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Colorado among states where people write off most on tax returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nobody likes taxes, but Coloradans have a better time around tax season than most other states. Financial adviser SmartAsset crunched tax filings and income data to see in which states do filers write off the most in their annual returns. Coastal states and certain states in the Mountain West have as many as twice as many tax returns with itemized deductions than interior states. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints The study ranks three items - how many tax returns contain write offs, the average deduction's dollar amount and the percentage of income the itemized deductions equal. Colorado ranked 11th highest among U.S. states for a combination of the three metrics. In the Centennial State, 12.23% of all tax returns have itemized deduction, the country's tenth-highest share. The average itemized deduction is worth $35,772 and represents 5.01% of income. Colorado women earn more than most, particularly in Boulder A...

Teen arrested after trying to break into vehicles in SW Miami-Dade neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers were in the area of 152nd Street and 107th Avenue after two teens were caught trying to steal an unmarked police vehicle. According to police, one person was arrested as they continued to search for another suspect in the area. Around 3 a.m., two teens were attempting to break into an unmarked police car, but when they failed to do so, they moved on to another car nearby which they successfully broke into and sat inside. As the crime unfolded, a neighbor’s Ring camera captured the criminal activity and notified the off-duty police officer nearby. When the officer went outside to investigate, he saw the teenagers attempting to steal the car and both suspects ran in opposite directions. The officer shortly caught up with the 18-year-old suspect as he called for backup. Live video footage showed several police cars on the streets of the surrounding area. A police helicopter was also spotted overhead with a spotlight on the ground. A K9 unit was also bro...

Police investigation underway in NW Miami-Dade following fatal shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers closed off part of a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood in response to a fatal shooting in the area.Around 3:30 a.m., the shooting took place near Northwest 107th Street and Seventh Avenue, Friday.Detectives are currently on the scene to investigate the crime scene.No further details are available at this time. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police investigate Miami intersection after 2 found stabbed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Police conducted an investigation in Miami after two people were found stabbed near the intersection of Northeast Third Court and 79th Street.On Friday morning, Miami Fire Rescue transported a man and woman to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Trauma Center. Their current condition is unknown at this time.Both victims appeared to be in their 20s.It remains unclear what led up to the violent act.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday’s Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome.It said that instead of presiding over the torch-led procession at the Colosseum, Francis will watch from the hotel where he lives in the Vatican.He will still attend the Passion celebration at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican added.

NASA, SpaceX launch rocket with Air pollutant instrument from Cape Canaveral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) – Friday SpaceX had its 23rd launch this year, but what makes this one different is that the Falcon 9 rocket was launched with a NASA instrument called TEMPO. The device is the first space-based device to monitor major air pollutants from above.TEMPO stands for Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution. It can monitor conditions from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.TEMPO’s observations will collect scientific data on air pollution not only from the United States, but also Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, and part of the island of Hispaniola.NASA and SpaceX launched the rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.If you would like to see the launch click here.

China and France call for peace in Ukraine and vow deeper military dialogue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

GUANGZHOU, China — France and China have reached an agreement to work together to deepen military cooperation, as President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to China draws to an end with a joint call for peace in Ukraine. According to a joint statement issued by the governments of Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Southern Theater of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army — chiefly responsible for the South China Sea — will “deepen the dialogue” with Asia-Pacific command of the French forces. The pledge comes amid heightened tension between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Pacific. On Ukraine, the statement said: “Both sides support all efforts to restore peace in Ukraine on the basis of international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.” It called on Russia to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. China and France “oppose armed attacks on nuclear power plants and other peaceful nuclear facilities&#...

Celtics players asked who the most famous people in their contacts are, answers include Obama, Jay-Z, Mark Wahlberg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Celtics players were asked who the most famous people in their contacts are, and some of their responses were pretty impressive.Players threw out all kinds of names, including Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, and Jay-Z.Grant Williams stole the show when he FaceTimed Dorchester native Mark Walhberg.Wahlberg was happy to answer the call and compliment the team.

New-look Gleyber Torres says World Baseball Classic, Winter League gave him a jump start on new season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Gleyber Torres is off to a torrid start, and he believes international competition has something to do with that.The Yankees’ second baseman missed a chunk of spring training while suiting up for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. While Torres played sparingly in the tournament — he went 1-for-10 — the Caracas native thinks the high-intensity games put him ahead of the curve by the time the regular season began.“It’s a little bit different than a normal spring,” Torres said upon rejoining the Yankees on March 21. “I feel like those kinds of games and situations helped me because it’s like World Series, playoffs every day.”But Torres also played 11 games in the Venezuelan Winter League during the offseason. There, he slashed .289/.365/.378 with two homers, six RBI and five stolen bases for Leones del Caracas. More importantly, he used that time to fix “little things” in his swing while working on his ability to h...

Star sighting: Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett at Legoland Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:51 GMT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett recently became the first Buc to board the new Pirate River Quest boat ride at Legoland Florida.The NFL player and his family took the 20-minute experience that travels via canal through the Cypress Gardens area of the Winter Haven theme park amid Lego-themed adventures and floating family activities.“It’s chill, for sure. It’s a nice, relaxing ride. But it’s also participation. You get to enjoy it together as a family,” Barrett said. ”It’s kind of like a competition, too, so there’s a little bit of everything in that ride.”He also noted a punny joke midstream that plays off the word “buccaneer.”Pirate River Quest, a captain-guided journey that also has a stretch onto Lake Eloise, debuted in January.Barrett, who played college football at Colorado State, has played on two Super Bowl champion teams, the Bucs of 2020 and the Denver Broncos in 2015. His 2022 season was abbr...