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Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade: What to know, how to watch it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's St. Patrick's Day Parade is back this year and ready to celebrate 61 years of the tradition.The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11. Noel Hickey was selected as the grand marshal for the parade.How to watch the parade onlineFOX31 will livestream the parade.FOX31 is the official media sponsor for the parade, and Morning News anchors Kirk Yuhnke and Ashley Ryan will emcee the event.Make sure to check this story for the video player to watch when the parade starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.How long will it last?How long the parade will last depends on a few factors, including the number of entries, their performance times and the weather. However, the organizers said the parade should last around four hours.St. Patrick's Day Parade routeThe parade will start on Wynkoop Street at 19th Avenue, then turn southeast down 17th Avenue before turning northeast on Blake Street (renamed Tooley Street for the parade). It will continue on Blake Street until 27th Ave...

Some videos, audio released in El Paso County rancher dispute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — FOX31 continues to follow the alleged harassment of Black ranchers in El Paso County and the ongoing dispute between the Mallerys and their neighbors. On Tuesday evening, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office released hours of body camera video and what they say are all eligible case reports. Colorado sniper team, led by SRO, considered among the best in the US The tweet went out at 5:06 p.m., reading in part, "In an effort to be transparent with our interactions with residents in the Yoder area, and to dispute specific claims made by Courtney and Nicole Mallery, Sheriff Joe Roybal has released all reports and body-worn camera footage for eligible cases to the public and media."Only some videos in Mallery-Clark case availableThe Mallerys' story has made national headlines, and the tipping point happened in February when Courtney Mallery was arrested, which sparked a rally at the state Capitol, where supporters from across the country marched together.T...

Xcel clears backlog for solar panel customers waiting to connect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Xcel Energy owned and fixed major setbacks when it comes to connecting homeowners' solar panels to the power grid, saying now they have cleared the backlog of people waiting to connect.“We apologize. We certainly understand it's frustrating to invest money in a system that is not generating. There were for sure some delays. We own up to that," Jack Ihle, Xcel's regional vice president of regulatory policy, said Tuesday. Ex found guilty of murdering Longmont mail carrier Several viewers of FOX31 and Channel 2 reached out to complain that solar panels installed months ago were still not working, and they were waiting on Xcel to connect them to the power grid.“At one point, they were 4,000 applications behind. Now they are telling us they are caught up and we should be returning to a 2-4 week timeline," said Mike Kruger, CEO of the Colorado Solar and Storage Association.Kruger said the setback stemmed from demand, staffing issues within Xcel and software issues with t...

Woman missing after being discharged from Thornton hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Greeley Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a woman who has not been seen since getting released from North Suburban Medical Center on Sunday.Holly Delgado, 49, was reported missing on Tuesday by family members who said she left home without her identification, money, cell phone, or a change of clothes on Feb. 3.Timeline of Delgado's disappearancePolice said that during an investigation, they learned that the Northglenn Police Department spoke with Delgado on the morning of Feb. 4. Her vehicle was moved to the Red Lobster Restaurant parking lot near 104th and Livingston. The vehicle remained there after the conversation.Later that evening, around 8:10 p.m., the Adams County Sheriff's Office spoke to Delgado near 84th Avenue and Navajo Street. She was taken to the North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, where she was admitted. ‘She was afraid of him’: Montbello mother murdered in domestic incident The next day, on Feb. 5 around...

Alleged Denver gang members indicted on 255 criminal counts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver grand jury indicted 13 people from a suspected criminal street gang for alleged crimes that involved over 100 victims.According to the Denver District Attorney's Office, 13 people, aged 18 to 23, were indicted on 255 felony counts for alleged crimes that involved 113 victims. A criminal case has now been opened against each suspect. The 13 suspects are all alleged members of a street gang known as "2DS," or Too Damn Smooth, Too Damn Self-Made and/or Too Damn Styling. Man found guilty of killing 3-year-old in 2018 According to the DA, the gang is responsible for 18 shootings that include drive-bys that put innocent bystanders at risk. One of those shootings killed Jesus Duran-Maldonado in Commerce City on Feb. 26, 2022. Another shooting killed Christian Chirinos-Salazar in Denver on May 28, 2022. The DA said the suspects are also charged with violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act, attempted homicide, aggravated motor vehicle theft, menacing and r...

