GM 2Q net income falls 40% as chip shortage slows factories
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) (David Zalubowski)DETROIT — (AP) — General Motors' second-quarter net income fell 40% from a year ago as computer chip and parts shortages hobbled factory output and drove the company's U.S. sales down more than 15%. The company reported an adjusted profit of $1.14 per share, falling short of Wall Street expectations for $1.27. Like other automakers, GM has been forced to slow its factories since late in 2020 largely due to a global shortage of semiconductors. CEO Mary Barra said in a recent interview with the AP that GM will see supply chain challenges into next year. Also Tuesday, GM announced that is has commitments for all the raw materials needed to reach its goal of building 1 million electric vehicles per year by the end of 2025.
wftv.comElderly woman dies after being attacked by 2 alligators in Florida
Alligator myths explained Alligator myths explainedENGLEWOOD, Fla. — An elderly woman has died after she was attacked by two alligators in Florida Friday evening. >> Read more trending newsThe Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office told WTVT that a woman was attacked by two alligators in a pond near Englewood, Florida by her home. According to WTVT, an elderly woman was seen falling into a pond along a golf course and she had a struggle. Investigators believe that the two alligators spotted the woman and grabbed her while she was in the water. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the alligators from the pond, according to WTVT.
wftv.com‘Big, happy, beautiful village:’ Orlando Kidz Zone lets children explore life skills, hobbies
Alexandre Temes calls her job a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The manager of the Englewood Kidz Zone grew up right in the neighborhood and has worked at the center for 23 years, starting as a summer camp counselor when she was just 16 years old.
Broncos vagabond QB keeps football atop his busy to-do list
Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett admits he worried at first when he saw Russell Wilson jetting off seemingly every weekend to one locale after another. There they are at the White House's annual Easter Egg hunt. Last weekend, Wilson gave the commencement speech at Dartmouth College and after the team's mandatory minicamp concludes this week, he'll root on the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena.
news.yahoo.comWalmart heir Rob Walton agrees to buy Broncos in record deal
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — (AP) — The Walton family has won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night they had entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner ownership group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and her husband, Greg Penner. “I have enjoyed getting to know Rob Walton, Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner throughout this process," Ellis said. Our enthusiasm has only grown as we’ve learned more about the team, staff and Broncos Country over the last few months,” Walton added. We know she will bring her strategic acumen and leadership perspective to our team," Walton said.
wftv.comPolice officer shot in Englewood is the second cop shot in the neighborhood in less than a week
The wounded officer is the second cop shot in Englewood since the start of June. On Wednesday, a female officer was wounded. The next day, a CPD canine officer and a deputy U.S. Marshal were wounded during a gun battle on the Northwest Side.
chicagotribune.comBlack + Brown Unity Parade
People gathered in Chicago’s Marquette Park before caravanning in the annual Black and Brown Unity Parade through South Side streets Friday evening, June 3, 2022. Participants flew Pan-African and Mexican flags to raise awareness to violence plaguing Black and brown communities.
chicagotribune.comRams to host Bills to open NFL season; Broncos at Seattle
So the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, Sept. 8, to begin the 2022 season. The Bengals are home to their division rivals, the Steelers, on Sunday, Sept. 11 when all but two other teams get started. Those two clubs playing on Monday night also offer an enticing storyline: Russell Wilson bringing his Broncos to Seattle. Brady's decision to unretire after a short hiatus forced NFL schedule makers to scramble and redo some of the game slots. 13, the first regular-season NFL game in Germany, Tampa Bay vs. Seattle in Munich.
wftv.comSlime Time: Nickelodeon to broadcast Christmas Day NFL game
Broncos Football Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Call it a slime-time matchup: The NFL game on Christmas Day between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams will be broadcast by Nickelodeon. The Super Bowl champion Rams will host the game, which also will be streamed by Paramount+. Nickelodeon has had success with its youth-oriented telecasts during wild-card weekend alongside the NFL broadcast on CBS. This season, that collaboration will shift to the regular season and Christmas Day. Previously announced were the international games:— Nov. 13, the first regular-season NFL game in Germany, Tampa Bay vs. Seattle in Munich.
wftv.comOld news becomes official as NFL free agency period begins
Chandler Jones to Las Vegas, Khalil Mack and J.C. Jackson to the LA Chargers, Brandon Scherff to Jacksonville. On Wednesday, teams could come clean after all the recent leaks made those moves — and dozens of others — common knowledge throughout the NFL. Yes, the 2022 business year has begun, and with it come the official announcements of who is going where for what and how much. By far the biggest blockbuster — at least until Houston finds a team for quarterback Deshaun Watson — is Wilson moving from the Seahawks to the Broncos. Watson sat out last season and still faces civil lawsuits and perhaps an NFL suspension.
