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Migrants in Denver could be legally jobless for months, attorney warns

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Since May, more than 6,000 migrants have been bused to Denver from Texas, according to numbers from Gov. Greg Abbott.Many of those migrants are winding up in encampments and searching for work. Some of these people could be unhoused and without "legal" work for many months, according to Belen Albuja, an immigration attorney in Denver. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston talks city’s response to migrants, homelessness That could lead to some finding work off the books, which could lead to outright violations of labor laws by employers, Albuja said."I live between the two worlds as an immigrant and as an attorney," Albuja said.Migrants have the task of getting a work permitAlbuja has been an immigration attorney for 12 years. She is also a native of Ecuador."Put together some forms, translate birth certificates," Albuja said, "evidence to confirm that they belong to this group."That's the start of the process for migrants, like those arriving in Denver daily, to get a work pe...

Loveland man dedicates 20 years to documenting the history of heroes

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

BERTHOUD, Colo. (KDVR) — It doesn’t take much — just an inexpensive camcorder and a notepad. That’s all Brad Hoopes of Loveland needs to document the life stories of Colorado veterans.For two decades, Hoopes has been preserving the stories of local heroes and donating the recordings to the Library of Congress as part of its Veterans History Project.“I thought, well, why not try to do something on the local level to feed the program? So I went out and bought a video camera and just started interviewing veterans,” Hoopes told FOX31. Watch: Vietnam veteran's photos helped changed public opinion of the war A few days ago, he set up his tripod and started asking Stephen Mulvihill about his life. Mulvihill lives in Berthoud and served in Vietnam. He said his wartime experience plays on repeat in his memory, almost all the time.“The way I explain it, it’s like a movie going in the background, and something will occur, it can be anything. I mean, a real simple thing for people maybe to un...

27 children adopted in Denver for National Adoption Day

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In celebration of National Adoption Day, 27 Denver children officially joined their forever families Friday.Denver Human Services and Denver Juvenile Court hosted the event for the 18th time this year at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse. Meet Ru, Castle Rock Middle School’s new therapy dog National Adoption Day, which falls on Nov. 18 this year, is a collective effort that aims to bring awareness to the over 113,000 children in foster care in the U.S., according to the website. Each year, courts and organizations in over 400 communities nationwide work to finalize and celebrate adoptions from foster care, just in time for Thanksgiving.Since Denver joined the effort, 831 local children have been adopted. This year, friends and families watched and cheered as the Denver Juvenile Court finalized 27 adoptions for 23 families.“Today, we honor and celebrate all families who offer stable, loving homes to children, including kinship care families, foster and adoptive famil...

Colorado Sports Night: Weekend wrap-up for Nov. 3

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s the bye week for the Denver Broncos, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the Colorado sports scene is taking time off.The NFL trade deadline has passed, Colorado is looking for two more wins to become bowl-eligible, Colorado School of Mines and Air Force football are cruising, and the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets are on a championship path.Let’s take a look at what the guests on "Colorado Sports Night" have to say about this week’s hot topics.Big GetBenjamin Allbright from KOA said the Broncos need “a focused plan” and not play "Deal or No Deal."It's NFL Trading Deadline Eve and will the Broncos play 'Let's Make a Deal?'Our Big Get @AllbrightNFL says "you don't want to make trades just to make trades. You need to have a focused plan."That and more at 11 @channel2kwgn pic.twitter.com/wAvLT0z3DZ— Colorado Sports Night (@COSportsNight) October 31, 2023Just because the Broncos didn’t make a move doesn’t mean they are set lo...

Dancers from Maria Verdeja School of the Arts in Kendall to take part in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

A group of South Florida dancers are getting ready for a major parade performance after they were invited to showcase their skills at a Thanksgiving tradition.The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a holiday tradition, a staple of the season that started back in 1924.This year marks the 97th march through Manhattan, and a local dance studio will be part of the show.Speaking with 7News on Friday, these dancers from the Maria Verdeja School of the Arts in Kendall shared their excitement ahead of their appearance at the parade later this month.“It’s a great opportunity for us all to be able to travel together and have so much fun being with all of our best friends,” said dancer Valentina Larrauri, “and I think being in the parade is something that only a little girl can dream of, so to be able to have that is so exciting.”The dancers are hard at work practicing their routine. They’ll be one of five performance groups featured in the parad...