Man found guilty of killing 3-year-old in 2018

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver jury found a 37-year-old man guilty of killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old son back in 2018.According to the Denver District Attorney's Office, jurors deliberated for five hours on Friday and found 37-year-old John Affourtit guilty of first-degree murder. ‘She was afraid of him’: Montbello mother murdered in domestic incident Child found unresponsive at Virginia Village apartmentOn Sept. 25, 2018, officers responded to an apartment in the 900 block of South Dahlia Street in the Virginia Village neighborhood on reports of a child who was not breathing. According to the arrest warrant, Affourtit allegedly told police that he had lived in that apartment with his girlfriend of two years. His girlfriend's son moved in with the couple beginning of August 2018. According to the DA, when officers arrived at that apartment, they found the child and were not able to revive him.When asked by police what had happened to the victim, Affourtit allegedly told police that...

See the full list of concerts at Fillmore Auditorium for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you are making plans for this year and want to check out some live music, there are several opportunities.The Fillmore Auditorium is located at 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver and has a capacity of 3,700. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2023 Over 15 concerts have already been announced for the Fillmore.Full list of concertsHere is a look at the full list of concerts that will take place at Fillmore Auditorium in 2023:March 8: Hardy- The Mockingbird and The Crow TourMarch 10: August Burns RedMarch 12: DreamcatcherApril 1: Steel PantherApril 2: Key GlockApril 4: Aly & AJApril 13: 17th Paper Fashion ShowMay 3: Skinny PuppyMay 7: Lil WayneMay 18: Kali UchisMay 19: First Aid KitMay 20: PlaceboMay 21: The Interrupters & Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls & HepcatMay 29: $NOTJune 9: Sisters of MercyJune 12: ThriceJune 19: Logic: The College Park Tour with special guest Juicy JAs more concerts are added, we will update this story.

Denver-area home prices nudge up for the 1st time in a year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver-area homes have nosed up, though not by much.Denver is still very much a seller's market, according to the February housing market report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, but buyers are still sitting on the sidelines. After the U.S. Federal Reserve began tightening interest rates last spring, home sales have consistently slowed and prices consistently came down. CSU reports shed light on winners, losers of alcohol in grocery stores The median sales price for a Denver metro single-family home is $600,000, up from $595,000 in February. This includes 11 counties along the Front Range from Boulder to Douglas counties.Prices have been sliding since last April when they reached an all-time high of $680,000 for a single-family home. Since then, homes have cost roughly $10,000 less each month. It is still taking much longer to sell a home than the same time last year, but the length of time has stalled in the last two months. It took an average of 49 d...

Ghost guns an increasing concern in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An assault weapons ban was discussed in the state legislature Tuesday however, some say the law falls short and neglects an issue that is becoming an increasing problem: ghost guns. The use of ghost guns in crimes is on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The attorney general admits ghost guns are flying under the radar. Ghost guns are untraceable firearms with no serial number that can be bought online and assembled at home. This means there are no rules as to who can get them, no age limit, and no background checks. ‘She was afraid of him’: Montbello mother murdered in domestic incident The ATF calls them "suspected privately made firearms,” or PMFs. The number of suspected ghost guns recovered by law enforcement agencies and submitted to ATF for tracing increased by 1,083% from 2017 to 2021, increasing from 1,629 to 19,273 guns respectively. However, the ATF believes this data is just sc...

Elderly woman displaced after house deemed unsafe following Hialeah blaze

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:18 GMT

Emergency crews responded to a house fire in Hialeah where an 82-year-old woman resided, Wednesday morning.Live video footage showed the firefighters clearing the area after they extinguished the flames.According to officials, the blaze broke out around 3 a.m. in the area of East First Court and 34th Street where they found a shed fire that spread into the home. After the flames were put out, firefighters labeled it with a red sticker that signifies the building is uninhabitable due to its unsafe environment.The homeowner said she smelled smoke after her dog woke her up with its barking. A neighbor helped her out of the house and also rescued her dog. Hilberto Menendez said he banged on all the doors and yelled for anyone inside to get out but when there was no response he managed to get the front door open to rescue the elderly woman. Once she was safely outside, Menendez ran back inside to rescue her dog.The homeowner’s son, Rolando Gonzalez, plans to take her in while she f...