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2nd Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested in Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public works vehicle has been arrested in a Houston suburb, authorities announced Thursday. Jerry Raynes was apprehended in Spring Valley days after he and three other inmates escaped Saturday night from the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi’s capital, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said. Raynes is the second escaped prisoner to be found in a multi-agency hunt. Dylan Arrington died after barricading himself in a central Mississippi home and setting it on fire during an armed standoff with deputies Wednesday. He is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck after the escape. The other two, Casey Grayson and Corey Harrison, are still on the loose, and authorities had no updates Thursday on their possible whereabouts.The U.S. Marshals Service, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Valley Police Department assisted with Rayn...

Video shows Brightline train colliding with vehicle stalled on tracks in Deerfield Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Newly released surveillance video captured a crash on a stretch of railroad tracks in Broward County that sent a driver to the hospital. The incident happened at around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Southwest 10th Street and Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach. The security footage shows that the driver of the vehicle did not appear to be trying to beat a Brightline train. Instead, the vehicle was stalled on the tracks when it was hit by the train.As the car remained on the tracks, the warning arms came down behind the car, and the vehicle did not move. The video then showed the train clipping the front passenger side, which sent the car flying, causing it to flip several times before it landed on its side. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews arrived to the scene and were forced to extricate the driver out of the mangled car. The driver was transported to the hospital where his conditions remains unknown.Traffic in the area was shut down for several hours as detectives finished their i...

Blue Angels set to soar above Broward skies at Fort Lauderdale Air Show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

An iconic squadron is set to soar above Broward County skies this weekend.The Fort Lauderdale Air Show returns to the region Saturday and Sunday, and members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are ready to shine in front of spectators.The elite group’s talented pilots will fly the F-18 Super Hornet for this weekend’s event.“I think its an absolute honor and privilege to be a part of of this team and be able to showcase what the Navy and Marine Corps have to offer all the way across the globe,” said pilot Chris Kapushansky.The Blue Angels will perform a combination of formation and solo maneuvers that promises to take spectators’ breath away.The aircraft will sometimes get as close as 2 feet apart while performing loops, inverted rolls and high-performance turns.“It’s a lot of fun between the Diamond and the solos, then we kind of get everybody together and do the whole Delta formation,” said Kapushansky, “so we try to keep everybody en...

School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator of violating several statutes and DeSantis directives and allowing his “personal political views” to guide his leadership.Such a revocation by the state Department of Education could allow DeSantis to remove Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna from his elected office. The Republican governor did that last year to an elected Democratic prosecutor in the Tampa Bay area who disagreed with his positions limiting abortion and medical care for transgender teens and indicated he might not enforce new laws in those areas.Disney also sued DeSantis this week, saying he targeted its Orlando theme parks for retribution after it criticized the governor’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law that then banned the discussion of sexuality and gender in early grades, but has since been expanded.Hanna has publicly opposed that law, once defied the ...

North Lauderdale mobile home fire that caused partial roof collapse under control; no reported injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Crews have knocked down a fire that broke out at a trailer park in North Lauderdale and caused a partial roof collapse.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the mobile home blaze at The Villages, located along the 3700 block of Northwest 55th Court, Thursday evening.North Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just before 6 p.m.Officials said the fire may have started with a car and spread to the mobile home.An elderly man who lives inside the home was able to get out safely. A pet is also believed to have been recovered.No injuries have been reported.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

Passenger dead after South Hadley car crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

A 21-year-old man died Thursday morning when a car in South Hadley crashed into a tree. The 19-year-old driver was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, according to officials.Around 7 a.m. on River Lodge Road, the car drifted across the center line and collided with the tree, the Northwest District Attorney Office reported. The driver was transported to Baystate Medical Center.State police and crash scene reconstruction team are working with other officials to investigate the crash.

New clean energy career pathway for Mass. high schoolers promises hands-on learning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey announced a new Clean Energy Innovation Pathway for high school students to experience hands-on learning opportunities in the renewable energy sector. The pathway could help meet the workforce needs of the state’s “booming clean energy economy,” according to the state. Since 2010, the clean energy sector has grown by 73%, and there are over 100,000 workers in the industry in Massachusetts.“This new Clean Energy Innovation Career Pathway will open pathways for students to explore a future in the critical renewable energy sector,” Healey said. “Together, we’ll train the next generation of clean energy leaders and meet the workforce needs of the growing renewable energy sector – powering our efforts to remain a global leader in this industry.”Six to 10 public high schools in the coming school year will develop the pathway pilot program, and in 2025 students can begin to enroll. The program joins other career pathways sponsored by the Executive Office of Edu...

With Ideas, LGBTQ Youth Commission Eyes “Lighthouse” Role

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

A state commission charged with advocating for LGBTQ youth called on Massachusetts lawmakers Thursday to support an array of bills meant to ensure access to gender-affirming care, curb discrimination and harassment, and install new safeguards in the child welfare system.In its new nearly 300-page annual report, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth urged Gov. Maura Healey and the Legislature — plus about 20 state agencies and departments — to enact the new policies and training opportunities to protect a growing community that’s facing rising attacks around the country.About 470 anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed across the U.S., targeting gender-affirming care, school curriculum and books, said Noemi Uribe, co-chair of the commission. In Massachusetts, 43 school districts have logged anti-LGBTQ incidents in recent years, such as removing pride flags and banning drag shows, Uribe said during a State House event as the commission unveiled its recommendation...

Mass. hospitals get new emergency room accessibility regulations through ‘Laura’s Law’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Hospitals in Massachusetts will soon have new specific regulations in effect aimed at helping patients find and get inside emergency departments efficiently following the passage of “Laura’s Law,” officials announced.The law is named in honor of Levis, who died outside an emergency room in 2016 when she couldn’t find the entrance. Her widower, Peter DeMarco worked with state legislators to propose and pass the law in 2021. This week, officials announced that the state Department of Public Health had issued a completed set of regulations for hospitals in accordance with the legislation. “I know Laura’s name is on these new regulations, but they are not just for the rare case of someone collapsing outside an emergency department door — far from it,” DeMarco said in a statement shared with the announcement. Regulations include new required signage pointing individuals toward emergency departments, required training for hospital staff and required audio/video inter...

Lamar Jackson marched to his own beat. With a lucrative contract as proof, it worked out for the Ravens star.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:02 GMT

Lamar Jackson didn’t hire an agent. He didn’t agree to an extension when he became eligible. He requested a trade.Jackson did all of the things elite players like him do not do, taking seemingly unnecessary risks and marching — mostly through inaction — to his own beat. But the proof of his success is in the pudding: Jackson, a unique player who took a unique approach, reportedly became the highest paid player in NFL history by signing a five-year, $260 million contract Thursday, just hours before the NFL draft.Most top-flight quarterbacks, like recently signed Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, negotiate a lucrative, long-term contract before their rookie contract expires. It’s usually the safer approach and it usually makes the most financial sense.Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, drafted 25 picks ahead of Jackson in 2018, agreed to a sizable deal two years ago and that’s been the norm for many quarterbacks. Jackson isn’t the nor...