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Afternoon storms cause flooding in parts of Fort Lauderdale; flood advisory issued for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

Afternoon storms have led to extensive flooding in some pockets of Fort Lauderdale and triggered a flood advisory for parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.7News cameras captured a roadway resembling a river along the 2100 block of Southwest 10th Court, between Davie and Broward boulevards, in an industrial neighborhood just west of Interstate 95, at around 4:10 p.m., Friday.Floodwaters were also seen on Friday in the Edgewood neighborhood, just north of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. This is the same neighborhood that saw some of the most extreme precipitation in the historic flood that affected the region back in April.Authorities advise drivers to turn around if possible when coming across standing water.The flood advisory remained in effect in Broward County until 5 p.m.

Caught on camera: Thieves steal air conditioning unit from church serving low-income community in Naranja

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

NARANJA, Fla. (WSVN) – The Archdiocese of Miami is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals who stole an air conditioning unit from Saint Ann Mission in Naranja. The theft, captured on surveillance video, occurred at 4 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.Saint Ann Mission, located at 13875 S.W. 264th Street in Naranja, is currently undergoing renovations, including the construction of a new church, to serve the predominantly low-income community of farm and nursery workers in the area, situated approximately five miles northwest of Homestead Air Reserve Base.David Prada, the archdiocesan director of Building and Property, noted the irony of “thieves stealing from the poor church that serves the local migrant community.” The stolen air conditioning unit was crucial for the mission’s food and clothes bank, which assists those in need.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can alwa...

Netflix shutters its DVD rental business, marking the end of the red envelope era

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

(CNN) — Netflix will send out its last red envelope on Friday, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs to members.The company announced earlier this year it is shutting down its DVD-by-mail service, 16 years after it gradually shifted its focus to streaming content online. Netflix will continue to accept returns of customers’ remaining DVDs until October 27.Introduced in 1998 when Netflix first launched, the DVD service promised an easier rental experience than having to drive to the nearest Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. The red envelopes, which have long been synonymous with Netflix itself, littered homes and dorm rooms across the country.Although the idea of receiving a DVD in the mail now may sound almost as outdated as dial-up internet, some longtime customers told CNN they continued to find value in the DVD option.DVD fans holding onColin McEvoy, a father of two from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a self-described film fanatic, said he rushed through 40 movies in th...

Sea lion at Central Park Zoo escapes flooded enclosure, swims to freedom as heavy rain batters NYC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

Josephine Stratman | New York Daily NewsA sea lion got a taste of freedom — and murky brown floodwaters — after a deluge of rain battering NYC caused the Central Park Zoo sea lion pool to flood over on Friday.The zoo was closed on Friday due to the inclement weather — but the intrepid sea lion swam outside her enclosure as several inches of rain overwhelmed the plaza around the pool.“A female sea lion at Central Park Zoo was able to swim out of her pool due to flooding of the plaza caused by severe rains in New York City today,” Jim Breheny, Executive Vice President of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Zoos and Aquariums said in a statement.However, freedom apparently turned out to be not all it was cracked up to be, and she soon turned around and went back home.“Zoo staff monitored the sea lion as she explored the area before returning to the familiar surroundings of the pool and the company of the other two sea lions,” Breheny added.The Wildlife Conservation Society oversees the...

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER (Associated Press)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the group’s ringleader by authorities Friday at a news conference and in court. “Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime,” said police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson, “and he orchestrated the plan that was carried out.”Davis himself has admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.Authorities said Friday that Davis’ own public comments revived ...

2 SD-area cities among least affordable rental markets for average income: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two cities in San Diego County are among the top U.S. metro areas with the lowest number of rental properties that are affordable with an average salary, according to a new study.The study, conducted by personal finance website CashNetUSA, analyzed Zillow data from 200 cities across the nation to look at the number of properties that were available to rent for the traditional recommendation of 30% or less the area's average income.Over the last few decades, housing experts have used that percentage as the recommended amount of income that should be budgeted towards rent. However, finding a place using that metric has been increasingly more difficult. Top 8 San Diego area suburbs for first-time homeowners: study For renters in San Diego and Chula Vista, struggles finding an affordable rental is an all-too-familiar experience, in part due to persistent housing shortages in the the metros that drives up price amid high competition for available units.According to the stu...

Jessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL.Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench.The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have imagined even a few years ago.“I didn’t imagine this path for me. I didn’t see it,” she told The Canadian Press. “Quite frankly there was no visibility and there weren’t other females doing this work, and so I didn’t know it was possible.”Last year, the 31-year-old from Saskatchewan became the first female full-time coach in the American Hockey League.On Monday, she stood behind an NHL bench for the Seattle Kraken in a preseason game against the Calgary Flames.After getting a taste of life in the NHL, she’s intent on making it a full-time gig.“It’s motivating, it’s inspiring,” said Campbell of her experience on an NHL bench. “The other night was no different, being among the team, within the staff — and in that, it just showed me t...

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service was charged Friday with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., is accused of stealing the tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020, the Justice Department said in a statement. Littlejohn declined to comment when reached by The Associated Press, which also left a message for his attorney, Lisa Manning. Both organizations published numerous articles about the tax information, some of which dated back more than 15 years, charging documents state.The outlets are not named in charging documents, but the description and time frame align with stories about former President Donald Trump’s tax returns in The New York Times and reporting about wealthy Americans’ taxes in the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. The 2020 New York Tim...

Defence minister insists $1B spending reduction is not a budget cut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

OTTAWA — The country’s top soldier and outside experts say that finding almost $1 billion in savings in the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces’ capabilities, although the defence minister insisted Friday the budget is not being cut.Deputy minister Bill Matthews told MPs on the House of Commons defence committee that the department is identifying “proposals for spending reductions” that total more than $900 million over four years, while trying to minimize the impact on military readiness. “We have to prioritize those decisions so that there is the least amount of impact possible, acknowledging that there will be impact,” Matthews said Thursday.The chief of the defence staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, said top military leaders were meeting to discuss what that will mean. “I had a very difficult session this afternoon with the commanders of the various services as we attempt to explain this to our people,” Eyre sai...

Clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta: Guilbeault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:39 GMT

OTTAWA — There will be no special treatment for Alberta when it comes to Canada’s incoming regulations to make electricity cleaner, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.The comments are the latest salvo in the seemingly never-ending battle between Alberta and Ottawa over climate policy.This one relates to new clean electricity regulations that Guilbeault published in draft form in August. The regulations will require all electricity to be from either renewable sources, like wind or hydro, or equipped with carbon-capture technology by 2035.Both Alberta and Saskatchewan have said that that is simply not doable, and they are instead targeting 2050 as the date for full emissions-free electricity. The two provinces still rely heavily on fossil fuels — natural gas for Alberta and coal and gas for Saskatchewan — to make power, and they say they can’t eliminate those or build enough carbon capture without hurting reliability or costing their residents a fortune.Alb...