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Florida couple’s heroic rescue saves dog from predators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

PALM CITY, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida woman and her husband refused to leave a stranded dog’s side until she was safely rescued from a perilous situation.Wendy Diaz, a Belle Glade resident, told her husband on cellphone video she took that she wanted to stay longer to try to get the dog to come to her. “I was saying, ‘Baby no, I want to stay, I don’t want to leave, I want to stay with her,'” Diaz recalled. The stranded dog was discovered on a spillway with a 12-foot drop, surrounded by water and menacing predators.“That place was in the middle of nowhere,” she said. “You can see the gators swimming around and you know I was scared for the dog and also for us.”Facing the presence of alligators, Diaz dialed 911, and animal services supervisors were dispatched to the scene. “And I said, ‘Oh thank you Lord, thank you,'” recounted Diaz.She eagerly awaited good news, and her persistence paid off when she received the mes...

Search underway for missing 37-year-old man missing from Flagami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

The Miami Police Department is searching for a 37-year-old man, who was reported missing from the Flagami area. Juan Carlos Torrez, with brown hair and brown eyes, stands at 5’8″ and weighs 165 lbs. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with dark pants.If you have any information or have seen Juan Carlos Torrez, please contact authorities at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111 immediately.

Family dog dead following house fire in Miami Springs; MDFR investigation underway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) rushed to tackle a raging house fire in Miami Springs. Although no injuries were reported, the family’s dog inside the burning building died. The blaze broke out around 4:24 a.m. Thursday, off 36th Street and Northwest 32nd Avenue, when it engulfed the residence in heavy flames and thick smoke. One adult and three children living in the house were already outside when fire crews arrived. MDFR firefighters were seen in action, working to control the fire, with some scaling the roof to address the situation. The wind spread the flames, posing additional challenges for fire units who were on the scene. “Our units found heavy fire coming from the garage side of the house. The wind exasperated the fire, made it a little more difficult,” said Mark Chavers,MDFR Division Chief. “We had seven units respond to the fire. It’s a large house. It equivalent to fighting a building fire or a small warehouse.” According to officials,...

ECB presses pause after record tightening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

The European Central Bank left its interest rates unchanged for the first time in 15 months, taking a breather as the fastest tightening cycle in its history exerts an increasing drag on the economy.The decision had been widely expected after ECB President Christine Lagarde signaled a likely pause following last month’s rate hike. Economic activity and inflation have continued to slow since then.That means the key deposit rate stays at a record-high 4 percent, with the main refinancing and marginal lending rates staying at 4.50 percent and 4.75 percent, respectively.According to the ECB’s statement, inflation is still expected to stay too high for too long, and domestic price pressures remain strong. But at the same time, inflation dropped markedly in September.Looking ahead, the central bank left the door for further rate hikes open, saying it “will ensure that its policy rates will be set at sufficiently restrictive levels for as long as necessary.” However, most analysts th...

Vermont police find 2 bodies off rural road as they investigate disappearance of 2 Massachusetts men

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police on Wednesday found two bodies in a wooded area off a rural road in Eden as they investigate the disappearance of two 21-year-old Massachusetts men, police said.“Right now we’re not able to make any identifications or any assumptions,” Maj. Dan Trudeau, commander of the Vermont State Police’s criminal division, said during an afternoon press conference. No arrests have been made, he said.“We are treating it as a homicide,” he said. Police expect to get a cause and manner of the deaths as well as identities of the victims on Thursday, after the medical examiner processes the bodies, Trudeau said.Jahim Solomon of Pittsfield and Eric White of Chicopee disappeared under “suspicious circumstances” while traveling through several communities, state police said Saturday. They were reported missing on Oct. 15 after falling out of touch with their families for several days, authorities said. They’d previously been in Burlington, Lowell, Morris...

