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New centre for autism services opens in Kingston

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

ACT Learning Centre has officially opened the doors of its newest private practice in Kingston.The new location, ACT’s fifth private practice and first outside of the Ottawa region, will provide speech-language pathology and occupational therapy for children with developmental disabilities. ACT Learning Centre was initially founded in 2019, starting with one location in Ottawa and receiving funding for eligible programs from the Ontario Autism Program. CEO Cindy Harrison, whose youngest child was diagnosed with autism at 21 months, said while seeking out care for them over the years the lack of centralized services consistently stuck out as a challenge.“I remember thinking: wouldn’t it be amazing if we could get all of the services that we need, or most of them, under one roof,” Harrison said. Through government funding, ACT provides the Caregiver Mediated program – training parents to intervene with autistic children – as well as the Entry to School program across...

Jury deciding fate of Letecia Stauch in murder of 11-year-old stepson

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The fate of Letecia Stauch, the Colorado woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson Gannon is now in the hands of a jury.FOX31’s Nicole Fierro was in the courtroom for the closing arguments Friday alongside family members.Around 1 p.m. prosecution wrapped up the state’s rebuttal. Fierro reported that she could hear the crying from Gannon’s father and see the emotion on his biological mother’s face when hearing their son’s name one final time in the courtroom. “Gannon has been in a box back here for the whole trial, this is what the trial should be about,” state prosecutor Dave Young said.After three years of waiting, five weeks of testimony in the trial, family and countless followers of this case, heard the final arguments Friday.  Aspiring Colorado model falls to her death from hotel roof, boyfriend arrested Stauch is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Her attorneys say she did murder Gannon, but wasn’t sane at the time. The de...

Seminole County deputy grateful after Orlando firefighter saves him from burning cruiser

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – An Orlando firefighter was honored after pulling a deputy out of a burning vehicle Seminole County Deputy Matt Luxon said he owes his undying gratitude after he was saved by the right person at the right time back in March.The cruiser fire was a moment in time that shows how every second matters when a life is on the line.“I would have been burned up with that car,” Luxon said.At a ceremony held Thursday, Luxon got to stand side by side with the man who saved his life: Orlando Fire Lt. Benjamin Wootson“God bless you, my brother,” said Luxon as he shook Wootson’s hand.Back in March, when Luxon crashed in his patrol car, he survived the fiery wreck because Wootson was there.“His actions have provided me the opportunity to watch my boys grow into men and to see my family grow old,” Luxon said.Wootson may have been the right person at the right time, but the firefighter said he almost wouldn’t have been...

She blazed a trail for women’s ice hockey in South Florida. Now Karen Ota-O’Brien is a finalist for NHL’s ‘Community Hero Award’

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

A South Florida athlete has been blazing a trail for women’s ice hockey for decades. She’s still heating up the rink, and she is in today’s 7 Spotlight. Here’s Karen Hensel.The Florida Panthers are giving South Florida a serious case of playoff hockey fever.Karen Ota-O’Brien, Florida Women’s Hockey League co-founder: “I think we could be a good mojo for the Florida Panthers.”Good mojo, or at least good luck.Which makes sense, since the Lucky Pucks Hockey Club has some recent championship experience of its own.Karen Ota-O’Brien: “Well, we swept for Florida, for novice, rec, all three divisions, and we went to U.S. Nationals in Tampa. And we won for Nationals.”Karen Ota-O’Brien is credited with putting women’s hockey on the map here, co-founding the Florida Women’s Hockey League back in 2002.Emily Latham, Lucky Pucks: “She’s everything. If you know hockey in Florida, you know Karen. If you ...

2-year-old airlifted to hospital after possible near drowning in Bay Harbor Islands

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

Rescue crews have airlifted a 2-year-old boy to the hospital after what officials described as a near drowning in Bay Harbor Islands.. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene, located along the 1000 block of West Bay Harbor Drive in Bay Harbor Islands, at around 4:35 p.m., Friday.The child was found in a body of water, but it’s unclear if it was a pool, a canal or somewhere else.The boy is being airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. His condition is unknown at this time. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

‘Truly a team effort’: BSO deputies who helped free boy pinned underneath SUV describe rescue

