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Towboat operator spots black bear aboard sailboat in Naples Bay, records video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

NAPLES, Fla. (WSVN) — It was quite the sight for a Florida towboat operator when he spotted a strange sailor onboard a sailboat: a black bear. Now the man who captured the video of the wild encounter is speaking out.The outlandish sight on Wednesday evening was a first for Todd Dillman, owner of Tow BoatU.S. Naples-Marco Island.“We get the saltwater crocs, the alligators, the sharks, stuff like that, but I can’t say I’ve seen anything like this before,” he said.Dillman sees way more than most boaters, because when they break down, they call him for help.That’s what he was doing at the time — pushing a barge back into Naples Bay — when something else caught his eye.“We were kind of blown away that there was a bear, you know, in Royal Harbor,” he said.A big old black bear, just hanging out in this ritzy community, just a walk away from downtown Naples.“It was pretty incredible,” said Dillman.Dillman said the sight...

Boston police ask for public’s held in finding 8-year-old boy last seen in Dorchester Friday evening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

The Boston Police Department is looking for a missing 8-year-old boy last seen riding a bike in Dorchester.The police department said Cameron Shavers had been missing since 7:30 p.m. on Friday and had last been seen in the area of Standish Street, wearing a t-shirt and shorts with green and white Adidas sneakers.Authorities described the boy as a Black male with a slim build, short curly hair and brown eyes.According to police, he is known to frequent Woolson Street in Mattapan and Harambee Park on Talbot Avenue.Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police detectives at (617) 343-4712.

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Jayden Barber, Dennis-Yarmouth pass by Nantucket

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

Jayden Barber completed 13-of-17 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns (two to Payton Kellet) as Dennis-Yarmouth (4-1) rolled to a 48-7 Cape and Islands League win over Nantucket. … Chase Weinstein threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores as Mashpee cruised to a 32-8 win against Martha’s Vineyard.Ty Baker ran for a pair of scores as Stoneham (1-4) blanked Watertown 44-0 in the Middlesex League. …     Ronan O’Connell threw for a score and Jack Centurelli ran for another as Winchester (4-1) handed Melrose its first loss, 17-12. … Michael Lawler went 10-for-23 passing for 172 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner with under 30-seconds remaining, in a 29-25 win for Burlington (3-2) over Wilmington (4-1).Keyshon Wright threw two touchdown passes, and Montavius Zollarcoffer grabbed a touchdown reception and rushed for a score as O’Bryant (3-1) edged East Boston 18-16 in Boston City League play.Tyler Guy returned a fumble 77 yards for a score as St. Mary’s (3-2) edg...

Jacob Comman calmly kicks last-second field goal to lift Rockland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

ROCKLAND – After drilling a potential game-winning 27-yard field goal in Friday’s South Shore league matchup between 4-0 teams Rockland and Norwell, a defensive penalty necessitated a redo for Rockland kicker Jacob Comman.The senior kicker wasn’t fazed, knocking the ball through the uprights to give the Bulldogs a 23-21 victory over the Clippers.“If you already did it once, you can easily do it again,” Comman said. “The game was on the line but I knew what I had to do, everyone was depending on me.”The kick gave the Bulldogs a lead for the first time with just three seconds remaining in the game. Entering the second half, a Rockland victory looked unlikely, to say the least.Norwell jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the first drive of the game with a 17-yard pass from quarterback Jack Luccarelli to wide receiver Jackson Adams. The Clippers would force a turnover and quickly score again, this time from a Luccarelli seven-yard run.The Bulldogs would return with force as quarterback Jor...

Ben Scalzi tosses 5 touchdown passes as Hanover holds off Scituate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

SCITUATE – Since practices first resumed in the summer, local football pundits have been pegging Hanover as one of, if not the team to beat, in the vaunted Patriot League.Those who made that prediction have been proven right so far, and the Hawks continued their torrid run Friday night.Senior quarterback Ben Scalzi competed 16-of-22 passes for 325 yards and a whopping five touchdowns, as Hanover (5-0) remained undefeated with a wild 42-28 victory over league rival Scituate.“It’s just a credit to the kids,” said Hanover coach Brian Kelliher. “Honestly, Scituate’s a great team, great program. They do a great job, and our kids just came in and competed. We made some plays when we had to, and fortunately for us we did because they weren’t giving up … I’m proud of our kids and the way they competed. It was just a great game.”For the majority of the opening half, however, the Hawks found themselves being baited into Scituate’s game. The Sailors relied heavily on a ground-and-pound a...