wftv.comAP Sources: Seahawks agree to trade Russell Wilson to Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Then the Broncos landed a Super Bowl-winning quarterback anyway, and one who's five years younger than Rodgers, who is 38. In Wilson, the Broncos finally have a worthy successor to Peyton Manning, who retired six years ago Monday. Wilson started 149 regular-season games and 16 playoff games before suffering a fractured middle finger on his right hand and missing four games last season, when he went 6-8. He helped Seattle to its only Super Bowl title with a 43-8 thumping of Manning and the Broncos in Super Bowl 48.
wftv.comUS gasoline prices rise again on talk of banning Russian oil
Russia Ukraine War Energy Prices Gas prices are displayed at gas stations in Englewood, N.J., Monday, March 7, 2022. Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil. The U.S. imported 245 million barrels of oil from Russia last year — about 8% of all U.S. oil imports — up from 198 million barrels in 2020. President Joe Biden has been reluctant to ban Russian oil, fearing it could further fuel inflation heading into the midterm elections this November. Talk of a ban on Russian oil has led U.S. officials to consider other sources that are currently limited.
wftv.comDenver Broncos announce they are officially on the market
The Denver Broncos are looking for a new owner in what’s expected to be the most expensive team sale in U.S. sports history. The Pat D. Bowlen Trust announced Tuesday it's in the “beginning of a sale process” for a franchise that's valued at $4 billion and is expected to draw heavy bidding that could push the sale price well beyond that figure. The last NFL team that went on the market was the Carolina Panthers, whom David Tepper bought for $2.275 billion.
news.yahoo.comMichigan OKs $824M in incentives for GM's EV, battery plants
The board also approved $66.1 million to help a local electric utility and township upgrade infrastructure at the battery factory site. They are separate from locally approved incentives, including a special power rate for the battery plant and tax abatements. GM previously eyed Michigan for other battery plants but chose Ohio and Tennessee instead. GM CEO Mary Barra planned to announce the Michigan spending at a morning news conference near the Capitol with Gov. The development came months after Michigan missed out on three Ford Motor Co. battery factories and an electric vehicle assembly plant that were placed in Kentucky and Tennessee.
wftv.comBroncos have never fixed their shortcomings under Vic Fangio
Coach Vic Fangio staunchly defended his embattled coordinators Pat Shurmur and Tom McMahon during the Broncos' bye week, saying he needed to help them fix the multitude of maladies that were threatening to derail Denver's once promising season. No repairs were ever completed and the Broncos (7-9) chug into 2022 with five consecutive losing seasons and a playoff drought stretched to six years. The Broncos' special teams were worse than ever in its 34-13 whimper against the Chargers on Sunday.
news.yahoo.comLesson learned: Broncos make Rypien their quarantined QB
The Denver Broncos learned a painful lesson last year when they were forced to play a game without a quarterback. Coach Vic Fangio said Friday that he decided to make Rypien the team's “quarantined quarterback” this week. “He was not in the meetings, he was in virtual meetings, and when he was out here on the field, he was under strict orders to not be near anybody,” Fangio said.
news.yahoo.comWhite House: 10% of kids have been vaccinated in 1st 2 weeks
Virus Outbreak FILE - Cameron West, 9, receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Englewood Health in Englewood, N.J., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Health systems have released little data on the racial breakdown of youth vaccinations, and community leaders fear that Black and Latino kids are falling behind. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (Seth Wenig)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago. At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Wednesday, with 1.7 million doses administered in the last week alone, roughly double the pace of the first week after approval. Kids who get their first vaccine dose by the end of this week will be fully vaccinated by Christmas, assuming they get their second shot three weeks after the first one.
wftv.comGM 3Q profit falls 40% to $2.4B as chip shortage dings sales
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) (David Zalubowski)DETROIT — (AP) — High prices for trucks and SUVs helped General Motors post a $2.4 billion third-quarter profit despite factory closures due to a shortage of computer chips and other parts. But the profit was 40% lower than the $4 billion GM made during the same period last year as sales slumped and the company lost market share in the U.S., its most profitable country. Revenue for the quarter fell 25% to $26.78 billion, far short of Wall Street estimates of $30.72 billion, according to FactSet. The profit came even though GM's third quarter sales in the U.S., its most profitable market, were almost 33% lower than a year ago. The company lost 3.8 percentage points of U.S. market share, according to the Edmunds.com website.