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

First responders described the tense moments when they came to the rescue of a young bicyclist who became pinned underneath an SUV after he was struck in a North Lauderdale neighborhood.Newly released body camera video captured Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies from North Lauderdale working to lift the Ford SUV, Thursday afternoon.Investigators said the 8-year-old boy was run over while riding his bicycle home from Broadview Elementary School.“When he was underneath the vehicle, it was a scream, like, you could tell that he’s in pain,” said BSO Sgt. Dimitri French. “He’s almost like being tortured; he’s underneath a running vehicle, so you can just imagine — the exhaust is running, the temperatures are very high, it was a very hot day yesterday — so he’s sandwiched in between the asphalt and a hot car.”Cellphone video captured neighbors attempting to free the child.“A huge crowd, cars everywhere, people screamin...

Inmate pleads guilty in connection with 2013 escape attempt at Mass. Eye and Ear

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

A 47-year-old Salem man pleaded guilty on Friday to multiple charges linked to a violent 2013 incident where prosecutors said he tried to escape Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary while in the custody Middlesex County Sherriff’s Deputies, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. Raymond Wallace had been taken to the hospital on July 31, 2013 after suffering an injury at the Middlesex Jail in Cambridge, officials said. Once at Mass. Eye and Ear, officials said he grabbed for a deputy’s gun. Officials said one deputy was shot in the leg during the struggle. A second deputy shot Wallace in the chest. The deputy who was shot survived the incident.Wallace then faced assault and battery, firearms and escape charges. He was sentenced following his plea and won’t be eligible for parole until at least March 2027, according to the DA. Hayden reacted to Friday’s sentence in a statement, saying “The brave actions of these two deputies during a violent ...

Sunny and warmer weekend

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

7Weather – It’s back! The sun has made its return. Clouds have been clearing out this afternoon, making way for partly sunny to sunny skies. It’s a preview of what’s in store for the weekend- more sunshine and warmer temperatures. Look at the 70s ahead for us.Overnight, we’ll be mainly clear with light wind. That’ll cool us off to the 40s by tomorrow morning. High pressure will be around us tomorrow supporting mostly sunshine and a northwest wind. The northwest wind will push all the way to the coastline, preventing a sea breeze from developing. Temperatures will reach near 70°/low 70s. The Cape and Islands will stay the coolest in the 60s with a southwest wind coming off the cooler ocean water.More of the same on Sunday. Dry, highs in the low 70s and a northwest breeze. It’ll be a great morning to join us on Boston Common for the Walk for Hunger. Next week is quite the opposite of this past week! The only wrinkle in the forecast is a mornin...

‘Safeguards’ needed if lotto goes online, Attorney General Campbell says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

The state’s top lawyer said her office will not stand in the way of moving lottery sales online but only if proper “safeguards” are put in place to prevent problem gambling, especially among young kids.House leaders and Gov. Maura Healey have thrown their support behind an online lottery proposal attached to the fiscal 2024 budget, arguing the rise of digital sports betting puts the state’s 50-year-old lotto at a disadvantage. The idea still has a long way to go, including by surviving upcoming Senate budget deliberations.Attorney General Andrea Campbell said she is not opposed to an online lottery considering anyone can place sports wagers on their phones. But she had a caveat.“Until the online lottery conversations is explicit about what those safeguards will be, because we want to be preventative and proactive in preventing a public health crisis, we have work still to do,” Campbell said during an appearance on GBH radio.Campbell said her concerns about online lottery stem from t...

Revolution midfielder Latif Blessing happy his family is in place

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:29 GMT

With the weight of the world off his shoulders, New England Revolution midfielder Latif Blessing can put the fortunes of the team on his back.Blessing returns to the lineup after missing the last two MLS matches when the first-place Revolution (6-1-3) begin a three-game road swing on Saturday night (7:30) against Toronto FC (2-2-6) at BMO Field. The Revolution are riding a seven-game unbeaten streak (4-0-3) and are 2-0-1 on the road this season.Blessing spent the past two weeks in his native Ghana completing the paperwork to bring his wife Khloe and 10-month-old daughter Reign to the United States. The young family has been reunited and relocated to their new home.“He is getting better,” said Revolution head coach Bruce Arena. “His family is happy, he is happy, so mission accomplished there and now he has got to get back and focus on his profession, which he is doing.“So, we think in a short period of time Latif will be back and full speed.”Blessing’s mission to be reunited with his...