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SR 836 ramp to NB Palmetto reopens following tractor-trailer crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

A tractor-trailer was involved in a crash on the entrance ramp to the Palmetto Expressway from the Dolphin Expressway.On Tuesday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officers, along with firefighters, responded to the scene to assess the damage to the 18-wheeler that was seen hanging over the rail.According to FHP, the tractor-trailer failed to negotiate the curve properly, causing it to lose control and collide with the guardrail.Aerial video footage from 7Skyforce of the scene also showed the damage to the trailer as it hung on the guardrail of the ramp. Minor injuries were reported. As a result of the crash, crews had the ramp closed for a considerable amount of time as they clean up debris and remove the container. The northbound ramp ha since reopened.

Water Taxi brings back Taxi Tunes live music cruise in Fort Lauderdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

There’s music in the air in Fort Lauderdale. It’s not coming from a club or a bar or a concert hall.Summer’s coming and Water taxi is back with Taxi Tunes. And we’re all singing a song of joy.Music fans are filled with burning love, now that Taxi Tunes have returned.Chloe Dosset: “So the Taxi Tunes is a cruise that happens every Friday in the summertime.”There are worse ways to kick off your weekend than getting on-board this Water Taxi wonder.Chloe Dosset: “A ride on Taxi Tunes means that you get to listen to local musicians, have happy hour-priced drinks from the bar and enjoy beautiful sunset views on the Intracoastal.”Nothing beats rolling on the waterway with a drink in your hand and tunes in your ears.Chloe Dosset: “Well it’s unique to Fort Lauderdale, in any city you can go to a bar and listen to live music, but only on the Water Taxi in Fort Lauderdale can you listen to live music on the water.”It’s a mu...

Shaggy shares feel-good vibe with ‘In The Mood’ EP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

When you’re in the mood for a good time, Wait. That doesn’t sound right. How about when you’re in the mood for good music. Reggae and dance-hall living legend Shaggy always delivers. Like with his new EP called In the Mood.After listening to Shaggy’s new soca-inspired EP, which is an all-out celebration of the Caribbean, I’m actually more in the mood to drink a piña colada, and to do some whining.You know shaggy.Alex Miranda: “Mr. Boombastic. No no. God, that was so bad. Yeah, yeah.”No! More like…Mine was pretty cringe.Shaggy: “It’s gotta come from the cojoonas.”Alex Miranda: “No, honestly, that’s what I’m saying.”Good to know. Well, the reggae legend just dropped a hot new music video for Whine & Jumpin, with Patrice Roberts.Shaggy: “I always support Caribbean music.”Which I heard, along with the rest of his new soca-inspired, 7-song EP titled In The Mood at an exclusive listening pa...

Preparations underway for Taylor Swift shows at Gillette Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

Preparations are underway ahead of upcoming Taylor Swift shows at Gillette Stadium beginning later this week.SKY7-HD was overhead in Foxboro on Tuesday, where crews could be seen working to set up the stage for the shows. This weekend’s shows will be the star’s 11th, 12th and 13th shows at Gillette Stadium as she continues her ongoing Eras tour. Taylor Swift is coming to New England this week after wrapping up three shows in Philadelphia. She noted both her Philadelphia shows and her upcoming shows in a tweet Tuesday morning, writing in part, “Philly was a dream, honestly.”“I love you all so much and am counting down the hours til Foxborough!” she continued.Shows are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Gates open for each show at 4:30 p.m.

Knicks are without first-round pick after Mavericks draw 10th in lottery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

Tanks for nothing, Dallas.The Knicks are without a draft pick this year after the Mavericks drew 10th Tuesday in the draft lottery.  The result played to the odds, with the Knicks owning only a 20% chance of snatching away the top-10 protected pick from Dallas.It represents the final payment of the Kristaps Porzingis trade in 2019, and now transfers to the Knicks in 2024 as a top-10 protected pick. If it doesn’t convey next year, it becomes two second-round picks for the Knicks.The Mavericks went all out to keep their pick from the Knicks. In order to finish in the league’s bottom-10 and maintain favorable odds, Dallas tanked the final few games of the regular season while sitting its best players.The strategy was not only obvious, it was acknowledged by Mavs owner Mark Cuban and coach Jason Kidd. The fallout was a $750,000 fine levied by the NBA, which turned into a worthy investment for a lottery pick.The Knicks dealt their own first rounder this year — whic...

