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Data Doctors: The simplicity of the new Outlook for Windows app

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

Q: Why is Microsoft trying to get me to switch to the new Outlook in my Mail program?A: In its usual confusing way, Microsoft is signaling an upcoming major change for those currently using Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10 and 11.The suggestion to ‘Try the new Outlook’ in the upper right corner of Windows Mail is the precursor to what will be a forced transition sometime in 2024.Microsoft recently announced these plans as a way to consolidate tasks like mail, contacts and calendars from separate apps to a unified one that they are calling Outlook for Windows.Planned Confusion?What makes this decision confusing for many is the existence of many tools that use the Outlook name both online and via apps.Understanding the DifferencesOutlook has been the default email program in Microsoft Office since 1997 and is still part of the subscription version of Office 365 which is now called Microsoft 365.Outlook.com is a free web-based version that replaced Hotmail which is Micr...

2 years after a woman and her dog were slain in an Atlanta park, police renew calls for public help

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police renewed calls Friday for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her dog at a popular park two years ago, a killing that stoked fear across the city.Katherine Janness, 40, was found just inside an entrance to Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. on July 28, 2021. She had been stabbed multiple times, and her dog, Bowie, was found nearby also stabbed to death.Police still do not have a suspect. “You may not have even been in the park that night, but if you’ve heard or saw anything that seems suspicious or just off, please notify us,” Lt. Germain Dearlove said at a news conference. “We will check and confirm every tip. Nothing is too small.”Police have cast a wide net in the investigation, including looking at the victim’s background, he said. They have conducted numerous interviews but can’t say whether the killer knew Janness.“It seems senseless to me,” Dearlove said of the slaying.Janness, ...

Dina Boluarte anuncia que pedirá al Congreso de Perú facultades legislativas por 120 días

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

(CNN) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, anticipó en su discurso a la nación por el Día de la Independencia que solicitará al Congreso facultades legislativas durante 120 días para combatir el crimen organizado y los efectos del fenómeno de El Niño.La mandataria señaló este viernes que “para combatir el grave desafío de la delincuencia” iba a presentar ante el Congreso “un proyecto que pide la delegación de facultades legislativas al Poder Ejecutivo por un período de 120 días, para enfrentar con mayor dureza y eficacia la delincuencia y criminalidad”.¿Cómo ha sido el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte en Perú?Y añadió que “este proyecto también es para contener las probables consecuencias negativas del fenómeno meteorológico El Niño”.Manifestantes se enfrentan a la policía durante una protesta en Lima, Perú, mientras la presidenta Dina Boluarte da un discurso en el Congreso por el Día de la Independencia, el 28 de julio de 2023. (Sebastian Casta...

Denver weather: Afternoon thunderstorms and heat continue into the weekend

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in a pattern of warm temperatures, morning sunshine and afternoon thunderstorms through the weekend. Strong storms were expected on Friday to affect parts of the Front Range urban corridor and plains, according to the National Weather Service. The strongest storms over northeastern Weld and southwestern Elbert counties were capable of producing 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail.Weather tonight: Clearing, mildEvening thunderstorms will continue to push east. This will leave behind clearing clouds, a lighter breeze and low temperatures near seasonal norms in the 60s. Weather tomorrow: More afternoon showers, high heatSaturday will look very similar to just about every day this past week. Denver will start off with sunshine, then as temperatures climb into the 90s, clouds will increase ahead of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Looking ahead: Increasing chance for rainSunday and Monday will continue this pattern of morning sunshine, high t...

Payton apologizes for publicly bashing former Broncos head coach

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- On Friday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton offered an apology following his scathing review of the 2022 Broncos Season and the former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett.“It was a mistake obviously. I needed a little bit more filter," said Sean Payton after the Broncos’ third training camp practice. Broncos training camp schedule announced Payton also addressed his comments that singled out members of the Broncos front office, including Broncos General Manager George Paton.“The front office and the ownership are the two reasons I came here," Payton said. “So, George (Paton) and I are close. He was one of the big attractions (for the Broncos head coaching opening), he and ownership," Payton said.The veteran head coach plans to reach out to both New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Nathaniel Hackett, who is now the New York Jets' offensive coordinator.  Broncos camp under Payton has vibe way different from Hackett’s ‘Camp Cupcake’ Payton did no...

