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2 dead, 6 injured after BSO Fire Rescue helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach triplex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

Police responded to an aircraft emergency after a Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue (BSFR) helicopter went down as it headed to a call in North Lauderdale. Officials said two people onboard have been injured and one other person onboard is dead; four others were transported to the hospital after the chopper crashed on a triplex building. According to officials, around 8:45 a.m. the BSFR helicopter had an engine failure that occurred on the helicopter approximately two minutes after it was deployed from the Pompano Beach Airpark. The chopper ultimately crashed in the area of 1201 NW 6th Ave. In a news release just before 1 p.m., Broward County Sherrif Gregory Tony said Captain/Flight Paramedic Terryson Jackson died in the crash. Another civilian on the ground was also pronounced dead. Video footage showed a trail of smoke coming off the chopper that went down fast. The chopper ultimately landed on a triplex apartment building. Live video footage from 7SkyForce showed several fire ...

Man shot in torso triggers search for shooter in North Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

Authorities are actively seeking information about a shooter after a disturbing incident unfolded near Northeast Second Avenue and 122nd Street, Sunday night. Police officers responded to the scene where they discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.Law enforcement officers initiated a search for the perpetrator who fled the scene. Details surrounding the motive for the shooting and the circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear at this time.Anyone with information is urged to call police.

Western High School’s rising star makes mark on football field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

The allure of Friday Night Lights football dreams has captivated countless young athletes in the area, but few have risen to the challenge quite like Davi Belfort. Picking up a football for the first time merely six years ago, Belfort, now the quarterback for Western High School, has not only embraced the sport but has proven himself a prodigious talent.“I was born in Brazil and lived there for six years,” said Davi. “[When I] came to America I didn’t even know what a football was.”Not only did Davi fall in love with the sport, but there was something about the quarterback position that really sparked the high school senior’s attention. “[The quarterback] is the leader of the team, he always has the ball in his hand, he always has a chance to make a play,” said Davi. “That position really stood out to me, so after that year when I turned 13, I told my parents that I wanted to play quarterback for the rest of my life. After that, ...

Nazi leaflet overshadows Bavarian state election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

An antisemitic pamphlet circulated at a high school in southern Germany 35 years ago is at the center of a political storm affecting election campaigning in Bavaria — and beyond.Hubert Aiwanger, deputy premier and economy minister of the large and influential southern German state of Bavaria, admitted over the weekend that he was involved in distributing an antisemitic leaflet during his high school years in the late 1980s. Aiwanger now faces growing pressure to answer questions, along with calls for his resignation.Aiwanger is leader of the right-wing Free Voters party, which is active across Germany but particularly successful in Bavaria, where it’s gained increasing popularity over recent weeks — an effort largely attributed to Aiwanger. With elections slated for the state on October 8, any prolonged controversy around the politician could affect not only his party’s popularity, but also Bavaria’s Premier Markus Söder of the center-right Christian Social Union (...

EU warns of financial risks from Andorra, Monaco and San Marino

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

An EU plan to forge closer ties with three tiny countries that sit within its borders risks causing significant financial harm to Europe’s consumers, the bloc’s own watchdogs warned.In a dramatic intervention that threatens to blow apart trade talks with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino just months before they were due to conclude, Europe’s top finance regulators said a deeper relationship with the trio could open the backdoor to illegal money and make it easier for predatory financial firms to target people in the EU because of lax oversight.The three nations, with a combined population of 150,000 and bordering France, Italy and Spain, aren’t members of the EU but since 2015 have been negotiating with the European Commission on deeper economic ties that would give them access to the single market. The chairs of three EU regulators, which police Europe’s banks, financial markets and the insurance and pensions sectors, warned that the trio “historically maintained less rigorous f...

Elton John briefly hospitalized after a fall, now back home and in ‘good health’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

(CNN) — Elton John was hospitalized after he suffered “a slip” at home on Sunday.The legendary singer, 76, was in his villa outside of Nice, France, when he fell and was taken to Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco. John was monitored overnight.“Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure,” John’s representative said in a statement to CNN on Monday. “Following check ups, he was immediately discharged this morning and is now back at home and in good health.”In 2021, the “Rocket Man” singer was pushed back scheduled tour dates after a hard fall that injured his hip and required surgery.“I have been advised to have an operation as soon as possible to get me back to full fitness and make sure there are no long-term complications,” he said in a statement at the time.John later explained that he was in pain most of the time due to his hip.“I wouldn’t be 100% fit, I wouldn’t be 100% confident, because I’m in pain most of the time with my hip...

WATCH: 4 injured when a fire rescue helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach, Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

(CNN) — A Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s fire rescue helicopter crashed Monday morning, sending four people to the hospital, including two crew members and two people from an apartment complex where it came down, authorities said.All four are in fair condition, according to Veda Coleman-Wright, director of public information for the Broward County Sheriff Office.The crash occurred near an airfield just north of Fort Lauderdale as the helicopter was on its way to an emergency call, authorities said.“At approximately 8:46 a.m., emergency personnel responded to a call of an aircraft alert located southwest of the Pompano Beach Airpark. The helicopter involved in the crash is a BSO Fire Rescue helicopter. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported two people to an area hospital,” the Broward County Sheriff’s department said in a news release.Just before it crashed, the aircraft was smoking and on fire near the rear, video posted to CNN affiliate WPLG appeared to show.The NTSB has co...

Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

By ERIC TUCKER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rebuffed claims by Trump’s attorneys that an April 2026 trial date was necessary to account for the huge volume of evidence they say they are reviewing and to prepare for what they contend is a novel and unprecedented prosecution. But she agreed to postpone the trial slightly beyond the January 2024 date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution team.“The public has a right to a prompt and efficient resolution of this matter,” Chutkan said.If the current date holds, it would represent a setback to Trump’s efforts to push the case back until well after the 2024 presidential election, a c...

Florida braces for the arrival of Idalia, which is forecast to become a major hurricane

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Idalia intensified and was expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week, the National Hurricane Center said Monday, as officials declared states of emergencies in dozens of counties and ordered some evacuations in preparation for potentially life-threatening storm surges.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned of a “major impact” to the state, noting that what was originally forecast to be nothing stronger than a tropical storm was now predicted to become a Category 3 hurricane. Idalia would be the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to the state, which is still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Ian almost a year ago. DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 46 counties, a broad swath that stretches across the northern half of the state from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast. The state has mobilized 1,100 National Guard members, who have 2,400 high-water vehicle...

A look at how Canada’s housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with lack of housing, inadequate placements or fake admissions offers. Some say what drove them to come to Canada in the first place was a good education and opportunities. Now that they’re here, they’re feeling squeezed.Here’s a look at some foreign students and their experiences securing accommodation in Canada. Anubhav Gupta, 24, Saint Mary’s University, HalifaxGupta is in his fourth year of a Bachelor of Commerce degree, pursuing a double major in finance and computing and information systems. He completed much of his degree remotely from India while waiting for his visa. Since arriving in January, he has lived on campus.He’d like to move off campus this year, but his search for something more comfortable and affordable has come up empty.“Now I have to stay on campus in a room that I don’t want, basically,” says Gupta, who is from the northern Indian ci...