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Neymar says not 100% fit for Brazil, compares Saudi league to French

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil striker Neymar said he is not fully fit to play in the two opening rounds of World Cup qualifying due to the right ankle injury that has sidelined him since February.Neymar left Paris Saint-Germain for Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal but hasn’t yet played for his new club. He said in a press conference Thursday that the Saudi Pro League could be as good as France’s Ligue 1 — if not better.Brazil will play its first match in World Cup qualifying on Friday in the Amazon city of Belem against Bolivia. Then the Selecao will travel to face Peru on Tuesday. Neymar said he has come for international duty in similar form in the past and still played.“I feel well, happy, but obviously I am not 100% fit. But my head is well, my body is well,” the 31-year-old Neymar said. “I was going to play the latest match (of Al Hilal), but I was hit during training and the coach chose to leave me out, so I could come to Brazil.”Neymar’s most-recent match for B...

Eastbound I-70 closed for wildfire in Eagle County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Fire crews are working to contain a "large scale" wildland fire along Interstate 70 in Eagle County.According to the Eagle River Fire Protection District, the fire is between the interstate and Eagle River near the Horn Ranch Open Space. The fire started after a vehicle crashed and ignited dry grasses in the area. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox I-70 was closed in both directions between mile points 147 and 160, but the westbound lanes reopened around 5:20 p.m. U.S. Highway 6 is closed between mile points 150 and 160. There is no estimated time for reopening, the fire district said.Drivers were urged to use the northern alternate route to avoid the closure, as the interstate is expected to last several hours. The detour will add around 2.5 hours to travel time, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Here's the northern alternate route:Westbound I-70: Motorists coming from the Denver metro area or Interstate 25 can...

Denver weather: Hot and dry before rain returns with cold front

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The hot and dry Denver weather will continue for a few more days. Friday will bring another round of possible 90-degree temperatures across the Denver metro. The Pinpoint Weather team is tracking a cooler change along with showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall is still ahead for the year, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Forecast highs on Friday for metro DenverWeather tonight: Starry and pleasantThe few clouds that drift across the state on Thursday will fade away after sunset. Skies will be clear across Colorado making for another pleasant night. Get the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather Temperatures will fall into the 50s in locations east of the mountains including metro Denver and the Front Range. There will be chilly readings in the upper 30s and low 40s through mountain towns.Overnight lows by Friday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Dry and warmIt'll be another dry day across Colorado on Friday. Ther...

Love of hunting keeps best friends in the Colorado wilderness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Always breaking stereotypes and preconceived notions are best pals Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson.They are hunters. They’ve been chasing game side-by-side in Colorado for over 10 years."When we met each other, it was like hunt at first sight," Thompson said. Is hunting beneficial for the environment? But what about their husbands? Don’t they ever get jelly?"I was told once I was living his dream. So I would say, jelly, maybe," Johnson said. Thompson said hunting with her friend is more than hunting."She is my best friend. She is very important to me. I love her like a sister," Thompson said.Hunting along the South Platte RiverThis morning, their adventures take them east of Denver on a stretch of land that hugs the South Platte River where they will pursue the elusive mourning dove.Dove hunting in Colorado has been enjoyed by men and women, young and old, for generations. Every year on Sept. 1, they eagerly take to the field. Colorado fall color...

10 of the most notable performances at Red Rocks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — From $6 tickets to a ban on rock concerts, Red Rocks Amphitheatre has hosted some truly remarkable performances. While no one can count the thousands of amazing stars that have come through the venue, Red Rocks has kept track of some of the most notable performances dating back to the early 1900s. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in fall of 2023 These artists had some of the best, bizarre and insane Red Rocks performances throughout the years:The Beatles (1964)In the summer of '64, The Beatles played at Red Rocks. But they weren't a huge hit — only three-fourths of the seats sold. Tickets sold for $6.60, according to the amphitheater. This was the only concert on The Beatles’ initial American tour that didn't sell out. Johnny Cash (1965)It's said that Johnny Cash, along with the Tennessee Three, were the first country and western musicians to perform at Red Rocks.Jimi Hendrix (1968)September 1968 was Hendrix's one and only show at Red Rocks. However, there is no...

