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UCHealth doctors find marijuana users require more anesthesia 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Inside the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Roland Flores is no stranger to asking patients tough questions. As an anesthesiologist, Flores needs to know everything he can about each patient, as he prepares a mix of drugs to put them to sleep for surgery. But there's one question Flores said patients aren't always honest with: Do you use marijuana?“I think people are kind of uncomfortable with it because of the quasi-legality of it between the federal and state laws,” Flores said. Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport Flores said it's an important question to answer truthfully because it can have a major impact on your treatment.He's discovered regular marijuana users require significantly more medication — not only to put them to sleep but to keep them asleep during surgery. He said patients who use marijuana also require more medication after surgery to remain comfortable. Doctors recommended to ask about cannabis useThe reas...

Winter weather expected across central, northern Colorado mountains

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The same storm dumping record-breaking rain on the Denver metro area is also dropping several inches of snow in the high country. Summit County, Rocky Mountain National Park, Medicine Bow Range, Mosquito Range and Indian Peaks are under a winter storm warning until 12 p.m. Friday.“It is not unusual. We get some of our best precipitation and moisture from March to May, and over the years we seem to be morphing to a little bit of those early May storms,” Rocky Mountain National Park public affairs officer Kyle Patterson said.  Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport However, Patterson said at this time of year, visitors regularly arrive to the park unprepared for winter weather. “They’re looking at the date on the calendar and think, it’s spring,” she said. “We see visitors that are not prepared for three feet of snow at Bear Lake, which is what we have right now.”Areas above 10,000 feet are expected to see the highest snow totals. Snowbo...

Hail damage? How to avoid roofing scams

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Many homeowners have questions about how to find a reliable contractor to repair roofs, siding and broken windows after this week’s rain and hail storms. Golf ball-sized hail destroyed the sunroof on Stefanie Neubecker's home. “It’s completely gone, as you can tell the rain is all coming through,” she said. Neubecker’s main concern is finding a trustworthy contractor to make the needed repairs. Jeff Brown of Colorado Superior Roofing and Exteriors told the FOX31 Problem Solvers the first thing homeowners should do is take a good look around the property and estimate the damage. “If you’ve got damage on your car, for example, if you’ve got damage on your windows or siding, other soft metals, like you see dents in your gutters, you may have roof damage,” Brown said. What to know before you file a claim for hail damage Brown, who is also a member of the Colorado Roofing Association, said that potential contractors should be properly licensed to do work in your...

Jayson Tatum overcomes early struggles, delivers late as Celtics beat 76ers, force Game 7

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — As the final seconds ticked away, the outcome finally decided, Jayson Tatum dribbled the ball over half-court. He pounded the ball into the floor three times, then hunched over. Al Horford came over to embrace him, and share a message.“He is that guy,” Horford said, “and he’s special.”For 44 minutes on Thursday night, Tatum looked lost. The Celtics star seemed rattled. In one of the biggest games of his life, Tatum looked like he was about to throw Boston’s season away. Turnovers mounted. He couldn’t buy a bucket.Until he could.With the Celtics’ seismic championship expectations seemingly weighing on his shoulders, Tatum – finally – came through it mattered. He missed 13 of his first 14 shots, but kept shooting. He leaned on his teammates. He powered through his struggles. He willed the Celtics – hitting four 3-pointers in the final four minutes – to a 95-86 victory in Game 6.The Celtics committed 17 turnovers. They blew a 16-point lead. They were teetering, verging o...

Hundreds of migrants still waiting along San Diego border as Title 42 ends

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Hundreds of migrants are awaiting the end of Title 42 at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro.They are currently gathering on U.S. Soil, waiting to be taken into custody by Customer and Border Protection officials. Some people have been here for several days with little food, warmth and water.Since then, Good Samaritans have been helping provide aid to the asylum-seekers. Title 42 explained: What is it, why is it ending, what’s next? "Caldo de pollo, chicken soup with rice, so we are just serving it up, getting it ready,” one San Diego resident, Daisie Lozano, told FOX 5. She said she saw the humanitarian crisis on the news and wanted to help. She posted on Nextdoor, asking for donations to bring, and made a warm lunch for the migrants."My hope is that it brings a tiny bit of home," Lozano said. "I know it's not a lot, but some warmth in their heart to know that we care about them.” Volunteer groups are the current lifeline for asylum-seekers stranded in what is call...

