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‘My whole livelihood is in that apartment’: Multi-family home in Somerville goes up in flames

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

Firefighters battled a fast-moving blaze that raced through a multi-family home in Somerville on Saturday.As he watched his home on Walker Street go up in flames, one of the tenants told 7NEWS, “I’m freaked out, my whole life is in that apartment … I’m glad everybody got out.”Emergency crews could be seen giving oxygen to a cat that was pulled from the building. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Dolphins signing former Broncos and Steelers OLB, reuniting him with Vic Fangio, Bradley Chubb

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

The Miami Dolphins are bringing in a new pass rusher in former Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Malik Reed, his agent announced and a source confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.Reed is reunited with new Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in Miami. Reed played his first three NFL seasons in Denver, coinciding with Fangio’s head coaching tenure with the Broncos. He also rejoins former Broncos edge defender Bradley Chubb, who was traded to the Dolphins last season.An undrafted player out of Nevada in 2019, Reed first developed to start eight games that rookie season. Between the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Broncos, he made 13 starts apiece and combined for 96 tackles, 13 sacks and three forced fumbles. Reed had a career-high eight sacks in 2020.Reed was traded to the Steelers ahead of the 2022 season. In Pittsburgh, he saw a decrease in playing time, starting just two games, registering 25 tackles and a sack. He has been a special teams ...

Orioles observations on another ‘learning experience’ for Grayson Rodriguez, Daz Cameron’s ‘flourishing’ swing and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

For the second straight start, Grayson Rodriguez looked like a major league-caliber starter the first time through the order before struggling the second time through.Rodriguez, the Orioles’ top pitching prospect and a candidate for the starting rotation, allowed a two-run homer in the third inning and then unraveled in the fourth in a Grapefruit League game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. The start was similar to his previous outing, also against Boston, in which the 23-year-old retired nine of the first 10 batters with six strikeouts before allowing five straight to reach base.“Obviously, I don’t enjoy them,” Rodriguez said of the tough outings. “But that’s been the key. It’s all learning experience, and for it to happen in spring training is better than during the regular season.”In the fourth inning, Rodriguez walked the leadoff batter and then got a comebacker that should have been a double play. But Rodriguez delivered a ...

Watch on FOX 5: San Diego Gulls host Iowa Wild

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Gulls return to FOX 5 Saturday at 7 p.m. as they host the Iowa Wild live from Pechanga Arena.Watch the game on FOX 5 or in the video player above.

St. Patrick’s Parade to take over downtown streets Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

The Toronto St. Patrick’s Parade is set to take over a portion of the downtown core on Sunday, culminating a weekend celebration of all things Irish.The parade is set to begin at noon at the corner of St. George and Bloor Street West and will proceed east before heading down Yonge Street then along Queen Street, ending at Nathan Phillips Square about an hour and a half later. Toronto Raptors broadcaster Jack Armstrong is the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade.If you plan to attend the parade in person you are asked to dress for wind chills of -10 on Sunday. Motorists will encounter full road closures along Bloor, Yonge and Queen streets and partial closures on several secondary streets along the parade route. Estimated road closure times for the parade are as follows:8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:St. George Street from Bloor Street West to College StreetDevonshire Place from Bloor Street West to Hoskin Avenue10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:Hoskin Avenue from St. George Street to Queen’s Park Cres...

Seven missing after blaze destroyed Old Montreal building, fire officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

MONTREAL — Fire officials now say at least seven people are missing after a blaze destroyed a building in Montreal’s historic district Thursday.Investigators initially said one person was believed to be missing in the fire that also injured another nine people.“The information confirmed in the last few hours, from various sources, allows us to believe that there may be victims inside the debris,” Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault said Saturday. Guilbault said in a Saturday evening news conference that the building will be slowly taken down beginning Sunday morning.“We want to announce tonight that we’re gonna take down this building slowly, stone-by-stone, to make sure that the environment inside here is safe for all the people from the fire department and the police department to do their work,” said Guilbault.More than a dozen emergency responders were still on the scene on Saturday, where a parameter had been set up and part of th...

Family remembers Chicago woman found dead in laundry cart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

CHICAGO — On what would have been Rosa Chacon's 22nd birthday, her family honored her memory as they continue to search for answers."We come together remembering the beautiful life of Rosa and we come together remembering all the good things and all her good traits," Brother Victor with Victory Outreach said. Little Village woman missing since January found dead in laundry cart on West Side Family and friends gathered near Rosa's home in the 2800 block of South St. Louis Avenue to honor and remember her.Her home was the last place she was seen, which security cameras captured before getting into an Uber on Jan. 18.Her body was found on Wednesday a couple of blocks from her home in an alley and in a laundry cart."It was two months we hadn't heard from our daughter," Rosa's father, Jose Chacon, said. "Even though she's an adult, they could be a 30-40 years old, but they still have to investigate and do something."The family claims Chicago police did little to help, hired private in...

Disu's huge night carries Longhorns to Sweet 16 with 71-66 win over Penn State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat from 3-point range Saturday against 10th-seeded Penn State, but senior forward Dylan Disu made up for that — and then some.Disu poured in a game-high 28 points on 14-of-20 shooting, and despite a 1-for-13 night from long distance by the Longhorns, they topped the Nittany Lions 71-66 to move on to the Sweet 16.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersIt's the first time Texas has been to the Sweet 16 since the 2007-08 season. Longhorns interim head coach Rodney Terry was an assistant for the team that year under head coach Rick Barnes."These guys with a one-day prep, they sat down and followed the game plan," Terry said. "We put this one on our defense. We know some nights we're not going to shoot as well as we want, but our defense travels. Our guys competed at a very high level." 2023...

Fish killed by spill in Shoal Creek pile up at dam, City of Austin says it already cleaned up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Watershed Protection said it is sending spill investigators back out to Shoal Creek after being made aware that cleanup crews missed hundreds of dead fish at nearby dam.Earlier this week, viewers sent pictures of the creek to KXAN, which showed the blank eyes of dead fish staring up from cloudy, green water.AWP said the dead fish and unusual appearance of the water were caused by a major water leak that spilled drinking water and chlorine into Shoal Creek. Austin creek turns green and it’s not for St. Patrick’s Day Originally, AWP said crews found only 30 fish to have been killed by the leak but later changed that estimation to be more than 300. Shoal Creek spill kills more fish than originally thought AWP said crews would rid the creek of the dead fish on Saturday and Sunday.A spokesperson confirmed that crews had been out Saturday and only cleaned up fish found in the water on Hancock Drive.Despite this, a majority of the dead fish could be found halted...

328 Grill hosting burger bash featuring four food trucks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:24 GMT

Chef Mik German of 328 Grill in the St. Paul Park American Legion is all about community, especially the restaurant community.He loves to support other businesses, especially on social media, and for the second year in a row, he’s hosting a “Back Lot Burger Bash” that will feature four burger-producing food trucks in the back lot of the Legion.The party takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the St. Paul Park Legion, at 328 Broadway Ave., St. Paul Park. The following four trucks will serve burgers: Angry Line Cook, Peppers and Fries, Station No. 6 and Garillers.If you haven’t been to 328 Grill yet, its business model of setting up shop in a Legion, where there’s already a working kitchen and built-in audience, is smart, and the upscale, from-scratch bar food is great.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Eagle Street Grill to close at the end of April after 20 years in business Restaurants, Food and Drink | St. Paul’s Gra...