Last-second trick play lifts Catholic Memorial over Xaverian, 41-38

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

WESTWOOD — Sometimes it’s good to have a running back who can throw a little.Lasean Sharp threw a halfback option touchdown pass to Michael Hegarty as time ran out in Catholic Memorial’s stunning 41-38 comeback win at Xaverian.Asked how often the Knights practice that trick play, CM (3-1) coach John DiBiaso smiled and said, “Every day.”The play came on the back end of a furious final drive. Xaverian took a 38-35 lead when quarterback Henry Hasselbeck hit Jonathan Monteiro for a 10-yard touchdown with 56 seconds left. Denzil Pierre, who rushed for three touchdowns and 111 yards, caught the two-point conversion. Hasselbeck finished with 157 yards passing and two touchdowns on 10-of-16 completions.But CM was not done. Quarterback Peter Bourque hit big completions to George Mather, Caleb Garrity, and Isaiah Faublas on that last drive, and finished with 194 passing yards.The Knights moved to the Xaverian 6-yard line with just two seconds left. After a timeout, CM ...

Target backs out on new downtown San Diego location for now

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Target announced it is no longer planning on opening its new location on Ninth St and G Street inside a new apartment building in downtown San Diego. “I guess we are in mourning right now because we had been talking for years about bringing Target to downtown, our community and East Village community,” said Jason Wood, Cisterra Development Principal.  Target is shuttering plans to open a store inside the new Radian Apartments. “Everything was centered around them initially,” Wood said.  Target signed a non-binding term sheet with the building developers, Cisterra, in 2019 and a 1-15-year lease in 2021. The apartments opened in June 2023.  But Wood said early on in Target’s construction, Target decided to wait until an October open.  Then the retailer pushed back to an early 2024 opening, according to Wood.  Wood said the construction work for Target is 95% completed, including bringing in items such as coolers. The retailer announced in a statement to FOX 5:  ...

Local dentist, ex-office manager plead guilty to Medicare fraud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An Imperial County dentist and his office manager admitted Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to defraud Medicare and covering it up, prosecutors said.Dr. Javad Aghaloo pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud by billing Medicare for procedures that were not covered, not performed, or otherwise not necessary, Cindy Cipriani with the Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California said in a news release Wednesday. His office manager, Theresa Flores, entered a guilty plea to obstructing a Medicare audit.Aghaloo and Flores, knowing Medicare does not cover dental services, recruited Medicare patients by marketing the dental services to two individuals in Imperial County as being covered by Medicare, according to court records. Raves popping up beneath San Diego freeways are ‘extremely dangerous’: CHP "Once a Medicare beneficiary was in one of Aghaloo’s offices, Aghaloo and others performed some type of procedure (usually a tooth e...

Palestinian militants launch dozens of rockets into Israel. Sirens are heard across the country

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air-raid sirens across the country.The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens could be heard as far away as Tel Aviv during the early morning barrage.The sirens sounded as far away as Tel Aviv, Israel’s business and cultural capital, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the north.The Associated Press

Iran unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel peace laureate, UN expert says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:27 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran is cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the Islamic Republic said in a report circulated Friday.The wide-ranging report by Javaid Rehman, covering the period from October 2022 through July, was written before the announcement early Friday that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to Mohammadi, a longtime campaigner for women’s rights even from her current cell in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.Rehman, a Pakistani-born professor of international human rights law at Brunel University in London, singled out Mohammadi among lawyers and human rights defenders imprisoned for their work in the report to the General Assembly.He was highly critical of the “excessive and lethal use of force” unleashed by Iranian authorities in reaction to nationwide protests followi...