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South Florida woman transforms storage units into free donation centers for Venezuelan immigrants and asylum-seekers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Years of political turmoil continue to force Venezuelans to flee their country with many coming to South Florida, and one woman is opening the door to help them plant their new roots here. Kevin Ozebek has our 7 Spotlight.When we put our belongings in storage, they will probably stay out of sight, out of mind.But Patricia Andrade knows exactly what she has stored away.Patricia Andrade/founder of Raíces Venezolanas: “Clothes, toys, things for the kitchen.”She rents 17 units at this storage facility in Doral.Each is filled with donated items that will be given to newly-arrived immigrants from Venezuela.Patricia Andrade: “We provide things that could help these families to start a new life in the United States.”The units are part of Patricia’s non-profit, Raíces Venezolanas.Patricia Andrade: “Raíces Venezolanas is in, in English, Venezuelan roots, because we are Venezuelan American citizens, our roots are Venezuelan.”Patricia started her non...

Fire sparks at SW Miami-Dade plant nursery, spreads to tractor-trailer; no injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Crews have gotten the upper hand on a fire that broke out at a plant nursery in Southwest Miami-Dade and spread to a tractor-trailer.7SkyForce hovered above the scene of the blaze at a farmland located near Southwest 210th Street and 172nd Avenue as firefighters doused the flames, just after 5 p.m., Friday.Twenty Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene at around 3:45 p.m.Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the nursery.Firefighters deployed a hose line to attack the fire. They had to use a nearby water well in the area to augment the water supply needed to extinguish the fire.Crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading to some tires next to the trailer, as well as several semi-trucks parked nearby.As of 5:40 pm, crews have knocked down most of the fire, but units remain at the scene putting out hot spots.No injuries have been reported.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Two teens stabbed outside Brockton High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Two teens were taken to a hospital Friday after police said they were stabbed near the softball field at Brockton High School.Police said the incident happened after dismissal shortly after 2 p.m. and remained under investigation as of Friday afternoon. In a statement, police said the teenagers had non-life-threatening injuries.Both police and Brockton Public Schools Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Jess Silva-Hodges said the incident was not random, adding that there is no active threat at Brockton High School.Shortly after the stabbing near the high school, police said they responded to Good Samaritan Medical Center, also in Brockton, following a report of an assault and battery in process. Police said they later arrested three people after the incident at Good Samaritan.“Investigators believe both issues may be related,” police said of the incidents at Brockton High School and Good Samaritan.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the late...

Crews battle brush fire in Lynn Woods

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

A brush fire broke out in Lynn Friday afternoon, sending large plumes of smoke into the sky and drawing a major emergency responseSKY7-HD was over the scene around 3:30 p.m. in the Lynn Woods Reservation,where large flames were also visible. By 4:30 p.m., the Lynn Fire Department said flames were bordering Emerald Drive, Cherry Tree Lane, Peach Tree Lane and South Ridge Circle. While close to residential properties, fire officials said there was no immediate threat. “No evacuation orders have been given, and are not expected,” officials said in a statement on social media. Officials asked members of the public to avoid the area.SKY7-HD was back over the area around 5:30 p.m. Smoke was still visible near several homes and fire crews could be seen still working in multiple locations. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Residents in Pelham, NH, voice concerns after box truck drives by school bus as it was picking up kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Residents in a New Hampshire neighborhood are voicing their concerns after a box truck drove past and hit a school bus’s stop sign as children were boarding it.Video shared by the Pelham Police Department showed the incident as it happened Thursday morning from the bus’s perspective.It was just after 8:20 a.m. when the school bus stopped on Hayden Road and was letting students on when the truck appeared, coming down the road with no sign of stopping.The truck went on to clip the bus’s stop sign and passed through the scene, breaking state law and drawing serious concern from parents.“It’s terrifying,” said Aly Jaynes, who witnessed the crash. “I never thought I would be nervous to send my kids out to the bus.”Jaynes told 7NEWS she drops the kids off at the stop each morning but was still feeling shaken on Friday.“I couldn’t go out – I was too sensitive to the topic, so dad came out, [making] sure that everything’...

