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Md. mom shares mission and message with new potty-training underwear

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

Eunique Jones Gibson remembers the day in October 2019 that she decided to create potty-training underwear for her three-year-old daughter.“She was sleeping in training pants and the one I pulled out of the package was Cinderella,” Jones Gibson said. “It just didn’t resonate with me because we had been working with her on embracing who she is. And I wanted something that looked like her.”She contacted various mom groups on social media and did some market research on other training pants — leading to Jones Gibson creating Big Ups, shea butter-infused underwear decorated with characters of color and words of affirmation.Jones Gibson’s company, Happy Hues, launched the product earlier this year with online sales only.“I just thought, ‘What a great opportunity to introduce community and differences and getting them to appreciate differences of one another at a basic age,’” she said.Jones Gibson said she was also motivated to create the product after reading a study th...

Grains mostly lower, Livstock mixed.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep. lost 28.25 cents at $6.10 a bushel; Sep. corn fell 11.50 cents at $4.7275 a bushel; Sep. oats was up 2 cents at $4.2275 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans declined 57.25 cents at $13.5175 a bushel.Beef was lower and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Aug. live cattle fell .83 cent at $1.8042 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle was off .53 cent at $2.4747 a pound; Aug. lean hogs was up .23 cent at $1.02 a pound.Source

Miami Senior High School participates in active shooter training ahead of new school year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

Miami-Dade students are days away from the new school year and the district is working to ensure their safety with active shooter drills. At 10 a.m. Monday, police officials in the county hosted training exercises to guarantee students will know what to do when an active shooter enters their school. Authorities started as early as 8 a.m. setting up a perimeter in preparation for the drill.Gunshots, as real as they can get, rang out at Miami Senior High School for a training simulation to get students prepared for the worst. Students were bandaged and covered in makeup resembling gunshot wounds as police officers pretending to be school shooters ran across halls and classrooms. Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Ivan Silva said the dramatization is to get necessary for their safety.“We want to create the scenario as realistic as possible to put them in a stressful situation to see how they’re going to act in order to evaluate them and also give them something to revert back ...

Miami mayor’s former aide sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for child pornography case

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

A former aide to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Rene Pedrosa will have 15 years of supervised release following his sentence. 7News cameras captured Pedrosa as he left the Miami Federal Courthouse following his sentence, neither he nor his lawyers chose to comment.Pedrosa, 51, apologize to the court and the victim’s family for his actions. He admitted to receiving pornographic materials from a 16-year-old boy in 2019. He entered a guilty plea on May 24, 2023, for his actions. Court documents stated that Pedrosa connected with a male teenager in November 2019 on social media for a potential web design position for Mayor Suarez. The document also stated that on Nov. 25, 2019, Pedrosa admittedly kissed and sexually touched the 16-year-old at Miami City Hall when the victim’s mother dropped him off for a follow-up meeting.Pedrosa confessed he continued communication with ...

$25K reward offered by Animal Recovery Mission for information on stolen horses in Southwest Ranches

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

The Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) is offering a $25,000 reward in an urgent bid to bring to justice those responsible for the theft of two horses from a secluded property in Southwest Ranches. The private property, located in the tranquil Rolling Oaks area of Southwest Ranches, is situated near the esteemed World Class Equestrian Centre, which is known as a prominent horse-loving community.The stolen horses are identified as Milagro, 8 months old, and Venus, 2 years old, who the owners believe were taken from the home sometime Friday night, early Saturday morning.“The worker, that works for me came to feed the horses, they were gone and we found the fence broken,” said Pablo Gamboa, the owner of the horses. ARM was immediately alerted by the horses’ owner following the discovery of their disappearance. “These horses are like kids for us,” said Gamboa. “Like family members.” The family rescued Venus when she was 3 months old and have also had...

