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Ribbon cutting ceremony held for first-time homeowner in Homestead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

Years of determination and resilience led to an inspiring ribbon cutting ceremony in Homestead.A South Florida widow and mother of two teenagers is getting back on her own two feet and is now a proud homeowner for the first time. Markevya Johnson lost her husband in 2019 and has worked hard to be the sole provider for her family, while also diligently saving for a home.After years of hardship, she said she finally did it.“I came in, walked through the house, and in that moment, I said, ‘This is gonna be my house,” Johnson said. Long story short, I prayed about it, things didn’t work out with the other company. Things worked out this way because this was the plan God had for me.”The home is hers thanks to her own tenacity and some financial assistance from Miami-Dade County.

Judge sets May 6 trial date in bribery case against Sen. Menendez

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

(CNN) — The federal judge overseeing the case against Sen. Bob Menendez, his wife and three others set a trial date for May 6 – less than a month before the New Jersey senate primary.During a hearing on Monday, prosecutors said the investigation that resulted in the charges against Menendez was ongoing and mentioned there could be a superseding indictment in the case.Judge Sidney Stein said he was “reluctant” to wait to set a trial date until all discovery in the case has been handed over to defense teams. Prosecutors noted that process is expected to take several months. Depending on pre-trial proceedings, the trial date could move back.Menendez faces three counts in connection to an alleged bribery scheme. Prosecutors accuse the New Jersey Democrat of using his political power to aid the government of Egypt and pressure state and federal prosecutors investigating New Jersey businessmen. He was not in the courtroom Monday.All five people charged have pleaded not guilty.Menende...

Man arraigned on weapons charges after being shot by police in Lakeville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

A 45-year-old Lakeville man was arraigned on weapons charges Monday after he was shot by police last week. Timothy Hladik was arraigned from his hospital bed as he faces multiple charges including two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He has also been charged with two counts of threat to commit a crime, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. Hladik was held without bail pending the result of a dangerousness hearing now scheduled for Oct. 12, the DA’s office said. Police said Hladik approached a Lakeville police officer early Friday morning and pulled out what looked like a handgun. Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins said the officer had been monitoring traffic and ordered Hladik to drop the object as he approached.As the incident unfolded, Perkins said an off-duty state trooper who was driving by stopped to help the officer.Perkins said both the trooper and the officer gave further commands for the man to drop the object ...

‘He’s a coward’: Man charged with shooting two women in Lexington, including his mother, appears in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

A man arrested in connection with a shooting in Lexington that left two women seriously wounded, including his mother, appeared in court on Monday.Investigators say Brent Roman-Finnagan, 22, shot both his mother and her friend, a 55-year-old woman from Haverhill, on Friday, Sept. 29.Family members of both victims say the two women already had health issues before Friday’s shooting, with relatives telling 7NEWS that the shooter’s mother, 57-year-old Jodi Finnagan, had suffered a stroke and several heart attacks while the other victim, Michelle Broadnax, used a cane to get around.“I felt like I needed to see him – I felt like I just needed wanted to make eye contact with him,” said Jonathan Hunn, who’s mother Michelle remains in critical condition. “And he wouldn’t make eye contact with me. He’s a coward and it was clear. He deserves what he gets – shooting down two women who could barely walk.”Prosecutors said Roman-Fi...

Massachusetts fines Fidelity $750,000 for rubber-stamping options trading applications

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

The Bay State has fined Fidelity Brokerage Services $750,000 over the company’s past practice of rubber-stamping options trading applications.Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin has handed down the fine to Fidelity in response to what he has referred to as a “half-hearted and lackadaisical attitude” toward safeguarding retail investors.In the consent order filed by Galvin’s Securities Division, the state notes that Fidelity has taken steps to improve its application review systems and online applications since last January. That’s when the Division filed a complaint alleging that Fidelity failed to properly vet customers who applied to be approved for options and margin trading.The Securities Division had said Fidelity’s application review system allowed customers to submit multiple applications, each time with the information altered until the customers met the requirements to be approved.The complaint detailed examples of repeated appli...