Warm Saturday, seasonable Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

7Weather- Feels like summer out there today! Highs jumped into the low/mid 80s. Some of us hit 80° again tomorrow. All of us will notice a drop to more seasonable temperatures for Sunday.A couple showers and thunderstorms popped up this afternoon. Shower activity will remain isolated through sunset. The evening will be warm in the 70s. Temperatures will fall into the low 60s by tomorrow morning. Tomorrow a cold front will drop in across New England. We won’t feel the effects of the cooler airmass until Sunday. Tomorrow, we’ll see sunshine blended with clouds. There will be thicker cloud cover the farther south you are in the morning. Those clouds could bring a spot shower, but it’s about a 10% chance.A northwest wind should be strong enough to keep the sea breeze away. Temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s. Once again the Cape and Islands will stay cooler.Sunday we’ll start off in the upper 40s/low 50s. We’ll see plenty of sunshine. A cooler air mass ...

Bobby Wood, Justin Rennicks a striking pair for the Revolution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

New England Revolution striker Bobby Wood has seen his responsibilities as a goal scorer expand after injuries caused the roster to shrink.With two of the Revolution’s most prolific scorers, Dylan Borrero (left knee) and last season’s Golden Boot Award winner Gustavo Bou (left leg) off the grid, Wood and Justin Rennicks have stepped up as the club’s featured strikers on a full-time basis.“Rennicks is fast, he is great guy, a great player and he wants to learn,” said Wood. “He is always asking questions and he is always trying to do the right things.“Those are the types of players that help us as a team to be strong. He is always ready and it is guys like him that help us be where we are at today. Justin Rennicks is a threat in a lot of different ways and we are all happy to have him on the team.”Wood is expected to be the point man in head coach Bruce Arena’s starting lineup when the Revolution (7-1-2) engage Inter Miami CF (4-6-0) on Saturday night (7:30) at DVR PNK Stadium in Fort...

Review: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ is video game bliss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Todd Martens | Los Angeles TimesIt starts with an archaeological mission. A so-called gloom — a scorching red mist that seems to have risen from the depths of the Earth — is believed to be the cause of a widespread sickness. For just a few minutes, “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” the most anticipated game of the year, will guide players by the hand, taking them down into the caverns beneath a medieval castle.Zelda here, all braided golden hair and enchanting oval eyes, is a leader and a scholar. She’s directing Link, the voiceless video game hero who has come to her rescue many a time since the mid-1980s, to follow her lead and walk in the shadow of her torch. These tunnels, Zelda tells us, have long been forbidden, forever off limits even to princess royalty such as her. “I can’t tell you how excited I am,” Zelda exclaims, before pulling out a smartphone-like device to snap photos of ancient hieroglyphics believed to depict the founding of the k...

Alleged Chinese spy secures bond; can’t travel outside of Massachusetts, have contact with the Chinese government

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

A Brighton man the feds say is a spy for the Chinese government has been ordered not to travel outside the state nor to have contact with Chinese government officials as he faces federal charges related to his alleged actions.Litang Liang, 63, was released on those conditions Thursday after posting a $25,000 bond. He was arrested Tuesday following federal indicted on conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and acting as an agent of a foreign government without notice to the the U.S. Attorney General’s office.Electronic monitoring will track Liang’s whereabouts, and he also has been ordered to surrender his passport.U.S. District Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal on Friday scheduled Liang to appear at an initial status conference for July 6 in federal court in Boston.The indictment alleges that Liang worked with a handler and additional People’s Republic of China officials out of the consulate in New York City to spill the tea on a number of Boston-area people the...

New Hampshire officials want to get rid of colorful doughnut-shop sign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:57:25 GMT

Lawyers in a First Amendment lawsuit that pits a New Hampshire bakery owner against a town zoning ordinance over a large painting of doughnuts and other pastries are hoping that a judge can resolve the matter after voters didn’t.“Unfortunately the saga isn’t over yet,” bakery owner Sean Young said.Both sides “agree that they will have to litigate this controversy,” according to a joint statement filed late Wednesday in federal court.Last year, high school art students covered the big blank wall above Leavitt’s Country Bakery in Conway with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and strawberry doughnuts, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries.But the town zoning board decided that the painting was not so much art as advertising, and so could not remain as is because of its size. At about 90 square feet (8.6 square meters), it’s four times bigger than the local sign code allows.Faced with modifying or re...