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King Mango Strut returns to Coconut Grove to celebrate 40th anniversary

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

Miami has gone through a lot of changes over the years, but one thing that has remained constant is the King Mango Strut parade.This year is no different. Coconut Grove’s famous and most iconic satirical parade is going on this Sunday, and we have a feeling it’s something you don’t want to miss. Here’s a preview.It’s that time of year again! Time for you to hit your strut.The Cheetah Girls (singing): “You gotta strut like you mean it. Free your mind. It’s not enough just to dream it.”No, not through the streets of Barcelona like The Cheetah Girls. We are talking about the King Mango Strut parade in Coconut Grove.Jeremy Calleros Gauger: “King Mango Strut is a sort of ‘for the Grove, by Coconut Grove’ party that has happened since the ’80s.”This year is the 40th anniversary of when it all began. But you have to know the history to really immerse yourself in the festivities.Jeremy Calleros Gauger: “Basi...

Golden Globes: How to watch, who’s coming and what else to know

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are back on Sunday, with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort.The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led to a membership revamp and a new broadcaster for the Jan. 7 show, but a key question remains: Will viewers tune in? The show certainly is betting on it, unveiling a starry list of presenters including the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Affleck and Dua Lipa.Here’s what to know about the 81st Golden Globe Awards.HOW CAN I WATCH THE GOLDEN GLOBES?Viewers in the United States can catch the ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton hotel, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will air beginning at 5 p.m. on the West Coast.The three-hour show will have a strong lead-in since CBS is airing an NFL game directly before the Globes.CBS says the show will air on its app and stream on Paramo...

Take a deep dive with the stars of spooky haunted pool movie ‘Night Swim’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

There are scares galore in the spookfest flick “Night Swim.” The horror movie opened in theaters Friday, and it’s about a demented pool.Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon play a married couple in murky waters. Deco did a deep dive with the stars to see how this one slayed.Kerry Condon (as Eve Walter): “I’m worried something is happening to my husband.”Wyatt Russell is hubby to Kerry Condon in “Night Swim.”Scary flicks are Wyatt’s thing.Wyatt Russell: “I’ve died in more horror movies than movies I’ve been in.”Kerry Condon: “Geez, I didn’t know you’ve been in so many horror movies.”Hard to believe, since Wyatt’s mom, Goldie Hawn, and dad, Kurt Russell, are always so fun.Goldie Hawn (as Helen Sharp): “Look at me! I’m soaking wet.”But they’ve done their share of disturbing films — like “Death Becomes Her” for Goldie and “The Thing”...

Broward woman gives birth to son on her birthday — 8 years after giving birth to daughter on the same day

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

A South Florida woman gave birth to a boy on her birthday, eight years after her daughter was born on the same day.It won’t be hard for Marianna de la Cruz and her family to save the date, since she, her newborn son and her 8-year-old daughter share the same birthday: Jan. 4.De la Cruz spoke with 7News on Friday from her room at HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate.“Everyone was just, like, excited,” she said as she cradled Eden, her newborn son. “The second birthday at the same hospital.”Cameras showed three big helium balloons near de la Cruz’s. Two read “Happy Birthday” and one reads, “Welcome New Baby.”A happy birthday, indeed, for the mother and Eden, all 6 pounds, 15 ounces of this little bundle of joy.De la Cruz said Eden arrived about two weeks early. Her original due date was Jan. 16.“I had a regular doctor’s visit, and I did express some concerns about his movement,” she said, “so the...

Kevin Warren — facing key decisions with the Chicago Bears — announces $1M donation from foundation to Lurie Children’s Hospital

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

Kevin Warren received the phone call in the middle of the night while in his hotel room on the Minnesota Vikings’ trip to Green Bay in October 2014.The Chicago Bears President and CEO, then with the Vikings, knew what the news would be. His older sister Carolyn Elaine Warren-Knox had died of brain cancer. Warren’s subsequent trips to Green Bay always have been emotional with the memory of a woman 16 years his senior who was like a second mother to him.That’s part of the reason Warren and his wife, Greta, stood on the 18th floor at Lurie Children’s Hospital on Friday in the middle of a hectic Week 18 for the Bears. Warren has plenty to evaluate as the Bears look toward the future, with decisions about their coaching staff, quarterback and stadium looming.But with the Bears set to go to Green Bay to play the Packers in the season finale Sunday, Warren wanted to announce their latest initiative to honor his sister’s wish for them to help cancer patients. A...

