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Howard Co. public schools superintendent announces mobile app as bus routes remain suspended

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

The superintendent of Howard County Public Schools in Maryland announced Friday that while suspended bus routes have yet to be reinstated in what he recently called a “transportation crisis,” an upcoming mobile app will help keep families informed about bus statuses in the future.Superintendent Michael Martirano said in a Friday email to students and their families that the county is going through “final testing and quality control assurances” for a mobile application from Zum Transportation, one of its independent contractors that said it did not have the drivers needed to service 20 routes on the first day of classes.The app will “allow families who ride Zum buses to track their child’s bus in real-time,” Martirano wrote in the email.“This will provide much-needed information for parents and families at your fingertips so you can plan accordingly,” the email said. “We expect to launch the application mid-week next week. Until t...

2 dead, 3 injured in multivehicle Hagerstown crash involving 4 tractor-trailers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

Two people are dead and three others injured after a Friday morning crash on southbound Interstate 81 in Washington County, Maryland, involving four tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles, Maryland State Police said.A preliminary investigation revealed that a Chevrolet Tahoe struck the back of a tractor-trailer that had started to brake due to traffic, causing a chain-reaction crash between three more tractor-trailers and a pickup truck just before 9:40 a.m.Wesley Merrick, 55, and Alicia Eve Cornell, 46, both of Wellsville, New York, driver and passenger of the Chevrolet Tahoe involved in the crash, were pronounced dead on the scene.Two additional passengers in the Tahoe, Wesley’s wife Carrie Merrick, 49, and Kevin Dye, 59, were injured in the crash and transported to separate medical facilities.A third person and driver of one of the tractor-trailers involved in the crash, Darrin Wayne Shank, Jr., 55, of Williamsport, Maryland, was hospitalized with injuries.Southbound I...

Blazing fire leaves Southwest Miami-Dade home in ruins; No injuries reported

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

A fire engulfed a Southwest Miami-Dade home, leaving it charred and destroyed. The fire ignited in a house at Lago Mar Community on Southwest 158th Avenue near 72nd Street around 11 p.m.Officials said it took them about 30 minutes to put out the fire. Preliminary information reported this fire may be linked to an electric car parked in the garage. One neighbor called authorities as soon as he saw the flames. “I was just playing video games, I was on Facetime with my friend and I looked outside and there was a bunch of fire and flames and I heard the alarm,” said Kavi. “And then, I ran to my mom’s room and I told her I should call the cops and firemen and they all came.” 7News captured the decimated insides of the two-story home. Police said that everyone was able to escape the home on time and no injuries were reported. As far as what sparked everything, Miami Dade Fire Rescue said it remains under investigation.Please check back on WSVN.com ...

Shooting in Lynn leaves three victims with serious injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

Police are investigating after three people were shot in Lynn late Friday night, officials said.The shooting took place by the corner of Chatham and Essex Streets, and Lynn police said all victims were seriously injured.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 2 dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea, forcing its temporary closure for a third time in less than a year.One naval drone was destroyed late Friday and two others early Saturday morning, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials. A key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, the Kerch bridge has come under repeated attack since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. An explosion in October, which Russian authorities said was caused by a truck bomb, left three people dead. A further attack on the bridge in July, killing a couple and seriously wounding their daughter, left a span of the roadway hanging perilously. The bridge connecting Crimea and Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow, both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for military and civilian su...

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Ohio’s fall ballot to ensure abortion rights seems straightforward: It would enshrine the right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.”Yet as the campaigning for and against the nation’s latest tug-of-war over abortion begins in earnest this weekend, voters are getting a different message from the measure’s opponents. They are characterizing it as threatening a wide range of parental rights.“As parents, it’s our worst nightmare,” one particularly ominous online ad funded by Protect Women Ohio, the opposition campaign, says of November’s Issue 1.The ad suggests the amendment would let minors end pregnancies and receive gender-related health care without parental permission: “A potential reality so grim it’s hard to even imagine.”It’s no surprise that anti-abortion groups opposed to the amendment are promoting that message. They are trying to fl...

One in hospital in critical condition after collision in Etobicoke

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

One person is in hospital in critical condition following a crash in the Kipling Avenue and Evans Avenue area of Etobicoke on Saturday morning.Police responded to reports at approximately 3:30 a.m. of a single-vehicle collision in the area.The driver, a male in his 60’s, was transported to the hospital by medics with life-threatening injuries. Police say he is still in critical condition.Police are on the scene investigating and Kipling is closed in both directions at Torlake Crescent.

More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors’ social lives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. (AP) — A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep older adults eating healthy.They’re all over 60, and between enjoying butternut squash soup, sandwiches, oats and eggs, they chat and poke fun about families, politics, and the news of the day.But if you’re imagining people gathering for lunch in a senior center, think again.Long before COVID put a pause on social gatherings, some senior centers were losing their lunch appeal. Others didn’t reopen after the pandemic.Enter this elegant solution that’s gained popularity: give some of the federal and state money set aside to feed seniors to struggling restaurants and have them provide balanced meals with more choices, flexible timing and a judgment-free setting that can help seniors get together to chat and stem loneliness.“Isolation is the new pandemic,” said Jon Eriquezzo, president of Meals on Wheels of New Hampsh...

2 teens shot, 1 critical, after Mount Carmel HS football game in Woodlawn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

CHICAGO -- Two teenagers are injured, one critical, in a shooting after a football game at Mount Carmel High School in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood. According to Chicago police, the incident took place near 1500 block of East 64th Street at Mount Carmel High School around 10:15 p.m., half an hour after the game against Morgan Park High School ended. Police said a 16-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and was transported to Comers Children Hospital in good condition. A 15-year-old boy sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was transported to the same hospital in critical condition. 2 South Elgin High School students killed in crash identified The coach of the Morgan Park football team told the Sun-Times they were heading to their bus when they heard the shots. The paper also reported that a journalist covering the game saw, who they thought to be the gunmen, running towards the school. It is unknown whether the teens injured were students at either Mount C...

Flamingos found in Florida likely hitched a ride with Hurricane Idalia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Despite flamingos being nearly synonymous with Florida, the birds themselves aren't too common throughout the Sunshine State. But Floridians across the Gulf coast are reporting unusual sightings of colorful flamingos as far north as the Panhandle area following Hurricane Idalia.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), 95% of flamingo sightings take place in within the Everglades, Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. But after Idalia swept up the Gulf coast, it appeared to have left several flamboyances — the term for a group of flamingos — in its wake. PHOTOS: Hurricane Idalia brings flooding, destruction to Florida Sightings were reported from Sanibel Island, near Fort Myers, to St. Marks, south of Tallahassee. The birds are native to Venezuela, Mexico and the Caribbean, according to the FWC, so is it possible they were carried up north with Hurricane Idalia? A wildlife expert told the Fort Myers News-Press that is likely the c...