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7 corn mazes to try near Denver

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Get lost in the fall festivities with these corn mazes near Denver. Most corn mazes open in late September, but you can start planning your trip now. Check out the corn mazes that are already open or are opening soon. Anderson Farms Starting on Sept. 20, Anderson Farms, located just outside of Boulder, is opening its corn maze for daytime fun and haunted happenings at night. The farm has Colorado's longest-running corn maze, opening in 1999. It includes eight miles of trails and allows you to choose one of three games.Fritzler Farm ParkFritzler Farm Park opened on Sept. 17 and is only open on the weekends. The yearly designs of this maze in La Salle are unmatched. This year's design is of Queen Reba's face. The maze turns sinister at night with haunted features coming out once the sun sets. Chatfield FarmsChatfield Farms opened on Sept. 16 and runs all the way to Oct. 29 in Littleton. From a bird's eye view, the corn maze's theme is under the sea with fish, a sea tur...

Coach Prime returns for 2nd '60 Minutes' interview

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's not every day that the investigative reporting show "60 Minutes" interviews someone more than once in back-to-back seasons. But then again, Coach Prime isn't your average person. If you didn't tune in to the show on Sunday, here's what you missed.Last fall, "60 Minutes" interviewed Deion Sanders in Mississippi where he was coaching Jackson State to victory. Why is Deion Sanders called ‘Coach Prime?’ On Sunday night, Sanders appeared again on "60 Minutes" as "THE talk of college football, if not American sports," said interviewer Jon Wertheim.During the interview, Coach Prime talked about the "Prime Effect," which brought 8.7 million viewers to turn on their TVs and watch Colorado defeat Nebraska, along with the multiple celebrities that came to the game against Colorado State University on Sunday. “I truly make a difference. I make folks nervous, man. I get folks moving in their seat. I get folks twiddling their thumbs. I get them thinking and second-guessing...

Fire rescue extinguish blaze after propane tank explodes outside Homestead pizza restaurant

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

Emergency responders were at the scene of a fire in Homestead after a propane tank explosion. Just after 8:30 a.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were on the scene, along with HazMat crews, at Mamma Mia Pizzeria after reports of an explosion in the area. Viewer video showed a propane tank outside of the restaurant, located on Northeast Sixth Street and North Krome Avenue, up in flames and scoring the side of the establishment. Fire rescue crews remained on the scene after they extinguished the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Florida couple stranded in Mexican hospital after cruise pit stop takes a horrifying turn

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) — A dream cruise vacation for a Florida couple has turned into a nightmare as they find themselves stranded in a Mexican hospital with no way to return home. Natalia Cuesta and her girlfriend Ashley Gibson embarked on a Carnival Cruise from the Port of Tampa on Sept. 11, but an unexpected pit stop took a devastating turn.On Tuesday, Carnival Cruise Line informed the family that Cuesta and Gibson had never re-boarded the ship. Hours later, it was revealed that the couple had rented scooters from a third party in Mexico and were involved in a hit-and-run incident that left them hospitalized.Maria Ortega, Cuesta’s mother, expressed her anguish. “My daughter had a broken arm, her bones sticking out, and they just wrapped it up because she had no insurance,” she stated.Gibson, on the other hand, has been facing a dire situation with medical complications related to her foot. “They’ve been trying to operate on her foot and they keep t...

I-93 southbound reopens after tractor-trailer rollover snarls traffic in Wilmington

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

A tractor-trailer rollover closed multiple travel lanes on Interstate 93 in Wilmington on Monday, impacting the morning commute for hours.Drivers were diverted around the crash, causing lengthy delays on both I-93 and on Route 495 after the incident created miles-long backups, as well as delays of more than two hours. At one point, around 6:30 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed to traffic, with the MassDOT indicating backups were as long as nine miles.Following the arrival of heavy towing equipment, authorities said the scene was cleared and all lanes were back open to traffic by 9:30 a.m.Details on any injuries have not yet been released.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1703741076987638168

Clorox products in short supply after cyberattack disrupts operations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

New York (CNN) — A cyberattack at Clorox is causing wide-scale disruption of the company’s operations, hampering its ability to make its cleaning materials, Clorox said Monday.Clorox said some of its products are now in short supply as it has struggled to meet consumer demand during the disruption. Clorox didn’t specify which of its products are affected.The company on Monday revealed in a regulatory filing that it detected unauthorized activity in some of its information technology systems in August. Clorox said it immediately took action to stop the attack, including reducing its operations. It now believes the attack has been contained.Still, Clorox has not been able to get its manufacturing operations back up to full speed. The company said it is fulfilling and processing orders manually. The company doesn’t expect to begin the process of returning to normal operations until next week.“Clorox has already resumed production at the vast majority of its manufacturing...

Massachusetts will be the first state to stop buying plastic, governor says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

Massachusetts will no longer buy single-use plastic products, the governor announced to start the week.Speaking Monday in New York at an early morning session of the Clinton Global Initiative, Gov. Maura Healey used her brief time at the podium to announce she will issue two executive orders in the coming days, one of which would call on the Commonwealth’s procurement officers to stop buying so-called disposable plastics.“I will sign an executive order that bans the purchase of single use plastics by state agencies in Massachusetts,” the Bay State’s 73rd Governor said to open a session titled “Turning tides: how to accelerate sustainable practices for ocean conservation.”According to Healey, her order will make Massachusetts the first of the 50 states governments to officially stop purchasing single use plastic bottles. The order will be effective immediately upon issue, the governor said.“We know that plastic waste, plastic production are among the leading threats to our oceans, ou...

Patriots awaiting updates on two injured key players after Week 2 loss

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

The depths of the Patriots’ cornerback group was tested in Sunday night’s 24-17 loss to the Dolphins when Marcus Jones left the game and didn’t return after suffering a shoulder injury.Head coach Bill Belichick didn’t have an update on the second-year pro’s status as of his Monday morning appearanc on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez shines again in tough loss New England Patriots | Matthew Judon gives impassioned state of the Patriots address after loss New England Patriots | Patriots react to rare 0-2 start: ‘Something’s got to happen’ New England Patriots | Mac Jones’ plan to make sure Patriots don’t spiral after two tough losses New England Patriots | Patriots react to wild overturned play that sealed loss to Dolphins “No, not yet,” Belichick said....

Mom’s last ballgame: The O’s v. the Rays, an ‘inside-the-retirement-park home run’ | GUEST COMMENTARY

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

My mother stopped talking a couple of months ago, and it was something of a shock. Mom was a legendary kibitzer. In the days before cellphones, she had a princess landline installed on the wall of her bathroom so that even Mother Nature couldn’t interrupt a conversation.Need an opinion — or not? She had one either way. When she entered assisted living five years ago, her stories — about her three husbands, her acquaintanceships with various U.S. senators while working on Capitol Hill, and her days as a tap-dancing grandma — captivated the aides. They spent their breaks in her room, laughing and lapping up the received wisdom.To fill her now-silent days, my sister and I would turn on showtunes or the TV, but she ignored them, just like she mostly ignored us and stared at the wall, looking somehow both vacant and angry. And then, one day, I flipped past the Orioles-Tampa Bay game on TV. It was as if I had pointed the remote at her and pushed the unmute button. ...

Nexstar and DIRECTV reach new multi-year distribution agreement

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:53 GMT

Nexstar Media Group and DIRECTV have officially reached a comprehensive new multi-year distribution agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned local television stations and the company’s national cable news network, NewsNation. This follows the return of the television stations and NewsNation to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on the morning of Sept. 17.Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Nexstar released a statment saying, "DIRECTV and Nexstar greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers during this negotiation."