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Toll Brothers: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $414.8 million.The Fort Washington, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of $3.73 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.86 per share.The home builder posted revenue of $2.69 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.47 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TOL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TOLSource

Serena Williams gives birth to second child, a daughter

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted Tuesday on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star.Adira River Ohanian is the second child — and second daughter — for the 41-year-old Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Their first, Olympia, was born in 2017.Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during a career that transcended her sport, revealed at the Met Gala in May that she was pregnant.When she told the world in August 2022 she was preparing to close her playing career, Williams cited a desire to grow her family as one of the main reasons for walking away from tennis.“Believe me,” Williams wrote last year in an essay for Vogue magazine, “I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”The 2022 U.S. Open was her l...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for heat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There are still a few more days of summer heat in Denver weather with forecast highs in the 90s. But the best chance for rain in August arrives along the Front Range by the weekend to cool it down, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Tuesday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day due to the heat advisory for the Denver metro area and northeastern Colorado.Rain chances for the next week from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Another mild and breezy nightThere will be a few clouds drifting across the area during the overnight hours. It will be breezy at times with southerly winds up to 15 mph. Temperatures will be warm again across the eastern plains and in metro Denver. More refreshing overnight lows will be in the Colorado mountains.Overnight lows by Wednesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Still hot with passing cloudsTemperatures look to return to the 90s in metro Denver on Wednesday. That would make the 27th day this Summer that the ...

14 Denver schools without air conditioning release students early due to heat Tuesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The record high temperatures for the first day of school Monday brought challenges to some Denver schools without air conditioning. Colorado students rank 6th worst for missing school With another day in the upper 90's, 14 Denver Public Schools decided to release students early on Tuesday. Those schools are:Godsman ElementarySteele ElementaryBryant Webster Dual LanguageRobert F. Smith STEAM High SchoolStedman ElementaryPolaris ElementaryColumbine ElementaryCowell ElementarySkinner Middle SchoolGoldrick ElementaryCory ElementaryCarson ElementaryMcMeen ElementaryUniversity Park ElementaryStedman Elementary School in Park Hill has fans set up around the school. Staff have opened windows, turned off lights and closed blinds, but the temperature in some of the classrooms was near 90 degrees Monday."We had some issues. Some kids were complaining they had headaches, some of them cried," said Maddelyn Lascra, a third-grade Spanish teacher.So Principal Michael Atkins and ...

Brighton police break into hot car to save dog

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Brighton Police Department said Tuesday that officers broke into a car to save a dog from hot temperatures.The heat in a car can be deadly within minutes, even if the temperature is in the 80s. Is it legal to break a car window to save a person or dog from heat in Colorado? BPD said it was just 84 degrees outside that day, but the internal temperature of the car read to be 113 degrees. The dog was in the car for over 20 minutes, according to police.Officers broke through a window to get the dog out and issued a summons for animal neglect to the owner. Police said the owner was understanding and thanked officers for the teaching moment.Now, BPD reminds others that going into a store for a few minutes can be fatal for a dog in a car."How long is it okay to leave your pet in the car during the summer months? The answer is zero minutes," BPD tweeted. If it’s 90 degrees outside, how hot is it for your dog inside the car? If it is 90 degrees outside, how hot is my...

Map: How much of Denver's city center is parking lots?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver may have a reputation for being car-centric, but a new study says it has a lower share of city land devoted to parking than most U.S. cities.Parking Reform Network published maps of the parking lot coverage in the cores of 86 U.S. cities, part of an overall effort to inform people about the impact of parking on climate change, housing and traffic. Polis signs executive order on housing The mission tracks with local concerns. Denver leaders have battled with parking requirements in recent years, torn between allowing vehicles and freeing up space for more buildings in order to lower housing costs. Thankfully, Denver actually has one of the nation's lowest shares of city-center land devoted to parking spaces. According to the network's map, about 11% of land in Denver's city center is designated for parking. This area includes Denver's downtown and uptown neighborhoods north of Colfax Avenue and south of Interstate 25. Parking lots in Denver's city center. (...

Giving back: Aurora fraternity delivers supplies to 4th-graders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A local chapter of a historic Black fraternity is giving back to the community by providing school supplies and resources to a fourth-grade glass.The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1911. The name was derived from the initials of the Greek phrase meaning "friendship is essential to the soul," according to a press release from the fraternity. Denver local to be featured on NYC jumbotron The fraternity boasts some famous members, like NBA Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal, to name a couple. It is also a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the Divine Nine, which is an umbrella council of historically Black fraternities and sororities with a mission to"foster cooperative actions of its members in dealing with matters of mutual concern," according to the website.Because of its notable history, Omega Psi Phi said it has national resources to help bring success to its local communiti...

Miami Beach Police and the Gift of Life Marrow Registry host donor recruitment drive

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

South Florida is stepping up to help give the gift of life.Miami Beach Police and the Gift of Life Marrow Registry hosted a donor recruitment drive, Tuesday.The event encouraged officers, firefighters and community leaders to swab their cheeks in hopes of finding a match for patients suffering from various blood cancers.At the event, a leukemia survivor got to meet the hero who saved her life.“To really have a hand in seeing someone face to face, knowing that you’ve done something to help them, you know, live another day,” said Theresa Miller, a donor. “I’m so excited, I’m thrilled,” said Janisha Paul, a survivor. “I was looking for this opportunity, just waiting for this day to come, and I’m so excited, and I’m so thankful and grateful to you for what you did for me.”Gift of Life’s goal is to grow and diversify the stem cell and marrow registry so that more lives can be saved.

1 dead and 1 injured after explosion at North Carolina home owned by NFL player Caleb Farley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

(CNN) — One person is dead and another is injured after the explosion and collapse Tuesday of a North Carolina home owned by Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley, authorities said in a news release.Emergency units arrived early Tuesday morning at the Mooresville property and found one victim who “was exiting the house and was transported to Atrium Main in Charlotte with non-life-threatening injuries,” Iredell County Fire Marshal’s Office and Emergency Management spokesperson Kent Greene said.A body was found later during a search of the debris. Authorities didn’t release the names of the victims, saying they needed to notify family members.“It was like Armageddon. There was insulation coming out of the air like snow, bricks down the street hundreds of feet away, pieces of wood,” a neighbor, Pete Schuerger, told CNN affiliate WBTV. “Pretty devastating to see that big explosion.”Another neighbor, Clay Wild, told WBTV the explosion happened around midnight.“It just sounded lik...

BSO seeks help from public in locating missing 68-year-old man

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:56:45 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 68-year-old man.  According to detectives, Russell Lee Stevenson was last seen around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, in the 2700 block of Northwest 14th Street in unincorporated Central Broward. He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing blue shorts.According to his sister, Stevenson has health-related ailments and physical limitations which require medication. Anyone with information on Stevenson’s whereabouts should contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).