Local nonprofit helps seniors paint their homes through Paint-A-Thon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local nonprofit is using the summer months to help out seniors in the metro paint their homes. It's part of Brothers Redevelopment's Paint-A-Thon that runs through the spring and summer months, where volunteers get together to paint the homes of seniors who otherwise couldn't get it done physically or financially. Those volunteering on Friday were with Huntington National Bank. This is part of the company's $40 billion Strategic Community Plan which reflects the bank’s commitment to improve the economic vitality, financial security and sustainable future for those it serves.The nonprofit was able to auction off a signed Nuggets basketball shortly after the team took home the championship. Those proceeds were a huge part in making Paint-A-Thon a success thus far. Not to mention, it's all part of the goals of the organization. ‘So much joy and happiness’: Locals create disability-friendly clothing and artwork "For us to give back really in a way that is in our wh...

After 4 months, Mount Lincoln and Mount Democrat have reopened

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two popular 14ers that are part of the DeCaLiBron loop reopened Friday after they were closed in March because of landowner liability concerns.Hikers can now reach Mount Lincoln and Mount Democrat and can gain access to Mount Cameron after signing an electrotonic landowner's liability waiver, according to a coalition that advocates for updates to the Colorado Recreational Use Statute."While we celebrate today's opening, it's a temporary solution to a larger issue. We must continue working to strengthen the protections in the Colorado Recreational Use Statute, to protect free access to outdoor recreation," said Anneliese Steel, chair of the Fix CRUS Coalition.The Colorado Recreational Use Statute aims to incentivize landowners to open their lands for public recreational access, according to the coalition. Landowner John Reiber closed public access to the three 14ers after a bill to protect landowners from liability failed. Workers vote to form Colorado’s first unio...

Backup driver in the 1st death by fully autonomous car pleads guilty

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation for the crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. Vasquez told police that Herzberg “came out of nowhere” and that she didn’t see Herzberg before the March 18, 2018, collision on a darkened Tempe street. Landowner kills mountain lion on property, but is that legal? Vasquez had been charged with negligent homicide, a felony. She pleaded guilty to an undesignated felony, meaning it could be reclassified as a misdemeanor if she completes probation.Authorities say Vasquez was streaming the television show “The Voice” on a phone and looking down in the moments before Uber’s Volvo XC-90 SUV struck Herzberg, who wa...

Street flooding persists after night of heavy downpours across Broward County; flood watch expires

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

More rounds of rain fell across South Florida after a night of relentless downpours caused flash floods in parts of Broward County and led to hundreds to flight delays at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.A flood watch was extended for much of mainland South Florida from noon on Friday until 6 p.m., and it was allowed to expire, as weather conditions continued to improve in the late afternoon hours.As of 5 p.m., Miami-Dade and Broward counties were mostly clear, but there was heavy precipitation over Marathon and Big Pine Key, with a light drizzle extending as far south as Naval Air Station Key West.Fort Lauderdale set a new record on Thursday with 6.19 inches of rain, the wettest July day on record. In Hollywood, 7News cameras captured “Caution flooded street” signs along Scott Street, which still had considerable flooding near North 14th Avenue. Drivers maneuvered around the standing water. Off to the side, a water pump was placed by the city to pump...

3 steal pricey vapes from smoke shop in Palmetto Bay

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:04:23 GMT

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) – The owner of a smoke shop in Palmetto Bay is hoping clear surveillance video will lead to the capture of three thieves that, she said, stole hundreds of dollars worth of vapes.Speaking with 7News on Friday, the owner of the Stoned Goat Smoke and Vape Shop said this smoke shop her business has only been open less than a year and is hurt by Sunday’s theft. “We’re brand new, and we’ve only been in the business about seven months now, so, yeah, It does hurt, especially on days that there’s slow days and no business,” said the owner, who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera.Just after 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, a male subject wearing a Sketchy skeleton sweater, a dashing door holder and a squatted spotter ripped off the owners when they took off with about five to six vapes.“The vapes that they took are not from behind the counter, from what I found out. They were on the shelves on our other wall, and ...