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Where miller moths hide during the day

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Miller moths are swarming through the Front Range as they migrate to the mountains in search of food, pollinating plants along the way.They fly at night, mostly in the early evening, when they are seen circling around lamps and fluttering toward lights. But where do the miller moths go during the day? Miller moths are here, and ‘they’re everywhere!’ Miller moths are nocturnal and usually like to find dark places to rest during the day, according to experts at the Butterfly Pavilion. They said the moths might be spotted during the day because they may not be in a place where they feel comfortable enough to rest.Whitney Cranshaw, an entomology professor at Colorado State University, told FOX31 that this particular moth "commonly finds cover in crevices, which may include locations such as along window molding, doors, areas of vehicles."In their search for a dark resting place they sometimes end up in buildings and vehicles, but Cranshaw said she has sometimes seen m...

Starting soon, you can buy this dino-themed license plate for your car

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're a Colorado resident who loves dinosaurs, you will soon be able to buy a license plate to reflect that love.Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 23-145 into law Monday, which creates the "Protect Colorado's Fossils" license plate. The new plate features a stegosaurus -- the official fossil of Colorado. When will the hazy skies get clearer? The bill was introduced this year and passed the Senate in April and the House in early May. The bill signing happened at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, which is the location of the first-ever stegosaurus discovery in 1877.The plates will become available for purchase starting January 1, 2024.How do I get one?Before you can apply to get these license plates, you will need to make a donation to Dinosaur Ridge.After that, you can apply to get the plates. You will need to pay the standard fees, as well as two additional $25 fees to issue the plate.In addition to providing funds to Dinosaur Ridge, the sponsors of the bill said ...

Nuggets-Lakers watch party set for Ball Arena on Monday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you love to watch the Denver Nuggets with thousands of fellow fans, a low-cost opportunity has arrived.The Nuggets are facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. The series started Tuesday and will continue every other day until the winner takes four in the best-of-seven series. Here’s the full schedule for the Nuggets-Lakers series After playing two games in Denver, the teams will head to Los Angeles for Games 3-4. That's when Ball Arena will open up for watch parties, where fans can share the energy as they root for their team.Nuggets watch party schedule at Ball ArenaThe official Nuggets watch parties are scheduled for Saturday, May 20, and Monday, May 22, when the series is in Los Angeles. The games start at 6:30 p.m. Mountain. "The arena will be rocking and feel like a home game with Super Mascot Rocky, Skyline Drumline, Hype Squad and Nuggets Dancers bringing the playoff energy," the event page reads.Tickets are available through Ticke...

Celebrate the year of the rabbit at The Jade Rabbit pop-up at the Sistrunk Marketplace & Brewery in Fort Lauderdale

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

For Asians around the world, 2023 is the year of the rabbit. For South Florida party people, it’s a chance to celebrate in a unique way.A new weekly pop-up in Fort Lauderdale is serving up eye-catching entertainment and food. And that’s the naked truth.No, they haven’t run out of sushi plates.This is just part of the fun at the Jade Rabbit experience inside Sistrunk Marketplace.Steve Dapuzzo: “We’re embracing the history of the Jade Rabbit story as well as intertwining it with a sushi lounge experience.”The Jade Rabbit is a symbol of peace and prosperity. At this pop-up, it also means getting hungry and getting hot.Steve Dapuzzo: “We thought that by embracing something a little bit different, having a sushi lounge where people could come socialize, a whole series of shows throughout the night, burlesque shows to a little fire dance.”The performers aren’t up on some faraway stage.The show’s right next to you and you won̵...

Apple TV+ adds High Desert to show lineup

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

Apple TV+ is adding a new dark comedy to its TV show lineup, starring Patricia Arquette. She plays an addict, Peggy, who’s trying to turn her life around and become a private investigator. But she comes to find out that working as a P-I isn’t easy, actually, she learns that it’s way harder and crazier than she thought.Patricia Arquette stars as an amateur private investigator in the new Apple TV+ show, High Desert.Patricia Arquette: “It was inspired by one of our writers, Nancy, by her sister Marjorie, who was a on again-off again drug addict, struggling with that, avoiding reality, deceiving herself and the world around her, always had a hustle going on and she said one time, ‘You know, I think I’m gonna be a P-I.”The cast got to show off some of their own investigating skills.Matt Dillon: “Character logic is an interesting thing because it’s not necessarily rational, right, so, we open the papers and we go like, ‘Why the ...