Campland on the Bay storage facility erupts in flames

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A storage facility at Campland on the Bay erupted in flames Monday afternoon, sending a large plume of black smoke over Mission Bay.A storage facility at Campland on the Bay erupted in flames Monday afternoon, sending a large plume of black smoke over Mission Bay. (KSWB)The blaze was reported just before 2 p.m. at the RV resort in the 2200 block of Pacific Beach Drive, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Man killed in Vista One person was treated for smoke inhalation, the fire department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.Check back for updates on this developing story.

'Octobake': Santa Ana winds to warm up San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Get ready for a warm and dry second half of the week, San Diego.Despite the chill in the air San Diegans may have felt -- perhaps even enjoyed -- Monday morning, don't expect it to feel like fall for long. Conditions are about to gradually heat up. Starting Wednesday, temperatures will increase west of the mountains due to high pressure and increased offshore flow, the National Weather Service in San Diego forecasted Monday. How much rainfall has San Diego County had this water year? High temperatures were expected to be below average Monday and Tuesday, hit average on Wednesday and be "well above average" as the week comes to an end. Valleys and inland coastal areas will get into the 90s and the coast will be in the 80s Thursday through Saturday.Weak Santa Ana winds are expected over the mountains and valley foothills starting Tuesday, and will strengthen slightly Wednesday and Thursday."We are entering Oct...octo...Octo-bake?" NWS mused Sunday in a post on X, former...

2 Indianapolis officers plead not guilty after indictment for shooting Black man asleep in car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers indicted for shooting a Black man who was sleeping in a car outside his grandmother’s house entered not guilty pleas Monday.Officers Carl Chandler and Alexander Gregory entered the pleas to charges of battery and criminal recklessness charges.Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Friday that a grand jury had indicted Gregory and Chandler in connection with the Dec. 31 predawn shooting of Anthony Maclin on the city’s north side.The officers’ attorneys issued a statement Friday saying the officers acted in accordance with their training to defend their lives when a subject grabbed a gun and raised it toward them.”“Video, testimonial, and other evidence will establish the legality of their actions,” attorneys John Kautzman and Edward Merchant said in the statement.Maclin’s attorney, Stephen Wagner, has said the officers fired at least 30 shots, hitting his client three times and leavi...

Luke Donald urged to stay as European captain for Ryder Cup defence as new generation emerges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — European captain Luke Donald was delivering his Ryder Cup victory speech in front of a giddy crowd at Marco Simone when his celebrating players standing beside him started a chant that quickly swept through the grandstands.“Two more years” was the cry — seemingly led by Rory McIlroy — which drew a broad smile from Donald.As the party continued into the night in Rome, Donald tempered any talk of him staying on as captain after orchestrating Europe’s 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory over the Americans that won back the 17-inch golden trophy on Sunday.For Donald, any thoughts of leading the Europeans into what will be a febrile atmosphere at Bethpage Black in New York in 2025 could wait.Not so for McIlroy.“I think everyone sitting here,” the four-time major winner said in the post-competition team news conference, “would be very happy to have him again.”No one has captained Europe in back-to-back Ryder Cups since Bernard Gallagher did so, three times in a row in ...

Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:34 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Monday denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith had filed motions to sever their cases from Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin, arguing that they could not receive fair trials if they all face a jury together for the violent beating of Nichols on Jan. 7 that was caught on police video.Shelby County Judge James Jones Jr. issued an order Monday denying those requests, saying that severing the cases is not required to protect their rights to a “fair determination” of their guilt or innocence. All five former members of a Memphis Police Department crime-suppression unit have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in the beating of Nichols, who was punched, kicked and slugged with a police baton after he fled a traffic stop during which he was hit with a st...