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Rescatan a una persona mientras continúa la búsqueda de sobrevivientes en un edificio de apartamentos que derrumbó parcialmente en Davenport, Iowa

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

(CNN) —  Una persona más fue rescatada durante la noche después de que un edificio de apartamentos de seis pisos se derrumbara parcialmente en Davenport, Iowa, dijo el jefe de bomberos de la ciudad este lunes por la mañana mientras los equipos con perros de búsqueda continuaban buscando a alguien que todavía pudiera estar atrapado en el interior.“No se sabe de ninguna persona que haya quedado atrapada en el edificio”, dijo el jefe Mike Carlsten, quien añadió que no se ha informado de ninguna víctima mortal.Sin embargo, “el edificio no es estructuralmente sólido y supone un riesgo para los equipos de respuesta”, dijo, añadiendo que los ingenieros estructurales se encuentran en el lugar mientras los equipos de primera respuesta se preparan para pasar de las operaciones de rescate a las de recuperación.¿Qué pasó en el derrumbe de un edificio en Surfside, Miami? ¿Cuántas personas murieron? Cronología e investigaciónEl edificio de seis plantas se derrumbó pa...

KHS closed to public due to lack of capacity

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

Kingston Humane Society (KHS) is closed to the public until Friday due to a lack of capacity. While scheduled appointments and pound services with contracted municipalities will continue, the shelter is freezing visits and intakes for a week as a backlog of sheltered animals has become too much.KHS announced in a release on Friday that they would have to temporarily close to the public due to being overwhelmed by the number of animals on hand, with a recent influx of stray dogs compounding an already present lack of space issue. Executive Director Gord Hunter said that has become unsustainable and is forcing the shelter to take this action to get their heads back above water. “Intakes of stray dogs have jumped dramatically in the last week to 10 days,” said Hunter.“We either have to find a way to reduce our intakes or increase animals going into foster care orforever homes.”Hunter points towards a need for more foster volunteers, particularly for dogs, to help take some of the anima...

South Florida expected to break records during Memorial Day rush

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

As Memorial Day weekend comes to a close, travel enthusiasts and industry experts are eagerly watching to see if this year will break records for the entire summer season. With travel bookings already soaring, it seems that the enthusiasm for exploration is reaching new heights.“So we’re expecting this to be a record-setting start to the summer travel season. And based on the way travel bookings are looking, there’s a good chance that this summer could be one for the history books as well,” said an American Automobile Association (AAA) representative.According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a staggering 2.7 million passengers were screened at airports nationwide on Friday alone, surpassing the highest single-day numbers since Thanksgiving of 2019. This surge in air travel comes after a year of disruptions and staffing shortages that caused meltdowns at airports across the country.Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized the nee...

1 person hospitalized as Hollywood Fire Rescue extinguishes house blaze

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

One person is hospitalized after a home was damaged following an overnight fire in a Hollywood neighborhood.The family inside the house called fire rescue around 2:30 a.m. Monday after they woke up to smoke in the building.According to Hollywood Fire Rescue Captain Eric Lombardi, crews responded to the home, located in the area of North 65th Avenue and Arthur Street, and found a full structure fire with smoke pushing out of the residence but no visible fire.“We found fire in the kitchen and attic space,” said a fire official. “One person was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.” No other injuries from residents or firefighters were reported.Although there was damage to the home in the aftermath, fire crews believe the house is salvageable. The cause is under investigation. The Red Cross is providing assistance to the six individuals affected by the fire, including one child.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developi...

Blocked! French minister threatens to ban Twitter if it doesn’t follow EU rules

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot waded into a growing tussle between the European Union and Elon Musk’s Twitter on Monday, as he threatened the social media platform’s access to the bloc. In comments made on radio network France Info, the minister said that the U.S. company would be banned from the EU if it refused to follow the incoming European Digital Services Act, which goes into effect throughout the EU at the end of August. “Disinformation is one of the gravest threats weighing on our democracies,” said Barrot. “Twitter, if it repeatedly doesn’t follow our rules, will be banned from the EU,” the French minister added.The remarks mark an escalation of an ongoing fight between European politicians and Twitter, which was bought last year by Elon Musk, the controversial billionaire who also controls Tesla and SpaceX. Last week, POLITICO reported that the social media platform was withdrawing from the EU’s voluntary di...

Fire crews knock down house fire in Andover

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

Fire crews worked to extinguish a house fire in Andover early Monday morning.Video from the scene of the fire on Lowell Street showed a home with significant damage and broken windows. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

The impossible comeback: Can the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat and become the first team to crawl out of an 0-3 hole?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

(CNN) — In the world of sport anything can happen: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots overcoming a 28-3 deficit against the Atlanta Falcons to win Super Bowl LI, Team USA beating Russia during the ‘Miracle on Ice’ or Buster Douglas knocking out the undefeated Mike Tyson.Despite this, there is still one impossible task sport has yet to crack – a team overcoming an 0-3 deficit in a best-of-seven series in the NBA Playoffs.In Game 7, the Boston Celtics have a chance to complete basketball’s mission impossible and become the first team to overcome the insurmountable deficit in 151 tries against the Miami Heat.How to watchThe crucial Game 7 match-up will air on TNT with the game also available to streamed on the TNT app.Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, May 29.Derrick White forced Game 7 with a brilliant putback buzzer-beater. Credit: Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesMission impossibleThe record for teams looking to climb out of an 0-3 series ...

Boston firefighters rescue 2 residents from heavy blaze, 12 residents displaced

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

Boston firefighters rescued two residents from a heavy fire late Sunday night before the firefighters quickly knocked down the Dorchester blaze.Twelve residents have been displaced following the 2-alarm blaze at 309 Adams St., and one of the residents was transported to a hospital by Boston EMS.At around midnight, firefighters responded to the heavy fire on the third floor of the three-family building.“Companies were able to rescue 2 residents from the 3rd floor,” Boston Fire tweeted. “One resident was rescued using a 35 foot ground ladder and the other was rescued by the aerial ladder.”“A great job by the 1st due companies to get multiple lines and ladders to the building to contain the fire to the 3rd floor, and rescue the residents,” the fire department added. “The heavy fire and smoke was quickly knocked down.”Damages were estimated at more than $500,000 following the fire.The Red Cross of Massachusetts and neighborhood assistance ...

Little Italy fire prompts road closures near airport

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A shed in Little Italy caught fire Monday morning, prompting road closures in the area.The blaze was reported at 6 a.m. in the 2100 block of India Street, near Hawthorne Street, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.No one was injured and no residents in any of the neighboring condo buildings were evacuated, fire officials say. 1 shot downtown; police searching for gunman Hawthorne Street was closed from Columbia Street to Kettner Boulevard.Investigators were still looking into what caused the flames.Check back for updates on this developing story.

18-year-old killed in North County rollover crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:01:48 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- An 18-year-old was fatally injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Escondido last week, according to authorities.Escondido police said the young adult was traveling southbound on North Center City Parkway on the afternoon of May 24 when his vehicle left the road, traveled up an embankment and rolled over several times.Preston Stubblefield, an 18-year-old high school student, was identified by the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner as the driver of the vehicle.During the rollover, the medical examiner said Stubblefield was ejected from the vehicle. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. Man killed in Chula Vista crash identified Escondido police arrived on the scene, located south of North Nutmeg Street, around 1:15 p.m. Stubblefield was then escorted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the medical examiner said.Despite efforts by medical personnel, he succumbed to his injuries a little over a day later and was pronounc...