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Happy New Year!

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

Starting off with patchy areas of fog and smoke infused from the fireworks shows last night. Visibility has been poor especially around inland locations.A chilly high pressure area remains in charge providing clear skies, light winds and helping temperatures go down into the 40’s and 50’s.Today will feature bright sunshine like Sunday. However, mid to high level clouds are set to increase on Tuesday and Wednesday due to nearby fronts. They will be limited with moisture, so only an isolated shower possible with the second front on Thursday. Another one crosses through Sunday (maybe wetter?).As far as temperatures are concerned, there will be some ups and downs, but not as significant as the cold air we are currently experiencing.Have a wonderful New Year South Florida! Vivian GonzalezMeteorologist, AMS Certified WSVN Channel 7

Neighbor saves family from SW Miami-Dade house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

A quick-thinking neighbor is a hero after rescuing a family from a devastating house fire. Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday along the 4500 block of Southwest 128th Place, firefighters rushed to the scene as flames engulfed the residence, stemming from the roof upon their arrival. The heroic intervention of a neighbor prevented what could have been a tragic outcome for the family residing inside.Stacey Ellis, one of the family members, credited the lifesaving act. “We were all in the bed and I was kind of in and out of sleep,” he said. “I was watching television when someone came knocking at the door and I knew it wasn’t a normal knock, so I ran to the door an opened the door. A neighbor showed us where the house was on fire — on the north end of the house.” Ellis expressed gratitude for the neighbor who alerted them, ultimately sparing their lives from the flames.Live footage of the home reveals the extent of the damage, rendering the house unlivable...

Police investigating fatal New Year’s Day shooting in Dorchester

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Dorchester that left a man dead, police said.Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 34 High St. around 5:30 a.m. found the man suffering from life-threatening injuries and pronounced him dead at the scene, according to Boston police.His name has not been released.No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is asked to call the Boston Police Homicide Unit ay 617-343-4470.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Japan lowers its tsunami warning but still tells people not to go home after a series of earthquakes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt.The Japan Meteorological Agency reported more than a dozen quakes in the Japan Sea off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m.At least six homes were damaged by the quakes, with people trapped inside, government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said. A fire broke out in Wajima city, Ishikawa Prefecture, and electricity was out for more than 30,000 households, he said.The agency initially issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast of the island of Honshu, as well as ...

A man is arrested in Arkansas in connection with the death of a co-worker in Maine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A suspect was arrested in Arkansas on Sunday in the death of a co-worker in Waterville, Maine, according to Maine State Police.The police department in Flippin, Arkansas, encountered the 20-year-old man as he was sleeping in a parking lot, state police said. He fled in a vehicle and police chased him until Arkansas State Police were able to deploy spike strips to disable his car, authorities said. The chase ended on Highway 65 in Boone County. The suspect got out his car with a rifle and shots were fired, police said.The suspect was taken by life flight to a medical facility in Green County, Missouri, and is expected to survive, police said. The shooting is being investigated by Arkansas State Police.Maine State Police said Thursday that the injured man was a person of interest in the killing of 52-year-old Angela Bragg, of Waterville, whose body was discovered early that morning at Damon’s Beverage by a co-worker. She died of sharp force injury.An arrest wa...

Bill Belichick compares rookie’s interception to play All-Pro made vs. Patriots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

In a season when almost everything has gone wrong for the Patriots, it appears their ability to scout under-the-radar cornerbacks has paid off again.The Patriots signed cornerback Alex Austin to their 53-man roster at the end of November after he was released from the Texans practice squad.Austin, who was originally selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Bills, made the biggest play of his young career against the team that picked him, intercepting QB Josh Allen midway through the second quarter of Sunday’s 27-21 loss. It was the first interception of his young career.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick gives abrupt answer on Trent Brown’s benching New England Patriots | How close are the Patriots to clinching a top-3 draft pick? New England Patriots | How Bailey Zappe explains three first-half interceptions in Patriots’ loss to Bills New England Patriots | Callahan: Ho...

Bill Belichick comments on future before what could be last game as Patriots head coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

The Patriots will head into their final week of the 2023 season with a 4-12 record as reports continue to swirl about Bill Belichick’s future as head coach.This is the first time in Belichick’s career that he’s lost more than 11 games in a season. His previous worst seasons came in 1995 with the Browns and 2000 with the Patriots when his teams finished with 5-11 records.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick gives abrupt answer on Trent Brown’s benching New England Patriots | How close are the Patriots to clinching a top-3 draft pick? New England Patriots | How Bailey Zappe explains three first-half interceptions in Patriots’ loss to Bills New England Patriots | Callahan: How different will the Patriots look in 2024? New England Patriots | Patriots can’t overcome early turnovers in 27-21 loss to Bills Belichick is “highly unlikely” to be outr...

Tom Mulherin’s crystal ball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

A new year brings new opportunity, and we’re ready to turn the page from 2023 for a big rest of the season for the crystal ball.Last week was another good rebound from the opening week’s meltdown, but there’s always room to improve whenever there is a loss. It didn’t exactly start pretty, either, with three early losses on the boys’ side, but a 6-0-1 week on the girls side made up for it.Just as another friendly reminder, there are no repeat picks for one team in a single week. The Hopkinton, Arlington, Catholic Memorial, Reading and Xaverian boys, as well as the Duxbury and Hingham girls, are a just a few teams with multiple tough challenges this week.Let’s kick off 2024 on the right foot:  LAST WEEK’S RECORD: 11-3-1OVERALL RECORD: 25-16-1**WINNERS in CAPS BOYSMondayREADING vs St. John’s Prep, 4 p.m. – AJ Farese’s strong Pete Frates Winter Classic showing leads into a quality goalie battle against Chris Hanifan. Advantage goes to the home team.WednesdayGloucest...

AI set to become more part of our daily lives in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

From autonomous vehicles to virtual assistants, AI is becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives in 2023.But it has also brought more concern over what the risks are as the world see what’s in store for 2024.With the popularity of generative AI with apps like ChatGPT others transforming how different industries operate, experts say while valuable this type of innovation can come with some unwanted side effects.Daniel Tsai, a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, said job losses due to AI will likely be on the horizon for 2024. “Other things AI can do, people are now asking AI to do blog posts, and write letters on their behalf. So a lot of the human tasks that used to be done that required human thinking can be replaced by ChatGPT and other AI engines and that’s problematic because you’re talking about jobs lost”He added there could also be more of something known as “deep faking” in which users use AI to generate...

Will King Charles make it right with Indigenous communities in Canada in 2024?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:07 GMT

This year saw the coronation of a new King. As our new head of state, King Charles has an opportunity to begin righting some of the wrongs committed to Indigenous communities in Canada. But as we enter 2024, the question still remains: will he?“We must find new ways to come to terms with the darker and more difficult aspects of the past, acknowledging, reconciling and striving to do better,” said the British monarch during a 2022 visit to Canada.He reflected openly about reconciliation, just months before he ascended to the throne, but the words “I’m sorry” were never spoken.“Apologies only go so far. And for me, it’s him physically coming to each community, seeing the harms done, and acknowledging that, you know, he and his family and the monarchy have the means to fix a lot of injustices on our communities,” said Dr. Paulina Johnson, a citizen of Samson Cree Nation in central Alberta, which is Treaty 6 territory.She ha...