wftv.com13-year-old boy fatally shot inside Portage Park apartment, 17-year-old boy in custody in connection with apparent domestic-related shooting
A boy, 13, was fatally shot Wednesday night in the Portage Park neighborhood and Chicago police arrested a man in connection with the shooting.
chicagotribune.comAiding Alzheimer's Association personal for Broncos, Bowlens
Broncos Football Brittany Bowlen speaks during a news conference to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease outside the Denver Broncos' headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Englewood, Colo. Both Pat Bowlen, the deceased owner of the Broncos, and now his wife, Annabelle, have dealt with the disease. I mean, any family that has to go through this, it's hard,” said Brittany Bowlen, the Broncos' senior vice president of strategy. The trust could approve one of Bowlen’s children to become the team’s next controlling owner — Brittany Bowlen, 31, is the preferred choice — or sell the team altogether. “I'm here today to talk about Alzheimer's,” Brittany Bowlen said when asked about these developments.
wftv.comGeneral Motors warns some Chevy Bolt EV owners to park outside due to potential fire hazard
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) (David Zalubowski/AP)The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a warning to owners of some models of the Chevy Bolt EV — park them outside and don’t charge them overnight due to a potential fire risk. The November 2020 recall involved nearly 51,000 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolts due to a potential of a fire in the high-voltage battery pack under the back seat, the NHTSA said in a statement. The batteries can smoke and ignite internally and could cause the vehicle and surrounding buildings to catch fire. There have been two recent cases of Bolt fires in cars that had been repaired. To see if your car is affected by this latest suggestion, click here and enter the 17-digit vehicle identification number.
wftv.com‘The city is traumatized’: Englewood community members pray for 1-month-old injured in shooting
On Friday afternoon, activist Charles McKenzie prayed with community members just a block from where the girl was shot. More than two dozen people stood in a circle in a parking lot and sent well wishes to the girl and her mother.
chicagotribune.comOld container of bed sheets leads to child sex charges for southwest Ohio man
Jun. 30—A 64-year-old man is facing charges in a child sexual abuse case that allegedly took place more than 10 years ago in Englewood. Michael McCready was charged with four counts of rape and five counts of sexual battery, according to Vandalia Municipal Court records. The majority of the charges stem from incidents that took place between Jan. 7, 2009, through Jan. 7, 2014. One of the ...
news.yahoo.comOrlando renames street from Stonewall Jackson to Roberto Clemente
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando leaders made a much-anticipated change on Wednesday, officially unveiling a newly named street near Englewood. Roberto Clemente Road now matches the Orange County school alongside, replacing the name of the confederate general, Stonewall Jackson. Read: 12 cases of Delta variant found in Orange County, officials sayThe change continues Orlando’s efforts to be more inclusive. “Roberto Clemente was a hero to so many of us,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. The complete removal of Jackson’s name from both school and street comes after three years of grassroots advocacy from area activists.
wftv.comSome used vehicles now cost more than original sticker price
Used Vehicles Crazy Prices This Nov. 15, 2020 photo shows a long row of unsold used Highlander sports-utility vehicles sits at a Toyota dealership in Englewood, Colo. In 2021, high demand and low supply have driven up used vehicle prices so much that many are now selling for more than their original sticker price when they were new. Used vehicle price increases accounted for one-third of the large rise in inflation last month, according to the Labor Department. “I think the normal used car market has reset to a different price point,” he said. “Once the new inventory levels start increasing, that's where the pressure on the used market will be relieved,” he said.
wftv.comChicago cop who owns house where 5 killed disciplined
Chicago Violence Crime scene tape hangs outside a house where multiple people were shot, some fatally, inside the Englewood building, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. An argument in the house on Chicago's South Side erupted into gunfire early Tuesday. But Superintendent David Brown would not elaborate on why such a drastic step was taken against Enrique Badillo Sr. for his ownership of a building. They have said they believe someone broke into the house and shot eight people; four of them died at the scene and a fifth died on Saturday. But the lawsuit stalled because city officials were unable to reach the building's owner until after last Tuesday's shooting.
wftv.comPeople attend a vigil for a victim of a mass shooting in Englewood
Friends and relatives of Shermetria Williams gathered at a vigil in remembrance of the 19-year-old, who was among four people killed on Tuesday morning at 6221 S. Morgan St. in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. The group gathered at the location of the mass shooting for a vigil and balloon release on June 16, 2021.
