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Denver airport sunflower fields near peak bloom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Wildflowers are blooming, and while it's not quite corn maze season, August and September bring the peak blooming season for sunflowers.Near Denver International Airport, fields of seemingly endless sunflowers have been growing since spring, waiting to be admired before they are harvested in September. How CPW plans to avoid livestock conflict while reintroducing wolves But why would one of the world's busiest airports use its land for farming crops like sunflowers? DIA spokesperson Stephanie Figueroa told FOX31 it's "in the airport's best interest to find the highest and best use of our property while supporting our primary mission as an airport."According to DIA, a high non-aeronautical revenue helps to lower operating costs for the airport and airline partners. That's why some land belonging to DIA is leased to businesses like car rental companies and farmers.Farmers rent land from DIA and use it to rotate multiple crops, including sorghum, corn, winter wheat, ...

Are people from Colorado called Coloradans or Coloradoans?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Are Colorado residents Coloradans or Coloradoans?People may still individually debate which term they prefer, but the most widely and officially accepted demonym -- or term to denote a person who lives in or was born in a certain place -- is Coloradan.This recognition of "Coloradan" extends up to the federal government, whose style manual for federal publications recognizes the version without the "o" as the official way to refer to people from Colorado.Why is it Coloradan and not Coloradoan?A general rule for demonyms is to add "-an" to places that end in "o." Idaho becomes Idahoan, Ohio becomes Ohioan and Chicago becomes Chicagoan. This would mean that the correct demonym would be Coloradoan. However, there's a catch. 5 myths about the state that Coloradans want busted The name Colorado is of Spanish origin, and means "colored red." For names of Spanish origin that end in "o," like Colorado, the demonym rule is generally to remove the "o" and add "-an."Think of ...

Cool down and beat the heat at 2 South Florida pools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

The heat is on in South Florida. But you don’t have to hide inside all day long. Keep your cool by taking a dip in a tropical pool. Alex Miranda is here to tell us about some hidden gems right here in the 305.What’s up, Alex?During scorching times like these, the recipe for fun is simple: Just add water.And we have just the water you ought to check out.Out in Redland…Alberto: “It’s just almost like going to the beach, but better.”Is an oasis.Alfredo : “The breeze feels great, the landscaping, the tropical fruit trees.”Blue Lagoon Farm is like something out of a dream, with coral rock waterfalls, a grotto and this massive spring water pool.Alberto Rohaidy: “I can only assume, hundreds of thousands of gallons.”All doubling as Alberto backyard.Alex Miranda: “OK, so you go in?”Alberto Rohaidy: Yeah, I go in about twice a week, because I like to do backflips and show off.”The hole is 12 feet deep, so, no excuse...

Patriots sign ex-Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott to 1-year, $4 million deal, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

Three-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott has signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots worth $4 million, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press.The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the move, said the contract can be worth up to $6 million with incentives.The 28-year-old Elliott ran for 68 touchdowns and more than 8,000 yards in seven years with the Dallas Cowboys. He led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016, when he was the runner-up for the AP Rookie of the Year award, and again in 2018.He also has more than 2,300 receiving yards, and 12 TD catches.Elliott’s yards per game have gone down every season of his career, a trend that partly reflects the decreased usage of running backs in the NFL since the Cowboys used the No. 4 overall draft pick to select him in 2016. Under coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots have been especially disdainful of the load-carrying rusher, winning Super Bowls in t...

State breaks ground on new veterans facility – what does $482 million buy?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

The ground was broken in south central Massachusetts on Monday where the state’s new Veterans’ Home in Holyoke will eventually open.The long term care home and hospital, funded in part by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs State Home Construction Grant Program, is expected to replace the former Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, located on the city’s Cherry Hill, with a new facility capable of providing care for up to 234 full time residents. Coming in at a cost of $482 million, the project will take about three years to wrap construction and five years to complete.Design of the 350,000 square-foot building, according to the construction partnership Commodore Builders and Walsh Brothers, Inc., is based off the VA’s “small house model” for veterans care, and floors will be divided into three “houses” of 12 beds, with each house receiving nursing support and shared community, dining and living spaces.Veterans will have access to on-site p...

