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1 person dead, 1 hospitalized after fatal rollover car accident in South Miami Dade

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

A car was left mangled after a deadly drive in South Miami Dade. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a black Cadillac sedan collided with a pedestrian around 3 a.m. causing the vehicle to rollover and leaving it destroyed.The pedestrian, an adult male, died on the scene, while the driver of the Cadillac was left injured after crashing into the side of a strip mall building along US 1 near Southwest 272nd Street.First responders cut out a person from the car which was propped up against the building.Miami Dade Fire Rescue reported that once the occupant was extricated from the car, they were airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center as a trauma alert. Their condition is said to be stable, however, their exact injuries remain unknown. US 1 was shut down for most of the early morning while officials conducted a preliminary investigation. Authorities, including the Traffic Homicide Unit, continue to investigate what caused the crash.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more ...

Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico's Baja coast

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S.As of 8 a.m. Pacific time, Hilary was located about 220 miles (350 kilometers) south-southeast of San Diego, the National Hurricane Center reported. Hilary had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was moving northwest at 25 mph (41 kph). The Mexican cities of Ensenada and Tijuana remained directly in the tropical storm's path, and meteorologists warned that despite weakening, the storm remained treacherous.One person drowned Saturday in the Mexican town of Santa Rosalia, on the peninsula’s eastern coast, when a vehicle was swept away in an overflowing stream. Rescue workers managed to save four other people, said Edith Aguilar Villavicencio, the mayor of Mulege township.I...

Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting some heat records

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes.Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors to ensure air-conditioning is available.“These high temperatures can impact our friends, families, and neighbors who may live alone, especially if they limit their use of air conditioning,” Sarah Russell, commissioner for the St. Louis Emergency Management Agency, said in a statement. “We urge everyone to stop and visit loved ones to ensure they are healthy and well during this extreme heat.”The Dallas-Fort Worth area was expected to reach 110 F (43.3 C) Sunday after hitting 108 F (42.2 C) Saturday, said Sarah Barnes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The record high for those dates was 107 F (41.7 C), set in 2011.Barnes said the area is not ...

7 fans of Brazil’s Corinthians soccer team have been killed in a bus crash, dozens wounded

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians crashed Sunday following a match in the city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least seven people and injuring 36 others, police said. The seven dead were members of a club of supporters of Corinthians called Gavioes da Fiel. They had traveled from the city of Taubaté in northeast Sao Paulo state to watch their team’s 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in a Brazilian championship game Saturday evening.Passengers told local media the bus lost its breaks and flipped over trying to avoid a head on crash with another bus.Corinthians said in a statement it will give support to families of the victims. Other Brazilian clubs also expressed their sorrow for the accident as did President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is also a fan of the club.Associated Press, The Associated Press

Denmark joins Netherlands in offering F-16 jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an important motivation for his country’s forces, embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia.The promise of new fighter jets came the day after an unusually brazen Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian theater that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others in the northern city of Chernihiv. Zelenskyy vowed stern retaliation for the attack, whose victims included a slain 6-year-old girl dead and 15 wounded children.After months of entreaties from Zelenskyy for F-16s to bolster the Ukrainian air force, the U.S. recently gave approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to provide Ukraine the American-made jets. Zelenskyy travelled to both countries Sunday to finalize the delivery deals.’’F-16s will certainly give new energy, confidence, and motivation to fighters and civili...

‘Blue Beetle’ unseats ‘Barbie’ atop box office, ending four-week reign

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with an estimated $25.4 million, according to studio estimates, dethroning “Barbie” from the top spot after a record-setting run that left movie theaters colored pink for a month.The “Barbie” phenomenon is far from over. Greta Gerwig’s film, which earlier this week became the highest grossing Warner Bros. release ever domestically, nearly managed to stay No. 1 again with $21.5 million in its fifth weekend. Its in North America is up to $567.3 million.And the other half of “Barbenheimer” also continues to perform remarkably well for a movie so far into its run. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” took in $10.6 million in its fifth week. With a $285.2 million domestic total, “Oppenheimer” now owns the distinction of being the biggest box-office hit never to land No. 1 at the weekend box office. The previous record-holder for that unlikely stat is 2016’s “Sing,” which grossed $270.3 million in the shadow of “Rog...