4 families displaced after fire breaks out in Pembroke Pines condominium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

A blaze inside a Pembroke Pines condominium has left four families displaced, Monday. Around 11 a.m., Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue arrived at the scene after a fire broke out in a unit on the second floor of the New Hampton building at Century Village Condos, located at 301 SW 135th Ave. Live video footage showed a hose that was placed inside of the unit and light smoke exiting the building. Many residents were evacuated as fire officials were concerned about the adjacent rooms that surrounded the affected unit.While firefighters worked to control the flames, no injuries have been reported. The American Red Cross was called as four families have been displaced as a result of this blaze. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Colorado deputy’s heartwarming gesture: A surprise gift to great-grandmother raising children amidst domestic dispute

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (WSVN) — A woman who adopted her two great-grandchildren received an unexpected gift from a Colorado deputy after he responded to her house due to a domestic dispute. On June 30, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Weiner, who has been on the force for nearly a decade, responded to an apartment where 71-year-old Vicki Green raises two young boys. “A lot of days it’s someone’s worst, worst day of their life,” said Weiner. “I see a lot of suffering on the job. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of time to follow up because we’re call, to call, to call, to call.” Though he is a busy man, one call he never forgot was when he responded to Green’s home after she got into an argument with her partner.“She told me that the two boys went to bed hungry, um, and you know that they woke up hungry as well,” recalled Weiner. Weiner continued to mention that Green told him her partner ate the la...

Man accused of assaulting woman in Boston’s South End ordered held without bail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

A 35-year-old man accused of attacking a woman in Boston’s South End over the weekend was ordered to be held without bail.Amos Sykes of Quincy was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Monday morning, days after his arrest on Saturday night when police responded to the area of W. Canton and Appleton streets for reports of an assault.According to the Boston Police Department, witnesses had heard the sound of a person screaming and saw Sykes allegedly “punching a woman in the head as he sat on top of her.” He also allegedly told witnesses that he had a gun and threatened to shoot, while also trying to remove clothing from the victim.“She was crying, she was covered in blood – she told officers that she was walking down Columbus Avenue towards West Canton Street when the defendant come up from behind her,” the prosecution stated in court. “He grabbed her and forced her to the ground to proceed to hit her with closed-fists to the head and take her...

Quincy man accused of ‘nightmarish attack’ on a woman in the South End; Good Samaritan praised for ‘extraordinarily brave intervention’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

A 35-year-old Quincy man accused of a “nightmarish attack” on a woman in the South End Saturday night before a Good Samaritan stepped in to defend the victim has been ordered held without bail, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.Amos Sykes is facing charges of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, and assault and battery (injuries) following the weekend’s alleged attack in the area of W. Canton Street and Appleton Street.Sykes is accused of punching a woman in the head as he sat on top of her, several witnesses told Boston Police. The victim was screaming during the assault, the witnesses told police.When police officers arrived at the scene, they saw a Good Samaritan fighting with Sykes, who then tried to get away from the cops. Sykes was quickly apprehended.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Newton triple homicide suspect is not competent to stand trial, judge rules Crime & Public Safety | ...

Derek Jeter to make first Old-Timers’ Day appearance, but ex-Yankees won’t play game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:57 GMT

ATLANTA – Derek Jeter will return to Yankee Stadium on Sept. 9 when he makes his first-ever Old-Timers’ Day appearance at Yankee Stadium. Just don’t expect any jump throws from the former shortstop.As was the case last year, the 75th Old-Timers’ Day will not feature a game. Instead, broadcasters Suzyn Waldman, Michael Kay and John Sterling will host a new question and answer roundtable with pinstripers of the past.Last year, the Yankees cited various factors for not playing an Old-Timers’ Day game, including scheduling conflicts and surgical procedures with regards to some marquee names. COVID-19 vaccination statuses were also an obstacle that prevented some from going on the field.While fans will surely be disappointed that there’s no exhibition once again, Jeter’s attendance should spark intrigue at an event that felt lackluster last year. Jeter is one of 29 expected attendees who played for the Yankees’ 1998 championship team 25 yea...