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Advocates say elderly now dominating homeless population in South Florida

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

While they should be enjoying their golden years, many South Florida seniors are struggling financially, and now, the state of Florida is seeing a surge in homeless seniors. The Night Team’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.At 65 years old, this woman … who we’ll refer to as “Maria” … never imagined life being so tough.Maria: “The rent kept going up, more and more.”She and her 95-year-old mother don’t want their faces shown.Last month, they were evicted from their apartment.They fell behind on rent when it climbed from $1000 to nearly $1600 a month.Kevin Ozebek: “Did you ever think at this stage in your life, this is where you would be?”Maria’s mother: “No, I sure didn’t.”Maria: “She wakes up not knowing where we are going to be next. It’s frightening not knowing if you are going to end up on the streets.”The two burned through their savings by staying in hotels, and just as they were preparing to start sleeping in Mar...

Pittsfield Keno player wins first $1 million Keno prize in Massachusetts Lottery history

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

A lucky Keno player in Pittsfield recently won big, nabbing the first million-dollar prize in the 30-year history of the game, the Massachusetts Lottery announced on Thursday. Keno is played by picking up to 12 numbers out of eighty and matching them to a field of 20 randomly selected winning numbers. The big winner in a game played Wednesday night won by simply picking the numbers one through 12. The same game also had a $500,000 prize winner and four $100,000 winners. Massachusetts Lottery said the winning $1 million ticket was sold at Zenner’s Pub & Deli in Pittsfield, which will now receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale. Other $500,000 and $100,000 winning tickets were sold at locations in Taunton, Ashland, Ayer, East Falmouth and Newton, where businesses will each also receive bonuses.

Gallery: Bruins clobber Canadiens 4-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 at the Garden

Suspects sought in series of San Diego home burglaries

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police are searching for burglars who have targeted several homes in the San Diego area over the past five weeks, law enforcement said.Multiple burglaries were reported in the Rancho Peñasquitos and Miramar Ranch neighborhoods between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department stated in a news release Thursday.Two to four suspects were dressed in hooded sweatshirts, long pants, gloves and face coverings in each case, according to authorities. The suspects were seen arriving in a dark-colored SUV in three of the cases, per SDPD. Police seek help in sexual battery investigation "After entering the backyard of the targeted homes, one of the suspects breaks the rear sliding glass door to get inside," Sharki said. "The burglars primarily target the master bedroom taking jewelry, valuables, and safes."Police say the break-in victims were in the homes in the two most recent cases. A family dog was even pepper-sprayed during one case...

New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will build its first wildlife highway overpasses for free-roaming cougars, black bears, bighorn sheep and other creatures large and small and will also set aside $100 million for conservation projects, under two bills signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.Advocates for the initiatives say the state stands to capture millions of dollars in federal matching funds for wildlife crossings and an array of established conservation programs. New Mexico hopes to expand efforts ranging from river stewardship to outdoor adventures for young people from low-income households.The state’s first wildlife bridge is likely to span a state highway that traverses remote desert oilfields and Native American lands of the Navajo Nation, Jicarilla Apache Nation and several pueblo communities, including a treacherous hotspot for wildlife-auto collisions north of Cuba, New Mexico.Several hundred large animals — primarily deer and elk — are killed in the state ...

Do Kwon, wanted in $40B crypto crash, arrested in Montenegro

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the European country’s interior minister said Thursday.“Montenegrin police arrested an individual who is believed to be one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen Do Kwon,” Interior Minister Filip Adzic said on Twitter. South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Friday confirmed the arrest of Kwon and another unidentified individual linked to the cryptocurrency crash and said it will proceed with steps to extradite them to South Korea. Both South Korea and Montenegro are signees to the European Convention on Extradition. South Korea asked Interpol in September to circulate a “red notice” for the 31-year-old Kwon across the agency’s 195 member nations to find and apprehend him.Kwon and the other man had been hiding in Serbia but moved to Mon...

After Denver school shooting, an outcry erupts over security

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Outraged Denver students and parents demanded better school security and pushed for tighter firearm controls Thursday, a day after a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at a city high school beset with violence.More than 1,000 students rallied at the Colorado Capitol to push gun reform legislation, while school board members endorsed the district superintendent’s abrupt reversal of a policy that had banned armed officers from Denver schools.The shooting at East High School near downtown occurred as administrators were searching for weapons on suspect Austin Lyle, who fled from the scene and was found dead Wednesday night in the mountains southwest of Denver. He died from a self-inlflicted gunshot wound, the Park County coroner said.Educators for decades have grappled with how to keep students safe as violence has intensified, and the Denver shooting stoked an immediate backlash among parents who said security was too lax.The uproar echoed comm...

Man, 59, wanted for allegedly attacking woman with knife in North York

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

Toronto police have identified a man wanted for allegedly attacking a woman with a knife in North York.Investigators say the incident happened on March 11 in the Finch Avenue West and Bathurst Street area.Police did not provide many details other than that the man allegedly attacked the woman with the knife and that the two knew each other.The male suspect was identified as 59-year-old Leonid Yuzefovich of Toronto.He’s wanted on several charges, including three counts of assault, assault/choking, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm, among other offences.Yuzefovich is described as five-foot-ten, roughly 200 pounds, with a large build, bald, and clean-shaven.

Artwork that secretly honored Hong Kong dissidents removed

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed dissidents, in an incident the artist says is evidence of erosion of free speech in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.It was unclear whether the government played a role in the decision to remove the artwork, it came just days after a slasher film featuring Winnie the Pooh, a figure often used in playful taunts of China’s President Xi Jinping, was pulled from local cinemas. Patrick Amadon’s “No Rioters” was put on display on a billboard at the SOGO Causeway Bay Store for an exhibition that started last Friday, as the city was promoting its return as a vibrant cultural hub following years of pandemic travel restrictions. Art Basel Hong Kong, a prominent art fair in Asia, began this week, alongside other art events.Hong Kong is a former British colony that returned to China’s rule in 1997, promising to retain its Western-style freedoms. The city was rocked by a massive p...

Los Angeles school strike ends, but no deal announced

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:03:13 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District ended Thursday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any progress was made in negotiations for higher pay for teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians and other support staff in the nation’s second-largest school system. Teachers joined the picket lines in solidarity, shutting down instruction for the district’s half-million students during the walkout by members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 of the lowest-paid school workers. Support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in Los Angeles, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America.Mayor Karen Bass stepped in as mediator Wednesday after district Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho accused the union of refusing to negotiate. Max Arias, executive director of SEIU Local 99, said the union was grateful that Bass was helping “find a path out of o...