Tijuana migrant shelter seeing an uptick in asylum-seekers amid Title 42 end

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Down in Tijuana, migrant shelters are seeing an influx of refugees hoping to seek asylum in the United States before Title 42 comes to an end.Thousands are currently still waiting on the other side of the border -- many of whom are fleeing violence and political corruption in their home countries, according to Pastor Albert Rivera, founder of the non-profit shelter, Agape Mision Mundial.In the final days of Title 42, shelters like Agape that help refugees obtain asylum in the U.S. have seen a significant uptick in people looking for their services."There's been an increase of about 400% of more immigrants coming," said Rivera told FOX 5. San Diego County addresses looming impacts as end of Title 42 nears Agape is currently focused on receiving families and single mothers. Many of them at the shelter, according to Rivera, are attempting to escape violence from states in Mexico or are fleeing the cartel's control over police."We have a lot of kids that they killed their...

Man shot to death at recreation center identified

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police on Thursday identified the man who was shot to death at a San Diego recreation center last week.The shooting happened before 7 p.m. Friday at the Montgomery Waller Recreation Center in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood. There, officers found Robert Simmons, 20, suffering from gunshot wounds, San Diego police said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A second victim, a 19-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive. His identity has not been released by authorities. A sense of desperation grows amid final hours of Title 42 Homicide detectives believe the victims were issued a "gang challenge" by a member of a group when they arrived at the recreation center, police said. The group started throwing glass bottles at the victims before at least one of the group members started firing a gun at them, according to police. The group then left the area.Detectives say a white sedan was seen leaving the recreation center after the sho...

Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

Officials from Japan and South Korea eyed a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to sea. It’s one of their major sticking points between the two sides that are quickly thawing long-strained ties. Discussions were to take place later Friday, and the Japanese government was expected to give updates on the status of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which is preparing for a release of the water, saying it’s an unavoidable step to move its decommissioning process forward.The government and the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, say the release will begin between spring and summer and take decades to finish.A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt and release large amounts of radiation. Water used to cool the three damaged reactor core...

Philippine court acquits former justice secretary of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Philippine opposition senator and justice secretary was acquitted of drug charges Friday after key witnesses recanted and said they had lied about her involvement in narcotics trafficking.Leila de Lima, 63, remained jailed, however, as she has one outstanding charge against her. De Lima has been detained since 2017 on drug charges she says were fabricated by former President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials in an attempt to muzzle her criticism of his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs. His campaign left thousands of mostly petty suspects dead and sparked an International Criminal Court investigation as a possible crime against humanity.Duterte, who has insisted on de Lima’s guilt, left office last June at the end of his turbulent six-year term.Trial court judge Abraham Alcantara said in his ruling that a former senior police official’s recantation led to his decision to acquit de Lima.“Without his testimony, the crucial link to establish co...

Memphis ‘snake factory’ transplants slither into their new home in Louisiana

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

BENTLEY, La. (AP) — They were born and raised in captivity, but as they slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes in the Kisatchie National Forest, the group of Louisiana pine snakes appeared to be right at home.The five pine snakes bred at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee were released into the Kisatchie in early May as part of an ongoing conservation effort involving zoos in Memphis, New Orleans and two Texas cities, Fort Worth and Lufkin. This year, more than 100 pine snakes — a species the federal government lists as threatened — will be released into the central Louisiana forest.“We provide the snakes in our snake factories, which are funded by the U.S. Forest Service, into habitat that the Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Service have developed,” said Steve Reichling, the Memphis Zoo’s Director of Conservation and Research. “It’s just a perfect marriage, really.”Reichling said the characteristics of the area where the snakes were r...