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Denver woman creates online community to help those navigating through cancer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Sunday, June 4, marks Cancer Survivors Day, a special opportunity to honor the over 18 million cancer survivors in the United States.FOX31 shined a spotlight on a local survivor who’s sharing her battle with breast cancer in a unique way to help others.At 39 years old, Keri Cotterman felt a significant lump in her right breast.She went for a mammogram and, within 25 days of meeting with doctors at HealthONE’s Rose Medical Center, she learned she had stage two breast cancer.“When I was diagnosed, I had very tactical, tangible questions,” Cotterman said. “I am the CEO of a tech company. We were going after investment, we were seeking strategic partnerships and I all of a sudden was going to be bald."She had questions she struggled to find the answers to back during the pandemic as she navigated through her diagnosis, a double mastectomy and chemotherapy journey.  Report: Denver among most expensive rental markets in Colorado “During this time, I was watching my hair ...

Denver weather: More wet weather for the workweek

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay soggy for the start of the workweek. Widely scattered showers will be replaced by morning sunshine and afternoon thunderstorms by Tuesday. Weather tonight: More scattered showersScattered rain showers will be hit or miss through the rest of the evening and overnight Sunday. Low temperatures in Denver will fall to the lower 50s, which is in line with normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Soggy start to the weekMore rain showers are in the forecast on Monday. Temperatures will be a little warmer and climb to around 70 degrees. Looking ahead: Warming trend, more afternoon storms A warming trend will start during the week, helping to boost high temperatures to the mid-70s. Warmer temperatures will be thanks to the return of sunshine. Morning sunshine, however, will be followed by a pattern of increasing clouds in the afternoon followed by afternoon and evening thunderstorms.

Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot to be transferred to US custody Thursday, Peruvian officials say

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

(CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, will be temporarily transferred to US custody on June 8 to face extortion and fraud charges, Peruvian authorities told CNN.Javier Llaque Moya, the president of Peru’s National Penitentiary Institute, said, “It has already been agreed that the US authority will come on the 8th to take him.”Van der Sloot was moved from a maximum security prison in southern Peru on Saturday to a prison in the capital, Lima, according to officials with knowledge of the facts who spoke to CNN en Español journalists.He is expected to remain detained at Ancón 1 prison in Lima until his transfer to the US. Moya said the penitentiary institute will hand van der Sloot over to Interpol, who will pick him up from the prison.“Everything is ready for him to be handed over, we have him safe, which is what the US authority requested, that he would be in good health,” Moya added. “That is how we will keep h...

Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia says it thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it’s unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.The Russian Defense Ministry, in a rare early morning video Monday, said its forces pushed back a “large scale” Ukrainian assault on Sunday at five points in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia illegally annexed last fall.“The enemy’s goal was to break through our defenses in the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the front,” said the ministry’s spokesman, Igor Konashenkov. “The enemy did not achieve its tasks. It had no success.”Konashenkov said 250 Ukrainian personnel were killed, and 16 Ukrainian tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored combat vehicles were destroyed.Ukraine didn’t comment, and often waits until the completion of its military operations to confirm its actions, imposing news blackouts in the interim.For months, Ukrainian officials have spoken of plan...

3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ 7-1 win in San Diego, including Miguel Amaya making the most of his return to the majors

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

Even when Marcus Stroman is fighting his mechanics, the Chicago Cubs right-hander delivers a quality start.Stroman held the San Diego Padres to one run in six innings in the Cubs’ 7-1 win Sunday. His 11 quality starts lead the majors. The offense gave him plenty to work with behind a four-run second inning that saw Yan Gomes and Trey Mancini hit back-to-back home runs.“Everybody contributing one through nine shows you the capability of our squad when we’re on,” Stroman said. “When everyone gets hot at the same time, things can shift, so I feel like we just haven’t had that yet. And today was kind of a bit of that, so hopefully we get it rolling.”Here are three takeaways entering Monday night’s series finale.1. Cody Bellinger finally is making strides in his recovery from a bruised left knee.The lineup has felt Bellinger’s absence in the middle of the order, but he has made encouraging strides the last few days as he goes through ...

