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Suspected gunman caught after 5 dead in Texas mass shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Authorities near Houston say they have caught a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors, including a 9-year-old boy, with an AR-style rifle after the family confronted him late at night about firing rounds in his yard.Francisco Oropeza, 38, was arrested Tuesday, four days after the shooting late Friday in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Houston, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson.Oropeza was was arrested without incident, Henderson said. The sheriff would not say whether Oropeza was armed or how authorities figured out where he was.Police had used drones and scent-tracking dogs during the wide search for Oropeza that included combing a heavily wooded forest a few miles from the scene.San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Oropeza had fled the scene after the attack that also left four adults dead. He said his deputies had been called to the suspect’s house at least one other time previously over sh...

Experience Williams Racing fan zone

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

Drivers, start your engines! Buckle up too and not just because of the traffic on I-95. The Miami Grand Prix is going down this weekend. Deco’s revving up for an event that’ll have you ready to hit the road. You don’t have to live in the Fast X universe to have a need for speed because this weekend, the Miami Grand Prix is zooming its way into SoFlo.Williams Racing is bringing the race to the fans, off the track at the Rudolf Budja Gallery in Miami Beach.And three-time W Series champion, Jamie Chadwick, was on hand.Jamie Chadwick: “Bringing Formula 1 more to America and to sunny Florida is super cool.”To guide Deco through the fan zone experience. Jamie Chadwick: “When you walk in as a fan, you’re gonna see a Formula 1 car. You’re gonna see amazing art, graffiti paint. It’s very grand-theft auto vice city. You’ve got the merchandise. You’ve got the simulators. You really can’t miss it.” This place isn̵...

Jennifer Coolidge surprises Marblehead students with message before Legally Blonde production

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

Hollywood star Jennifer Coolidge recently surprised a group of local high school performers, sending a good luck message to the cast of Marblehead High School’s production of Legally Blonde The Musical before they took the stage. Coolidge, who is originally from Norwell, starred in the movie adaptation of Legally Blonde in 2001 and got word of Marblehead’s show through a friend. “My family, we grew up kind of in LA and we’ve always kinda been family friends with Jennifer,” said Marblehead High senior Chloe Curtis, who played Elle in Marblehead’s show. “When we found out that the musical was Legally Blonde, she was just the first person that popped into my head.” Coolidge had originally planned to come to the show herself but had to cancel due to her busy schedule. Instead, she sent a personal video wishing the show’s cast and crew the best of luck. When Marblehead High Theater Director Andrew Scoglio saw the message, he was speechless.“I c...

Texas massacre suspect in custody after dayslong manhunt, sources say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

 (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, in a Texas home has been taken into custody after a dayslong manhunt, two law enforcement sources told CNN.The arrest was made in the town of Cut and Shoot, Texas, according to a federal law enforcement source. Cut and Shoot is roughly 17 miles west of Cleveland, Texas, where the killings took place.Francisco Oropesa, 38, is accused of carrying out the massacre Friday night after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle so close to their home, officials have said. Investigators had initially started tracking Oropesa using his cellphone but said that trail went cold Saturday evening.Authorities for days urged the public to come forward with any information and devoted substantial resources to tracking down the suspect, including more than 250 law enforcement officers and a $80,000 in rewards for tips leading to his arrest. Spanish-language billboards a...

7 Investigates: Living in Fear

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

Residents of a Braintree neighborhood are afraid the air they’ve been breathing could be harmful to their families.What do they think is putting them at risk?   Jonathan Hall has tonight’s 7 Investigates. This frightening scene continues to haunt the people who live near by. “People are not sure whether they want to stay here. They’re concerned about the health of their kids,” Braintree resident Max Feldpausch said.Thick smoke engulfed part of Braintree as fire erupted at the Clean Harbors waste disposal center back in February.  “There’s trailers and fuel and toxic chemicals stored there. When I found out that was the stuff on fire, I was completely shocked,” Braintree resident Tricia McColgan said.Documents reviewed by 7 Investigates show more than 100 chemicals including lead, acetone and formaldehyde were stored in the trailers that burned.“The quality of the air was bad at that time,” Brai...

