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Neighbor speaks out after helping save family living inside Miami Gardens home that caught fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

A good Samaritan is being hailed a hero after he rushed to a family’s rescue when a house erupted in flames in Miami Gardens.Speaking to 7News on Wednesday, Lorenzo Jones Jr. said he saw the flames coming from the home on Tuesday night and began banging on the doors, telling everyone to get out. “I was just banging on the doors, I was banging on the neighbors’ doors, I was banging on the window and the door,” he said. Ring doorbell video shows the house, located at Northwest 20th Avenue and 190th Terrace, igniting in flames, just after 7:30 p.m.Family members were seen rushing out of the house. “They came outside, and they were being hysterical,” said Jones. “I just made sure they got out of there.”The good Samaritan said he and other area residents tried to put out the flames.“We had neighbors pulling water hoses over from two houses down,” said Jones. “We tried; it was too bad.”But a smoky scene paints an uncl...

Powerball jackpot swells to $700 million for tonight’s drawing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $700 million, with the next drawing set for Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. ET.Sales officials increased the jackpot Wednesday by about $15 million due to strong ticket sales. The top prize now carries a lump-sum option estimated at $352.3 million, the multistate game operator said.This grand prize would be the ninth-largest prize in Powerball history, it said.Monday’s drawing yielded no grand prize match of all six numbers, according to Powerball. Two tickets took home the $2 million Match 5+ Power Play Prize in Colorado and Georgia, and three got the $1 million Match 5 in California, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.The Powerball jackpot was last won on October 11, when a ticket in California won a $1.765 billion grand prize. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338, according to Powerball. Tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.Meanwhile, the person who bought the...

Former rescue volunteer charged in animal cruelty case to be sentenced; over 50 cats found in her Sunrise home in 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

Years after dozens of cats were found in filth, a former South Florida animal rescue volunteer who was charged with animal cruelty is set to learn her fate.Michelin Toulouse was charged with 13 counts of animal cruelty after more than 50 cats were found inside her townhome in Sunrise, with urine and feces everywhere, in May of 2021.Wednesday was sentencing day for the once trusted animal rescuer. Prosecutors in court spent most of the day showing images of the deplorable conditions for the dozens of cats that were living with Toulouse.Investigators said some of the felines were dead, and others were emaciated and starving. Some dead and alive inside the residence.On the stand, a witness broke down in tear as a prosecutor described a picture of a dead kitten.“And the skull of a kitten, correct?” said the prosecutor.“Yes,” said the witness.“And it had been stripped of flesh, fur.”“Yes,” said the witness.“Any soft material,” s...

Driver in fatal 2022 Hingham Apple store crash ordered held without bail pending mental evaluation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

The driver who crashed into an Apple store in Hingham in November of last year, killing one person and injuring 19 others, has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation after reappearing in court over an alleged violation of bail conditions.Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was originally arrested and charged after his 2019 Toyota 4Runner ended up inside the Derby Street Shops store. Rein’s attorney described the crash as a horrific accident, with Rein telling investigators that his foot became stuck on the accelerator while he was looking for an eyeglass store.He was released in December 2022 on $100,000 bail with a stipulation that he not drive, that he would wear a GPS tracking device, could not leave the state without approval, and could not own weapons. However, he ended up back in court this week after, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, on Dec. 22, Rein allegedly let the battery of his GPS monitoring device die and then didn’t answer phone ...

Rain moving in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

Showers have arrived. Rain turns steady and continues into tomorrow. There will still be a few showers Friday and Saturday before we dry out for the rest of the weekend.How about those temperatures today? It was mild in the 50s. Temperatures should hold in the 40s this evening as more showers fill in. It turns to rain tonight and continues into tomorrow morning.The heaviest period of rain will be overnight and into tomorrow morning. Expect rain for your morning commute. Scattered showers continue throughout the rest of the morning and linger into the afternoon. Keep that umbrella nearby tomorrow! Temperatures won’t be as mild as today with most of our highs reaching the 40s. That’s still above average for late December.There will be a few showers Friday, mainly during the morning hours. Another batch of rain rolls on through Saturday morning. Then we’ll dry things out for the rest of the weekend. Good news for your New Year’s Eve plans!-Meteorologist Melanie ...

US announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

By LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill.The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and medical equipment and parts. The aid, provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, will be pulled from Pentagon stockpiles. In a statement, Marine Lt. Col. Garron Garn, a Pentagon spokesman said there is no more funding to replace the weapons taken from department stocks. And the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides long-term funding for future weapons contracts, is also out of money.As a result, Garn said Wednesday, “Without the supplemental funding, there will be a shortfall in replenishing U.S. military stocks, affecting American military readines...

Feeling foggy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

Patchy fog and temps in the 40s are in the forecast until the sun returns late this weekend. Drive carefully, especially early and late.Lobster boats are moored in a foggy Scituate Harbor. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

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Hingham man accused of fatal Apple store crash committed for mental health evaluation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

The man police say killed one person and injured nearly two dozen more when he barreled his SUV into an Apple store in Hingham last year went missing ahead of Christmas but has since been arrested again.State probation workers monitoring the GPS bracelet tracking defendant Bradley Rein on Friday night received an alert that the device had lost power. They apparently attempted to contact him by phone several times and left six voicemails, but were unable to reach him.Hingham Police got an arrest warrant and apprehended Rein that day.Rein, of Hingham, was indicted by a Plymouth grand jury in March on 24 charges relating to the Nov. 21, 2022, crash: second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Further details of why and how the bracelet monitoring Rein lost power — or where he disappeared to — were not immediately available. A clerk ...

Patriots claim cornerback, place Rhamondre Stevenson on IR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:50 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots bolstered their cornerback depth Wednesday by claiming Marco Wilson off waivers from the Cardinals, per source.To make room for Wilson on the depth chart, the Patriots placed running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who’s dealing with a high-ankle sprain, on injured reserve, per source.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: Trent Brown among 3 absent, new Pats veteran has concussion New England Patriots | Patriots down 3 starters at Wednesday practice before Bills game New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe trying to prevent another Patriots viral video with Bill Belichick New England Patriots | Bill O’Brien provides update on Mac Jones after Patriots QB benching New England Patriots | Hunter Henry’s injury played a factor in Patriots’ latest roster move The Patriots currently have just four cornerbacks on their 53-man roster in Jon...