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2 firefighters, 3 residents hospitalized after blaze tears through Mattapan triple-decker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Three residents and two firefighters were taken to the hospital after a fast-moving fire raced through a multi-family home in Mattapan on Sunday, leaving 25 people displaced, officials said.Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Cummins Highway around 7 p.m. immediately struck a second alarm as a large plume of black smoke filled the neighborhood, according to a fire officials.Crews worked to contain the fire to the single building and it was under control in about an hour.Those hospitalized suffered minor injuries.The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced. The cause of the fire remains under investigaiton.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668054895696437249https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668048092531179520https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668038320817938435https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668037168399351813https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668036610062008321This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the lat...

Black bear spotted in Newton, another crashes a wedding in Carver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

A wild sight in Newton, where a black bear was spotted early Sunday morning near Cold Spring Park.Police warned residents not to approach the bear and call environmental police if it is spotted.That wasn’t the only bear making a surprise appearance this weekend. A black bear also crashed a wedding reception in Carver.Dr. Benjamin Kilham, of the Kilham Bear Center, said the bears are only interested in people’s food and are normally on the move this time of year.People should stay calm when they come across a black bear and allow them to leave the area, he said.

Police ask for help in search for missing 10-year-old Dorchester boy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for a missing 10-year-old boy. Darnell Martin, of Dorchester, was last seen Sunday the area of 92 Maxwell St. He is approximately 4 feet, 11 inches tall with curly hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt with an image of a female on the front, dark gray shorts, and black and gold Jordan sneakers.Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or B-3 Detectives at 617-343-4700.https://twitter.com/bostonpolice/status/1668060088047751168This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Saquon Barkley frustrated by Giant leaks, doesn’t rule out holdout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Saquon Barkley said Sunday that sitting out the 2023 NFL season would be an option to discuss if he and the Giants don’t agree to a contract extension by the July 17 deadline.“I think that’s a conversation, like you said, that’s a card I could play,” Barkley said after hosting a kids’ football camp with AMPT Events at Caven Point Field in Jersey City. “That comes up in conversation if something doesn’t get done by July 17. And we got a little bit of time in between there. So when that date comes up, then I’ll have to sit down with my team and my family and make decisions, see what we’re gonna do, what’s the game plan, what’s the next move.”Barkley, 26, wasn’t here to announce a holdout, though. He couldn’t even say if he was optimistic if he’d reach a deal with the Giants before mid-July.“I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know.”What Barkley wanted t...

Giants cancel Thursday, Friday practices due to poor air quality in New Jersey practice facility due to Canadian wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

The Giants canceled Thursday’s and Friday’s OTA practices due to the air quality inside their indoor practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J.Smoke from raging wildfires in Canada, combined with a low pressure weather system, continue to impact daily life in the Northeast.The team initially moved Thursday’s practice indoors due to the conditions, which rated an “unhealthy” 198 on the official Air Quality Index, bordering on “very healthy” at 200.But head coach Brian Daboll said some Giants players mentioned the hazy indoor conditions to head athletic Ronnie Barnes during meetings in a tent at one corner of an end zone inside the practice bubble.”Some of the players brought it up to Ronnie,” Daboll said. ”Ronnie brought some of for doctors out.”Barnes, the doctors, Daboll and GM Joe Schoen huddled up and determined they will cancel practice until next week’s minicamp.A huge garage door was open at the back of th...

Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award as Broadway celebrates amid strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award history was made Sunday when Alex Newell became the first nonbinary person to win a Tony for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment amid a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script.“Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, nonbinary, fat, Black little baby from Massachusetts. And to anyone that thinks that they can do it, I’m going to look you dead in your face that you can do anything you put your mind to,” Newell said to an ovation upon winning best featured actor in a musical.They star as Lulu, an independent, don’t-need-no-man whiskey distiller in “Shucked,” blowing audiences away with their signature number, “Independently Owned.”“Shucked,” a lightweight musical comedy with no stars, features a new Broadway composing team and an original book. The celebration of all things corn has charmed critics.Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose opened a blank script backstage before dan...

‘Last day to shop!’: Nordstrom to close all Canadian stores by June 13

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Canadians have just a few more days to scoop up any remaining bargains at Nordstrom stores.The high-end U.S.-based retailer says on its website that June 13 will be the “last day to shop!” adding that stores may close sooner based on available inventory. Nordstrom says discounts of between 70 to 80 per cent are available during its final days of liquidation. The Seattle-based retailer announced back on March 2 that it would be shuttering all six Nordstrom and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada. The decision will affect 2,500 jobs across the country. The company’s e-commerce business, nordstrom.ca, has already ceased operations. In announcing the withdrawal from the Canadian market Nordstrom chief executive Erik Nordstrom said they did not see a “realistic path to profitability” for the Canadian operation. Nordstrom first expanded to Canada with its first store in Calgary at CF Chinook Centre in September 2014. It quickly expanded its presence with st...

Philippines’ Mayon Volcano spews lava down its slopes in gentle eruption putting thousands on alert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion.More than 12,600 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon Volcano’s crater in mandatory evacuations since volcanic activity increased last week. But thousands more remain within the permanent danger zone below Mayon, an area long declared off-limits to people but where generations have lived and farmed because they have nowhere else to go.With the volcano beginning to expel lava Sunday night, the high-risk zone around Mayon may be expanded should the eruption turn violent, said Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Bacolcol said if that happens, people in any expanded danger zone should be prepared to evacuate to emergency shelters.“What we are seeing now is ...

Mexico’s governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s governing Morena party decided Sunday that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party’s nomination for the June 2024 presidential election. All of the four Morena contenders will have to resign their government posts by Friday, including Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who is considered the frontrunner. That is meant to prevent primary candidates from using their posts to gain an unfair advantage. Each can campaign throughout the summer.The party is desperate to avoid splits and accusations of manipulated polls that have marked past primary races in Morena. The four contenders joined hands and chanted “Unity! Unity! Unity!” after the announcement. Mexico’s top diplomat, Marcelo Ebrard, has already said he will resign this week. Rounding out the field is Sen. Ricardo Monreal and Interior Secretary Adán López, who is no relation to the president.Two allied parties, the Green and Labor parties, wi...

Police: Body found in Shoal Creek in central Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police said they found a body Sunday evening in Shoal Creek in central Austin.Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police are responding in the area near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and 29th Street by Shoal Creek. It is unknown at this time the cause of death or additional details surrounding the incident.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates as more information is made available.