‘Thanksgiving in a cup’: Salt & Straw turns traditional holiday dishes into tasty ice cream flavors

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

It’s November, so you know what that means: turkey time, baby!Thanksgiving is slowly creeping up on us, but you don’t have to wait until the end of the month to get a taste. Deco’s checking out a spot that scooping up some fall flavors.Woody Harrelson (as Woody Boyd): “Hey, you guys, this is Thanksgiving, and I still say this is gonna be the greatest.”So much for wishful thinking. But if you want to make sure your thanksgiving ends on a sweet note instead of a food fight, Salt & Straw on Lincoln Road has you covered.Frank Hernandez-Lara: “We’re doing a Thanksgiving feast in the form of ice cream.”Oh, like traditional dessert, right?: “We’ll have a dinner roll ice cream. We have a turkey stuffing/cranberry sauce flavor. We have mango pie. We also have a pumpkin gingersnap pie, and we have a cheesy potato casserole.”Turkey stuffing as ice cream?! OK, we’ll get back to that main course.But first, the sides.The ...

Ex-martial arts pro takes down knife-wielding man in Cutler Bay parking lot

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

A former mixed martial arts fighter turned the tables on a knife-wielding man in Cutler Bay, a parking lot confrontation that was caught on camera.Speaking with 7News on Friday, Javier Baez said he was returning home from Halloween festivities, early Wednesday morning.“I got home late from trick or treat, and I left my keys in my lady’s house,” he said.Unfortunately, Baez was unable to avoid an extra scare. He believes one of his neighbors wasn’t in the right state of mind.“He just came to my window and banged it aggressively. He looked like he was having a bad day,” he said. “He was screaming for hours.”Baez said the assailant randomly came up to him as he was sitting in his car and cracked his window with a knife, just before 5 a.m.“I tried to talk him down, and I tried not to tell him to leave, and then I told him I was going to call the cops,” said Baez, “and he got mad, and he rushed me with a bigger knife.”...

Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens dozens more, officials said Saturday.Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.As day broke, rescue helicopters flew into the region to help out and security forces on the ground were digging out the injured and dead from the rubble, Nepal police spokesman Kuber Kadayat said.Troops were clearing roads and mountain trails that were blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake. Helicopters flew in medical workers and medicines to the hospitals there.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal also flew in on a helicopter with a team of doctors. Dahal led an armed communist revolt in 1996-2006 that began from the districts that were hit by the quake.In Jajarkot district, where the quake’s epicenter was, 92...

Editorial: Left pushes low expectations in nixing graduation

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

At some point, the left’s soft bigotry of low expectations gave way to the outright bigotry of eliminating expectations. Consider Oregon.Last month, the Oregon Board of Education unanimously voted to extend a pause on graduation requirements. Previously, the state made high school students take a test to demonstrate basic mastery of reading, writing and math. Oregon originally halted the requirement during the pandemic. Now, the earliest it will return is 2029.Students who failed the test often took elective classes to create work samples that allowed them to meet the testing requirement. As a 2022 Oregon Department of Education report on the issue noted, this was “often at the expense of another elective course.”Unless you’re in the education bubble, that makes sense. Elective classes may be fun, but a student’s future success hinges on his or her ability to read, write and do math.But anyone following recent debates about the public schools can guess the backstory here. Some group...

Pozniak: Incident command vital at Me. shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:19 GMT

Comprehensive news coverage of the deadly mass shooting in Maine included reports on the hundreds of law enforcement officers who joined the hunt for the gunman. These officers represented local, regional, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including many from Massachusetts, who brought various degrees of training and experience to the scene.This massive response didn’t happen by accident. It was through the implementation of the National Incident Command System created by a directive from President George W. Bush who wanted a consistent nationwide system to be used to respond to major crises and disasters.The national incident command system ensures effective communications, resource allocation, and decision making. It helps prevent chaos, coordinates the response by multiple police agencies, gathers intelligence, and leverages technology like drones and underwater surveillance equipment which ultimately increases the likelihood of a successful apprehensionA 24/7 inc...