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Man killed in police-involved shooting near Plantation hotel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

A family is demanding answers after, investigators said, a police officer opened fire near a hotel in Plantation, killing a man.Plantation Police units responded to the scene of the shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon.Detectives said the man who was shot by the officer would not survive. No officers were hurt.Family members identified the man as Homer Spence. They said he went by the name “Tony.”Spence’s cousin, who identified herself as Valerie, said she is waiting for answers regarding the circumstances surrounding the shooting.“What happened? That’s what we want to know; the cops are not giving us any answers,” she said. “We want justice, that’s what we want. We want justice for my cousin. His mother’s not here to fight for him, but I want justice for him.”Family members said Spence worked for the city of Fort Lauderdale. Police have not provided further...

Induction ceremony held for 13 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue cadets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

A group of aspiring South Florida first reponders came closer to reaching their goal.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue on Saturday hosted an induction ceremony for their newest cadet class.The cadets will train with some of the best in the field in order to learn to keep South Florida safe.For the 13 inductees, the ceremony marks the beginning of their dreams.“Once they graduate from the program, they take that wealth of knowledge, and they utilize it for the next step in their career,” said MDFR Chief Ray Jadallah.“The hardest part of my journey is keeping a strong mentality. I have to keep that strong mindset at all times, so it’s just really all mental,” said MDFR Cadet Paloma Vidarte.After they complete their training, which will last at least one month, the inductees will officially become part of MDFR’s cadet program, where they will continue their work.

Car used in armed robbery slams into vehicle in Allapattah, police say; 2 at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

Police are searching for a man and a woman in connection to an armed robbery as well as a fiery crash in Miami.Cellphone video recorded Saturday captured massive flames in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue and 14th Street in the Allapattah neighborhood.According to City of Miami Police, officers spotted a car that had been used in an armed robbery earlier in the day.Detectives said the woman who was behind the wheel was driving erratically before she slammed into an innocent person’s vehicle.“Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. It looks worse than it was,” said Miami Police Capt. Freddie Cruz. “However, that individual did bail out of the vehicle with a female. We do know that the individual is armed with a firearm.”If you have any information on the robbery, crash or the subjects’ whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Tkachuk scores late, Panthers beat short-handed Capitals 4-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1 minute left in regulation and had two assists as the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Florida, which reclaimed the top wild card in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers moved past Pittsburgh, which beat Detroit earlier Saturday. Florida is tied with the New York Islanders with 91 points but holds the tiebreaker.“We have to keep it going,” Tkachuk said. “Teams around us are winning and fortunately for us, we kind of control our destiny here. We’ve just got to keep winning here. We all want to make it in so bad, so we’re just doing whatever it takes right now to make sure that happens.”Aleksander Barkov had two assists and Alex Lyon had 22 saves for the Panthers.Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Strome also scored for Washington, which lo...

Chicago White Sox pound out 14 hits in an 11-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates: ‘Our lineup is deep’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

Hitting has not been an issue for the Chicago White Sox.They got the pitching to match in an 11-5 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in front of 21,162 at PNC Park.Mike Clevinger pitched into the sixth inning and the bullpen did the rest to even the series at one game apiece.“It was a really good day as a team,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “(Starting) pitching was good, bullpen was good and the hitting was really good and we ran the bases really well.”The Sox got production throughout the lineup, finishing with 14 hits. Four of the top five players in the batting order — Tim Anderson, Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn — had two hits. So did the Nos. 7 and 8 hitters, Yasmani Grandal and Oscar Colás.The Sox have had at least 10 hits in eight of their nine games.“We’ve been able to come together and make each other better,” Anderson said. “We do our homework and come up with a plan an...

OT goal powers Quinnipiac to national hockey championship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime to give Quinnipiac a 3-2 victory over Minnesota for its first NCAA hockey title Saturday night.Quinnipiac (34-4-3) trailed for more than 50 minutes and took its first lead of the game when Quillan moments into the extra period. The Bobcats won the faceoff to open OT and Zach Metsa flipped a pass to a streaking Sam Lipkin, who fed Quillan for the winning goal.It was the first Frozen Four championship game to go to OT since 2011.John Mittelstadt scored from point-blank range with 14:25 left in the first period and Jaxon Nelson gave Minnesota (29-10-1) a 2-0 lead when he re-directed a shot by Brock Faber that bounced off the wall into the net about five minutes into the second.Cristophe Tellier’s goal with 12:39 left in the second period trimmed Quinnipiac’s deficit to 2-1.With 3:28 to play in regulation and the Gophers leading 2-1, Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold went with an empty net and 41 seconds later Collin Graf — w...

One in hospital after collision with impaired driver in Dupont and Gladstone area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

One person has been arrested and another is in hospital following a collision involving an impaired driver in the Dupont Street and Gladstone Avenue area on Saturday night.COLLISION:Dupont St & Gladstone Ave– reports of a two-vehicle crash– police o/s– @TorontoMedics took a patient to hospital w/ serious injuries– officers have a driver under arrest for impaired driving– @TrafficServices investigating– road closures in the area#GO776359^al— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 9, 2023Police responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash just after 11 p.m., and paramedics took one victim to hospital with serious injuries.One driver has been arrested for impaired driving and Toronto Police Traffic Services are investigating the crash.Roads are closed in the area and delays are expected.

Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria early Sunday after six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches toward Israel in a rare attack from Israel’s northeastern neighbor.After the second barrage of three rockets, Israel initially said it responded with artillery fire into the area in Syria from where the rockets were fired. Later, the military said Israeli fighter jets attacked Syrian army sites, including a compound of Syria’s 4th Division and radar and artillery posts.The rocket firings came after days of escalating violence on multiple fronts over tension in Jerusalem and an Israeli police raid on the city’s most sensitive holy site.In the second barrage, which was launched early Sunday, two of the rockets crossed the border into Israel, with one being intercepted and the second landing in an open area, the Israeli military said. In the first attack, on Saturday, one rocket landed in a field in the Israeli-annexed G...

Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, to undego surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.In a tweet Saturday night, Blumenthal said a fellow parade goer tripped and fell on him during the event in Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the team winning the NCAA basketball title on April 4 in Houston. The 77-year-old Democrat said he was awaiting “routine surgery” on his femur scheduled for Sunday and expects a full recovery.“What can I say, I love a parade!” he tweeted.Connecticut’s other U.S. senator, Chris Murphy, tweeted that “after he broke his femur he got back up, dusted himself off, and FINISHED THE PARADE. Most Dick Blumenthal thing ever.”Connecticut state Rep. Matt Blumenthal tweeted that he heard his father “was also on the reviewing stand for a while. Tough as nails, and on the mend shortly!”Blumenthal is serving his third term in the Senate after ...

Concert review: Guitarist John Frusciante saves otherwise dreary Red Hot Chili Peppers concert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

Just because three of the four Red Hot Chili Peppers are now in their 60s, that doesn’t mean they’ve grown up.After all, manic bassist Flea handstand-walked his way onto the U.S. Bank Stadium stage Saturday night and proceeded to perform the show clad in nothing more than sneakers and a purple skirt.But for all the forced wackiness of RHCP, their concerts tend to be darker and gloomier than one might expect, and Saturday was no different with an odd, stilted pace and a rough sound mix that buried the vocals in mountains of bass.The big news these days is the return of guitarist John Frusciante, who played on the band’s biggest albums and is now in his third run with the guys. The show opened with Frusciante, Flea and drummer Chad Smith tearing through an instrumental jam. And Frusciante was clearly having the time of his life, thrashing away at his six-string while trying to keep up with Flea’s fast fingers. It set the pace for a show filled with extended sol...