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Crash involving wrong-way driver on I-95 in Lexington leaves 2 dead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Authorities say two people were killed in Lexington overnight after a wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on I-95, closing part of the interstate for hours.According to Massachusetts State Police, reports of the crash came in around 1:20 a.m., after authorities initially received calls about a wrong-way driver heading toward the interstate’s northbound side.As troopers began to respond, MSP officials said another call came in about a wrong-way driver crashing into another vehicle on I-95 NB by Exit 49B, near the interchange with Route 4 North/225 West.Based on a preliminary investigation, MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said the operator of a 2001 Toyota RAV4 had been driving when a 2019 Toyota Prius going the wrong way crashed into the RAV4 head on.“The RAV4 rotated rolled onto its driver side and became engulfed in flames,” Procopio said in a news release. “The operators of both vehicles were extricated from their vehicles by firefighters and determined to be deceased on ...

Investigation underway after 7-year-old girl struck by vehicle in Gloucester

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

A 7-year-ol girl was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in Gloucester, officials said.Emergency crews responding to a report of a child struck in the area of 35 Warner St. around 11:30 a.m. found the girl injured but conscious and alert, according to Deputy Police Chief Joseph Fitzgerald and Fire Chief Eric Smith.The driver of the 2010 Ford Escape that struck her remained on scene and cooperated with police. A preliminary investigation suggests the girl ran out into the road before she was struck.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Authorities identify 18-year-old fatally shot in Fall River

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Fall River on Saturday that left an 18-year-old dead, officials said.Officers responding to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of 253 Locust St. found Jovanni Perez, of Fall River and East Weymouth and rushed him to Charlton Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounce dead, according to a statement issued by the Bristol District Attorney’s Office.No arrests have been made.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Shuttle buses replacing train service on stretch of Red Line on first day of partial shutdown

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Riders were adjusting to the first day of the partial Red Line shutdown on Saturday with shuttle buses replacing service from JFK Station to Ashmont in Mattapan.The stretch of the Red Line will be shut down for more than two weeks so crews can make necessary repairs to the tracks and stations, officials say. Some riders who spoke with 7NEWS Saturday said they were frustrated with the change. The stations are expected to be closed for 16 days.MBTA officials say shuttle buses will be running from JFK to Ashmont every 7 to 8 minutes on weekends and during peak hours on weekdays that will be every 2 to 3 minutes, with buses going to Mattapan every 12 to 15 minutes.Visit this website for more information.

France to deploy 7K troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, the president’s office said Saturday.Some schoolchildren, parents and personnel returned to the Gambetta-Carnot school in the northern city of Arras as it reopened Saturday morning to reconnect and seek support, after the attack Friday that rattled France in a context of global tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.Counterterrorism authorities are investigating the stabbing, and the suspected assailant and several others are in custody, prosecutors said. The suspect had been under recent surveillance by intelligence services for radicalization. Court documents show he is from the Ingushetia region in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains, which neighbors Chechnya. Authorities had initially identified him as Chechen.The French government heightened the national threat a...

Celtics add Jeff Van Gundy as senior consultant: ‘It’s a no-brainer’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Joe Mazzulla’s supporting staff was already beefed up with experience this summer. Now the Celtics have another seasoned mind to help them.Jeff Van Gundy – who has coached and worked in the NBA for more than three decades – has been hired by the Celtics as a senior consultant. MassLive.com first reported the news on Saturday, which was revealed on the Celtics’ website as he was added under the coaching staff section.A team official clarified that Van Gundy will work in an advisory role for the entire basketball operations department, not just the coaching staff, and his responsibilities will include the G-League Maine Celtics. Mazzulla said the veteran coach will not be on the bench during games, but that he’ll be in every meeting and games when he’s in Boston. He’s excited to have another experienced person behind the scenes.“Any time you can add high character, high level, professional people, I think it’s a no-brainer,” Mazzulla said. “So, fortunate enough that he’s h...

Gaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a main hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as Israel intensified warnings of an imminent offensive by air, ground and sea following Hamas militants’ deadly rampage in Israel a week ago. Israel dropped leaflets from the air and redoubled warnings on social media for more than 1 million Gaza residents to move south, while Hamas urged people to stay in their homes. The Israeli military said it is trying to clear away civilians ahead of a concentrated assault on Hamas militants in the north, including in what it said was their underground hideouts at Gaza City.The U.N. and aid groups say such a rapid exodus along with Israel’s siege of the territory would cause untold human suffering. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis already was mounting Saturday amid a growing shortage of water and medical supplies under a week-old Israeli blockade, whic...

Palestinian Americans watch with dread, as family members in Gaza struggle to stay alive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — For the unforeseeable future, Laila El-Haddad has one mission: To get the voices of her fellow Palestinians, along with their pleas for help, out to the rest of the world.From her home office in Columbia, Maryland, El-Haddad frantically juggled phone calls this week from journalists seeking her expertise on Gaza and Palestinian Americans trying to get the attention of their local elected officials. In between the calls, the 45-year-old mother and author checked WhatsApp, the global messaging application, for updates from her own family members in Gaza during their brief windows of electricity and internet access. Electricity was since cut off by Israel and internet outages have made it difficult for many to keep in touch.“I’m just trying to stay sane by doing what I can to help,” El-Haddad said.For many Palestinian Americans, there’s a sense of helplessness and hopelessness as they struggle to hear from loved ones in Gaza. Amid a fuel and water shortage, no electrici...

Pro-Palestinian march in Mississauga calls for end of violence against people of Gaza

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Thousands gathered and marched in Mississauga as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Saturday.The rally, organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, saw supporters march down Burnhamthorpe Road and through Mississauga City Centre chanting “Palestine will be free” while calling for a de-escalation of violence against the people of Gaza.“We’re here to uplift our people’s cause, we’re here to call for an end of the seize on Gaza,” said Shatha Mahmoud, one of the event organizers, who added she is concerned for family in the southern town of Rafah.The besieged Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people don’t have access to clean, running water after Israel cut off water and electricity to the enclave as it intensifies its air attacks in response to a bloody Hamas attack last week.A planeload of World Health Organization supplies landed in Egypt and is destined for Gaza when humanitarian access across the border is possible, the U.N. said Saturday.U...

Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as “The Hustler” and “Carrie,” dies at 91

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:10 GMT

Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more meaningful” life, died early Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91.Laurie died of old age, her manager, Marion Rosenberg, told The Associated Press via email, adding that she was “a superb talent and a wonderful human being.”Laurie arrived in Hollywood in 1949 as Rosetta Jacobs and was quickly given a contract with Universal-International, a new name that she hated and a string of starring roles with Ronald Reagan, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, among others.She went on to receive Academy Award nominations for three distinct films: The 1961 poolroom drama “The Hustler”; the film version of Stephen King’s horror classic “Carrie,” in 1976; and the romantic drama “Children of a Lesser God,” in 1986. She also appeared in several acclaimed roles on television and the stage, including in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” in the 199...