ACLU argues Trump gag order in federal election subversion case is unconstitutional

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

(CNN) — The American Civil Liberties Union and its Washington, DC, chapter filed an amicus brief in support of Donald Trump on Wednesday, arguing that the gag order against the former president in his federal election subversion case is unconstitutional.The brief contends that the order issued by Judge Tanya Chutkan earlier this month, which limits what Trump can say about special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, violates the 2024 GOP front-runner’s First Amendment rights.The ACLU, which often challenged his administration’s policy, acknowledged that many of the things Trump “has said has been patently false and has caused great harm to countless individuals, as well as to the Republic itself.” Still, it argued, the former president “retains a First Amendment right to speak, and the rest of us retain a right to hear what he has to say.”Trump has appealed the order. Chutkan temporarily froze&n...

A ‘new turning point’: Patients could soon have a new shot to protect them from deadly meningitis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

(CNN) — Patti Wukovits still thinks about how she had to bury her daughter in her prom dress.In June 2012, 17-year-old Kimberly Coffey had a fever and body aches. She told her mom it felt like her ankles were bleeding. When Wukovits looked, she noticed a purple rash.Wukovits, a nurse from Long Island, rushed Kimberly to the emergency room where doctors diagnosed her with meningitis. Her kidneys and heart were failing. They could do little to help her.Kimberly died days before her high school graduation.“Our whole world changed,” Wukovits said. “There’s not one day, one hour that goes by that I really don’t think about her. She’s always on top of my mind.”Wukovits was confused about how Kimberly could have meningitis. She had followed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations and made sure her daughter had been vaccinated.Doctors explained that while Kimberly had protection with the MenACWY vaccine, a shot that the CDC recommends adolescents get wh...

Staff picks for Week 8 of 2023 NFL season: Jaguars vs. Steelers, Browns vs. Seahawks, Bengals vs. 49ers and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning in Week 8:Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills (Thursday, 8:15 p.m.)Brian Wacker (58-48 season; 5-8 last week): BillsChilds Walker (66-40 season; 6-7 last week): BillsMike Preston (57-49 season; 5-8 last week): BillsC.J. Doon (67-39 season; 5-8 last week): BillsTim Schwartz (64-42 season; 4-9 last week): BillsHouston Texans at Carolina Panthers (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: TexansWalker: TexansPreston: TexansDoon: TexansSchwartz: TexansLos Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: CowboysWalker: CowboysPreston: CowboysDoon: CowboysSchwartz: CowboysMinnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: VikingsWalker: PackersPreston: VikingsDoon: VikingsSchwartz: VikingsNew Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: ColtsWalker: ColtsPreston: ColtsDoon: SaintsSchwartz: ColtsNew England Patriots at Miami Dolphins (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: DolphinsWalker: Dol...

Source: Patriots signing former 1st-round WR to active roster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

The Patriots are signing wide receiver Jalen Reagor from their practice squad to their active roster, per source.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots can’t take Demario Douglas off the field anymore New England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins injury report: Tyreek Hill sits out Wednesday, Bill Belichick lists 12 injured New England Patriots | Source: Patriots re-signing Malik Cunningham to practice squad New England Patriots | Celtics’ Jayson Tatum discusses relationship with Tom Brady: ‘Tom is the best’ New England Patriots | Patriots receive encouraging news at Wednesday practice before Dolphins game Reagor fills the open roster spot created when the team released quarterback Malik Cunningham on Tuesday. The Pats have since re-signed Cunningham to their practice squad.Reagor, 24, originally signed to the Patriots’ practice in late August. He has been ...

5 found shot to death at southeast North Carolina home, sheriff says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:27 GMT

CLINTON, N.C. (AP) — Five people were found fatally shot at a southeast North Carolina home early Thursday, according to the local sheriff.Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said deputies were called to the home off Garland Highway outside Clinton shortly before 1 a.m. for a report of a homicide found five people dead with gunshot wounds, news outlets reported.The emergency call came from someone who knows the homeowner, Thornton said. Investigators don’t have any information about a suspect and don’t know how the people who were killed knew each other, he said.The Associated Press