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Scuba diver, 73, loses leg after shark attack in Bahamas; victim flown to Ryder Trauma Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

A dangerous encounter with an ocean predator in the Bahamas sent a seasoned scuba diver to a South Florida hospital.Heidi Ernst said the June 7 dive off Taino Beach started out like any other.“I go diving in Grand Bahama very regularly, every year, and I have done so for the last 11 years,” she said.Ernst, 73, said she has scuba dived at least 500 times and has never feared sharks.“They typically just come and swim around us. No threatening behaviors, no aggressive behaviors,” she said.But this time, a shark attacked. The marine predator bit her leg, changing her life forever.“All I could see is that it was shaking his head side to side,” said Ernst.Ernst said she fought off the shark and jumped onto the boat, where the dive operators immediately started first aid.She was then flown to Ryder Trauma Center.“By the time I was in Miami, my leg was already infected,” she said.Ernst’s leg couldn’t be saved, but she said she̵...

Ukraine: Drowning in despair

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

Mariam Naiem is a cultural researcher and writer. She has commented on various aspects of the war for outlets including Al Jazeera, der Spiegel, the Telegraph and others. “I was rewatching the movie ‘Hunger Games,’ and I couldn’t help but think how it reminds me of my life, our lives as Ukrainians,” a friend wrote to me following yet another night of relentless shelling.On June 6, a catastrophic event unfolded in Ukraine as the dam in Nova Kakhovka was destroyed. But while some media outlets may refer to this as an “incident,” the ramifications of this event extend far beyond that — it represents an ecological disaster that will haunt the region for decades to come, and it is yet another distressing example of war crimes perpetrated by Russia.  However, the consequences of this tragedy aren’t limited to environmental devastation and violations of international law. For Ukrainians, it has brought forth a profound sense of helplessness, amplifying our realization of in...

Body of missing man from Lynn found in Revere  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

The body of a missing man from Lynn has been found in Revere, state police said Friday night. Police said drivers recovered the body of Joel De Los Reyes shortly after 8:30 p.m. in an area of marshland in the Rumney Marsh Reservation along Route 107 after a crew in a state police helicopter spotted De Los Reyes’ body in the area.State police De Los Reyes had been missing since early Sunday morning when he left a party in Chelsea and called a Lyft. State police said his cell phone also called 911 a short time after he called the Lyft but immediately disconnected. Authorities began a search for De Los Reyes on Thursday afternoon, according to state police, and were seen working through the day on Friday.Officials on Friday night said the office of the Chief Medical Examiner had taken custody of De Los Reyes and an autopsy will be performed to figure out how he died.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Patriots cornerback Jack Jones arrested after two firearms found in carry-on at Logan Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

Patriots cornerback Jack Jones has been arrested after two guns were found in his carry-on bag at Logan Airport, state police said. Police said Jones was arrested on Friday around 5:30 p.m. The Patriots separately confirmed Friday night that they are aware of the arrest but said they did not have any further comment at the time. Jones is facing several charges including possession of a concealed weapon in a secure area of an airport and unlawful possession of a firearm.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Man accused in deadly Brockton shooting arraigned from hospital after arrest in Raynham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

A man charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Brockton last year pleaded not guilty on Friday, one day after state police said he led troopers on a chase and crashed a car he was driving into another car in Raynham. David Lynch, 24, was arrested following the crash on Thursday and was arraigned on Friday from his hospital bed in Boston. State police previously said troopers saw Lynch sitting in a BMW SUV in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn hotel in Middleborough around 3 p.m. Thursday When approached, police said Lynch rammed a pair of police vehicles and fled onto Route 44. State police said troopers pursued Lynch “for a short period of time” before they lost sight of the vehicle he was driving. Moments later, state police said troopers learned Lynch’s vehicle had hit the second car at the intersection of Orchard Street and Warren Street in Raynham.Police said Lynch and a passenger in the car he was driving were both taken to a hospital in Brockton with ...