Medfield clamps down on Norwood

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

NORWOOD – In a matchup between two of the top girls’ basketball programs in the Tri-Valley League, Medfield showed why the hype is warranted.In a gritty defensive effort, the Warriors limited the Norwood offense to less than 10 points in each of the four quarters en route to a 52-25 win. Medfield was able to exceed 10 points in each quarter, but head coach Mark Nickerson said the strong play on the defensive end of the court was what drove the offensive output.“We defended well, we clogged the paint,” Nickerson said. “We did a great job defending perimeter shots while staying inside, not giving up open lanes to the hoop. Our guards worked really hard at the top, it was a great rotation with great communication.”That doesn’t mean the game was free of adversity for the Warriors, however. Freshman guard Naya Annigeri had a strong start in the opening quarter, scoring five points and helping Medfield jump out to a sizeable lead. However, a scrum for a loose ball resulted in a mout...

Half-cent sales tax measure qualifies for San Diego County ballot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO — A measure to increase sales taxes by half a cent to fund countywide transit projects has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Registrar of Voters office.The ballot initiative was launched last year by a coalition of labor leaders and climate activists, called Let's Go! San Diego, to support transit and road plans by the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG.In a letter to proponents dated Jan. 3 and obtained by FOX 5 Friday, the county Registrar of Voters said a total of 172,916 signatures were submitted to the Registrar of Voters with a projected 127,249 that are considered valid — about 10% above what is required for qualification. Affordable housing project breaks ground in San Ysidro “After more than two years of organizing, Environmental Health Coalition, transit riders, and community advocates are proud the transit measure will be on the 2024 ballot,” Carolina Martinez, a climate justice director with the Let's Go! coalition, said in a re...

Downtown's unsheltered population down 60%, Whitburn says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The city councilmember who represents downtown San Diego spoke Friday on progress being made to decrease homelessness there, along with the work that still needs to be done.“The final end-of-year count for 2023 shows significantly fewer people experiencing unsheltered homelessness downtown than there were a year ago,” said District 3 Councilmember Stephen Whitburn. He says the unsheltered homeless population in downtown has declined by 60% in the past seven months. He attributed the drop to the the introduction of homelessness initiatives introduced in the spring, including the opening of two safe sleeping sites. According to Whitburn, there are 521 people staying at the sites. Proposed homeless shelter near Liberty Station faces pushback "Residents are telling me they have seen a visible improvement downtown, and that is good news. We are clearly moving in the right direction," Whitburn said.Homeless advocate Michael McConnell says sleeping sites are better than noth...

Thousands of WWII-era munitions found under water in survey of Southern California dump site

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain thousands of barrels of World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday.A vast survey of known offshore sites in April identified the munitions. The survey was a high-tech follow up in a region known to have been the dumping ground for industrial and chemical waste from the 1930s through the 1970s.Two underwater vehicles, one autonomous and the other remotely controlled, used sonar and high definition video to scan 135 square miles (350 square kilometers) of the sea floor, where mysterious boxes and barrels were strung out between the mainland and Santa Catalina Island, researchers said.A 2021 survey had uncovered more than 25,000 “barrel-like objects” on the sea floor that possibly contained DDT and other toxic chemicals. High levels of the toxic chemical were previously found in sediments and marine mammals in the region, and DDT has been li...

Texas Tech leading scorer Pop Isaacs accused in lawsuit of sexual assault of a minor, ESPN reports

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:45:31 GMT

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs, the team’s leading scorer, has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault of a minor when the Red Raiders were playing in a tournament in the Bahamas, ESPN reported Friday night.The lawsuit was filed in Lubbock County, where the Texas Tech campus is, by the parents of the girl who says she was assaulted. ESPN obtained a copy of the lawsuit, which was not available online.According to the lawsuit, the girl was 17 at the time of alleged assault. The age of consent in the Bahamas is 16, but the lawsuit says the girl was intoxicated and could not give consent. The lawsuit alleges a Texas Tech booster bought alcoholic drinks for Isaacs and a teammate. They were in a room with two girls, ages 17 and 16. The lawsuit says Isaacs and the 17-year-old went to another room, where she was sexually assaulted after she “attempted to fight him off,” according to the ESPN report.According to the lawsuit, Red Raiders coach Gr...