Newton North pushes, but Needham increases volleyball win streak to 56

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

NEWTON – All historic streaks must eventually end.That day has yet to come for a Needham boys volleyball program that hasn’t lost a match since 2019, but on Tuesday, Newton North came awfully close.As part of an instant classic that saw the No. 3 Tigers (7-2) become the first team to win two sets against the Rockets in well over a year, No. 1 Needham (10-0) displayed its crew of elite playmakers to collect its 56th straight win via a 3-2 (25-27, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-10) Bay State Conference victory.Luke Lorence embraced its next-man-up philosophy perfectly with a team-high 20 kills, pairing with Raymond Weng (20 assists, 18 kills) and Devin Dellamarggio (32 assists) to lead another well-balanced win. All three proved crucial in every big moment that went Needham’s way, including a run in the second set that stole Newton North’s momentum amid a hot start.“That was a great game,” said Needham head coach Dave Powell. “Newton North is a really good team and they’re well coached. They...

Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A retired Seattle doctor died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday, according to University of Washington officials. University officials said on Twitter Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died Monday on the mountain. He was climbing the mountain as part of an expedition arranged by Washington state-based International Mountain Guides. Company officials said on their website that one of their team members died on the mountain at Camp 2, two levels higher than the base camp.“It is with deep sorrow that IMG reports the death of one of our Everest 2023 team members at Camp 2,” Eric Simonson, CEO of International Mountain Guides, said in a post on the website. “We can confirm that this event was not the result of a climbing accident or route condition that would be of potential impact or safety concern to any other teams on the mountain.”Sugarman and the other IMG expedition climbers began moving up the mountain on April 29, according to expedition posts on the we...

Panthers beat Maple Leafs to open anticipated 2nd round of NHL playoffs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

Brandon Montour continued his torrid playoff stretch with a clutch third-period goal, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 of 34 shots, as the Florida Panthers outdueled the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the second round, winning 4-2 to take an early series lead.It was Montour’s sixth goal through eight playoff games that gave the Panthers a two-goal lead with less than 10 minutes to go in the final frame.Florida’s other top guns, Matthew Tkachuk (three assists) and Aleksander Barkov (two assists), stepped up on Tuesday night, while former 2013 Maple Leafs draft pick Carter Verhaeghe added a key goal of his own.RELATED: Fans to crowd downtown streets, bars as Maple Leafs host plucky PanthersVerhaeghe beat Ilya Samsonov on a second-period breakaway that made it 3-2 after the Maple Leafs erased a two-goal deficit courtesy of rookie Matthew Knies’ first NHL goal and Michael Bunting, who tied it 2-2 with his first of the postseason.Bobrovsky made several timely saves, de...

Unclear who would aid Taiwan in a war, foreign minister says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Taiwan intends to fight for itself in any armed conflict with China and is unclear as to what countries might stand beside it, the self-governing island’s foreign minister said. China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be brought under its control by force if necessary, and concerns are rising about a possible armed conflict. In an interview last Friday with Sky News Australia, Joseph Wu said Taiwan, with a population of 23 million compared to China’s 1.4 billion, has to defend itself and is not asking other countries to fight for it. However, asked who might fight alongside Taiwan in the event of a war with China, Wu answered, “This is a very good question.” “A lot of people are debating strategic ambiguity or strategic clarity, but to us, we know our own responsibility,” Wu told the news channel from Taipei.“Taiwan has to defend itself, the people have to defend Taiwan, this country, and we are determined to defend ourselves and we are no...

Anne Murray, Tom Cochrane and Sharon Hampson on Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘genius’ and influence

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:43 GMT

TORONTO — Anne Murray carried many tunes throughout her singing career but she says the lyrical quality of a Gordon Lightfoot song rose above most others.The retired East Coast performer recalled her memories of Lightfoot, who died of natural causes on Monday at age 84, as they both came up in Canada’s music scene.Lightfoot was several years ahead of her on the road to fame, which meant that as a cast member on CBC’s music television show “Singalong Jubilee” in the 1960s, she sometimes performed covers of his songs.“We used to do all of them — ‘For Lovin’ Me,’ ‘Steel Rail Blues’ — the songs were just so good,” she said by phone from Halifax.“The lyrics were easy to wrap your voice around. They were so personal and yet they all had such a universal feel to them and appealed to a lot of people … anyone would want to sing them.”Murray was among the Canadian musicians who paid tribute to the folk singer&...