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Dolphins fan brings together team spirit and holiday spirit with unique Christmas tree in Pembroke Pines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

Is there such a thing as too much team spirit? For one Miami Dolphins fan, it is dolphinately not. Born and raised in Miami, DeAndre Anderson is a huge Dolphins fan. This year, he has combined both his team spirit with the holiday spirit by putting up his very own Dolphins-themed Christmas tree.  “I’m a Dolphins fan to the core. Everything about me. I haven’t missed a Dolphins game in about 12 years,” said Anderson.This superfan said there is no such thing as too much pride.“Dol-fans, raise your glass. If they’re not a Dol-fan, I suggest you raise your standards,” he said.Anderson is so passionate about his Miami Dolphins that he turned his Christmas tree into the Hard Rock Stadium of Pembroke Pines. “You’ve got to support your team,” he said.The 12-foot tree is decked out with hundreds of ornaments and even Dolphins stuffed animals going all the way to the top.“I got a bunch of Dolphins ornaments,” said Anderso...

Teenage girl shot in leg in Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

Rescue crews took a teenage girl to the hospital after, police said, she came under fire in broad daylight in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood.Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting at a home in the area of Northwest 23rd Street, near 29th Terrace, Wednesday afternoon.Paramedics transported tthe victim taken to Broward Health Medical Center. She is expected to be OK.As of Wednesday night, no arrests have been announced.If you have any information on this shooting or the subject’s whereabouts, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

2 subjects in custody after vehicle crashes in North Miami during brief pursuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

A police pursuit came to a crashing end in North Miami.According to investigators, Miami-Dade Police officers were following a stolen vehicle when the subjects slammed into a tree on Northeast 133rd Street and Second Avenue, Wednesday afternoon.Investigators said the driver and passenger bailed out of the vehicle. Officers tackled the duo following a brief foot chase through the neighborhoodOfficers then took both subjects into custody.

Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood to host new cirque show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

The Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood is about to go full Broadway. Holiday style!A new cirque show, starting this Friday, promises holiday cheer like you’ve never seen before. On the stage, in the air, and all around you!Pomp, Snow & Cirque-umstance — get it — cirque-umstance is a holiday feast for the eyes!Top talent from around the snow globe will put on the coolest of cool performances.Straight from the North Pole. A gift — for young and old!“Neil Goldberg, Big Holiday Fun: 100,000 square feet of fantasy beyond anybody’s imagination.”Holiday cirque spectacular, “Pomp, Snow & Cirqueumstance,” is based on Broadway director Neil Goldberg children’s book.Neil: The award-winning illustrations are going to be completely around, so the audience is going to feel like they’re sitting inside the pages of the storybook.”It’ll razzle and dazzle the Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood from December 22nd to the ...

DA: Man and woman found dead in Millis likely died in murder-suicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

A man and woman found dead on a dirt road in Millis Sunday likely died in a murder-suicide, the Norfolk District Attorney’s office announced. Officials on Sunday said a Millis town worker notified authorities shortly after 9 a.m. after finding the bodies with apparent gunshot wounds on the remote road near the intersection of Route 115 and Route 27. In an update Wednesday, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office said investigators received preliminary autopsy results showing the woman’s cause of death was found to be homicide. The man’s death was deemed a suicide. Authorities identified the woman as Tanaia Wilkinson, 25 and identified the man Michael Fischella, 32.In prior statements, officials said the pair were not from Massachusetts but “had recently been residing in Millis.” Wilkinson and Fischella, officials said, were well known to each other.While officials received preliminary results, a final autopsy report had not been signed as of Wednesday night.

Pedestrian struck, killed by commuter bus in Haverhill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

A pedestrian died Wednesday after being hit by a commuter bus in Haverhill, officials said. A state Department of Transportation spokesperson in a statement said the crash happened around 8:40 a.m. on the grounds of Northern Essex Community College near a Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority bus stop. The victim, described as a male pedestrian, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Multiple law enforcement agencies began investigating, with Haverhill police and state police working together on the investigation as of Wednesday afternoon.State Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt addressed the crash in a statement, saying “Our hearts break for the friends and family of the individual who was struck and killed today.”“There is a MA State Police investigation into how this happened, and it’s my promise to the community that the investigation will be thorough and the results transparent,” she said.No further information was imme...

Overnight shelter for homeless families opening at former courthouse in Cambridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

The Healey administration plans to open an overnight shelter Friday for homeless families at a nearly empty former courthouse in Cambridge after discussing the plan with Secretary of State William Galvin, an official confirmed to the Herald.The move comes as Gov. Maura Healey is less than two weeks away from a Dec. 31 deadline to set up one or multiple overflow shelter sites with $50 million in funding for families with children and pregnant people seeking emergency assistance from the state.Emergency Assistance Director Lt. Gen. Scott Rice said the decision was made in order to ensure families who are eligible for emergency assistance have a “warm and safe place to stay overnight until” a spot opens in the larger shelter system.“We’re grateful for the partnership of the City of Cambridge and provider AMI, and we encourage community organizations to reach out to us with any daytime programs and resources they are able to provide to families in need,” Rice said in a statement to the ...

Officer, security guard injured in Scarborough smash-and-grab robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

Police are searching for two suspects following a brazen smash-and-grab robbery in Scarborough.Investigators say two suspects used hammers to smash display cases and grab products at a retail store at Scarborough Town Centre in the area of Progress Avenue and Borough Drive just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday. An off-duty police officer and security guard pursued the suspects but were “pepper sprayed” as they fled the scene in a small white sedan.The first suspect is described as a male with short hair. He was last seen wearing a blue medical mask, a black jacket and pants. The second suspect is described as a male in his early 20s with a slim build. He was last seen wearing black pants, white shoes and orange gloves.

Toronto opens new 24-hour respite centre but admits challenges remain when it comes to unhoused people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

City of Toronto officials are providing more indoor space for people experiencing homelessness this winter, including a new 24-hour respite centre. Those on the front lines say it’s important to read between the lines and that the devil is in the details.In an update to its Winter Services Plan, the city confirmed the Better Living Centre on the grounds of Exhibition Place will serve as a 24-hour respite site until March 2024. Officials say while the facility is accepting upwards of 40 people a day through referrals only from Dec. 21 to Dec. 26, once fully operational, there will be space for 240 people.The City notes that many of the spaces will already be accounted for as it will refer people from existing outdoor locations but it will add what it calls “critical capacity” for January and February, considered the coldest months of the winter season.The 180 additional spaces opened in the shelter system this winter is an increase of 44 per cent over the last coupl...

Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have banned people from carrying concealed guns in 26 places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos. It would apply whether the person has a permit to carry a concealed weapon or not. One exception would be for privately owned businesses that put up signs saying people are allowed to carry guns on their premises.U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law, which he wrote was “sweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.”The decision is a victory for the California Rifle and Pistol Associati...