Fort Lauderdale Police seek public’s help to locate subject in smoke shop burglary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in locating the subject responsible for the burglary of a smoke shop. The burglary occurred along the 3200 block of West Broward Boulevard on Aug. 8, at around 12:47 a.m. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the subject had previously scouted the smoke shop three days earlier. Surveillance footage shows the subject wearing a red shirt and camo shorts with orange sandals. https://twitter.com/ftlauderdalepd/status/1699879202395218198?s=20On the night of the burglary, the subject was captured on camera wearing a black hoodie, black pants and similar orange sandals. An investigation into the incident is currently underway, and anyone with information is urged to contact Fort Lauderdale police to aid in locating the subject.If you have any information on this burglary or the subject’s whereabouts, call Detective Taylor Hall at 954-828-5509 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may b...

Mass. school districts cancel classes, dismiss students early as hot, humid weather continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

Soaring temperatures and a lack of air conditioning continue to drive school districts to either let classes out early or cancel them altogether this week.Woburn Public Schools was one of them, announcing Thursday that due to excessive heat and safety concerns, the school district would have early releases on Friday, just a day after the school year started.“We are writing to let you know that due to the oppressive heat and safety concerns at some of our buildings without air conditioning, we will be having an early release tomorrow, Friday, September 8th for all schools,” officials said in a statement to the school community. “Our early dismissal times are as follows: 11:30 a.m. for WMHS, 12:00 for Middle Schools, and 12:30 at our elementary schools. Our Kindergarten students will still have the delayed start time, and be dismissed at 12:30.”The decision came after a day of brutal temperatures, with hot, humid and hazy conditions plaguing the state, with are...

Hurricane Lee is ‘rapidly strengthening’ toward a Category 5 monster. New England will ‘need to keep a close eye on’ the forecast track

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

The most powerful and potentially dangerous hurricane of the year is quickly gaining steam in the Atlantic Ocean’s record-warm waters, as meteorologists tell East Coast residents to “keep a close eye on” the major storm’s forecast track over the next several days.Hurricane Lee strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph on Thursday while the storm remained far east of Puerto Rico. Forecasters were predicting that Lee would become a major hurricane by Thursday night.Lee is expected to gain strength to a monster Category 5 hurricane, which would be the first storm to hit that highest hurricane intensity level this year.“It looks like Lee is rapidly strengthening right now, and we expect it to continue to quickly strengthen,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick told the Herald on Thursday.“It’s difficult to say this far out, but there’s potential for this to impact the East Coast from t...

Farmers find some relief from flooding in the form of donated funds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

It was clearly hard for Bay State farmer Jim Lattanzi to recount just how devastating unseasonal frost and ceaseless rains have been for businesses like his.Lattanzi, flanked by Gov. Maura Healey, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and community group leaders, at times struggling to speak through his emotions, explained from inside his Hollis Hills Farm stand the damage done by mother nature this year and the unexpected response he received from the state and his community.“As a farmer, you have to be resilient, but I’ll tell you it takes the wind out of your sails when you work so hard and watch it wash away,” he said. “To know that we have the support of our governor, our legislators, our business partners, to kind of come out of nowhere and say ‘hey, we’re here to help,’ it blows a little wind back in your sails. We can do this.”In July, the Healey Administration joined United Way of Central Massachusetts in soliciting fund donations to help farmers impacted by flooding or unexpected cold sn...

Marty Walsh backs Ruiz over Arroyo, Wu-pick Pepén for Boston City Council

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

Former Mayor Marty Walsh and Mayor Michelle Wu are both passing on the embattled incumbent Ricardo Arroyo in District 5, but differ on who they want to see replace him on the Boston City Council.Walsh said he’s backing Jose Ruiz, a retired Boston police officer. The decision puts him at odds with the city’s current mayor, who announced two weeks ago that she was endorsing her former employee, Enrique Pepén.“Jose Ruiz has been an amazing mentor to so many youngsters in the city as a youth coach and he’s an amazing person,” Walsh told the Herald Thursday. “His whole life has been devoted to being engaged in the community.”Walsh, who left the Biden administration to run the NHL Players Association, said he has worked with Ruiz over the years when he was a youth coach and Boston police officer.“He would bring all of that vital experience to the City Council,” Walsh said. “That’s why I’m backing him.”Walsh’s decision to endorse Ruiz was first reported by the Dorchester Reporter. He is al...