Man dies after shooting in Dorchester

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

A man has died after a shooting in Dorchester Monday, police said. SKY7-HD was over the scene at the intersection of Columbia Road and Devon Street around 5:30 p.m., where several Boston police cruisers were visible. Crews were still on scene roughly 30 minutes later as an investigation appeared to focus around two cars in the area. The cars were taped off and evidence markers could be seen in multiple spots around the scene. Police initially said one person who was shot was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. In an update Monday evening, police said the person was shot in a car and later pronounced dead at the hospital.Traffic remained shut down at multiple intersections along Columbia Road as of around 7 p.m.https://twitter.com/CarolineGoggin/status/1660780206989221889This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Boston College has a lot at stake in ACC Tournament

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

Boston College heads into the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament from a position of strength.The No. 22 ranked Eagles (34-17, 16-14) drew the No. 6 seed and were assigned to Pool C with No. 2 Clemson (39-17, 20-10) and No. 10 Virginia Tech (30-21, 12-17).The Eagles will open the tournament as the home team against Virginia Tech at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Durham Bull Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. Virginia Tech was ranked No. 10 in the country when BC took two of three over a weekend series in Blacksburg, Va., on March 10-11. BC recorded wins over two No. 2 ranked teams this season, Tennessee and Wake Forest.“This team is tremendously confident right now,” said BC coach Mike Gambino. “These kids here, they really believe they can win this tournament and they really believe we are going to Omaha.”BC closed out the regular season by sweeping a doubleheader against Notre Dame last Saturday. The Eagles matched the program’s best record through 51 games that was set in 2005, BC’s fin...

Boston Marathon fixture Rick Hoyt has died at 61

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61.Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory system, his family announced on Monday.“Rick along with our father, Dick, were icons in the road race and triathlon worlds for over 40 years and inspired millions of people with disabilities to believe in themselves, set goals and accomplish extraordinary things,” the Hoyt family said in a statement.Rick Hoyt had cerebral palsy, which left him a quadriplegic, but he and his father became as much a part of the Boston Marathon as sore feet or Heartbreak Hill. With Dick Hoyt pushing, the two completed the course 32 times.The Boston Athletic Association presents a Rick & Dick Hoyt Award each April to someone who exhibits their spirit through advocacy and inclusion.“Rick Hoyt will always be remembered as a Boston Marathon icon and for personifying the ‘Yes You Can’ mentality that de...

Man in vehicle near Boston middle school is shot and killed: ‘This is horrible’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

A man in a vehicle near a Dorchester middle school was shot and killed Monday afternoon, as Boston police ask for the public’s help in the homicide investigation.Some kids attending an after-school program at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School were inside the school at the time of the deadly daylight shooting.Police responded to 264 Columbia Road for a report of shots fired at around 4:57 p.m. on Monday.The officers at the scene found a man in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound — in the area of 243 Columbia Road. The man was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.No arrests were immediately made, as detectives investigated the shooting on the busy Dorchester street.No one inside the school was physically injured, according to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox.“We do need the public’s help. This is a daylight shooting. It happened in the middle of the day,” Cox said, noting that a lot of people are normally out on the ...

Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:04:21 GMT

By HALELUYA HADERO (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok is challenging Montana’s first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It’s the second lawsuit since the ban was adopted.Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the law Wednesday expecting a legal fight. The law, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, also faces questions over whether it can be enforced.Five TikTok users sued the state last week saying the law is unconstitutional. TikTok made similar arguments in its lawsuit Monday in federal court in Missoula.Montana’s rules are more far-reaching than restrictions on TikTok in place elsewhere, which include bans on government-issued devices in nearly half the states and within the U.S. federal government. There are 200,000 TikTok users in Montana and 6,000 businesses that use the video-sharing platform, according to company spokesperson Jamal Brown. Here’s what you need to know:WHY IS MO...