Justin Turner hits two home runs, including grand slam, to power Red Sox past Yankees 15-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

Alex Cora has said it so often these past few weeks that it’s felt like a recording. If you give the other team more than 27 outs, they’re going to make you pay.But after being the ones paying for defensive slip-ups in recent days, the Red Sox finally got a chance to punish their opponents, and Justin Turner was up for the task.After the New York Yankees twice failed to get out of the bottom of the third on what should have been routine infield grounders, Turner crushed his second home run of the night for a grand slam, blowing the game open in what wound up a 15-5 win for the Red Sox.“It was good offense all the way around,” Turner said. “We were using the whole field, our left-handed hitters just wore out the Monster all night for nine innings and found ways to get on base. (17) hits and 15 runs, that’s a pretty good offensive night.”Turner finished 3 for 5 with two home runs, a double and six RBI, which tied a career-high. His big hit in ...

North edges South in Shriners Classic on last-second field goal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

WALTHAM — In the 45th annual Shriners Classic at Bentley on Friday night, it looked like, for sure, overtime was coming.But then the North squad, with some late heroics, proved that would not be necessary.After a late drive led by Peabody quarterback Shea Lynch and Andover running back Lincoln Beal, Andover’s Andrew Wetterwald booted a game-winning field goal as time ran out to give the North a thrilling 17-14 comeback win.With the score tied at 14, the North took over on a turnover on downs at its own 40-yard line and just 27 seconds to play.But Lynch, who was the North Offensive MVP, was a calm field general. He completed a 3-yard pass to Beal, then flipped the ball over a defender’s outstretched hand to Beal for a 19-yard catch-and-run on the next play. Beal carried the ball for an 8-yard gain to the South 30, and the North called timeout with six seconds left.Lynch again made things happen with a completion to Beal that the running back ran out of bounds with less th...

Patriots CB Jack Jones arrested for trying to bring firearms onto flight at Logan Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

Patriots cornerback Jack Jones has been arrested for attempting to bring two firearms aboard a flight at Logan International Airport, sources confirmed to the Herald.According to Massachusetts State Police, the firearms were discovered in a passenger’s carry-on luggage at a security checkpoint in Terminal B at approximately 5:30 p.m. A state trooper was called to the scene, and Jones was promptly arrested and charged with two counts of five separate offenses: possession of a concealed weapon in a secure area of an airport, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and possession of a large-capacity feeding device.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Mac Jones, a breakout defender and 4 takeaways from Patriots minicamp New England Patriots | DeAndre Hopkins reportedly leaves ‘productive’ Patriots visit without a deal, could still sign New England Patri...

Div. 3 baseball: Oakmont nips Medfield in 12 innings to capture title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

WORCESTER — Trailing No. 2 Medfield 3-1 after four innings, fourth-seeded Oakmont Regional never stopped believing.The Spartans rallied to force extra innings and then plated a pair of runs in the top of the 12th to knock off the Warriors, 5-3, and capture the Division 3 baseball title at Polar Park on Friday evening.Ben Forbes knotted the game 3-3 with an RBI single in the seventh, pushed across the go-ahead run in the 12th and pitched six shutout innings in relief of Jayden Downing to lift the Spartans (23-3).“This is all we’ve ever dreamed of and worked for. Heaven might be better than this, but I don’t know. .. This is the greatest moment of my life,” Forbes, a junior, said. “It’s just unreal …I felt confident (pitching). I knew the group of guys I had behind me. I was just trying to get outs and they made the plays.”Forbes allowed six hits and walked a pair, striking out eight. Downing allowed three runs on four hits and a walk in...

Red Sox batter Domingo German, Yankee pitchers in Boston blowout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:02 GMT

BOSTON — Yankees right-hander Domingo German had been on a roll, but the Red Sox put a forceful end to his recent run of success on Friday night.German, who owned a 2.20 ERA over his previous seven starts, logged his shortest outing of the season, a two-inning implosion that saw him charged with seven earned runs. Trouble began during German’s 32-pitch first inning when, with a 1-0 lead, he surrendered a two-run double to Masataka Yoshida. The drive just missed clearing the Green Monster.Justin Turner, meanwhile, had the distance when he hit a two-run homer over Fenway Park’s tall wall in the second. But he and the last-place Red Sox were hardly done, as they handily beat their third-place American League East rivals, 15-5.Turner added a grand slam in the third inning following a few defensive mishaps from the Yankees. This time, he went deep off Matt Krook, who made his long-awaited major league debut on Friday. Krook had spent 12 total days on the Yankees’ ...