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Miami Beach names Deputy Chief Wayne Jones as first Black police chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

Deputy Chief Wayne Jones is expected to be officially appointed as the successor to current Police Chief Richard Clements. This historic decision would make Chief Jones the first Black police chief in the history of Miami Beach.At 9 a.m., the announcement is scheduled to take place during Wednesday’s Miami Beach City Commission meeting at Miami Beach City Hall, located at 1700 Convention Center Drive. Jones has spent 27 years with the Miami Beach Police Department, diligently working his way up the ranks to the esteemed position of deputy chief. Upon the appointment, Clements, who has served the Miami Beach Police Department for 33 years, is anticipated to continue as an advisor to Jones until his retirement later this year. This seamless transition is expected to ensure guidance for the new police chief.

2 people injured after a crane collapse in New York City, source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A tall construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, and its arm hit a building as it crashed to the street below.Photos and videos posted on social media show flames bursting from the car of a crane hundreds of feet above 10th Avenue at 41st Street. The crane’s arm scraped the top floors of a skyscraper across the street as it fell.There were no immediate reports of injuries from the crane fire and collapse, which happened shortly before 8 a.m.Firefighters stationed on a roof deck of another building used hoses to battle the blaze. Surrounding streets were closed to traffic.The location on Manhattan’s West Side is near the Port Authority Bus Terminal and an entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, which carries auto traffic to and from New Jersey under the Hudson River.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Rain Returns, Ushering in Brief, Heat Relief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

Our weather pattern is finally starting to change as winds return off the water out of the east along with stronger winds, too, while a tropical disturbance tracks toward Florida. All of these ingredients will come together to allowing for temperatures to return to near-normal levels, at least for the next few days.Our typical high temperature for this time of the year is 91F, and by Thursday temperatures could struggle to get that warm depending on the timing of the rain.As moisture increases today into tomorrow with that tropical disturbance, rain chances will go up. As far as our forecast is concerned today, we’ll see morning scattered showers and storms, then drier conditions for the afternoon, especially across the metro. Some of the model guidance does suggest another round of storms then rolling onshore this evening.Despite the rain and mostly cloudy skies, a Heat Advisory does remain in effect for Miami-Dade County through this evening for feels-like temperatures up to...

WATCH: Rescued sea turtles released back into the ocean off the Cape after months of rehab

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

After months of rehabilitative care at the New England Aquarium, four rescued sea turtles are back in their ocean home after being released Tuesday night off Cape Cod.A small crowd watched from West Dennis Beach as the three green sea turtles and one Kemp’s ridley, a critically endangered species, crawled across the sand and into Nantucket Sound. The animals spent more than eight months at the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy. As part of their work protecting ocean animals and habitats, Aquarium scientists will be tracking and studying the movement of the three green turtles using satellite tags, which provide valuable information about where the turtles swim, feed, and travel.During the 2022 cold-stunning season, the Aquarium treated 518 live sea turtles that were rescued from the shores of Cape Cod by staff and volunteers from Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. There are 13 turtles remaining a...

A Cubs song from the past surfaces and Sam Fazio and some pals bring it back to tuneful life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

On a list of the many things the Cubs might need for a successful season, a new song is not near the top. But that’s what the team has now, a song recently discovered, a song not heard for more than 50 years, a song with lyrics such as …Come out to Wrigley FieldThe home of the CubsYour cares’ll fly right over the wallYou strike out troubles and woesWhen you let yourself goAnd see the National League play ballThere is more to this song, of course. It is titled “Come Out to Wrigley (The Home of the Cubs)” and was written and recorded by a man named Pasquale “P.J.” Panico. It will be performed in public for the first time on the night of Aug. 2, when talented singer Sam Fazio, backed by a bass-keyboard-drums trio, sings it to the crowd gathered outside Wrigley Field at that adjacent outdoor tavern/playground known as Gallagher Way.“It’s going to be a real treat and pleasure for me,” Fazio tells me. “It’s such a cat...

Orioles roundtable: Answering the biggest questions as the MLB trade deadline approaches next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

A week from now, the MLB trade deadline will have passed, and all that will stand between the Orioles and the playoffs are two months of regular-season games.The group Baltimore attacks those two months with could feature some new faces, with the Orioles acting as buyers at this time of year for the first time since their rebuild began back in 2018. Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias has already made one addition, acquiring reliever Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland Athletics for minor league pitcher Easton Lucas, and the Orioles already lead the American League East, but further upgrades could help to not only secure a spot in the postseason, but also increase their chances of going deep in it.In advance of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline, Baltimore Sun Orioles reporters Nathan Ruiz and Jacob Calvin Meyer and sports content editor C.J. Doon answer five questions facing the team.Do the Orioles need to make another trade? If so, for what?Ruiz: “Need&...

Man seriously injured in e-bike crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A man was seriously injured Tuesday after crashing his e-bike into the back of a parked car in the Shelltown neighborhood, authorities said.According to the San Diego Police Department, a 32-year-old man was riding a black e-bike eastbound on the 4200 block of Nordica Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. when he collided with the left rear bumper of a legally parked vehicle. Fire burns 105 acres on MCAS Miramar base The e-bike rider struck an unoccupied white 2006 Ford F-150, which was parked on the south curb line of the roadway, police said.The man was ejected from the e-bike and sustained serious injuries, according to SDPD. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. SDPD's Traffic Division responded and is handling the investigation. Anyone with information related to the crash is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops during arrest raid in West Bank

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli troops during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the latest bloodshed in one of the most violent stretches of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in years.Israeli forces entered the al-Ein refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested a suspected militant after surrounding his house, the army said. Palestinian officials said a 23-year-old man was killed when fighting erupted between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces.The Israeli army said Palestinians opened fire and threw stones and paint at soldiers, who responded with live fire.Another two Palestinians were wounded by bullet shrapnel, including a female motorist caught in the crossfire, medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent said.The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man killed as Mohammed Nada and said he was shot in the chest. Wednesday’s incident came a da...

New York construction crane catches fire, and its arm hits skyscraper as it crashes to street

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A tall construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, and its arm hit a building as it crashed to the street below.Photos and videos posted on social media show flames bursting from the car of a crane hundreds of feet above 10th Avenue at 41st Street. The crane’s arm scraped the top floors of a skyscraper across the street as it fell.There were no immediate reports of injuries from the crane fire and collapse, which happened shortly before 8 a.m.Firefighters stationed on a roof deck of another building used hoses to battle the blaze. Surrounding streets were closed to traffic.The location on Manhattan’s West Side is near the Port Authority Bus Terminal and an entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, which carries auto traffic to and from New Jersey under the Hudson River.The Associated Press

Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community together shuts in declining coal county

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:10 GMT

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Months after Missy Nester ended The Welch News’ 100-year run, she can barely stand to walk through the office doors of the newspaper her mother taught her to read with growing up in West Virginia’s southern coalfields. It’s still too painful.The Welch News owner and publisher’s desk is covered with unpaid bills and her own paychecks — a year’s worth — she never cashed. Phones that used to ring through the day have gone silent. Tables covered with typewriters, awards and a century’s worth of other long-abandoned artifacts are reminders that her beloved paper has become an artifact, too.Wiping away tears, Nester said she wishes people understood why she fought so hard to protect the last remaining news outlet in her community, and why it feels like the people left behind by the journalism industry are often those who need it most.“Our people here have nothing,” said Nester, 57. “Like, can any of y’all hear us out here screaming?”...