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2 men arrested in shooting that killed 3 people and injured 8 in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as a crowd of hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July, police said.Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were both taken into custody on murder charges related to the shooting late July 3 in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said. Noakes said investigators believe the shooting was gang-related and followed some kind of altercation.He said there could be additional arrests. Police had previously said several men fired indiscriminately into the crowd. The shooting erupted about two hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the historically Black neighborhood. The celebration had been held in a park several blocks away from the area where the shots were fired.Police have said the shooting on Horne Street was “separate from and unrelated to ComoFest.” Noakes ref...

Wynter Cole-Smith, de dos años, fue vista por última vez peinada con coletas y vistiendo una playera con un arcoíris. Hoy la encontraron sin vida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

(CNN) — La niña y su hermano menor estaban en casa con su madre cuando el agresor atacó.La joven madre fue apuñalada repetidamente a última hora del domingo por su expareja en su departamento de Lansing antes de poder escapar y llamar a las autoridades, dijeron el jefe de policía de la ciudad y el FBI.El hermano de un año de la pequeña Wynter Cole-Smith fue encontrado ileso en el departamento, dijo el FBI.Pero su hermana mayor, de dos años, que vestía una camiseta blanca con un arcoíris y llevaba el pelo recogido en trenzas hasta los hombros, había desaparecido.La Policía de Lansing emitió a primera hora de este lunes una alerta Amber y un bombardeo de mensajes en teléfonos celulares, radios, televisores y señales de tráfico para ayudar en la búsqueda de Wynter y del sospechoso, Rashad Maleek Trice, posiblemente en un Chevy Impala blanco de 2013.Alertas como estas, dice el Centro Nacional para Menores Desaparecidos y Explotados, “suelen resolverse en cuestión de horas...

Colorado regulators consider ban on sale of gas-powered lawn equipment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and chainsaws could soon be harder to find in Colorado stores.The Regional Air Quality Council voted Friday to ban the sale of small gas-powered lawn tools in an effort to improve air quality along the Front Range. Here’s how you can check the air quality for where you live If approved by the state, the measure would begin in 2025. "Cars and trucks are primary contributors to our air quality in the summer months," Mike Silverstein said. "But lawn and garden equipment is too."Silverstein and the council voted nearly unanimously on the proposal, which would also require commercial operators like landscaping companies to switch to electric lawn mowers, weed whackers and leaf blowers by 2026. Riding lawn mowers would not be included in the regulation, which would also only include the months of June, July and August. Homeowners with gas-powered tools would still be allowed to use them."The individual can use whateve...

At least 6 organizations opt against holding conventions in Broward; some cite concerns over Florida’s ‘political climate’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

Broward County officials say several groups have had a change of heart about holding their events there, and some are blaming the state of politics in Florida.The group Visit Lauderdale works with organizations across the country to bring them to Broward. The group’s CEO, Stacy Ritter, said there is a clear pattern when it comes to recent cancellations.“I don’t think any of us has ever seen politics creep into tourism,” said Ritter.But officials with Visit Lauderdale say that’s exactly with about half a dozen organizations that opted out of holding their conventions in Broward.“Tourism has always transcended politics. People travel where they’d like to go,” said Ritter.But despite the sun and the sand, some groups are deciding to go elsewhere, according to a spreadsheet provided to 7News.One of those groups explained, “We were so close on this one … but group decided to pull out of Florida due to concerns about what the gov...

Unsettled weather returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

After a couple of sunny days for most of the area, unsettled weather will slowly work its way back into New England the next few days. Saturday will feature more clouds, especially along the shoreline as a coastal storm system passes out to sea. Meanwhile in central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire a stalled front will produce afternoon showers and storms for some. The front remains in the area on Sunday but also remains stalled, meaning the system will be weaker but could still produce a shower or storm into the afternoon, even for locations a little closer to the coast. Widespread rain moves in on Monday as a second cold front moves through the area with scattered showers and storms in the forecast.

