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United Auto Workers strikes spread: 7,000 more workers join picket line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers.It was the second time the union has widened the walkouts, which started two weeks ago at three assembly plants before the most recent addition of a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors factory near Lansing. RELATED: United Auto Workers strike includes 2 Colorado locations Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a video appearance that the strikes were escalated because Ford and GM refused “to make meaningful progress” in contract talks. Jeep maker Stellantis was spared from the third round of strikes.Ford and GM shot back as a war of words with the union also intensified. Ford accused the UAW of holding up a deal mainly over union representation at electric vehicle battery plants, most of which are joint ventures with a Korean manufacturer.“We...

Police investigate shots fired in SW Miami-Dade; 1 hospitalized, Bird Road shut down near SW 112th Ave.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

Police are investigating after shots were fired in Southwest Miami-Dade, an incident that has led to the closure of Bird Road and sent one person to the hospital.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the incident in the area along Bird Road, near Southwest 112th Avenue, just after 5 p.m., Friday.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just before 4:45 p.m.Officers checked out several vehicles possibly involved in the incident. A black SUV was seen with its driver’s side window shattered.MDFR officials said one person was transported to an area hospital with minor abrasions. It remains unclear at this time whether or not anyone was shot.Bird Road has been shut down in both directions, so drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.Police have not provided further details, as they continue to investigate.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Hollywood woman says video captures neighbor vandalizing her SUV in 55-plus community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

A woman says surveillance video showed a man vandalizing her SUV in her Hollywood community, triggering a police investigation.The vehicle’s owner, Rocio Rubiano, said she has been living in fear since someone tried to break her Hyundai’s back windshield out last week.“It was so loud,” she said,Early Friday morning, Rubiano said, the vandal succeeded.“My two tires were slashed, that one and that one, and then he came over here and smashed [my front windshield],” Rubiano said as she showed 7News the deflated tires and cracked windshield.She suspects one of her neighbors is behind the vandalism.“He is not supposed to be living here,” she said. “It’s not a rental place, it’s a 55-and-over community.”Rubiano said the property on Hillcrest Court is the perfect place for she and her 81-year-old mother, who lives with her part of the year.But, Rubiano added, she has a noisy neighbor who keeps them up late at night, and she believe...

Afternoon storms cause flooding in parts of Fort Lauderdale; flood advisory issued for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

Afternoon storms have led to extensive flooding in some pockets of Fort Lauderdale and triggered a flood advisory for parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.7News cameras captured a roadway resembling a river along the 2100 block of Southwest 10th Court, between Davie and Broward boulevards, in an industrial neighborhood just west of Interstate 95, at around 4:10 p.m., Friday.Floodwaters were also seen on Friday in the Edgewood neighborhood, just north of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. This is the same neighborhood that saw some of the most extreme precipitation in the historic flood that affected the region back in April.Authorities advise drivers to turn around if possible when coming across standing water.The flood advisory remained in effect in Broward County until 5 p.m.

Caught on camera: Thieves steal air conditioning unit from church serving low-income community in Naranja

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

NARANJA, Fla. (WSVN) – The Archdiocese of Miami is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals who stole an air conditioning unit from Saint Ann Mission in Naranja. The theft, captured on surveillance video, occurred at 4 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.Saint Ann Mission, located at 13875 S.W. 264th Street in Naranja, is currently undergoing renovations, including the construction of a new church, to serve the predominantly low-income community of farm and nursery workers in the area, situated approximately five miles northwest of Homestead Air Reserve Base.David Prada, the archdiocesan director of Building and Property, noted the irony of “thieves stealing from the poor church that serves the local migrant community.” The stolen air conditioning unit was crucial for the mission’s food and clothes bank, which assists those in need.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can alwa...

Netflix shutters its DVD rental business, marking the end of the red envelope era

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

(CNN) — Netflix will send out its last red envelope on Friday, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs to members.The company announced earlier this year it is shutting down its DVD-by-mail service, 16 years after it gradually shifted its focus to streaming content online. Netflix will continue to accept returns of customers’ remaining DVDs until October 27.Introduced in 1998 when Netflix first launched, the DVD service promised an easier rental experience than having to drive to the nearest Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. The red envelopes, which have long been synonymous with Netflix itself, littered homes and dorm rooms across the country.Although the idea of receiving a DVD in the mail now may sound almost as outdated as dial-up internet, some longtime customers told CNN they continued to find value in the DVD option.DVD fans holding onColin McEvoy, a father of two from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a self-described film fanatic, said he rushed through 40 movies in th...

Sea lion at Central Park Zoo escapes flooded enclosure, swims to freedom as heavy rain batters NYC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

Josephine Stratman | New York Daily NewsA sea lion got a taste of freedom — and murky brown floodwaters — after a deluge of rain battering NYC caused the Central Park Zoo sea lion pool to flood over on Friday.The zoo was closed on Friday due to the inclement weather — but the intrepid sea lion swam outside her enclosure as several inches of rain overwhelmed the plaza around the pool.“A female sea lion at Central Park Zoo was able to swim out of her pool due to flooding of the plaza caused by severe rains in New York City today,” Jim Breheny, Executive Vice President of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Zoos and Aquariums said in a statement.However, freedom apparently turned out to be not all it was cracked up to be, and she soon turned around and went back home.“Zoo staff monitored the sea lion as she explored the area before returning to the familiar surroundings of the pool and the company of the other two sea lions,” Breheny added.The Wildlife Conservation Society oversees the...

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER (Associated Press)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the group’s ringleader by authorities Friday at a news conference and in court. “Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime,” said police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson, “and he orchestrated the plan that was carried out.”Davis himself has admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.Authorities said Friday that Davis’ own public comments revived ...

2 SD-area cities among least affordable rental markets for average income: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two cities in San Diego County are among the top U.S. metro areas with the lowest number of rental properties that are affordable with an average salary, according to a new study.The study, conducted by personal finance website CashNetUSA, analyzed Zillow data from 200 cities across the nation to look at the number of properties that were available to rent for the traditional recommendation of 30% or less the area's average income.Over the last few decades, housing experts have used that percentage as the recommended amount of income that should be budgeted towards rent. However, finding a place using that metric has been increasingly more difficult. Top 8 San Diego area suburbs for first-time homeowners: study For renters in San Diego and Chula Vista, struggles finding an affordable rental is an all-too-familiar experience, in part due to persistent housing shortages in the the metros that drives up price amid high competition for available units.According to the stu...

Jessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL.Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench.The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have imagined even a few years ago.“I didn’t imagine this path for me. I didn’t see it,” she told The Canadian Press. “Quite frankly there was no visibility and there weren’t other females doing this work, and so I didn’t know it was possible.”Last year, the 31-year-old from Saskatchewan became the first female full-time coach in the American Hockey League.On Monday, she stood behind an NHL bench for the Seattle Kraken in a preseason game against the Calgary Flames.After getting a taste of life in the NHL, she’s intent on making it a full-time gig.“It’s motivating, it’s inspiring,” said Campbell of her experience on an NHL bench. “The other night was no different, being among the team, within the staff — and in that, it just showed me t...