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Ashford: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — Ashford Inc. (AINC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $2.59. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to $1.67 per share.The asset management company serving the hospitality industry posted revenue of $185.1 million in the period.Ashford shares have decreased 26% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $10.34, a decrease of 20% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AINC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AINCSource

Caught on camera: Thieves use rope to pull ATM out of bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Early Tuesday morning near Bayaud and Pennsylvania, three thieves used a truck and rope to pull a bolted-down ATM outside of Spot Bar and Grill. “It's just violating,” Meagan Maly, the bar's general manager, said. The whole thing was caught on camera. The video shows one of the suspects breaking the glass door to get into the bar. The thief never hit the lock on the door, which Maly said is why the alarm wasn't originally triggered.The suspect inside went straight to the ATM and attempted to pick it up before appearing to realize the ATM was bolted to the ground. Maly said while that was happening, a red truck backed up onto the curb just outside the front door and another suspect brings a rope inside. Colorado is dropping in US News and World Report’s best states rankings "He put a little lasso on our ATM and hooked up to the truck and pulled it right out through our door, breaking the door," Maly said.From there the video shows the suspects dragging out the AT...

Denver weather: Highest storm chance on Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay unsettled this week with storm chances each afternoon. High temperatures will stay in the 70s for at least the next seven days. Weather tonight: Isolated showersThere will be a few isolated showers that will stay mostly in the higher elevations west of Denver. Some valleys could get warm enough to see lightning. Showers will wrap up late Tuesday evening. Denver will have a 10% chance of an isolated shower or storm Tuesday night. Overnight low temperatures in Denver will fall into the mid-40s. Floods reported along I-70 near Hanging Lake exit Weather tomorrow: Mild, mostly dryWednesday will be mostly dry with a high temperature in the upper 70s. The Front Range will only have a 10% chance for an isolated storm meaning that most places will stay dry. Looking ahead: Scattered storms ThursdayTemperatures will hit the low 70s on Thursday with scattered showers and storms. This will carry the highest storm chance of the week in Denver. St...

CDOT using explosives to trigger avalanches ahead of Independence Pass reopening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

TWIN LAKES, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado Department of Transportation is using explosives to help clear snow from Independence Pass ahead of its scheduled reopening at the end of May.  On Tuesday, CDOT and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, CAIC, paired up for the annual avalanche mitigation effort on the stretch of Highway 83 that connects Twin Lakes and Aspen. The pass is closed each winter due to multiple factors, including the risk of large avalanches. “The road runs through the track of the path so it doesn’t take a whole lot of snow rolling down the hill to hit that road,” CAIC Director Ethan Greene said.  Cities with the worst commute in Colorado The team uses a helicopter loaded with explosive devices dubbed “turkey bombs” that are dropped on steep slopes above the pass. CDOT says the explosives are much more powerful than they typically use for avalanche mitigation.“We’re putting anywhere from 22 to 30 pounds of explosive payload per shot,” CDOT’s statewide Avalanche C...

Who will benefit from changes to FAFSA and the formula for college aid?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- May 1 is National College Decision Day and right now families are likely nailing down the financing for their kids who will start college in the fall. But for 2024, there will be some changes in the form and the formula used to determine aid. Denver area homeownership highest since 2009 For the next round of college applications, families will use a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid form."That has been a huge plus for students. It will be less cumbersome to fill out," Jennifer Helgeson, with the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said.Helgeson said the formula used to determine aid will also change. "Almost 2 million families will now qualify for grant aid that haven't in the past, so it's a huge benefit to the American family," she said.The Expected Family Contribution will be replaced by the Student Aid Index Number. "It's determined now more on household size and poverty level," Helgeson...

Why you need to slow down to 20 mph on some Denver roads

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you don't see a speed limit sign on a Denver street, you'll probably need to slow down from what you're used to: The default speed limit on Denver roads is now 20 mph, down from 25 mph.Denver will also begin updating speed limit signs on local streets to show this change.What streets are impacted by this change?For the most part, the streets being impacted by this are in residential areas.Primarily, roads with no stripes.Nearly 2,000 signs will be replaced and installed, with a focus on streets entering local neighborhoods. Is it legal to have a tinted license plate cover in Colorado? Signs will also be updated at major entry points in the city, such as highway off-ramps and arterial roads, to let people know about the change.Why the change?This is part of Denver's "Vision Zero" program, designed to address street safety and reduce deaths and injuries from crashes to zero by 2030.Specifically, the speed limit reduction is meant to "draw attention to the topic o...

2 arrested, police searching for suspect vehicle in kidnapping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) -- Two men were arrested after they allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a 25-year-old man early Friday.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said that witnesses at the RTD Park-N-Ride at South University Boulevard and Dad Clark Drive saw the victim being forced out of his vehicle and into a light-colored minivan. Colorado is dropping in US News and World Report’s best states rankings Several hours later, DCSO said the victim escaped and suffered substantial injuries.The victim's vehicle was finally located in Rockford, Illinois, where police took one suspect, 22-year-old Brandon Graterol-Castro, into custody. A second suspect, 30-year-old Deivis Jose Chaves Pinto, was arrested in Douglas County.The suspects are being held on charges of kidnapping and assault. Detectives said they are still looking for the vehicle the suspects were using, which is described as a white or light blue minivan. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Sgt. Aman...

Mayor, locals share update as FEMA continues to help Broward County with aid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

After three weeks since historic flooding ravaged Broward County, help is finally on the horizon for residents of the area. On Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that those who have already applied for assistance can expect to see money in their bank accounts by the end of the week.“We are told the approvals for the applications are already in process,” said Trantalis.Edgewood was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, and homeowners are still picking up the pieces from the natural disaster. Steven Erb said he had to spend most of his money on an Airbnb as his family waited for the water to drain. Now, he has had to leave the temporary home because his funds have run short.“Honestly, I don’t know what I’m doing or where I’m going,” said Erb.Erb said there is mold in the home he rents with his wife, two kids and their dogs.“We pretty much lost eve...

Heat’s Jimmy Butler sidelined for Game 2 against Knicks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Butler won’t play for the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night because of a sprained right ankle.Butler was hurt after being fouled with 5:05 to play Sunday in the Heat’s 108-101 victory in Game 1. He was able to stay in the game, finishing with 25 points and 11 rebounds.Butler is the leading scorer in the playoffs thus far, averaging 35.5 points per game.Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson will warm up before the game to see if they can play for the Knicks. Randle missed Game 1 after spraining his left ankle again in New York’s clinching victory over Cleveland in the first round.Brunson was added to the injury report Monday with right ankle soreness. Coach Tom Thibodeau said there wasn’t any specific play where the point guard was hurt.

Ocean Rescue shares safety tips for National Water Safety Month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:56 GMT

May is National Water Safety Month and Ocean Rescue shared some tips in order to avoid a fun day at the beach from turning fatal. It’s a situation Miami-Dade Fire Ocean Rescue sees too often: A person not wearing a life vest, struggling in the ocean and a good Samaritan deciding to help.“A lot of times in these cases when somebody goes in to help somebody, they’re the ones who end up in trouble. Now we have two victims,” said MDFR Capt. Matthew Sparling. Lifeguards are well-equipped to rescue. They use buoys, personal watercraft and other gear to get people out of the water and get them the help they need.“If you see somebody in trouble, just try to get the attention of a lifeguard, police officer, call 911. Try not to respond. If there’s a bouy, a rope line, something, reach, throw, try not to go,” said Sparling. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue created a demonstration to give people a couple of reminders:Use a life vest – pool noodles and ring...