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This town in Colorado has a population of zero

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- You might think that to have a town, you would have to have at least a few people who actually live in it.Well, you would be wrong - at least in Colorado.Carbonate, located north of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, is an official municipality, according to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. There are more ghost towns in Colorado than live ones It has a yearly budget, a town clerk, a board of trustees and more, aligning it with other towns in Colorado.There is one key difference between it and other towns, however: The official population of Carbonate is zero and has been for a very long time.How is this possible?Carbonate was officially reinstated as a town in 2014 through a unanimous election, having been originally formed in 1883 and never officially abandoned, according to a petition.The town is 640 acres, around 1 square mile, and most of that is publicly owned and held by the U.S. Forest Service. Around 79 acres is held by private owners.While the...

Steak Au Poivre / Ostrow Brasserie, Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

(WSVN) – Give your steak a classic French taste with a kosher touch. That’s what’s cooking tonight as we grab a Bite with Belkys.The Chef: Olivia OstrowThe Restaurant: Ostrow Brasserie, MiamiThe Dish: Steak au PoivreIngredients:10 Oz Denver steak strip marinated with crushed black and green peppercornsButter or duck fat for cooking steakSauce:1 tbsp of butter (use duck fat if Kosher)100g (3.5oz) of chopped shallot100g (3.5oz) of black and green peppercorns2 oz of sherry wine2 oz of port wine1/2 cup heavy cream (use non-dairy if Kosher)1 tablespoon of Dijon mustardPinch of saltMethod of Preparation:Marinate 10 oz steak strip with cracked pepper and a little olive oil (overnight is best) and set aside.Sear steak in a pan with butter and cook to the desired temperature.In a skillet over low heat, melt butter and add chopped shallots. Saute for a minute, then carefully pour in sherry and port wine. Add 1 tablespoon of Dijon.As the color changes to brown, add pepper, cr...

Miami Police honor former mounted officer with renaming of stables at Lummus Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

City of Miami Police paid a touching tribute to a former mounted police officerThe police department held a ceremony on Wednesday to honor former Mounted Police Officer Manuel Gomez by renaming the Mounted Patrol Stables at Lummus Park. The facility will now be known as the Officer Manuel Gomez Mounted Facility.In 2006, Gomez bruised his spine when he fell from his police horse while on duty during the Three Kings Parade.Medical professionals at Jackson Memorial Hospital employed hypothermia treatment to mitigate the damage, ultimately enabling him to regain his ability to walk.“Incredible, after so many years to see so many beautiful friends,” said Gomez. “This is an incredible journey; it’s been rewarding.” Gomez dedicated nearly two decades of service to patrolling the streets of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

‘We owe it to our community’: Fort Lauderdale mayor to outline $500M 10-year plan to help prevent flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

Fort Lauderdale officials are on a mission to drain out the issues of the city’s flood-prone communities, months after historic flooding impacted the region.7News cameras on April 13 captured standing water in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park neighborhood a day after downpours swept across Broward County.More than two dozen inches of rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving much of the city and other parts of the county underwater.Many residents were forced to leave their homes. Some put their belongings in canoes.“This past April taught us a lesson, that even though it was a once-in-a-thousand-year storm — 26 inches in five hours — no community has ever suffered that anywhere in the history of the country,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.Wednesday night, in his state of the city speech, Trantalis will outline his plan to help prevent flooding in the future.It’s a 10-year plan that will cost $500 million dollars, to protect some of t...

Warm Thursday, showers return for the weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

It was another day in the 80s outside of the coast! Tomorrow it won’t be as warm but still above average. Temperatures will continue to slide down into the 60s over the next 7 days. Although that’ll come at the expense of some weekend showers.Overnight, areas of fog will redevelop as temperatures fall to the upper 50s and low 60s and are more in line with our dew points. Once the fog lifts, we’ll see sun, with some high clouds mixing in later. High temperatures inland will in the upper 70s. A south/southeasterly breeze will keep temperatures in the upper 60s for the Islands and Cape Cod. It’ll be near 70° on the coast.Look to our west on radar and satellite, and there are our changes into the weekend. A cold front is draped across the Midwest and South as of this evening. That will slowly advance east into the weekend. It’ll bring us rain and could pull in some tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Philippe. Here’s a look at rain chances into Satu...

