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Police investigate 2nd shooting threat in Broward County high schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

Fort Lauderdale High School was placed on lockdown Monday but has since been lifted after police received information regarding a shooting threat. Just hours after Fort Lauderdale High School was cleared following a lockdown, Dillard High School was placed on lockdown after receiving a possible shooting threat.The initial call came in from Fort Lauderdale High School after, authorities said, reports of a student on campus had a weapon. Police arrived on the scene quickly after the caller stated that the student said they were going to do a mass shooting.The caller gave the first name of the student and after police were able to locate all of the students with that first name and search them, an all-clear was given. The school remained under a hold status, meaning no one is allowed in or out of the school, as the students’ parents awaited their children’s release from the school.According to reports, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD) received information about ...

Man convicted of 1988 crime released from jail after serving 34 years of 400-year prison sentence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

A man who was behind bars for decades could now be set free. On Monday, Broward prosecutors said 57-year-old Sydney Holmes, who has already served 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence, will be released.Holmes contacted the State Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit in November 2020, claiming his innocence from an armed robbery case from 1988. He was convicted of being the driver for two men who robbed two people at gunpoint outside a convenience store. Prosecutors determined Holmes had a plausible claim of innocence based on how he became a suspect in the first place, and a shaky eye-witness identification. The sentence for Holmes is now being thrown out. A hearing is set for Tuesday afternoon.

2 woman robbed at gunpoint in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

Two women were robbed at gunpoint, and the thief get away with some pricey items.One of the victims told 7News they fell asleep on their ride home. They would then wake up in front of a condo building with a gun pointed at their face. Crime scene investigators took photos of a matted out gray Mercedes hours after a woman said she was the victim of violent robbery, Monday morning. Police were seen questioning the victim and her friend, Sunday. “We came down here on vacation, I live in Holland,” Suhhai Casteallucceo said. She said she and her friend went to a club with a man they had previously met in Miami. At the end of the night, Casteallucceo said that man was supposed to give the two a lift back to their hotel. On the ride back, she fell asleep. “When I woke up, I saw a man with a gun in my face, and it was a terrible moment of my life,” Casteallucceo said.She said they were parked in front of a condo building on Northeast 15th Street right before the Vene...

Parachuting accident at Homestead Airport Reserve Base leaves 1 injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the Homestead Airport Reserve Base after one person was injured due to a parachuting accident, Monday.Emergency crews were quick to respond to the call and arrived on the scene promptly. They assessed the victim suffered traumatic injuries and transported the individual to Jackson South Medical Center for treatment.Details regarding the victim’s identity and the extent of their injuries have yet to be released.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

WATCH: Driver cited for negligent operation after school bus crashes into utility pole, home in Fall River

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

A driver was cited for negligent operation and one student was taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed in Fall River Monday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the the intersection of Charles Street and King Street around 7 a.m., where the school bus operator veered off the road, striking a utility pole and coming to rest against a home. At the time of the crash, there were four students, the operator, and the bus monitor on board. One student was taken to Saint Anne’s Hospital for back pain. They are expected to be okay.Officials say no one inside the home was injured and the part that was hit was mainly a storage area. Neighbors say they’re glad it wasn’t worse. “Luckily, there was a bunch of stuff here to stop him, because he would have just kept going,” said neighbor Zachary Astle. The operator of the school bus was cited for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lane violation, police say. His name has not been ...

Customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank branch in Wellesley after fallout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

Customers lined up outside Silicon Valley Bank branch in Wellesley for hours on Monday to pull cash out of their accounts after the California-based bank collapsed.The collapse of SVB is one of the largest since the financial crisis since 2008, and although President Joe Biden tells Americans the U.S. banking system is safe, some aren’t buying it. “I think better safe than sorry,” one SVB customer told 7NEWS.SVB, which also has a Newton Branch, collapsed late last week, and this is the first chance Massachusetts customers have to get their money. One woman standing in line told 7NEWS she works for a community development corporation that helps build affordable housing and plans to move their money elsewhere. “It’s just a matter of precaution,” said Vanessa Calderon-Rosdo. “I think I feel confident that the federal government stepped in, and that gives me a lot of relief. On the other hand, I want to make sure I have access to the cash.”...

Chicago Bears’ free-agency news: Linebacker T.J. Edwards agrees to a 3-year deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

In his second offseason with the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of salary-cap space to rework a roster that finished 3-14 in 2022.As the NFL’s new league year approaches, allowing free agents to begin signing with new teams, the Tribune will track all of the Bears’ arrivals and departures and provide insight into what they mean.The free-agency negotiation window will open across the league at 11 a.m. Monday. Unrestricted free agents can finalize deals when the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday.The free-agent negotiating window opens today. Where will GM Ryan Poles and the Bears turn their attention first?What headline-grabbing move is next? 5 Bears questions before free agency.Column: Ryan Poles checked a big box on the Bears’ offseason list with his bold trade. Now comes the hard part.Bears trade the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft to the Panthers. Here’s what they got in return.MondayThe Bears are signing former Philadelphia ...

Patriots re-signing CB Jonathan Jones, one of their top free agents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

The Patriots are re-signing cornerback Jonathan Jones to a 2-year deal, a source confirmed to the Herald.Terms of the contract are unknown.Jones expressed a strong interest in re-signing with the team last week, telling the Herald: “It’s what I know. It’s what I love. It’s New England. It’s hard to say no to New England.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots trading TE Jonnu Smith to Falcons for late-round pick New England Patriots | Patriots free agency tracker and grades: Every New England signing, rumor and move New England Patriots | 4 things to know about Patriots free agency New England Patriots | Patriots re-sign LB Raekwon McMillan, per report New England Patriots | Patriots release punter Jake Bailey Jones started 16 games last season at outside corner, a new position for the 7-year veteran. He snatched a career-high four interceptions, forced three ...

Heat’s Yurtseven’s time has come again with Cody Zeller suffering broken nose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

For two seasons, his only two NBA seasons, there seemingly always has been a reason from the Miami Heat not to play Omer Yurtseven.The exception was when starting center Bam Adebayo tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb last season and was sidelined seven weeks.That also was when Yurtseven was exceptional, loading up on double-doubles and setting Heat rookie records for scoring and rebounding in the process.Otherwise, there was the Heat’s ability last season to go undersized with P.J. Tucker in the middle.The veteran presence of Dewayne Dedmon the past two seasons.The emergence this season of two-way player Orlando Robinson.And, then, the addition of veteran big man Cody Zeller last month at the buyout deadline.But as Yurtseven worked his way back from November ankle surgery, the landscape already was changing.Tucker already had been lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency last summer.Dedmon was struggling with his play and a foot injury to the degree tha...

Patriots trading TE Jonnu Smith to Falcons for late-round pick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:53 GMT

The Patriots are trading veteran tight end Jonnu Smith to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2023 seventh-round pick, a source confirmed to the Herald.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots re-signing CB Jonathan Jones, one of their top free agents New England Patriots | Patriots free agency tracker and grades: Every New England signing, rumor and move New England Patriots | 4 things to know about Patriots free agency New England Patriots | Patriots re-sign LB Raekwon McMillan, per report New England Patriots | Patriots release punter Jake Bailey The Patriots will create $4.4 million in cap space and absorb a $12.8 million dead cap hit, per Over the Cap, in what amounts to a salary dump less than an hour away from the start of free agency. Smith has two years remaining on the 4-year deal he signed as an unrestricted free agent in March 2021, one of the least team-friendly contracts in the league. Over tw...