The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the Spurs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

By ANDREW SELIGMAN (AP Sports Writer)CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is now set to begin his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, after they won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night.The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds — 14% — to land the No. 1 pick, which they’ll almost certainly use on Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3 French 19-year-old is one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history and will be expected to make an immediate impact on the league.And he had a message for San Antonio.“I’m trying to win a ring ASAP,” Wembanyama told ESPN after the lottery results. “So be ready.”It’s the third time the Spurs have won the lottery, and on both previous occasions they made picks that paid off for decades. They chose David Robinson in 1987, Tim Duncan in 1997, and those selections were a major part of how the Spurs became a team that won five NBA titles under coach Gregg Popovich....

North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and DENISE LAVOIE (Associated Press)RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.The House completed the second and final part of the override vote Tuesday night after a similar three-fifths majority voted for the override earlier Tuesday in the Senate. The outcome represents a major victory for Republican legislative leaders who needed every GOP member on board to enact the law over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition.Cooper vetoed the measure over the weekend after spending last week traveling around the state to convince at least one Republican to uphold his expected veto.Republicans have pitched the measure as a middle-ground change to state law, which currently bans nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, without except...

Chicago Bulls won’t have a 1st-round pick this year after getting No. 11 — which they must convey to the Orlando Magic — in the NBA draft lottery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

Luck didn’t fall in the Chicago Bulls’ favor Tuesday night in the NBA draft lottery at McCormick Place.The Bulls didn’t land a top-four pick — and as a result, they won’t have a first-round pick at all this year. They must relinquish their first-round selection — which wound up being No. 11 — to the Orlando Magic as the final stipulation in the 2021 trade for center Nikola Vučević. The pick was top-four protected in this year’s draft.The San Antonio Spurs received the No. 1 pick, which they almost certainly will use on highly touted French prospect Victor Wambanyama.The odds were never in the Bulls’ favor — they had only a 2.5% chance of landing the No. 4 pick, a 2.21% chance at No. 3, a 1.98% chance at No. 2 and a 1.8% chance of getting the top pick.The structure of the draft lottery created a wide chasm between victory and defeat for the Bulls. They could not receive any pick between No. 5 and No. 10, limiting t...

Boys volleyball: Undefeated Needham tops powerful Natick again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

NEEDHAM — It was just five weeks ago that the top-ranked Needham boys volleyball traded blows with fellow Div. 1 contender Natick, and needed clutch performances late in a couple sets to secure a tight sweep.With a stellar serve-receive and another big performance from senior outside hitter Ethan McCarron on Tuesday, the highly-anticipated second round between the two ended much more convincingly for the two-time defending Div. 1 champs.As Natick struggled to build momentum despite trading points early on in each set, the unbeaten Rockets (16-0) surged through the gates en route to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-19) win against another Bay State Conference juggernaut.Owen Ching and Jonathan Ochalla played exceptionally to essentially provide Needham with two top-level liberos, leading the home team to what both head coaches felt was a huge game for the Rockets’ serve-receive.Needham got its typical dose of offensive contributions across the board off of that, led by McCarron’s 16 kills and...

BCL track championships: Latin Academy boys, girls sweep up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:53 GMT

Ever since she first arrived at Latin Academy, Maia Poremba has continued to establish herself as one of the top track stars in the state, earning one accolade after the next.With Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in attendance Tuesday, she and her fellow teammates made history once again, and did so in dominant fashion. The junior went on to place first in two individual events, earning Mary Grant Girls Athlete of the Meet honors as the Dragons captured their latest Boston City League girls track and field title at White Stadium.“The girls were really strong all season,” said Latin Academy track coach Brian Leussler. “We expected that we’d have a great performance. We had sophomore Ava Gomes, who was having a really great day. She won the 100 (13.17 seconds) and the 200 (27.68). She’s just a great asset to the team. Also, Leanna Lynch, another sophomore standout runner. Then Maia Poremba, a junior who won that Athlete of the Meet, won the mile (6:22.48), the (800) (2:39.27). We have a lot o...