Thousands of tarantulas to 'migrate' in Colorado: Here's where to see it

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Calling all spider lovers: It's almost time for thousands of male tarantulas to crawl across 433,000 acres in southeast Colorado for their mating season. If you aren't creeped out by that mental image, there's still time to catch the many-legged sighting, which occurs between late August and early September.Nexstar's KDVR spoke with a tarantula expert for the top spots you might catch a glimpse of the "mate-gration." During Colorado tarantula migration, females see males as a tasty snack Sara Stevens, the director of animal collections at the Butterfly Pavilion, named a few places she expects to see the 5-inch spiders:Comanche National GrasslandYour best bet is to go to the grasslands for tarantula viewing. Stevens said the grasslands are a place where there are usually higher concentrations of tarantulas. Visit La Junta recommends Highway 109 on the Comanche National Grassland.La JuntaStevens also recommends La Junta because it's most associated with the tara...

How to ace late summer and fall sales

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

(NerdWallet) - To get the most out of summer sales, shoppers have to think ahead — sometimes way ahead.That’s because end-of-summer sales are the ideal time to stock up on hot weather items that you’ll use a year from now. “Flip-flops, bathing suits, beach towels, grills, Adirondack chairs — at the end of the season, that’s when you’ll get the best prices of the year,” says Leah Ingram, who writes about saving money on her Real Sophisticated Consumer blog at LeahIngram.com.“These sales help stores make room for the next seasonal holiday, and most importantly, they help keep consumers engaged with the brand or retailer during off-peak times,” says Katie Hansen, a senior retail and e-commerce analyst at Mintel, a market intelligence agency.Shoppers are especially hungry for sales because inflation has been straining Americans’ budgets. “Consumers are trying to make the most of their dollars right now,” Hansen adds.A plan-ahead strategy can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars...

Robbery in downtown St. Louis one suspect caught

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- On August 18, 2023, around 11:50 p.m., a robbery happened at the corner of 16th and Clark in downtown St. Louis. The victims were a 22-year-old and a 29-year-old. According to the people who were robbed, two suspects held them up at gunpoint and stole their things. One of the attackers was wearing a purple hooded sweater and black shorts and carrying a bag. The second suspect wore a black hooded sweater, a black backpack, and black shorts. During the incident, a downtown bike officer saw both suspects walking east on Washington Avenue toward 10th Street. The suspects ran in different directions. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? The cop gave chase to the person wearing the purple hooded sweatshirt, and with the help of other officers who had arrived, they were able to catch them. The victims were able to identify the suspect. But the other suspect in the black jacket with a hood was able to get away. The person who was caught had a gun and some of the victims' things on...

Bicyclist killed in car crash near I-25 on-ramp, Denver police say

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:50:45 GMT

A man riding a bicycle was killed in a crash with a vehicle Sunday, according to Denver police.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Eastbound I-70 west of the tunnel reopens following fatal motorcycle crash Crashes and Disasters | Eastbound lanes of I-76 in Adams County reopen after crash Crashes and Disasters | Motorist dies in two-vehicle crash in Denver near Colfax and Newton Crashes and Disasters | Stretch of eastbound I-70 in Jefferson County shut down by multi-vehicle crash Crashes and Disasters | One dead in north Denver crash involving vehicle and pedestrian The crash was reported at 9:30 a.m. near the Interstate 25 on-ramp at Santa Fe Drive, Denver police spokesman Sean Towle said. The bicyclist was riding near the interstate on-ramp, he said.It was not immediately clear how the crash unfolded. The ramp was closed after the crash and police advised drivers to take other routes.The driver invo...