Victim’s sister takes the stand as testimony begins in trial of man accused of killing couple in NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

Testimony got underway Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of killing a couple in Concord, New Hampshire last year. Logan Clegg was in court as he faces charges in connection with the deaths of Djeswende and Stephen Reid. During proceedings on Wednesday, Stephen’s sister took the stand and described the moment she realized something had happened to her brother.Clegg is accused of shooting and killing the Reids while they were walking on a hiking trail. Speaking in court, Stephen’s sister Susan Forey said she reported the couple missing a few days after they left their home for their walk. Forey said she was concerned after hearing Stephen did not show up for a tennis match with his older brother and went to his apartment to check on him. “The apartment was neat,” Forey said. “The computer was there and they weren’t.” “I just realized that something was terribly wrong,” Forey continued. “So, I knew that I had to report them missing.”The search fo...

‘Mark my words’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defends non-binding Orioles agreement, guarantees a lease will get done

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

Six days after the Orioles and the state of Maryland announced a 30-year deal to keep the team at Camden Yards and five days after it was revealed that the agreement was a memorandum of understanding, and not a lease contract, Gov. Wes Moore emphasized the importance of the MOU and guaranteed a lease would get signed.“Mark my words, and you can bet on it, the Orioles will be here for 30 years,” Moore said in an impassioned speech Wednesday during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works in Annapolis.One of the largest priorities for the Moore administration has been securing a long-term lease with the Orioles — who have negotiated with the state for years, since the Gov. Larry Hogan administration — and Moore stressed Wednesday that the agreement was not merely a ballpark lease, but is “bigger than baseball.” The state built and owns the ballpark, which is rented by the Orioles.The aim of a future lease, both the Moore administration ...

Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The fraud trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York drilled down Wednesday into the question of who — his company or hired accountants — bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent.With accountants on the witness stand and Trump at the defense table for a third day, his attorneys tried to pin blame on accounting firms for any problems with the statements. But lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James sought to show that the accountants relied entirely on information supplied by Trump and his company.Outside the courtroom, meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers appealed a key pretrial ruling: that he engaged in fraud by puffing up the values of prized assets. The trial concerns six claims that remain in the lawsuit after that ruling. Trump denies any wrongdoing. The trial comes as he leads the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and the stakes are high for him and the rea...

3 New England states join together for offshore wind power projects, aiming to lower costs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island will procure future wind energy projects together rather than separately as part of a joint agreement the states’ governors announced Wednesday — the first such multi-state agreement in the nation.The partnership could lead to the three states acquiring clean energy at more competitive and affordable rates, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said. Energy from off-shore wind projects is seen as key to meeting each states’ climate change goals.“We can go further when we work together,” said Lamont, a Democrat.The new multistate agreement, which could become a model for other parts of the country, comes as some offshore wind developers are seeking to renegotiate contracts they signed with states in 2019 and 2020 when costs were lower. Those costs include the price of steel needed for wind turbines and higher interest rates.This week, electric utility Avangrid announced it was pulling out of Connecticut’s largest offshore wind proje...

Costco is seeing a gold rush. What’s behind the demand for its 1-ounce gold bars?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for something to add to your Costco cart along with the 30 rolls of toilet paper? How about a bar of gold? While not a typical outlet for the sale of precious metals, the members-only warehouse chain has seen its 1-ounce gold bars sell out faster than discounted 170-ounce jugs of laundry detergent.In a company earnings call last week, CFO Richard Galanti said the gold bars, sold exclusively online, are “typically gone within a few hours” of appearing on Costco’s website — adding that there’s a two-bar limit per member. As of Wednesday, they remained sold out.Unlike some other discount finds at the retail giant, gold bars come with hefty price tag. No prices were listed Wednesday because of the bars’ unavailability, but multiple media outlets reported last week that the 1-ounce gold pieces — offered in two designs — were selling for just below $2,000 each.That’s slightly higher than the current market price of gold, which stood at about...