Rock 'N' Roll Marathon celebrates 25 years: Winners, photos

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Over the weekend, more than 25,000 runners took to San Diego's streets for the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, marking the race's 25th anniversary in the city.On Saturday and Sunday morning, runners hit the Rock 'N' Roll's three race routes, circling through eight neighborhoods at the heart of America's Finest City before crossing the finish line.Considered the largest marathon weekend on the West Coast, organizers said estimated around 4,000 people participated in the 5K on Saturday, while over 22,000 participants started Sunday morning's half and full marathon races.Pictures from Sunday's races can be found in the gallery below.Runners take off from the Balboa Park starting line of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon on June 4, 2023. (Courtesy of Rock 'N' Roll Marathon)Runners starting the race during the 25th annual Rock 'N' Roll Marathon. (KSWB/FOX 5)A runner poses with a "Maverick" impersonator from the movie "Top Gun" during the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon on June 4, 2023. (Courtesy of...

US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ ship

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it. Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard approached the merchant ship at a close distance Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. It offered black-and-white images it said came from a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon overhead, which showed three small ships close to the commercial ship. The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul and the Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Lancaster responded to the incident, with the Lancaster launching a helicopter. “The situation deescalated approximately an hour later when the merchant vessel confirmed the fast-attack craft departed the scene,” the Navy said. “The merchant ship continued transiting the Strait of Hormuz without further incident.”The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persia...

Stroman wins 4th straight start, Amaya hits 1st homer as Cubs beat Padres 7-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman pitched six strong innings to win his fourth consecutive start and rookie Miguel Amaya went 3 for 3 with his first major league home run as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Sunday.Yan Gomes and Trey Mancini hit back-to-back homers off Ryan Weathers (1-4), and Dansby Swanson added a two-run double later in the second inning.Amaya's two-run drive off reliever Drew Carlton made it 7-0 in the third.Stroman (6-4) allowed just an unearned run and four hits, striking out six. He lowered his ERA to 2.39.Julian Merryweather, Michael Fulmer and Brandon Hughes each tossed a scoreless inning to finish the five-hitter. Hendriks gets win on Burger slam, White Sox beat Tigers 6-2 for 3-game sweep Chicago had five extra-base hits in the first three innings. Gomes and Mancini gave the Cubs their fifth set of back-to-back homers this season.Weathers faced only 12 batters and gave up five runs on seven hits — four for extra bases. He walked one an...

Justin Fields supports Jaylon Johnson at Inaugural Grizzly Golf Classic

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

FRIANT, Calif. - Justin Fields continues to show he is a leader on and off the field for the Chicago Bears. A few weeks after donating $10,000 to Special Olympics Illinois through his foundation, Fields flew out to Fresno for Jaylon Johnson's inaugural Grizzly Golf Classic."I've known Jaylon for two and a half years now. Really just supporting him. I think what he's doing out here is great for his foundation. I know how much he really cares about it," noted Fields. "Me being able to support him and his family in doing this is really the biggest reason I came out here.""To bring out QB1 and have him be in support of Kevvy's Vision, at times it can get emotional," explained Johnson. "I think at the end of the day it's about keeping his name alive - keeping my friend Kev'Vion's name going and relevant. People knowing who he is and how he wanted to impact the community in a positive way."Kev'Vion Schrubb was Johnson's best friend. He was shot and killed in August of 2021. Johnson starte...

Artist creates 365 paintings in a year while grieving brother's fentanyl-related overdose

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:14:17 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Painting through pain and grief. That's what Preston Zeller said he did every day for a year after losing his brother to a fentanyl-related overdose in 2019. "He was a combat veteran in the military, in the army," Zeller said. "We really were pieces of each other, especially growing up." CDC: Overdose death rate involving fentanyl tripled in recent years Zeller said for 365 days he created a new piece of abstract art while processing his brother's death. "All the grief and the anger and the sadness and the, you know, joy at times, I could see that for myself in the paintings, and in the colors and in the vibe of the painting," Zeller said. He said it gave him greater clarity about how he was feeling between different days. He even made his brother a part of the final painting. "I knew in the very last painting I wanted to use his ashes," Zeller said. He recorded his journey and created a documentary called The Art of Grieving.It shows the moment Zeller put all his ...