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Denver weather: High fire danger continues into Monday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will stay warm and windy through Monday ahead of the next snow chance on Tuesday. High fire danger continues on Sunday while winter storm watches and warnings are ready for the incoming snow Monday night. Weather tonight: Cool and breezy Red flag warnings will expire Sunday night, but the Denver metro will stay dry and breezy. Low temperatures will fall near freezing. Weather tomorrow: High fire danger continues It will be another sunny and breezy day with a high in the mid-60s. Wind gusts in the Denver area will reach around 40 mph, which will increase fire danger. Fire danger will be even higher in the southeast corner of the state. Looking ahead: Snow Monday night into TuesdayMonday's warm and breezy conditions will be ahead of the next round of showers. The system will bring showers quickly changing from chilly rain to snow late Monday into Tuesday, followed by much cooler weather for the rest of the workweek.Light snowfall will accumu...

Mets’ Senga wears ghost glove, fans 8, wins debut vs Marlins

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Kodai Senga struck out eight in his major league debut, wearing a glove with an image of a ghost and a pitchfork in reference to his “ghost forkball,” leading the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins 5-1 Sunday.The 30-year-old right-hander agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract after going 87-44 with a 2.59 ERA in 11 seasons with the Pacific League’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He overcame a difficult first inning and allowed one run, three hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.“First inning, definitely a lot of nerves,” Senga said through a translator. “My legs felt like a ghost. Once I got into a little bit of a pinch, I started to settle down and calm myself down.”Senga averaged 96.8 mph with 32 fastballs — the fastest 99 mph — and threw 26 forkballs, 18 sweepers and 12 cutters. His eight strikeouts tied Kenshin Kawakami and Masahiro Tanaka for the fourth-most by a Japanese pitcher in a MLB debut, trailing only Kazuhisa Ishii and Daisuke Matsuzaka (10 each), a...

Butler has 35, Miami gets needed win over Dallas, 129-122

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami was desperate. So was Dallas.Jimmy Butler and the Heat had just enough to help their playoff position — while dealing the Mavericks a big blow.Butler had 35 points and 12 assists, Cody Zeller added 20 points and the Heat held off the Mavericks 129-122 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Max Strus and Kevin Love each scored 18 and Tyler Herro added 15 for the Heat. Miami won despite allowing Dallas to shoot a season-best 61%.“I wouldn’t necessarily have drawn it up this way,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Luka Doncic was brilliant again for Dallas, finishing with 42 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 31 points and Kyrie Irving added 23 points and eight assists for the Mavericks.“A win is a win,” Butler said. “I don’t like the fact that they shot 61%. But I do like the fact that we finally won a game.”The Mavs had been 7-0 this season when shooting at least 54%, and fell to 30-2 all-time, including playoffs, in ...

6 juveniles facing charges after police chase in stolen car ends in crash in Groton

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

Six juveniles from Lowell are facing criminal charges after leading police on a wild high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash in Groton, officials said.Officers responding to a reported of a car refusing stop on Route 225 in Shirley noticed a vehicle go by in excess of 80 mph in the area of Long Hill Road on Route 225, according to Groton police.The vehicle eventually crashed through the common and the occupants fled down Willowdale Road. Five suspects were located behind a dental office on Main Street. Another was found on Willowdale Road.All are facing charges including the possession of a stolen motor vehicle, possession of a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage, and various motor vehicle charges.There were no reported injuries.

6 people hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer in Charlton

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

Six people were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer caused several crashes in Charlton on Sunday.Officers responding to a reported crash involving a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 20 and Route 31 around 5 p.m. determined the tractor-trailer had struck several cars, damaged a fire hydrant and caused a fuel spill.Six people were transported from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries.The cause of the crash remains under investigation. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

4 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox’s opening series, including Dylan Cease’s gem and clutch defense

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

The Chicago White Sox began the season with an impressive four-game split against the Houston Astros.Here are four takeaways from the series against the 2022 World Series champions at Minute Maid Park.1. Pedro Grifol liked the ‘grit’ the Sox displayed.“We were playing the world champions in a tough environment, a tough place to play,” the first-year Sox manager said after Sunday’s 6-3 victory. “And we had chances to win all four games.”The Sox opened the season with stellar pitching from Dylan Cease and a timely late hit by Andrew Vaughn for a 3-2 victory.They had leads in the second and third games before falling 6-3 and 6-4. The Astros had big two-out hits in both games.The Sox rebounded Sunday, getting homers from Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada. They had double-digit hits in all four games.Moncada had eight hits in the series, including two homers and three doubles. Tim Anderson had seven hits and stole two bases.All four starters ...

