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BSO seeks public’s help in identifying serial credit card thief targeting North Lauderdale Walmart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a serial credit card thief responsible for multiple incidents at a North Lauderdale Walmart store. Surveillance images and video footage captured the suspect in action, prompting BSO North Lauderdale District deputies to seek an end to his criminal activities.According to investigators, the suspect, depicted in the surveillance materials wearing similar black clothing and a mask during each incident, has targeted the store on four separate occasions since March. Utilizing stolen credit cards, he has repeatedly purchased gift cards from the self-checkout lanes before leaving the store. The incidents occurred on March 17, April 12, April 15, and May 24. Detectives estimate that the suspected thief has accumulated over $5,000 in charges on the stolen credit cards.Further investigation has revealed that the credit cards used in the crimes were stolen from residential mailboxes, addin...

Jordi Alba to reunite with Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets at Inter Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran defender Jordi Alba is set to join former FC Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets in Miami.The 34-year-old Alba will continue his career with MLS’s Inter Miami nearly two months after announcing that he was leaving Barcelona after 11 years with the club.Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas confirmed the move Tuesday, adding that he expected the signing to be official by the end of the day.Alba, who joined in 2012 from Valencia, helped Barcelona win six La Liga titles, five Copa del Rey trophies and the Champions League in 2015. He has made 458 appearances for Barcelona and has contributed 19 goals and 91 assists.It’s the third major player signing for Inter Miami this summer. Messi announced on June 7 that he intends to join the club, and Miami announced a few weeks later the addition of Busquets.The team also recently announced former FC Barcelona and Argentina national team manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino as its next head c...

Tree falls into home in Hollywood; no injuries reported

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

A home was left with a huge hole after a tree fell into it. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. at 7440 Hope St., Tuesday. According to residents in the area, the tree fell after it was struck by lightning. 7News camera captured the downed tree as it lay in the damaged home. A beehive was in the tree, which caused several bees to escape into the home’s yard. There were no injuries reported at the rented home, but parts of the tree broke through the roof. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

NH woman faces federal charge in Tyngsboro daycare child porn investigation 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

A former New Hampshire state representative is now facing a federal charge in connection with a child pornography investigation involving a daycare in Tyngsboro, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. Stacie Marie Laughton, 39, has been charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children and aiding and abetting, the US Attorney’s office said. Investigators said another woman, Lindsay Groves, took explicit photos of children while she was working at Creative Minds Daycare in Tyngsboro. Laughton and Groves, officials said, were once in a relationship.In a statement on Tuesday, the US Attorney’s office said investigators found more than 10,000 text messages between Laughton and Groves “that included discussion about, and transfer of, explicit photographs that Groves had taken…”Among the text messages, the US Attorney’s office said investigators found “at least four sexually explicit images of children who appear to be approximately three t...

Young artist recognized for portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

A young artist who painted a portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama was recently recognized with a special surprise from the Obamas.9-year-old Grace Jean originally painted her Obama as part of a class at the Cambridge Art Center. Speaking with 7NEWS, Jean said the choice was easy after she was tasked with depicting her role model. “I decided to make Michelle Obama because she always inspired me by always saying ‘Don’t give up and always keep going,’” Jean said. After almost a month of work and a few roadblocks, Jean’s work was complete. “She used to come home and cry and say, ‘I can’t do it, I can’t do it,’” said Jean’s mother, Jenny Andre-Jean. “I said ‘Listen, you’re not a quitter. You have to continue going. Not everything in life is going to come easy.”Inspired by the sight of Mrs. Obama’s official portrait during a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Jean always hoped, one day, her role model would see her own work. The portrait won the praise of Jean’s ...

Meet the new board: Healey overhauls Convention Center Authority 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

As Gov. Maura Healey swore in her seven new appointees to the board of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority on Tuesday, they were joined by another new member who had already been quietly appointed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty, who earlier this month announced he wouldn’t seek reelection after two decades on the council, was introduced as a new member of the board that oversees two convention centers in Boston, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, and the Boston Common parking garage.After the State House ceremony, the mayor’s office said Wu swore Flaherty into his new post on July 17. Flaherty’s name does not appear on the MCCA’s list of board members on its website, and he was not mentioned in a Healey administration press release on June 29 that included other mayoral appointees.Flaherty stood off to the side and appeared to take a ceremonial second oath of office next to fellow South Boston resident Michael ...

Las Vegas police serve search warrant in Tupac Shakur killing investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

By RIO YAMAT and MARIA SHERMAN (Associated Press)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago.Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the search warrant was executed Monday in the nearby city of Henderson. Department spokesperson Aden OcampoGomez said he could not provide further details on the latest development in the case, including whether it was served at a home or a business, citing the open investigation.Nevada does not have a statute of limitations for prosecuting homicide cases.Tupac was gunned down inside a black vehicle stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip. Shot multiple times, the rapper was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died a week later.Largely considere...

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big U.S. city records in global heat wave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

By SETH BORENSTEIN and ANITA SNOW (Associated Press)PHOENIX (AP) — The extreme heat scorching Phoenix blazed into the record books Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.As human-caused climate change and a newly formed El Nino are combining to shatter heat records worldwide, the Phoenix region stands apart among major metropolitan areas in the U.S.No other major city – defined as the 25 most populous in the United States – has had any stretch of 110-degree days or 90-degree nights longer than Phoenix, said weather historian Christopher Burt of the Weather Company.“It’s the longest streak that we’ve ever seen in this country,” said NOAA Climate Analysis Group Director Russell Vose, who chairs a committee on national records. “When you have several million people subjected to that sort of thermal abuse, there are impacts.&#...

Healey administration declines to detail cost of other state-funded trips

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

The Healey administration declined Tuesday to provide records detailing the cost of all state-funded business trips taken by Gov. Maura Healey this year even as they provided figures for a recent trek to Ireland.Not all of Healey’s trips are funded by taxpayers, only those that are considered state business. Personal and political trips are not paid for using state dollars, and are typically covered personally or with campaign cash.The administration declined a Herald records request filed May 10 for airfare and hotel receipts for all flights leaving and returning to Massachusetts and hotel stays outside the state since the start of the year for the governor and accompanying staff members.“By law, records held by the Office of the Governor are not subject to the Massachusetts public records law,” a letter to the Herald said. “Governor Healey’s Office will evaluate public records requests based on the public records law, established exemptions, and any unique ...

As the planet warms, increasing worry about the impact that may have on infectious diseases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

By ZOYA TEIRSTEIN, GristNEW YORK (AP) — People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago. Climate change threatens to undo that progress. Across the planet, animals — and the diseases they carry — are shifting to accommodate a globe on the fritz. And they’re not alone: Ticks, mosquitos, bacteria, algae, even fungi are on the move, shifting or expanding their historical ranges to adapt to climatic conditions that are evolving at an unprecedented pace.These changes are not happening in a vacuum. Deforestation, mining, agriculture, and urban sprawl are taking bites out of the globe’s remaining wild areas, contributing to biodiversity loss that’s occurring at a rate unprecedented in human history. Populations of species that humans rely on for sustenance are dwindling and getting pushed into ever-smaller slices of habitat, creating new zoonotic-disease hotspots. Meanwhile, the number of people experienc...