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Loaf-size mission to improve hurricane forecasting is ready to launch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

(CNN) — A new mission designed to improve hurricane forecasting is ready to launch, just ahead of the June 1 arrival of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.The NASA mission includes a constellation of CubeSats called TROPICS, or Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats.The first two CubeSats are expected to lift off from Māhia, New Zealand, aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket during a two-hour window that opens at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday.The launch of this first mission, nicknamed “Rocket Like a Hurricane,” will stream live on NASA’s website and Rocket Lab’s website.Two additional CubeSats, nicknamed “Coming to a Storm Near You,” will launch from the same location later this month.Together, the four satellites, each weighing 12 pounds and about the size of a loaf of bread, will observe tropical cyclones from low-Earth orbit.Once all of them are in orbit, the tiny sa...

A SUN AND SHOWERS KIND OF DAY

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

Happy Sunday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a wonderful weekend. South Florida continued to enjoy mostly quiet conditions this weekend, apart from a few quick-moving showers that pushed through our area late Saturday night and again on and off throughout the day today. And while the showers were a nuisance at times, South Florida still saw plenty of dry time and lots of sunshine to make up for it. Earlier this afternoon, high temperatures reached the mid 80s, which is near-average for South Florida this time of year. Overall the weekend turned out to be a nice one for us!The start of the work week promises more quiet time and lots of sunshine for South Florida. An area of high-pressure will dominate our weather pattern through the next couple of days, which should leave tranquil weather conditions across South Florida. And while Monday starts off breezy at times, wind speeds should continue to die down as the week goes on. Afternoon high temperatures on Monday will be similar...

Thousands take part in annual Walk for Hunger in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

Thousands of area residents came together on the Boston Common on Sunday for Project Bread’s 55th Walk for Hunger, which is expected to raise more than $1 million to help get food assistance to kids and families across the Commonwealth. The 2023 fundraiser was the first in-person event to be celebrated on the Boston Common since 2019 with a hybrid component for additional walkers to participate virtually from their own neighborhoods.7NEWS is a proud partner with Project Bread. Money raised through The Walk is funding the organization’s mission to ensure kids have reliable access to food, to directly help individuals and families, and to advocate at the state and federal levels for expedited and efficient relief for those in need. Walk funds are also supporting community organizations that are helping people access food locally and ensuring commu...

Bus drivers for 3 Mass. school districts agree to new contract, avoid strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

Bus drivers for three Massachusetts school districts have agreed to a new contract and will be picking up kids for school on Monday, narrowly avoiding a looming strike.Bus drivers in Marlborough, Framingham, and Westborough have agreed to a new contract and will be making their rounds picking up students on Monday, according to Teamsters Local 170.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2.Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. The 76ers are guaranteed to return home for Game 6 on Thursday.Smart and Jayson Tatum keyed a Celtics rally from 15 points down with 2 minutes left in the third quarter in hopes of seizing control of the series.The Sixers were on the brink of defeat numerous times over the final 17 minutes, none more than when Joel Embiid crashed into Smart on a driving, one-handed bank shot with 1:49 left but was whistled for an offensive foul. The play was reviewed and the call stood. Boston kept its 112-111 lead with 1:49 left in OT.Embiid, the NBA MVP, kept his composure and eventually got to the line to sink two free throws with...

Vigil held on anniversary of deadly road rage incident in Belmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

Friends and family members of a man who was killed in a road rage incident in Belmont two years ago came together on Sunday to honor his memory.Dean Kapsalis, 54, of Hudson, was recently convicted on charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a civil rights violation causing injury, and leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury in connection with the death of Henry Tapia, 35, of Belmont.Officers responding to a report of a person who had been struck by a car in the area of Upland Road in January 2021 found Tapia suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he later died.Residents who came together for the vigil said it was important to come together to keep his memory alive and to help the community heal after the hate-charged incident.Kapsalis is set to be sentenced in June.

Fire rips through country club in Dartmouth, Mass.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

A fast-moving fire ripped through a country club in Dartmouth, Mass. on Sunday.Pictures shared by the Dartmouth Police Department showed flames shooting out of the Hawthorne Country Club around 1 p.m.. Traffic in the area was detoured while fire crews battled the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

21-year-old dead, 16-year-old injured after NH crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

New Hampshire state police are investigating a crash in Sullivan on Sunday morning that left a 21-year-old dead and a 16-year-old seriously injured, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported crash on Valley Road around 6:15 a.m. found a 2012 Ford Focus that had veered off the roadway and hit a stone wall, according to state police. Taylor Hokanson, of Keene, was pronounced dead at the scene.A 16-year-old passenger was ejected during the crash. The juvenile sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, and was transported to the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene for treatment. The juvenile was then airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon as a precaution.The New Hampshire State Police were assisted at the scene by the Sullivan Fire Department, the Keene Fire Department, Rescue Inc. EMS services and the Keene Police Department.The incident remains under investigation and anyone who may have witnessed the crash is urged to contact Trooper Paul Bergeron a...

Nantucket residents reject zoning proposal to restrict short-term rentals on the island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

Nantucket residents have overwhelmingly voted down a zoning proposal that would have placed restrictions on short-term rentals as the island has seen an explosion of Airbnb and Vrbo listings in recent years.Nantucket Town Meeting voted 378-558 for the controversial short-term rental article, soundly defeating the proposal after a lengthy debate about the zoning regulations and their potential impact.Article 60 would have placed limits on short-term rentals in residential districts on the island. Short-term rentals would have been allowed in residential areas on properties that are owner-occupied for at least 6 months a year.“I brought this article because like you, I care about the island and I’m deeply concerned about the urgent need to take action to protect our community, our homeowners, our neighborhoods and local economy,” said resident Emmy Kilvert, who sponsored the article.“Right now, homeowners have no zoning protections and full-time commercial inte...

Marcus Smart, Celtics come up short to 76ers in overtime thriller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:32 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Marcus Smart had a chance at some redemption – and an opportunity to steal Game 4 – but it came too late.The Celtics point guard had missed what would have been a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation before it clanked off the rim to force overtime. Moments later, with the Celtics trailing by one in the dying seconds, the point guard got another open look and drilled it.But it came after the buzzer.76ers 116, Celtics 115. Final. The C’s missed a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in this overtime thriller, but James Harden responded from his woeful Games 2 and 3 as he scored 42 points, including the winning 3-pointer with 19 seconds left to send this second-round series back to Boston tied at 2-2.More to come…