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Dog believed to be used in dog fights recovering after being found injured in Homestead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

A dog saved from a life of being attacked by other canines is being cared for after he was found in poor shape in a Homestead neighborhood.When Champion was found, he was barely able to move, exhausted and covered in scars and sores, all signs that point to dog fighting. “I think he was definitely used for bait,” said Cindy Mucciaccio with iHeart Animal Rescue. “I think that he has had a horrible life.”Mucciaccio and iHeart Animal Rescue stepped up to help the 2-year-old dog after he was dumped and left to die.Champion was initially spotted Sunday night on a Ring doorbell camera outside of a home in Homestead. The next morning, he was still hanging around the residence.When rescuers arrived to help, he was hiding under a vehicle.“He was not able to walk. He couldn’t put pressure on his back legs,” said Mucciaccio.Volunteers with iHeart Animal Rescue took the dog to Knowles Animal Clinic in Southwest Miami-Dade.“His injuries are bite ma...

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.The indictment, confirmed Thursday by Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, and other people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss sealed criminal charges, is an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings. It is likely to galvanize critics who say Trump lied and cheated his way to the top and embolden supporters who feel the Republican is being unfairly targeted by a Democratic prosecutor.Tacopina said in a statement: “He did not commit any crime. We will vigorously fight this political prosecution in court.”The district attorney’s investigation centered on money paid to porn actor...

93 cats found in deplorable conditions inside Cutler Bay home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

Dozens of cats were rescued after being found in distress and living in deplorable conditions in Cutler Bay. According to Miami-Dade County officials, a warrant was served at a home located at 20536 SW 93rd Ave., Thursday morning. The warrant was issued in connection to an animal cruelty investigation. “We saw tents, and then I realized that it was Animal Services coming out,” said neighbor Monica Lore.Neighbors noticed the commotion, but they had no clue what was going on inside the house.“When they opened that door, the smell coming out of there was horrible,” said Lore.Miami-Dade Animal Services officials said they worked closely with Cutler Bay Police to serve the warrant.“It was very scary, because we didn’t know what was going on at first,” said Lore.Upon entering the home, officials located the 93 cats and removed them from the property.Investigations called the conditions inside the house deplorable.“There’s no human way ...

Trump indicted in porn star hush money payment case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

A New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump for his alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to a porn actress during the 2016 presidential campaign – thrusting the country onto uncharted and uncertain legal and political ground.

Rutschman has 5 hits in opener, Orioles outlast Red Sox 10-9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Adley Rutschman became the first catcher in major league history with five hits on opening day, and the Baltimore Orioles survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on Thursday.Playing in his first season opener after starring for the Orioles as a rookie last year, Rutschman homered in his first at-bat and finished 5-for-5 with a career-best four RBIs and a walk on a chilly day at Fenway Park, with temperature of 38 degrees at first pitch.Ramon Urias hit a two-run homer for Baltimore, which finished with 15 hits, nine walks and five stolen bases.Kyle Gibson (1-0) allowed four runs and six hits over five-plus innings to earn his first opening-day victory since his 2021 All-Star season with Texas. Gibson gave up an RBI groundout in the first inning before retiring nine straight Red Sox hitters.The Orioles nearly gave away the game in the ninth.With Baltimore leading 10-7, closer Félix Bautista walked pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia. Alex Verdugo followed with...

Some showers to end the week and start the weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

7Weather- What a cold and windy day! Air temperatures reached the upper 30s/low 40s, but it felt like the 20s/low 30s most of the day with a gusty northwest wind. Luckily, the cold wind will fade overnight. After a cold start, temperatures will be more mild tomorrow before showers to end the week and start the weekend.We’ll start off in the upper 20s/low 30s with mid and high level clouds. The morning will be your best chance to see some sun, albeit filtered sunshine before clouds thicken through the day. The light southwest wind will turn breezy into the afternoon. That wind direction will keep it cooler on the Cape and Islands in the mid 40s with low 50s inland. An area of low pressure will reach the Plains tomorrow. We’ll watch for the potential for severe weather across the Midwest into tomorrow evening. That system will continue east, and for us, this will mainly bring rain showers and warmer temperatures.. Those rain showers arrive late afternoon Friday and continu...

City announces $4M investment in free community college program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

Boston will make a $4 million investment into allowing any Boston resident to attend one of six community colleges tuition free, city officials announced at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design on Thursday morning.“Expanding Boston’s Tuition Free Community College is a critical step in ensuring more of our city’s residents are eligible to pursue a higher education right here in the city,” Mayor Michelle Wu said. “This funding will  increase community college enrollment and connect more residents with quality jobs.”Previously limited to income-eligible recipients, a city release stated, the investment will allow the program to cover costs for all Boston residents to enroll in up to three years at a partner college. The funds are split between $3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act and $1 million through the Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Community Project Funding.Eligible schools include Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology...

Red Sox notebook: Comeback bid falls short

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

Give the Red Sox credit for this much, they made things interesting in the end.On a day where it felt like the game was as good as done by the middle innings, the Red Sox offense came to life and clawed its way back down the stretch, ultimately falling one swing short in a 10-9 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.The Red Sox scored five runs from the eighth inning onwards, and in the bottom of the ninth Masataka Yoshida came to the plate with two on, one out and a chance to win the game with one swing of the bat.Yoshida grounded into what should have been a game-ending double play, but the Orioles’ sloppy defense gave the Red Sox life as Jorge Mateo botched the throw to first. That brought Adam Duvall to the plate with the tying run at second, but he struck out to end the game.Devers starts off strongOne silver lining from Thursday’s loss? The play of Boston’s new $313.5 million man, Rafael Devers.Devers had a strong Opening Day showing after notably struggling in the World Baseball Class...

Middlesex DA charges suspect in 2000 cold case rape of a 13-year-old girl in her Cambridge home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

In the Middlesex District Attorney’s office’s latest cold case breakthrough, investigators have charged a man they believe to be the perpetrator of a 2000 sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in her home in the middle of the night, in what the DA called “every parent’s nightmare.”In the early morning of Oct. 18, 2000, a man entered a Cambridge home while its occupants were sleeping, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday. The man climbed to the second floor and walked to the bed of a 13-year-old girl where he covered her mouth with his hand and ordered her silence. He then proceeded to rape her.As he assaulted the girl, he allegedly asked her how old she was and she told him. When she got a chance to escape, she took it and screamed for help as the man ran past her, down the hairs, out of the house and disappeared. The case went cold.Nearly 22 and a half years later, prosecutors have named Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, who at the time lived less than a half mile away in Cambridge, as...

Trump indictment live updates: Latest news, developments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first ever criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during his 2016 campaign to quash claims of two extramarital affairs. Prosecutors in New York focused on money paid to porn actor Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal to keep the women from going public with claims that they had sexual encounters with him.Trump, who’s running for the White House again in 2024, called the decision by a Manhattan grand jury to indict him “political persecution and election interference at the highest level.” ___KEY DEVELOPMENTS:Minutes after the indictment was announced Thursday, Trump released a lengthy statement calling it the next step in a “witch-hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.” “The Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in their obsession with trying to ‘Get Trump,’ but now they’ve done the unthinkable ̵...