Red Sox notebook: Finally nearing full strength, it’s time for Sox to show us who they really are

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

For all the ups and downs the Red Sox have endured this season, we still haven’t seen what they’re capable of at full strength.Now, the gang is nearly back together, and not a moment too soon.Trevor Story is back. Chris Sale is back. Garrett Whitlock is back. Tanner Houck’s return is right around the corner. For the first time all season the Red Sox will get to play with their full deck of cards, a crucial development as the club looks to fight its way back into the playoff picture.It also means many of the biggest knocks against this club may no longer be applicable.The days of relying on two openers a week are over, and now if the Red Sox go that route it will be a strategic decision rather than a necessity. The parade of depth arms who have kept the club afloat has reached its end too, and once Houck is activated the Red Sox pitching staff will arguably be as deep as it’s been at any point since the 2018 World Series.The shambolic middle infield that was c...

Moving forward: state breaks ground on new veterans home after COVID deaths

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

As the state embarks on a $482 million project to rebuild the the Holyoke Soldiers Home, there’s plans for memorial garden dedicated to the dozens of former service members who died, far from war or conflict, while ostensibly under the care of the Commonwealth.Having survived what turmoil battle brought to their lives or withstood the extraordinary physical and mental pressures of military service through peacetime, these veterans will tragically be memorialized not for what they did, but for what wasn’t done for them.“You cannot ignore the tragedy of what happened here,” U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said Monday.The Congressman, joined by Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans’ Services Dr. Jon Santiago, was on hand to break ground on a $482 million care home to be built adjacent to the state’s current veteran’s hospital, a project that comes in no small part to make up for the government’s failures at the last f...

Need for water to fight Hawaii fires rekindles fight over stream diversions. Follow live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (Associated Press)Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.As Hawaii officials claim there is a shortage of water available for firefighters, they’re pointing a finger at a recent court ruling that required more water be kept in East Maui streams amid drought and competing demands for use. Environmentalists are pushing back less than a week after the state’s attorney general’s office filed a petition with the Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday blaming a senior environmental court judge, for there not being enough water for firefighting. The dispute connects the current blazes to an earlier court battle that pit Hawaiian acti...

Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list, MLB launches investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

Wander Franco won’t be with the Tampa Bay Rays for at least a week, and is under investigation by Major League Baseball.Early Sunday afternoon, social media posts alleging that Franco, 22, had been involved with a 14-year-old girl in his native Dominican Republic, went viral. The country’s legal age of consent is 18.Franco happened to be out of the lineup on Sunday afternoon.Earlier this season, Rays manager Kevin Cash benched the shortstop for “not being the best teammate,” sidelining him for two games. But on Sunday morning, Cash told reporters it was “just a day off” for Franco, and stuck to that story following his team’s 9-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.“I am aware of the speculation,” Cash said. “I’m not going to comment any further on that, but the day off was because of the day off.”While the shortstop had played the last 40 consecutive games, it was surprising that he’d get Sunday day off, when the Rays’ giveaway for fans aged 14 and under was a “Wander Franco Snap...

Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone talks tough losses, handling team’s struggles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:32 GMT

ATLANTA — Shortly after the Yankees suffered a ninth-inning implosion and a loss to the Marlins on Sunday, Aaron Boone spent some time watching videos of his players’ postgame interviews.Asked why, the manager said that he loves the YES Network on Monday. Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay was sitting next to Boone when he cracked the joke.In all seriousness, Boone said that he usually watches the postgame interviews, as he likes to see how players answer questions in the moment.On Sunday, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Clay Holmes — whose meltdown handed Miami an 8-7 win — all used the word “flush” when describing how the Yankees needed to move on from yet another Worst Loss of the Year contender. On Monday, Boone added that the team just needs to “Keep going. It’s what we do. I know that’s hard for people to understand.”“They have a hard time answering it because that’s what you do,” the skipper continue...