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State police reopen gates to Esplanade after weather prompts closure ahead of Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

State police reopened security checkpoints onto the Esplanade Tuesday afternoon, hours after temporarily closing gates due to the risk of heavy rain and lighting and hours before this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is scheduled to begin.Gates opened for the Fireworks Spectacular at 12 p.m. to a rush of attendees. In an update around 2:30 p.m., state police announced they were temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade.A state police spokesperson said visitors already on the Esplanade had the option to voluntarily evacuate if they wanted to, with the option to be re-screened for re-admittance later in the day.“This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate the venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated,” state police said of the decision to temporarily suspend entry. In a later update, police said checkpoints would reopen at 5 p.m. and the screening process would resume. Police said the Pops concert and fireworks will begin as ...

WATCH: Surveillance video shows car crash into Laconia, NH bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

New video shared with 7NEWS shows the crash that sent a car smashing into a bar in Laconia, New Hampshire over the weekend. The crash happened on Sunday afternoon near the Looney Bin Bar & Grill off Endicott Street. In surveillance video, a car can be seen pulling out of a lot across the street into a lane of traffic. The car hits an oncoming car, sending it slamming into the Looney Bin Bar & Grill building. The impact sent 14 people to the hospital, officials said. Two of the patients who were transported had significant lower leg injuries, while the others had lacerations. Twenty people were evaluated at the scene and didn’t require medical transport.The bar’s owner told 7NEWS on Sunday it was a miracle that no one was killed and credited patrons with springing into action to help the wounded.The bar now plans to reopen after making repairs.

Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that’s nation’s worst violence around July 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and RON TODT (Associated Press)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering to police officers after being cornered in an alley with an assault rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said. A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old were also wounded in the Monday night violence that made the working-class area of Kingsessing the site of the nation’s worst violence around the July Fourth holiday.Police called to the scene found gunshot victims and started to help them before hearing more shots. Some officers rushed victims to hospitals while others ran toward the gunfire and chased the firing suspect. Officers ultimately arrested the assailant in an alley, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference. The shooter had no connection to the victims before the shooting, she said. “On...

Shots fired into a crowd of hundreds after a holiday festival in Texas leave 3 dead, 8 injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

By JAMIE STENGLE (Associated Press)DALLAS (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others injured when several men fired indiscriminately into a crowd of hundreds that had gathered in a Texas neighborhood following a festival in the area, authorities said Tuesday.No arrests have yet been made or suspects identified in the shooting at about 11:47 p.m. Monday in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, police said. Police said none of the injured are suspects in the shooting.The shooting erupted about two hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the historically Black neighborhood. That celebration had been held in a park a several blocks away from the area where the shots were fired.Police said Tuesday that the shooting on Horne Street, where a large crowd had gathered, was “separate from and unrelated to ComoFest.”A chaotic scene followed the shooting as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out, according to auth...

Massachusetts State Police reopen Esplanade Fourth of July event following its closure due to weather concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

The Massachusetts State Police said it lifted its closure of the Fourth of July event at the Esplanade after its shutdown two and a half hours earlier out of caution for the bad weather.“We will re-open the security checkpoints into the Esplanade at 5PM,” the agency updated via email shortly before 5 p.m. “The screening process will resume; visitors will be allowed in to watch the concert and fireworks, which will begin as scheduled. We thank the public for their patience during this temporary restriction.”The MSP at around 2:30 p.m. published an “URGENT” tweet: “Due to expected heavy rain and possibility of lightning thru 5 PM we are temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade at the security checkpoints. This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated.”The warning was bolstered by an emergency alert, which was automatically pushed to this reporter’s phone at 3:18...

Fiesta Island at max capacity, closed to traffic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO — As people flock to the beach for the Fourth of July holiday, Fiesta Island in Mission Bay has reached max capacity.According to the San Diego Police Department, Fiesta Island has been closed off to traffic and is currently at maximum capacity.Traffic controllers are on site to assist with the closure. Big Bay Boom: Watch fireworks over San Diego Bay Police encouraged beachgoers to explore alternate destinations due to the high volume of people at the popular beach spot.In addition to the Fiesta Island closure, SDPD said that all beach parking lots in the city are full or close to max capacity, with heavy traffic being reported in and around beach communities. Fourth of July at Petco Park: What to know for the game Ride sharing and public transportation was recommended for anyone considering heading to the beach for the holiday.If you are skipping the beach crowds and staying home, but still want to watch the Big Bay Boom fireworks spectacle, FOX 5 will be airing the ...

Fourth of July at Petco Park: What to know for the game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres will be defending their home turf on the Fourth of July, bringing together two quintessentially American things for a sold-out crowd at Petco Park.The team will be facing off against one of our neighbors to the north, the Los Angeles Angels, with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 p.m. Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is slated to face off against San Diego's homegrown starter, Joe Musgrove.For those headed to today's game, here's a round-up of what you need to know for the game.Fourth of July FestivitiesThe Padres' will be wearing their "Military Sundays" camouflage uniform in celebration of the Fourth. A special Military Salute to Veterans will also take place during the game.For certain ticket holders, there's an Independence Day-themed game package, with a limited-edition red, white and blue Padres hat. The package handed out at the game will also have a special Padres themed disc, courtesy of the San Diego Aces Disc Gold Club and Innova Champion Discs....

Plan to demolish house where 4 University of Idaho students were slain prompts objections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Objections have been raised to demolishing the house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year, with members of three of the victims’ families signaling it should be preserved until after the trial of the man charged in the deaths. Shanon Gray, an attorney for the family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the stabbing victims, said the university is disregarding families’ requests that the home be left standing until after the trial of Bryan Kohberger, which is set to begin in October, the Idaho Statesman reported. The bodies of Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found last Nov. 13 at the rental home across the street from the University of Idaho campus. Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with their deaths.The owner of the property donated it to the school after the killings, and the university announced earlier this year that it was planning to demolish the home. A demolition date has not b...

Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling.U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the injunction in response to a 2022 lawsuit brought by attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri. Their lawsuit alleged that the federal government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or affect elections.Doughty cited “substantial evidence” of a far-reaching censorship campaign. He wrote that the “evidence produced thus far depicts an almost dystopian scenario. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a period perhaps best characterized by widespread doubt and uncertainty, the United States Government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘M...

Far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for police officer who shot boy, triggering riots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A French far-right figure behind a divisive, and hugely successful, crowdfunding campaign for the family of a police officer jailed in the killing of a 17-year-old that triggered riots around France announced on Tuesday that he’s closing the account which topped more than 1.5 million euros ($1.63 million).Criticism, and plans for lawsuits, have mounted around Jean Messiha’s Gofundme effort with claims that his real motive was to spread a message of hate and pit the far-right against residents of poor suburbs with a high rate of people of immigrant origin. Even Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has said the collection for the jailed officer’s family did not contribute to calming the situation, just like Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti who warned on France-Inter radio against a possible “instrumentalization.”The unrest was touched off by the shooting last Tuesday of the young man identified as Nahel, who was stopped while driving a Mercedes in suburban Paris. Violence w...