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Check out these holiday pop-up bars in Denver

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With November coming to a close, the winter festivities are just getting started. Holiday pop-up bars are starting to open throughout Denver. Which Colorado ski area has the most trails open? From string lights across the ceilings to Christmas-themed drinks, enjoy December with these holiday bars that are only here for a limited time.NOEL holiday pop-up bar (Courtesy of Noel)NOEL holiday pop-up bar (Courtesy of Noel)NOEL holiday pop-up bar (Courtesy of Noel)NOEL holiday pop-up bar (Courtesy of Noel)Holiday pop-up bars:Miracle at Union Station - Open until Dec. 29Holiday decor and seasonal drinks are inside Union Station. Amidst the holiday spirit, there is a designated Hanukkah table for those who don't celebrate Christmas.SNOWdrift at Adrift Tiki Bar Adrift keeps its laidback, tropical demeanor while making the bar Christmas-themed. The bar is what Santa would look like taking a vacation, Christmas hats and tropical shirts. Adrift is open year-round but the decora...

Colorado middle schoolers to pick names for reintroduced wolves

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

DENVER (KXRM) — The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) is holding a naming contest for the first wolves who will be reintroduced to their original native historical range. Middle schoolers from grades 5-8 will pick from a list of potential names to select a winner.According to the CWWC, it’s believed the last wild wolf part of an established population was killed in 1945. The CWWC believes that the children of Colorado should have the opportunity to be a part of reintroducing a once-native species. CWWC decided that middle school children encompassing grades 5-8 would be the perfect age group for this project. Students will choose from a list of 14 potential names for the wolves. They will have access to an educational script and the rules for the contest. Each student will have the opportunity to vote once for their favorite name beginning on Nov. 27 and closing on Dec. 20.  Colorado to source gray wolves from Oregon for reintroduction All public middle schools should have ...

COMFORTABLY COOL for South Florida!

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

Cooler conditions have settled behind Monday’s front. North winds will keep conditions comfortable across the region. In fact, it will be mild in the afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 70’s.Tomorrow morning will be the coolest out of the entire week with more areas between Miami-Dade and Broward making it into the upper 50’s. Along the coast in the low 60’s with widespread 60’s across the Florida Keys.Temperatures moderate as high pressure centered over the Gulf Coast states shifts East and eventually moving into the Atlantic Ocean later this week. This will signal a warming trend as an onshore flow returns.Overall, it will be a gorgeous and mild week in South Florida.Vivian GonzalezMeteorologist, AMS Certified WSVN Channel 7

Miami Beach welcomes new mayor, commissioners in swearing-in ceremony

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

Steven Meiner will officially take the oath of office Tuesday, becoming the new Mayor of Miami Beach. This morning’s Miami Beach City Commission meeting will also see the swearing-in of three new commissioners: Tanya K. Bhatt, David Suarez, and Joseph Magazine.The ceremony, scheduled at 11 a.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center, marks the beginning of a new chapter for the city. Meiner will succeed outgoing Mayor Dan Gelber, and commissioners Ricky Arriola and David Richardson will bid farewell.

Former deputy fights for compensation in legislative meeting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

Former Broward Sheriff Deputy Maury Hernandez, permanently brain-damaged and partially paralyzed since being shot in the line of duty in 2007, is making a compelling plea to the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, Tuesday. Hernandez is advocating for the passage of a special “claim bill” that would grant him $10 million to cover substantial medical bills and lost wages incurred since the shooting.Hernandez’s tragic incident occurred during a routine traffic stop in Pembroke Park, where he was shot in the head by David Maldonado. Convicted of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, Maldonado is serving a life sentence.

Prisoner transport crash in Pompano Beach sends deputy, inmates to hospital

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

Two Broward County prisoner transport vans and a car collided, sending a deputy and inmates to a local hospital. The crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday near West Atlantic Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue in Pompano Beach. A deputy sustained injuries but is expected to recover. Seven prisoners were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the crash. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Dominic Cummings said UK officials ‘should be shot’ over bungled COVID response

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s former top aide Dominic Cummings joked that “people should be shot” over the U.K. government’s early response to coronavirus.March 2020 WhatsApp messages between Cummings — who served as then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide until a bitter fallout in late 2020 — and top minister Michael Gove were revealed at the U.K.’s COVID-19 inquiry Tuesday. They show how the pair privately seethed over how the government they served in was dealing with the emerging pandemic.“You know me. I don’t often kick off,” a text from Gove to Cummings, on March 4 2020, reads. “But we are fucking up as a government and missing golden opportunities … the whole situation is even worse than you think and action needs to be taken or we’ll regret it for a long time,” Gove’s text continues. Gove, who was giving evidence in person at the inquiry Tuesday, said he believed the U.K. was too slow to intr...

The West is on a world tour against Huawei

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

For years, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei had been building a beachhead in Costa Rica, supplying hardware as the Central American nation built out its wireless networks.That ended abruptly on the last day of August.As he signed a law banning his government from buying Huawei equipment, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said the country would procure equipment “only from trusted suppliers” — meaning, in diplomatic language, it would cut out Chinese firms. The law would then expand the ban to all private companies in Costa Rica as well.Costa Rica’s decision was the result of sustained pressure from both American President Joe Biden’s White House and its European allies, which had been working their muscle for months to get San José officials to turn their backs on Chinese kit. Just two days earlier, Chaves had met personally with Biden, who praised “Costa Rica’s commitment to using trusted providers in its upcoming 5G tender and auctions.” It was a victory for Western securi...

Disputed Ukrainian treasures returned to Kyiv after Dutch court ruling

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

(CNN) — A haul of Ukrainian treasures sent to Europe for an exhibition nearly 10 years ago have been returned to Kyiv from the Netherlands after a lengthy legal battle.The collection of ancient artifacts was dispatched to the Netherlands from four museums in Crimea before Russia’s annexation of the region in 2014. But the annexation meant their return has not been straightforward.“After almost 10 years of litigation, artifacts from four Crimean museums that were presented at the exhibition ‘Crimea: Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea’ in Amsterdam have returned to Ukraine,” the National Museum of History of Ukraine said in a statement.The collection comprised 565 items, including antique sculptures, Scythian and Sarmatian jewelry, and Chinese lacquer boxes that are 2,000 years old, the museum said.Rostyslav Karandieiev, Ukraine’s acting minister of culture and information policy, described the treasures’ homecoming as “our great historical victory.”“It is very...

Two assaulted in Dorchester home invasion

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:12:44 GMT

Boston police are investigating a home invasion in Dorchester late Monday night that left one victim in the hospital. At 10:46 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the area of 77 Bowdoin St. Two victims were assaulted, one of whom was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made; authorities said it is an ongoing investigation.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.