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UPS reaches tentative contract with unionized workers, potentially dodging strike

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike. The agreement was announced after UPS and the Teamsters came back to the negotiating table Tuesday to talk over remaining sticking points in the largest private-sector contract in North America. Both sides had already reached tentative agreement on a host of issues but remained at odds on things like pay for part-time workers who make up more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union. Colorado ranks 4th in nation for attracting high earners The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative” in a prepared statement. It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in delivery trucks. “Together we reached a win-win-win agreement on the issues that are important to Teamsters leadership, our employees and to U...

I-70 eastbound closes after crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed in the high country Tuesday because of a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.The affected stretch was from Exit 203 (Silverthorne) to Exit 218 (8 miles west of Silver Plume), or Mile Points 205-217.5.Delays were expected, CDOT said. Drivers were advised to use U.S. 40 or U.S. 285 as alternate routes.No further details about the crash were immediately released.

Broncos release first look of new alternate helmet

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- There's a new look coming for the Denver Broncos' helmets. The "Snowcapped" design features some new elements with an iconic logo. The helmet, which is called the Snowcapped design, was introduced in a 45-second video that shows the helmet sitting on a throne of ice. Justin Simmons and Pat Surtain II are the only two players featured in the video, both wearing orange uniforms. The two players put on the helmet and then sat on the throne.The helmet itself is a white base, which the team says pays homage to the snowcapped mountains, with orange and blue stripes running front to back over the crown of the helmet. On either side, it features a throwback Denver "D" logo.The team said it will only be worn with the orange Color Rush uniforms.The new design comes ahead of a season where the Broncos are trying to turn things around after a difficult 2022 in which they won only five games. Broncos full 2023 schedule That standing was low enough to place them last in the div...

Denver will soon have just one LGBTQ+ shelter

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The end of July marks the one-month date until the Rodeway Inn Motel emergency shelter transitions into permanent housing. This leaves only one shelter in the Denver area that specializes in transgender and non-binary people.The Rodeway, originally focused on women, transgender and non-binary people, is redirecting towards supportive housing for people coming out of homelessness. The current guests at Rodeway are being relocated, but it doesn’t mark the end of the housing crisis in the LGBTQIA+ community. Denver’s mayor plans to house 1,000 homeless. Will it work? After the Rodeway transitions, The Delores Project will be the only other 24/7 shelter in the area designed for transgender and nonbinary adults.“In light of so much anti-trans rhetoric and politics, anti-trans legislation that is passing through in different states, we're seeing that the streets are significantly less safe for trans and non-binary people," said Danny Roetzer, the fund development manage...

Broward County School Board discuss pay raise for teachers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

Just days after the new Broward Schools superintendent was sworn into office, the school board is now working on his agenda, which includes a possible pay raise for teachers.One school board member wants to pay Broward County teachers $100,000, which he said, is just half of 1% of the schools budget to get it done. “To say that teachers are underpaid, considering the value that they contribute to the community, is almost an insult to the teachers,” Dr. Allen Zeman said. “We know they are underpaid. We know their contributions to our schools, to our kids, to our families and to Broward County, and it’s time to make them whole.”Zeman wants to pay teachers $100,000 by 2025, which includes $80,000 in pay and $20,000 in benefits. “We’ve Identified $25 million, one-half of 1% of our budget so that we can meet this target of getting to $100,000 for teachers in total compensation by 2025, and $150,000 for principals and assistant principals by the s...

BSO: Gunman rips necklace then opens fire at victim in Lauderdale Lakes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

A terrifying armed robbery incident left a victim lucky to be alive after a bold robber ripped off her necklace and later opened fire at her. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Robbery Unit released chilling surveillance footage capturing the entire crime and authorities now need the public’s help in locating the gunman.The incident occurred on Sunday, July 2 at approximately 6 p.m. when the suspect was seen entering the RaceTrac store at 4697 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes. After making a purchase, he exited the store and returned to his parked vehicle near a gas pump. Moments later, the victim pulled her car into the pump area, directly behind the suspect’s vehicle.The surveillance video reveals the shocking turn of events as the suspect approached the victim’s car, brandishing a firearm, and demanded she empty her pockets. However, the robber forcefully ripped the chain off the victim’s neck. He quickly retreated to his vehicle and fled the scene, mak...

South Florida community gathers in prayer for MDPD Director Ramirez

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

As an outpouring of support continues throughout South Florida for Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez following the incident in Tampa, officers in Doral gathered in a prayer circle to send well wishes to the Miami-Dade Police Director who remains hospitalized. “We might not fully stand in their pain, but we’re outside and we wanna help carry that pain by praying for them,” said one woman who led the prayer circle. The South Florida community rallied around the Miami-Dade Police Department and Director Ramirez. “We pray, God, that You would touch them to be of solace and comfort to him as he recovers,” said another man in the spiritual gathering. There have been prayers and an overwhelming show of support for Ramirez, who had plans to lead as he officially launched his campaign in May for the newly-created role of county sheriff. His colleagues consider Ramirez a dear friend and have shown their support. “He’s a great man,” said Stead...

UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative.” It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in delivery trucks.Members of the Teamsters, angered by a contract they say was forced on them five years ago by union leadership, clashed with UPS over pay as profits for the delivery company soared in recent years. Union leadership was upended last year with the election of Sean O’Brien, a vocal critic of the union president who signed off on that contract, James Hoffa, the son of the famous Teamsters firebrand.The two side reached a tentative agreement early on safety issues, including equipping more trucks with air conditioning equipment. Under the agreement, UPS said it would add air conditioning to U.S. small delivery vehicles purchas...

Biden family dog Commander has bitten several Secret Service agents, emails show

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

The Biden family’s dog, Commander, has bitten several Secret Service agents — sending one to the hospital — and exhibited “aggressive behavior” in at least 10 incidents since he took residence in the White House in December 2021, emails obtained by a conservative watchdog agency show.The emails describe several biting incidents involving the 2-year-old German Shepherd between Washington and Delaware, where the Bidens often frequent, dating from October 2022 to January of this year. Judicial Watch, a Washington-based conservative group, obtained the records through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Homeland Security and published them Tuesday morning.In the emails, Secret Service officials detail instances of Commander biting officers and warning of the dog’s “aggressive behavior.” Six incidents were significant bites that sometimes resulted in medical attention, two were aggressive incidents that did not result in a bite and another two were describ...

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson admits violation of conflict of interest law, agrees to pay $5,000 penalty

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:56:32 GMT

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson admitted to violating a conflict of interest law and agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty over her hiring of both her sister and son for roles on her city council staff, according to the State Ethics Commission.The commission announced on Tuesday that Anderson signed a Disposition Agreement admitting to the violations, which first started, in-part, after her 2021 election to the Boston City Council, when she appointed her sister as her Director of Constituent Services. The District 7 councilor also took part in the vote approve the appointment, following her swearing-in on Jan. 3, 2022. The ethics commission described in a news release how Fernandes Anderson initially set her sister’s annual salary at $65,000 before increasing it to $70,000 in June 2022, in addition to awarding her a $7,000 bonus.That same month, state officials said the councilor appointed her son as a full-time office manager with a salary of $52,000. Eleven days afte...