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Player of the Week: Frederick Douglass High’s Cordell Cozay Brown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on-air and online as our Player of the Week.This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Cordell Cozay Brown of Frederick Douglass High School in Maryland.Brown loves football and has been playing since he was 4 years old. A team captain on this year’s team, he played center and offensive tackle, while helping the school win the Maryland State Championship. Brown has also been chosen All-County twice.When not playing football, Brown lends his talent to the track team, throwing the shot put and discus.Brown gives back to others by helping to feed those experiencing homelessness with his church. He also helps take food to seniors and assists them with tasks when needed.Brown excels in the classroom and has been accepted into several Division I colleges.WTOP’s Player of the Week is sponsored by:Are you the parent of an outstanding student athlete? Or do you know a student athlete who deserves recognition? Nomina...

80% of Denver area renters can't afford to buy a home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Renters have a harder time breaking into homeownership in Colorado than most of the country, depending on the city. Both rental costs and homeownership costs in Colorado are some of the nation's most expensive, matching only coastal markets. As of March 2023, the median sales price for a Denver area single family detached home was $620,000, requiring a top-tier income to afford both down payment and monthly mortgage payments. Colorado homes are getting smaller and more expensive Renters have a such a large bridge to cross in much of Colorado that a majority will never be able to buy a home, according to an analysis by moving firm HireAHelper. Analysts crunched home prices and renter incomes in over 200 metro areas to see how many renters could afford a home assuming a 6% down payment and current interest rates.In most of the nation's cities, more than half of renters cannot afford to break into the homeownership market. In 17 of them, at least 90% of renters can'...

'Someone knows something'; Who murdered these men 29 years ago in Denver?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — “Their voices may now be silent . . . those who may know the truth are not,” the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shared as a part of its mission as it works to assist in bringing justice to cold case tragedies.There are hundreds of unsolved homicide cases, long-term missing person cases, and unidentified remains cases in our state where at least three years have passed since the crime happened. Who murdered this 15-year-old girl after a basketball game? The Colorado cold case task force created a list of those cases dating back to 1970. The Problem Solvers are working to highlight cold cases in our state each week.Who murdered these men in 1994?The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Denver Police Department are working to solve a cold case murder that happened on January 30, 1994.The CBI said that Richard Romero, 28, and John Gonzales, 31, got out of a car that had several other males inside it near 16th and High Street. As they started to walk aw...

Colorado among states where people write off most on tax returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nobody likes taxes, but Coloradans have a better time around tax season than most other states. Financial adviser SmartAsset crunched tax filings and income data to see in which states do filers write off the most in their annual returns. Coastal states and certain states in the Mountain West have as many as twice as many tax returns with itemized deductions than interior states. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints The study ranks three items - how many tax returns contain write offs, the average deduction's dollar amount and the percentage of income the itemized deductions equal. Colorado ranked 11th highest among U.S. states for a combination of the three metrics. In the Centennial State, 12.23% of all tax returns have itemized deduction, the country's tenth-highest share. The average itemized deduction is worth $35,772 and represents 5.01% of income. Colorado women earn more than most, particularly in Boulder A...

Teen arrested after trying to break into vehicles in SW Miami-Dade neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers were in the area of 152nd Street and 107th Avenue after two teens were caught trying to steal an unmarked police vehicle. According to police, one person was arrested as they continued to search for another suspect in the area. Around 3 a.m., two teens were attempting to break into an unmarked police car, but when they failed to do so, they moved on to another car nearby which they successfully broke into and sat inside. As the crime unfolded, a neighbor’s Ring camera captured the criminal activity and notified the off-duty police officer nearby. When the officer went outside to investigate, he saw the teenagers attempting to steal the car and both suspects ran in opposite directions. The officer shortly caught up with the 18-year-old suspect as he called for backup. Live video footage showed several police cars on the streets of the surrounding area. A police helicopter was also spotted overhead with a spotlight on the ground. A K9 unit was also bro...

Police investigation underway in NW Miami-Dade following fatal shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers closed off part of a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood in response to a fatal shooting in the area.Around 3:30 a.m., the shooting took place near Northwest 107th Street and Seventh Avenue, Friday.Detectives are currently on the scene to investigate the crime scene.No further details are available at this time. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police investigate Miami intersection after 2 found stabbed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

Police conducted an investigation in Miami after two people were found stabbed near the intersection of Northeast Third Court and 79th Street.On Friday morning, Miami Fire Rescue transported a man and woman to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Trauma Center. Their current condition is unknown at this time.Both victims appeared to be in their 20s.It remains unclear what led up to the violent act.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday’s Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome.It said that instead of presiding over the torch-led procession at the Colosseum, Francis will watch from the hotel where he lives in the Vatican.He will still attend the Passion celebration at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican added.

NASA, SpaceX launch rocket with Air pollutant instrument from Cape Canaveral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) – Friday SpaceX had its 23rd launch this year, but what makes this one different is that the Falcon 9 rocket was launched with a NASA instrument called TEMPO. The device is the first space-based device to monitor major air pollutants from above.TEMPO stands for Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution. It can monitor conditions from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.TEMPO’s observations will collect scientific data on air pollution not only from the United States, but also Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, and part of the island of Hispaniola.NASA and SpaceX launched the rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.If you would like to see the launch click here.

China and France call for peace in Ukraine and vow deeper military dialogue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:24 GMT

GUANGZHOU, China — France and China have reached an agreement to work together to deepen military cooperation, as President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to China draws to an end with a joint call for peace in Ukraine. According to a joint statement issued by the governments of Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Southern Theater of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army — chiefly responsible for the South China Sea — will “deepen the dialogue” with Asia-Pacific command of the French forces. The pledge comes amid heightened tension between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Pacific. On Ukraine, the statement said: “Both sides support all efforts to restore peace in Ukraine on the basis of international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.” It called on Russia to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. China and France “oppose armed attacks on nuclear power plants and other peaceful nuclear facilities&#...