for most towns. Rain will end overnight with areas of fog by sunrise. Our coolest towns will drop into the upper 30s with most of us in the 40s to start tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is a dry day with more clouds than sun. Highs stay on the mild side in the 50s.Sunday morning starts off in the 40s. Temperatures won’t rebound much with abundant cloud cover and a northeast breeze.Sunday features the return of wet weather. A few showers in the morning with more afternoon showers before heavy rain past sunset. The colder temperatures remain to areas north of us, where some spots of Northern...

Top affordable destinations for travel this holiday season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

Laurie Baratti | (TNS) TravelPulseWith the holiday season upon us, U.S. travelers may be be wondering about the best domestic destinations where they can enjoy a seasonal getaway without breaking the bank. To that end, online travel agency Priceline has delved into its proprietary data to create some insightful advice about where vacationers may want to go on their wintry escapes.To help travelers maximize their brumal break periods, Priceline has released a list of places that are likely to prove popular over the coming months based on a number of factors, including their affordability quotient. According to data, obtained by Travel + Leisure, the season’s most in-vogue and budget-friendly destinations within the U.S. represent an assortment of chilly locales for snowy getaways and warm-weather spots for escaping the cold.Affordable accommodationsClaiming the top position is Branson, Missouri, which boasts an enticing average hotel price of just $107 per night during December. Whil...

Harvard students ‘terrified’ after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt classes with antisemitic chants and bullhorns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

A pro-Palestinian protest full of antisemitic chants and bullhorns “terrified” Harvard students this week, as Jewish groups urge the university to hold the protesters accountable for disrupting classes and their anti-Israel hateful slogans.The protesters on Wednesday interrupted Harvard classes, using bullhorns to blast antisemitic calls to “globalize the intifada” and call for the elimination of the Jewish state “from the river to the sea,” according to Harvard Hillel.The disruptive protest is not protected by Harvard’s free speech guidelines, the Jewish student group said.“These calls for genocide and anti-Jewish violence throughout the world represent antisemitic speech and are not protected by the University’s community standards,” Harvard Hillel said following the protest.Harvard Hillel is pushing for the university to hold both the protesters and the protest groups accountable.They also called on Harvard President Cla...

20 years on, a transformed New Zealand looks back at ‘Lord of the Rings’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:16 GMT

Kevin Baxter | Los Angeles Times (TNS)WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand was primarily known abroad for its sheep, its wine and its rugby team on the September day in 1998 that filmmaker Peter Jackson’s helicopter landed on a sprawling family farm about 100 miles south of Auckland.The country’s film industry was another matter: Though New Zealand had produced crossover successes like Jackson’s “Heavenly Creatures” and Jane Campion’s Oscar winner “The Piano,” it was nearly as far from the thinking of Hollywood studios as it was from Hollywood itself.But that was about to change.The lush farmland on which Jackson’s crew alighted would soon become the backdrop for “The Lord of the Rings,” one of the most ambitious, influential and profitable film series ever made. And in the two decades since the release of “The Return of the King,” the Oscar-winning final film in Jackson’s trilogy, New Zealand has b...