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Morning rain, then storms later

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

7Weather – It’s a cool, damp and foggy start! Scattered showers will be around through midday/early afternoon. Then it’ll dry out and we’ll get some breaks of sun. Temperatures will be mild. A cold front brings the chance for strong storms tonight.This storm is part of a dynamic system that caused a severe weather outbreak yesterday from Iowa down to Alabama. The system will weaken as it reaches our area. Showers continue this morning as a warm front overtakes the region. Scattered showers will be with us through early afternoon. Then we’ll get some clearing and breaks of sunshine. This along with a warmer air mass will help to push temperatures into the 60s. Low to mid 60s north of 495 and into the Merrimack Valley. Low clouds and showers lingering longer, along with a southwest wind off the chilly ocean water, will keep temperatures in the 50s for the South Coast, Buzzards Bay, Cape and the Islands. If you have tickets to the Sox or WooSox games today...

Barnstable police ask for help in search for missing man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

Barnstable police are turning to the public for help as they search for a missing 80-year-old man. David Herlihy, of Tanglewood Drive in Osterville, was last seen around 10 p.m. last night.He is described as being 5 feet, 9 inches tall with hazel eyes and white hair.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue checkered shirt, and gray sneakers.Herlihy has reduced cognitive ability.If you locate him please dial 508-778-3874 or 911 for assistance.

Police investigating after car slams into pole in West Roxbury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

An investigation is underway after a car slammed into a pole in West Roxbury overnight.Crews responding to a reported crash on Lagrange Street could be seen repairing a damaged utility pole and towing away a mangled sedan.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

One arrested after hate-motivated threat incident at Kennedy station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

One man has been arrested after an investigation due to a hate-motivated threatening incidentPolice responded to a call at 10 a.m. on Mar. 31 reporting a verbal threatening incident in the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue area.The suspect allegedly was inside Kennedy subway station with a sharp object and was chasing several people. The suspect started yelling racial slurs to those he was chasing and then fled the station before police arrived.24-year-old Gary Bosse of Toronto was arrested and charged with uttering threats, possession of a dangerous weapon, assault with a weapon and four counts of Fail to Comply ProbationHe is scheduled to appear before the courts on April 1 at Toronto Bail Court.

Lanterns and crescents: more retailers court Ramadan buyers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

With her 3-year-old daughter sitting inside a red Target shopping cart, Aya Khalil looked through the aisles with anticipation. The author was on a mission: See for herself that her children’s book about a boy and his grandmother baking for an Islamic feast was actually carried by her local Target store in Toledo.“Oh my God! … It’s right there,” Khalil said on spotting “The Night Before Eid.”“Oh yeaaaaah!” her daughter joyously exclaimed. Khalil giggled.For Khalil, it was a pinch-me moment as an author — and also a big deal as a mother.“This didn’t happen when I was growing up. It was like, ‘Are things really changing now?’” she said. “I’m just really happy that now my own kids will be able to see that and that they’ll know that their stories are valid and … are out there like a totally normal thing.”For this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started last week, Target rolled out its first dedicated Ramadan and Eid collection, including decorati...

‘War of the states’: EV, chip makers lavished with subsidies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant, with more state-subsidized plant announcements by profitable automakers and semiconductor giants surely to come. States have long competed for big employers. But now they are floating more billion-dollar offers and offering record-high subsidies, lavishing companies with grants and low-interest loans, municipal road improvements, and breaks on taxes, real estate, power and water.“We’re in the second war of the states,” said John Boyd, a principal at the Florida-based Boyd Company, which advises on site selections. “That’s how competitive economic development is between the st...

Taliban close women-run Afghan station for playing music

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday.Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice in Dari, is Afghanistan’s only women-run station and started 10 years ago. It has eight staff, six of them female.Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, said the station violated the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate” several times by broadcasting songs and music during Ramadan and was shuttered because of the breach.“If this radio station accepts the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and gives a guarantee that it will not repeat such a thing again, we will allow it to operate again,” said Ahmadi.Station head Najia Sorosh denied there was any violation, saying there was no need for the closure and called it a conspiracy. The Taliban “told us that you have broadcast music. We have not broa...

'Heavy congestion' expected near UT, downtown due to multiple concurrent events

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin released a memo Thursday to bring awareness to the many concurrent events scheduled near the University of Texas and the downtown Austin area Saturday.Drivers should be prepared to expect traffic delays due to the multiple events around the area.“Staff anticipates very heavy congestion around the university and in the downtown area during and after these events. Staff have been working with the various events organizers to plan for the ingress and egress of the events to minimize the impact to mobility and ensure safety for all attending,” the city said.The scheduled UT events include:The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Track + Field CompetitionLonghorn Run 5k/10KCountry Music Television Awards for RehearsalsBroadway in Austin at Bass Concert Hall“Although UT is responsible for traffic management for events on their campus, staff are coordinating them to help minimize travel impacts in the area,” the city said.The scheduled downtown events include:C...

No fooling: April kicks off with more than 8 inches of snow in the Twin Cities, power outages and car crashes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

A late spring snowstorm Friday night and early Saturday brought blizzard warnings, booming thunder and several inches of snow on the ground also left thousands without power and dozens stranded at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.This latest storm makes this year the third snowiest winter on record, with at total so far of 89.7 inches, said Caleb Grunzke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Twin Cities.While most areas of the Metro saw between 7 and 9 inches of snow, a foot of snow was reported in some northwest areas, such as Medina and Monticello, he said. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport clocked 8.5 inches of snow. The NWS Twin Cities was still waiting for snowfall totals from St. Cloud.While road conditions were treacherous overnight with blinding snowfall and slippery roads, the state patrol reported Saturday morning that there were no serious injuries or fatalities among the hundreds of spin outs and dozens of accidents.Driving was difficult in St. Paul...

Newspaper delivery delayed by up to 8 hours today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:24 GMT

Due to Saturday’s weather conditions, delivery of today’s Pioneer Press has been delayed by up to 8 hours.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.For free access to our online newspaper, click here: epioneerpress.comTo register a complaint, click here: [email protected] use our automated voice response unit please call: 651-717-7377.