chicagotribune.com7 out of 8 in mass shooting in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood were shot in head, likely by 2 gunmen, police report says
CHICAGO — Chicago police believe two people entered an Englewood home early Monday and shot eight people — four fatally and seven in the head, according to a police report. About 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, officers received a call of shots fired from the second-floor residents of a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street on the South Side, the report based on preliminary information said. The ...
news.yahoo.comGM recalling nearly 69K Bolt electric cars due to fire risk
The Chevrolet logo is displayed at a Chevrolet dealership Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Englewood, Colo. General Motors says it will recall nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)DETROIT – General Motors is recalling nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them. U.S. safety regulators said the cars should be parked outdoors until the recall repairs have been made. The recall covers Bolts from the 2017 through 2019 model years, including nearly 51,000 in the U.S. GM said it understands owners could be upset about their cars not being fully functional, and it will address complaints on a case-by-case basis.
Eta Becomes An Extratropical Low
Location 85 miles SE of Wilmington North Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading ENE at 21 mph Pressure 29.65 Coordinates 76.8W, 33.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM EST (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 76.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed through Saturday. On the forecast track, Eta is expected to gradually pull away from the southeast U.S. Coast today. Eta could intensify a little as an non-tropical cyclone during the next day or so before it becomes absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday or Saturday night. Tropics Models at 9:10 Friday Morning, November 13thLand HazardsSURF: Swells generated by Eta will affect portions of the southeastern United States coast today.
NFL recommends some sideline players wear masks during games
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The NFL is recommending that players on the sidelines who are not participating in a game or about to go on the field wear protective masks. Although the NFL stopped short of mandating masks for all players not on the field, it “strongly encouraged” all active players in the bench area who are not about to enter the game to wear masks while standing on the sideline and/or sitting on the bench. While the NFL considers expanding the bench area further down the sideline, teams may consider reconfiguring or adding benches. There’s no change to the status of the game,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The Associated Press. “There have been 70-plus instances of a team having a player or players who test positive.
Broncos running backs coach tests positive for coronavirus
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Denver Broncos running backs coach Curtis Modkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t accompany the team on its trip to New England. “We will take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our team, opponents and community,” the team added. On Friday, the Broncos held running back Melvin Gordon out of practice because of what coach Vic Fangio said was an illness unrelated to the coronavirus. The Patriots canceled practice Friday and later placed center James Ferentz on the reserve/COVID-19 list. On Saturday, the Broncos announced they had elevated defensive lineman Sylvester Williams to the active roster along with running back Jeremy Cox and linebacker Josh Watson.
Broncos coach: virus outbreak shows who the ‘whiners are’
“Yeah, we compete like hell on Sundays to beat each other, but ultimately we’re all in this thing together,” Fangio said. The Broncos (1-3) were supposed to host the Chargers that week, and that game was moved up to Nov. 1, which was originally Denver’s bye. So, the Broncos will have had a 17-day break between games and won't get another break all season. The Patriots wouldn't be nearly as inconvenienced, simply having to flip-flop their bye week with their game against Denver. “What makes it harder for us compared to baseball is we can’t go and play doubleheaders and we can’t make a nine-inning game and seven-inning game,” Fangio said.
2 QBs from this Central Florida city are now on the same NFL roster
Bortles, the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, won’t be able to join the team until the weekend. Driskel took over last weekend when starter Drew Lock injured his throwing shoulder on a sack in Pittsburgh. He has 106 touchdown passes and 75 interceptions in 81 career games, including 76 starts, three in the playoffs. Last year, Bortles backed up the Rams’ Jared Goff but threw just two passes in three appearances. Even without Lock sidelined and Sutton out for the year, the Broncos don’t plan to alter their offense.
AP source: Broncos star Miller sustains serious ankle injury
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Denver Broncos fear star linebacker Von Miller suffered a season-ending ankle injury toward the end of practice Tuesday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't addressed Miller's injury, said the team was awaiting results of an MRI on Miller. The practice took place indoors because of a snowstorm that struck the Rocky Mountains after a series of upper-90s and 100-degree days. Miller appeared primed for a big season after adding several pounds of muscle in the offseason and rededicating himself. The Broncos open the season Monday night against Tennessee.
NFL extends virtual offseason until June 26
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)The NFL has extended virtual offseason programs for teams through June 26, but no further. The remote programs have taken the place of on-site work, and some teams already have announced they are shutting those down. But on Thursday, the league said it will allow the virtual work for an additional 15 days. The first preseason game is scheduled for Aug. 6, with Dallas against Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame game at Canton, Ohio. The NFL plans to open the regular season on time with Houston at Super Bowl champion Kansas City on Sept. 10.