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Grass fire near Turnpike in South Miami-Dade under control; NB traffic reduced to 1 lane near SW 112th Ave.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

A small grass fire that sparked in South Miami-Dade is impacting rush hour traffic along the Florida Turnpike.A traffic camera captured Miami-Dade Fire Rescue trucks parked to the side of the northbound lanes of the highway near Southwest 112th Avenue and 250th Street, just after 6 p.m., Friday.A Florida Highway Patrol cruiser was seen blocking all but one northbound lane.Officials urge drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.Crews have since been able to put the fire under control.Stay tuned to WSVN 7 News and wsvn.com for updates on this developing story.

CHANGES FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

Happy Friday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a nice week.  And what a week it was!  South Florida got to enjoy beautiful blues skies, breezy East winds and low rain chances all week.  And today was no different.  We ended the week with possibly the nicest day as we saw fewer clouds and sunny skies all day long.  This evening is looking rather quiet as well so it’s a green light for any outdoor plans you might have tonight!  While a passing shower or two can’t be ruled out overnight tonight, rain chances should still remain low until later in the weekend.While we are on topic, let’s talk about this weekend as there will be some changes already underway. As it stands, Saturday seems to be the better of the two weekend days as only isolated showers will remain in the forecast. But as we work our way into the latter part of the weekend, a weak front will be drifting south across our state while moisture levels increase over South Florida. This means that not only will ...

Car crashes through backyard in Somerville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

A car crashed through a backyard in Somerville Friday, drawing emergency crews to the scene in a residential area on Highland Avenue. The driver of the car said she lost control and went sliding down an embankment. The driver said no one was hurt. Video showed police and fire crews on scene Friday afternoon after the crash.

‘History mystery’ surrounds bed possibly connected to trial of Lizzie Borden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

Local authorities and members of the Fall River Historical Society are working to learn more as questions surround a more than century-old bed that Lizzie Borden may have slept in while on trial in the 1892 Fall River ax murders of her father and stepmother. The bed has spent years in storage at the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford. It doesn’t have a manufacture date or serial number. But it does have a clue for historians, according to Jonathan Darling of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. “There’s this very unusual marking on the side that looks kind of like a face, or maybe a backward state of Massachusetts,” Darling said. Darling said there is a theory that the manufacturer could have used the marking as a trademark in place of their company name.The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office discussed the mystery in a message on social media earlier this week after officials said they hosted personnel from the Fall River Historical Society to see the bed.&...

Orioles rally, hang on to beat Yankees, 7-6, in home opener at sold-out Camden Yards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

Bryan Baker threw a 96 mph by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and unleashed a roar in chorus with the 45,017 raucous fans at a sold-out Camden Yards.The strikeout ended the eighth inning with the potential tying run at third base, and Baltimore closer Félix Bautista repeated the feat in the ninth as the Orioles held on to beat the New York Yankees, 7-6, in their first home game of the season.The Orioles had already lost a 4-0 lead and were on the verge of letting a 7-5 advantage slip away when Baker entered with two on, no outs and a run already in. The first batter he faced, Jose Trevino, tried to bunt those runners over, but when Baker’s first two pitches missed the strike zone, Trevino swung away. Gold Glove third baseman Ramón Urías, who doubled in the go-ahead run and scored what proved to be the game-winner in the seventh, snared a 105.4 mph ground ball to start a double play. Baker’s strikeout of Kiner-Falefa came with Oriole Park’s crowd on its feet and e...

Clarke Schmidt’s struggles continue in Yankees’ loss to Orioles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

BALTIMORE — The Orioles’ home opener featured fireworks before and during their 7-6 win over the Yankees on Friday.Following a pregame ceremony that involved actual pyrotechnics and Oriole orange smoke, both teams provided explosives via their lineups. Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was hardly a fan of the display, as he labored for the second time in as many starts.Baltimore batters touched him up for five hits, four earned runs and 11 hard-hit balls — which are represented by fire emojis on Baseball Savant. Seven of those balls came off the bat at more than 100 miles per hour.Injuries have Schmidt in the Yankees’ rotation to begin the season, but he has allowed seven earned runs over 6.2 innings thanks in large part to his struggles against left-handed hitters.Schmidt gave up three earned runs and two homers to the Giants’ Joc Pederson and Brandon Crawford in his first start of the season on April 1. On Friday, rough second and fourth innings and...

Ticker: US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs; Tesla cuts prices on all models; FAA eyes leaky faucets on Boeing 787s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation.The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January.At the same time, some of the details of Friday’s report from the Labor Department raised the possibility that inflationary pressures might be easing and that the Fed might soon decide to pause its rate hikes.Tesla cuts prices on all modelsTesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates.The largest of the cuts that appeared Friday on Tesla’s website were $5,000 per vehicle for the company’s slower-selling more expensive models, the S large sedan and the X big SUV. The company lopped $2,000 off the price of the Y small SUV, its most popu...

Jaylen Brown suffers new finger injury, Celtics update Marcus Smart’s status

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

Hours before Friday’s game versus Toronto, the Celtics reported a new finger injury for Jaylen Brown and ruled out Marcus Smart for a second straight game due to neck spasms.Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown suffered a small laceration, and it is expected to heal quickly.“Just got a cut on his finger,” Mazzulla said. “I expect him to be fine, nothing serious.”Smart, who reported having a pinched nerve after Tuesday’s loss at Philadelphia, is still dealing with pain in his neck. Like Brown, his postseason availability appears to be safe.“He was in, he got treatment today,” Mazzulla said. “It looked like his neck was still hurting a little bit. But I don’t expect it to linger into the playoffs or anything.”Veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon was also ruled out Friday after pouring in 29 points during Wednesday’s win over Toronto. Meanwhile, backup guard Payton Pritchard returned after a lingering heel injury kept hi...

City buildings to light up in rainbow colors in honor of Mel King; day of remembrance to be declared for Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

More than a handful of buildings across Boston will be lit up in rainbow colors Monday and Tuesday in honor of Mel King, a longtime city activist and former state representative who died March 28 at age 94.City Hall, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, Center Plaza, One Financial Center are among the participating venues, while other details on how the city will remember King were released on Friday.Mayor Michelle Wu is set to read a proclamation during a wreath-laying ceremony at City Hall Monday at noon declaring Tuesday as a citywide day of remembrance for King.A public viewing and visitation will be held Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Union United Methodist Church, 485 Columbus Ave., with an opportunity for “witnesses from the community” from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The funeral also will be held at Union United Methodist Church in the South End, on Tuesday at noon. King’s family has invited guests to don bow ties “as a tribute to Mr. King.” Boston Arts Academy students will be pe...

Ecuadorian faces deportation following charges in fatal crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

The suspect in a crash that killed a 46-year-old Raynham woman has been detained by ICE and faces being deported.Juan Leonardo Parra Altamirano, 33, of Brockton, is an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who was arrested Thursday on charges, including leaving the scene of a crash that caused personal injury resulting in death, related to a Monday night fatal crash on Route 24 in West Bridgewater.The crash killed Erpharo Gilbert, 46, of Raynham.“She’s gone,” Gilbert’s husband, Jean Marie Coquillon, told WPRI, a Providence news station. “It was really tough. My 5-year-old son is still waiting for his mom to come home.”Coquillon told that station that his wife worked for Boston Medical Center and Victory Human Services and was in the process of becoming a licensed social worker.Parra Altamirano turned himself into the Massachusetts State Police barracks in Middleboro on Thursday morning. He was arraigned on the charges in Brockton District Court later that afternoon.The same day...