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Coconut Grove resident says she helped woman allegedly terrorized by intruder; suspect also linked to multiple burglaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

A Coconut Grove resident said she lent a helping hand to a woman who claimed she was terrorized by an intruder who broke into her penthouse unit and, police said, is connected to several burglaries at the same apartment complex.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Daniella Abela said her neighbor came to her for help at their apartment building, located in the area of Virginia Street and Oak Avenue.“She was banging on my door, screaming for life, ‘Help! Help! Help!’ And when I opened the door, she was hysterical,” said Abela.Abela said her neighbor told her she was attacked by a man who broke into her apartment.“She definitely was bleeding. There was blood on my door,” said Abela.The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Benny Rainy, has since been captured. He is also accused of a series of eerie encounters with residents of the same building.According to his arrest report, the penthouse break-in took place at around midnight on June 21.Investigators s...

Man suspected of vandalizing food truck hospitalized after beating behind Harold’s Shrimp & Chicken; 2 arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

An act of vandalism in South Beach that involved a spray-painted food truck triggered a vicious beating that sent a man to the hospital and led to the arrests of two men, police said.According to Miami Beach Police, the incident happened on Tuesday near a red food truck behind Harold’s Shrimp & Chicken, which is located along the 1300 block of Washington Avenue.Wednesday afternoon, a 7News crew went to the restaurant, but none of the employees wanted to comment on the incident.7News cameras captured the vandalized food truck.According to a police report, men were trying to beat the victim to death, and he was “lying on the ground, bleeding and naked from the waist down.”As for his attackers, the police reports stated they were “beating, stomping, striking, pulling and pushing [the] victim.When officers responded, the police report stated, one of the suspects “pushed the officer to the ground.”Police took Adrian Williams and Terrance Delaney in...

Police seeking to identify person caught on camera taking a package from Newburyport doorstep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

The Newburyport police are searching for a person who took a package from a doorstep Saturday night in downtown Newburyport.Police said the person took the package from an address on Temple Street around 6 p.m. and does not reside there. The person’s name was also not on the package.Newburyport police posted an image and video of the incident on Facebook and are asking for the public’s help.Investigators are seeking any information that could identify the suspect “to have a conversation regarding this incident,” Newburyport police said.

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty after being indicted in NYC subway chokehold death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

(CNN) — Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a court appearance.Penny, who is White, only spoke to say “not guilty” when asked for his plea at the hearing, which lasted less than five minutes. The 24-year-old was indicted by a grand jury this month in the May 1 death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely.He is due back in court on October 25. Penny surrendered to police in May and has been out on a $100,000 bond. The bail conditions were not changed during Wednesday’s hearing.Penny confronted Neely on a subway train after Neely began shouting at passengers that he was hungry and thirsty and didn’t care whether he died. Penny forced Neely to the train floor and put him in a chokehold until he stopped breathing. A medical examiner ruled Neely’s death a homicide.The incident, partially cap...

A Tale of Two Forecasts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

Editor’s Note: Meteorological intern Tyler Hughes has authored tonight’s blog. ~JRIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Some of us saw a shower today, some of us stayed dry. But as the chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms continues, so does the “Tale of Two Forecasts”: one where some locations see a shower or storm, and where others stay relatively sunny and dry.We saw scattered thunderstorms move through New England this evening, and the threat for storms will diminish later this evening. Tomorrow afternoon, expect high temperatures to climb into the upper 70s and low 80s in most locations. The morning hours should remain relatively dry.Tomorrow afternoon’s thunderstorm risk is even more isolated than this afternoon’s. The best chance at seeing a storm will be north and west of metro Boston, through much of Worcester county and southern New Hampshire. The risk of isolated thunderstorms again diminishes in the evening.This ...

10 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida and Alabama beaches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

By FREIDA FRISARO (Associated Press)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Mobile, Alabama.Many of the deaths happened on days with double red flags — which are posted at beach entrances and on lifeguard stations to warn beachgoers of potential rip currents. Since mid-June, there have been six deaths around Panama City Beach in Florida.Nearby, in Destin, Florida, ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, 35, drowned Tuesday, but local officials said rip currents weren’t observed — and that day, yellow caution flags, not double red flags, were flying at the beach. Three people drowned off the coast of Alabama between June 20 and June 23, according to the Gulf Shores Police Department. The Gulf of Mexico’s white sandy beaches are a draw for tourist...

Malaria cases confirmed in Florida and Texas. Is Massachusetts at risk?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

After five cases of malaria were confirmed in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years, could the serious and potentially fatal disease from mosquitoes come north to New England?The CDC recently reported one case of malaria in Texas and four cases in the Sarasota, Fla., area that were not linked to travel. Officials believe the U.S. cases were from the bite of an infected local mosquito.The most recent similar cluster was reported in Florida 20 years ago.On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health stressed that there has been no evidence of malaria transmission elsewhere in the U.S., and none in the Bay State.“However, mosquito bites in Massachusetts can transmit other infections, such as West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement.“People should take steps to avoid being bitten, such as reducing exposed skin by wearing long sleeves, long pants, and socks and using an EPA-approved insect...

What led to MLB’s decision to play Tuesday’s Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field in ‘very unhealthy’ air quality conditions?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

Baseball fans have been inundated by new stats over the years, from WAR to wRC+ and exit velocity to barrels.Welcome to the club, AQI.Air Quality Index, the latest addition to the baseball glossary, has been picking up speed since early June, when the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals had games postponed due to poor air quality from the wildfires in Canada.The Chicago Cubs were the latest team to deal with air quality issues Tuesday when the AQI in Chicago reached a level deemed “very unhealthy.” MLB had several discussions with the Players Association before gametime, but ultimately opted not to postpone it, which resulted in Philadelphia’s 5-1 win in a smoky haze.Ian Happ, the Cubs player representative, said afterward the union was consulted on the decision, adding “the league felt the levels were playable” and “there wasn’t going to be any harm” if they played.“You smell it, you taste it, but yo...

Shootout outside US consulate in Saudi port city leaves assailant and security guard dead, US says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said a gunman who opened fire on the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a local security guard working at the consulate were killed in an exchange of fire on Wednesday.The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, the department said. The consulate went into lockdown as the shooting took place and no Americans or American staff were injured, it said.The assailant was killed by Saudi security forces, the State Department said, referring questions to the Saudi authorities, who it said were investigating. Saudi Arabia’s state news agency, citing Saudi police, said the man had gotten out of a vehicle outside the consulate carrying a gun. “Authorities took the initiative to deal with him as required by the situation,” the press agency said. It said the slain consulate security worker was Nepalese.The Associated Press

2 more Connecticut officers fired for mistreating Randy Cox after he was paralyzed in a police van

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:35 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two more Connecticut police officers were fired Wednesday for what officials called their misconduct and lack of compassion in how they treated Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van last year.New Haven police commissioners voted 5-0 to fire Officer Oscar Diaz, the van driver, and Sgt. Betsy Segui, the detention area supervisor, at the recommendation of Chief Karl Jacobson.Of the five officers who were criminally charged, commissioners have now fired four of them after an internal affairs investigation. The fifth officer, Ronald Pressley, avoided department disciplinary proceedings by retiring in January.“I hope that these decisions … with this being concluded we can now start to heal as a police department and as a community,” said Evelise Ribeiro, chair of the commissioners. “The treatment of Mr. Cox was appalling and is not the way that we would want our officers to treat any of our citizens in the city of New Hav...