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$1 billion increase in hail claims costs nationwide; Texas ranks 2nd for most claims

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – State Farm released that the company’s annual claims paid to help customers recover from hail damages. Nationwide this number increased more than $1 billion from 2021 to 2022. The sharp increase was due to simply an increase in hail claims and inflation.While the average claim in Texas is up $1,000 from last year, the overall number of claims is down. As a result, Texas no longer holds the number 1 spot in the country for most claims, they have now fallen to number 2.Meteorologist Sean Kelly spoke with Gina Wilken with State Farm to talk about inflation's role in the claims. You can read the interview below to learn more.Sean Kelly, KXAN News: Thank you so much for joining us, what was the big jump? And How significant was it?Gina Wilken, State Farm: So from 2021 to 2022, our State Farm data shows that there was an increase of a billion dollars in overall hail claims. Now that's both home and auto. This is a huge jump. And some might say, well, there was a lot more c...

Public input sought for Burnt Hills NY Forward grant

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

BURNT HILLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Ballston is looking for public input to gather feedback for its application for a NY Forward grant for Burnt Hills. NY Forward is a state program for hamlets and villages that are looking to revitalize their downtowns and local economies. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Communities selected through the program can be awarded up to $4.5 million to fund revitalization projects. According to the Burnt Hills Forward website, the application is due in September.The Town of Ballston in looking to revitalize the downtown Burnt Hills commercial corridors. The NY Forward boundary encapsulates Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, the post office., library and Hillside Cemetery. You can view the full map on the Burnt Hills Forward website. Groundbreaking for new Coeymans highway garage To develop the application, the town created a Burnt Hills Forward Committee that includes business, educ...

Tears for Fears to perform at SPAC

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The English pop-rock duo Tears for Fears will be performing at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 2 with special guest Cold War Kids. The performance is part of their "Tipping Point Tour Part II." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available for purchase online.Known for their greatest hits such as "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Shout," "Head Over Heels," and "Woman in Chains," the group formed in Bath, Somerset, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Their most recent album, "The Tipping Point," was released in 2022.

Tears For Fears coming to St. Louis this summer

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

ST. LOUIS - British pop duo Tears For Fears announced that their 'Tipping Point Pat II' tour is kicking off this June. The Hollywood Amphitheatre will host one of the 22 shows Thursday, July 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m.The band is widely-recognized for their songs 'Everybody Wants To Run The World,' 'Shout,' and 'Woman In Chains.' They've sold over 30 million albums worldwide.Tipping Point Pat II tour scheduleFri. Jun. 23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess ArenaSat. Jun. 24 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun ArenaMon. Jun. 26 – New York, NY – Madison Square GardenThurs. Jun. 29 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser StageFri. Jun. 30 – Montreal, QC – Place BellSun. Jul. 02 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts CenterWed. Jul. 05 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsFri. Jul. 07 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans AmphitheatreSat. Jul. 08 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekTues. Jul. 11 – Franklin, TN ...

Single-car crash closes lanes on I-70 EB

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Drivers can expect about three miles of backup Monday morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is flying over I-70 eastbound at Highway 79, where a tow truck is on the scene of a single-vehicle crash. The cause of the crash has not yet been revealed. 3 people injured in crash on Highway 100 near Washington, Missouri No injuries have been reported. Drivers are urged to take an alternate route.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Can converting empty offices to apartments solve Denver’s housing shortfall?

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

Denver’s mayoral candidates, as well as Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration, have emphasized converting underused office buildings into apartments or condos as an important way to address the city’s housing shortfall and revitalize the downtown area.The idea represents a “kill two birds with one stone” solution. The pandemic reduced the number of people working in offices, which has caused vacancy rates to soar and mortgage loans to go into default. At the same time, Denver has struggled with some of the biggest home price and rent gains seen in any city outside of California.“While many employers have embraced hybrid work policies, commercial offices are unlikely to return fully to the way they were pre-pandemic. The city believes there is an opportunity here to help create a more complete neighborhood downtown with more housing options by focusing on vacant commercial and office space,” said Laura Swartz, communications director for Den...

Colorado doctors, advocates tackle “pervasive” health misinformation head-on

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

Before the pandemic, the conventional wisdom in public health was that trying to engage with misinformation was like throwing water on a grease fire — nearly guaranteed to spread the problem.But it’s become clear over the last few years that bad information about vaccines and other hot health topics is already so widespread that it’s unlikely that the first time someone encounters a myth will be when they see a post debunking it, said Emily Clancy, communications director for Immunize Colorado.A 2021 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found 78% of adults had heard at least one myth about COVID-19 vaccines and either believed it or weren’t sure whether it was true.For example, if almost no one had heard the idea that COVID-19 vaccines could change their DNA, pointing out that they can’t might spread the lie to people who wouldn’t have otherwise heard it. But as is, almost everyone has heard those kinds of falsehoods, so that’s not much of a...

What happens if Park Hill golf course developers don’t keep up their end of the bargain?

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

Denver voters hold the future of the Park Hill golf course property in their hands in the city’s Tuesday election. Again.Referred Question 2O asks voters if they want to lift a conversation easement that bans any development on the property beyond an 18-hole golf course and secondary recreational uses like a driving range or tennis courts. Lifting the easement would make way for commercial and residential development on the land located off Colorado Boulevard and East 35th Avenue. The ballot question specifies that “development” in this case would include affordable housing plus a public regional park.But how can voters — assuming yes votes prevail — be sure they are getting what they vote for?The short answer from the property owner and city officials is there is a legally binding agreement already locked into place via a City Council vote.“The development agreement basically says that if the developer breaches any component of the development agreement the ...

PHOTOS: Mikaela Shiffrin honored in Vail for record 87th Alpine Ski World Cup victory

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

A crowd greeted Mikaela Shiffrin for a homecoming celebration honoring her record 87 Alpine Ski World Cup victories at Solaris Plaza in Vail, Colorado on Sunday, April, 2, 2023.Related ArticlesSports | Shiffrin ends World Cup ski season with yet another record Sports | Mikaela Shiffrin receives slalom trophy; Petra Vlhova wins last race Sports | Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup skiing record with 87th win Sports | Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest for win 86 moves to Ingemar Stenmark’s Sweden Sports | Kiszla: Mikaela Shiffrin makes now the best time ever for a Colorado sports fan to be alive

How Casa Bonita springboarded local man’s career in high diving

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:11:18 GMT

This story is one in a series featuring trips down memory lane with longtime Casa Bonita fans and former employees who shared their fondest tales with The Denver Post. The restaurant and entertainment venue in Lakewood is expected to reopen in May.As a kid growing up in Lakewood in the 1970s and ‘80s, Mike Dvorak was well acquainted with Casa Bonita. Like many locals, he and his family always took out-of-town visitors to the pink palace to enjoy its unique atmosphere. But Dvorak never expected that the restaurant would change the course of his life.Dvorak, 54, was a professional high diver until he retired in 2003 after an illustrious career that started within the humble halls of Casa Bonita. And he’s the first to admit that wasn’t his original career plan.“If I wouldn’t have been at Casa Bonita I probably would have never gone down that life path of being a world high diver,” said Dvorak, a self-proclaimed sopapilla junkie.In 1985, Dvorak was fresh off earning his GED and attendin...