Thibodeau not ready to rest players with playoff spot clinched

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

With a postseason spot clinched — just the second time in 10 years for the Knicks — coach Tom Thibodeau said he won’t consider resting his players until they’re locked into a seed.“For us, we’re in but there’s still some things at stake,” the coach said. “If someone’s nicked up, they’re not going to play. But we need to keep playing. We want to be playing our best going in. We’re young, we still have a  lot of improvement. But we’re not there yet. So if everything is locked up, maybe we would consider that. But there’s things that are still to be done.”The Knicks (46-33), winners of four straight, can secure at least the fifth seed with a Nets loss Tuesday against the Timberwolves and a victory Wednesday at Indiana.Since Julius Randle is already ruled out for the remainder of the season, the obvious player to rest is Jalen Brunson, who has recently missed games with a sore foot and spraine...

Chicago Bulls edge closer to a play-in spot with a 23-point comeback vs. the Memphis Grizzlies: ‘We’ve got to embrace the struggle’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

The Chicago Bulls followed a simple formula to complete a 44-point swing and clinch a 128-107 win over the second-best team in the Western Conference: Don’t slow down.After trailing the Memphis Grizzlies by 23 points Sunday, the Bulls seemed set to accept a home beatdown in one of their toughest remaining matchups. But instead of rolling over, the Bulls adopted a frantic style of hands-on defense in the second half, swatting and swiping at every ball within arm’s reach.The pace was spastic, nearly out of control, but it kept the Grizzlies from ever feeling comfortable. The Bulls forced 16 turnovers in the second half, including three consecutive plays in one 31-second stretch of the fourth quarter.Even the video-board operators couldn’t keep up with the pace of play. As the screen showed a replay of a steal for an open-court layup by DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso snagged the ball for yet another transition basket, leaving fans to crane their necks to catch the action ...

Magic dominate Pistons to keep play-in hopes alive

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

Through all the weirdness and stoppages that Sunday’s 128-102 home win over the Detroit Pistons brought, the Orlando Magic’s hopes of qualifying for the play-in tournament are still intact.Barely.The Magic’s victory, their sixth win in eight games, brought them to 34-44 on the season — a 12-win improvement over last year’s record with four more regular-season games to play.But results from other Sunday matchups made every Magic game for the rest of the regular season must-wins to keep their play-in hopes alive.First: the Toronto Raptors (39-39) beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-108 to ensure the Magic couldn’t finish the season higher than No. 9 in the Eastern Conference standings.Second: the Chicago Bulls (38-40) came back from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-107.The Magic remain four games behind Chicago for the No. 10 seed in the East, but Orlando’s “magic” number is now one, meaning the Magic would ...

Thousands impacted by outage, after car crashes into SDG&E power line

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:41 GMT

SANTEE, Calif. -- A power outage impacted a little more than 2,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers Sunday morning after a truck crashed into a power line in a suspected DUI, the San Diego Sheriff's Office said.Deputies were dispatched to the scene near Mast Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue shortly after 11:40 a.m., after receiving a call of a white truck hitting a power line in the area in a solo accident. Gas station robbed at gunpoint, suspect not located Due to the accident, about 2,205 customers in the neighborhoods of Santee and Carlton Hills lost power. As of 6 p.m., almost all of the customers have had their power restored.The road was closed while SDG&E crews worked on the power line.The exact events that lead up to the crash have not been identified at this time. However, the driver of the truck was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the SDSO.The identity of the driver has not been shared by law enforcement at this time.