Authorities say inmate who escaped from Pennsylvania jail is dangerous and has survivalist skills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

(CNN) — Pennsylvania authorities are searching for a “dangerous” inmate with survivalist skills who they say escaped Warren County Prison by elevating himself on exercise equipment and exiting the jail yard through a metal gated roof, a county spokesperson said Friday during a news conference.Police in the city of Warren said in social media posts that on Friday officials discovered inmate Michael Charles Burham – who was being held on arson and burglary charges and was a suspect in a homicide investigation – had escaped.Warren Police said Burham “was also associated with the prior carjacking and kidnapping of a local couple while trying to escape capture.”“He is considered very dangerous, and the public is asked to be vigilant and report anything out of the ordinary,” according to police.Burham was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jump suit, a denim jacket and crocs shoes, Warren Police said.In addition to searching on foot and with K-9 units, law enforc...

Yankees Notebook: Left field remains a ‘mixed bag’ and area of concern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

Everyone knew the Yankees needed a left fielder over the offseason, but the team rolled into spring training with Oswaldo Cabrera and Aaron Hicks as the best options on the roster.Since then, Cabrera, Hicks, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jake Bauers, Billy McKinney, Franchy Cordero, Willie Calhoun, Greg Allen and Giancarlo Stanton have all played the position this season. Bauers went on the injured list Friday, while Calhoun and Allen were already on it. Hicks now plays for the Orioles.The collective group had given the Yankees mixed results offensively entering Friday’s series opener against the Cubs.According to FanGraphs, Yankees left fielders are 28th in on-base percentage (.285), 27th in WAR (0.1), 26th in wRC+ (84) and 24th in average (.227). The position has found ways to score, though, as the group ranks sixth in runs (92), eighth in home runs (22) and ninth in RBI (74).As for the defense, Yankees left fielders rank 28th in defensive runs saved (-12) and ultimate zone rating (-5...

Weymouth double murder trial: Jurors have not reached verdict in Emanuel Lopes case after week of deliberations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

Jurors have now deliberated for a week in the trial of Emanuel Lopes, charged with murdering a Weymouth Police officer and a 77-year-old bystander in 2018, and have yet to reach a verdict.Closing arguments in the case were heard June 28 in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham and the jury began deliberating that day. With no deliberations over the weekend and the holiday, jurors have now had the case for a total of seven days. They were released at around 3 p.m. and instructed to continue deliberations on Monday.Lopes, 25, is accused of shooting Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna, 42, and bystander Vera Adams, 77, in the early hours of July 15, 2018, nearly five years ago. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in Norfolk Superior Court, including two counts of murder.The defense mounted a lack of criminal responsibility argument for Lopes, with defense attorney Larry Tipton arguing that his client has a long history of severe mental illness. In opening arguments, Tipton sa...

Red Sox notebook: Yu Chang excited to be back after ‘up and down’ recovery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

Yu Chang was all smiles as he sat in the home dugout. Back in the lineup for the first time since fracturing his left hamate bone in late April, the Red Sox shortstop said he hasn’t been this excited to play in a long, long time.“I feel like coming back the first time I was called up to the major leagues,” Chang said Friday via translator Patrick Chu.It’s been a long time coming for Chang, who was activated from the 60-day injured list ahead of Friday night’s series opener against the Oakland Athletics. The 27-year-old broke a bone in his hand mid-swing back on April 24, and since then he endured two setbacks that kept him out several weeks longer than originally expected.Meanwhile, with both Chang and projected starter Trevor Story on the shelf, the heavily depleted Red Sox were forced to rely on a revolving door of replacements. The results haven’t been pretty.Chang acknowledged that the prolonged recovery process has been difficult, and at time...

Shark advisory posted at Carlsbad beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:22 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Lifeguards posted a shark advisory sign Friday afternoon at a beach in Carlsbad.The sign, which warns beachgoers to "swim at your own risk," was found at Lifeguard Hut Tower 28 at North Ponto Beach near Carlsbad Boulevard and Island Way. Here comes another heat wave San Diego No other information has been released by officials at this time about the incident that prompted the shark advisory.Check back for updates on this developing story.