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FDOT announces changes to express lanes on I-95; construction begins Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has announced upcoming changes to the express lanes on Interstate 95. Starting Sunday, the entrances to the express lanes, which currently reside near Northwest 44th Street, will be moved to their permanent location one mile south of Northwest 29th Street.In a news release on Friday, Oscar Gonzalez with FDOT explained that the installation of the poles will begin nightly in a southbound direction. He also emphasized that drivers need to be aware of the new location of the poles until they are fully installed up to Northwest 29th Street.Gonzalez also reminded drivers of the safety hazards that are common on I-95. He noted that crossing over the double white lines or crossing over the poles could lead to serious accidents and injuries.The construction on the expressway is expected to take place over the next few weeks, depending on the weather. FDOT has advised drivers to be patient and to follow all safety guidelines while navigating th...

Firefighters combat warehouse fire in Davie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

Davie Fire Rescue responded to a warehouse fire Friday morning.It happened along Southwest 70th Avenue and 22nd Street in Davie. Firefighters were seen removing destroyed boxes from the property after the fire was under control. They are now investigating what caused the fire.

Several streets close in Miami after police cruiser collides with vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

Several streets were closed Friday afternoon due to a traffic crash that involved a police vehicle. City of Miami Police arrived to the scene of the crash at the intersection of Northwest 25th Avenue and 26th Street. According to officials, two officers were involved in the crash as a cruiser collided with another vehicle. They are investigating whether the officers were in one vehicle or were separate. Those involved in the crash were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. Police have temporarily closed Northwest 24th through 26th Avenues between 27th to 29th Street. Driver are urged to take alternate routes until police clear the area. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Construction worker transported to hospital after being injured at site in Sunrise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

A construction worker was injured on the job in Sunrise. Sunrise Fire Rescue arrived at a new construction site near University Drive and Oakland Park Boulevard, Friday. The worker suffered an injury while they were on the fourth floor of a building that was under construction. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where crews were seen lowering the injured worker with a forklift.Medical teams treated the worker at the scene. He suffered a puncture wound and was transported to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story

Liz Truss: UK should stop China joining Indo-Pacific trade deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. must use its newfound membership of a major Indo-Pacific trade deal to stop China joining, former Prime Minister Liz Truss said.Speaking on the day the U.K. announced it had been cleared to join CPTPP, the ex-PM and former foreign secretary told POLITICO’s London Playbook PM it was “essential” to rule out Chinese accession, despite an application to join from Beijing.“I would expect the British government now or in the future to oppose any such proposal,” she said.Britain’s drive to join the soon-to-be 12-nation bloc comes as part of a wider push foreign policy shift towards the Indo-Pacific, where China is increasingly active. The U.K.’s membership, cleared in principle Thursday night, means it will have a vote on whether new applicants should be able to join. China launched a formal bid to join CPTPP in 2021.But Truss warned that the bloc represented “an important counterweight to those who seek to undermine our values. In particular, the CPTPP ...

China lashes out at von der Leyen over fiery remarks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen isn’t making friends in China.The Commission president did not pull any punches in a speech Thursday about China — sparking blowback from Chinese diplomats. Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the European Union, said Friday he was “a little bit disappointed.”“That speech contained a lot of misrepresentation and misinterpretation of Chinese policies and the Chinese positions,” Fu told state-owned broadcaster CGTN.“Whoever wrote that speech for President von der Leyen does not really understand China or deliberately distorted Chinese positions,” he added.In in a scathing address delivered Thursday, the head of the European Commission called on Europe to be “bolder” on China, arguing that Beijing has become “more repressive at home and more assertive abroad.” For the first time, von der Leyen gave hints that the EU could put an end to long-standing efforts to land a major trade agreement with China....

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump’s planned surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.Trump’s indictment, announced Thursday, came after a grand jury probe into hush money paid during the 2016 presidential campaign to squelch allegations of an extramarital sexual encounter. The indictment itself has remained sealed, as is standard in New York before an arraignment.Trump has denied any wrongdoing and denounced the investigation as a “scam,” a “persecution,” an injustice and a political low blow aimed at damaging his 2024 presidential run. He is a Republican; the district attorney who oversaw the inquiry, Alvin Bragg, is a Democrat.No ex-president has ever been charged with a crime before, so there’s no rulebook for booking one. Trump has Secret Service protection,...

Fatal New Bedford fire started accidentally, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

A fatal fire that burned through a rooming house in New Bedford on Tuesday started accidentally, fire officials announced Friday. Investigators determined the fire started in Room 205, located at the left rear of the second floor. They were able to rule out all potential causes except an event involving a microwave in that location or the wall outlet it was plugged into.“Our thoughts are still with the families who lost loved ones, the residents who were injured, and those who lost all their belongings,” said Chief Scott Kruger. “I’d like to express my deep appreciation to the New Bedford firefighters and mutual aid departments who put everything they had into containing this fire and protecting the surrounding structures. This was a tragic event, but it could have been much worse without the assistance of our public safety partners and our community.”All residents of the four-story rooming house were displaced by the fire and two people were killed. The first the victim was i...

Biden to announce that federal government will fully cover cost of cleanup following deadly storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden is reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to the people of Mississippi as he visits the state on Friday to formally announce that the administration will cover the full cost of the state’s emergency response to the deadly tornado-spawning storms that hit the southeast US last week.The announcement, which will come during his visit to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, means the federal government will assume the full cost over the next 30 days for measures like operating shelters, paying overtime to first responders and removing debris, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.The president will also announce that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening disaster recovery centers in four Mississippi counties — Humphreys, Monroe, Sharkey and Carroll — on Monday to help impacted communities, according to a White House official. Centers like this are essentially mobile offices set up follo...

Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:42 GMT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago.The parole board ruled that Pistorius would only be able to apply again in August 2024, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said in a short, two-paragraph statement. It was released soon after a parole hearing at the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre prison where Pistorius is being held.The board cited a new clarification on Pistorius’ sentence that was issued by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal just three days before the hearing, according to the statement. Still, legal experts criticized authorities’ decision to go ahead with the hearing when Pistorius was not eligible.Reeva Steenkamp’s parents, ...