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Data Doctors: Should I switch cellular networks?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Q: How can I tell if another cellular network is better than what I’m using before I switch?A: Nothing is more central to how we communicate, navigate and educate ourselves than our smartphones and nothing is more frustrating than when they have connectivity issues.It’s natural to wonder if another network would provide a better experience, but the first thing to understand is that the technology itself isn’t all that reliable.More Tech NewsCellular signals can be impacted by a variety of physical obstructions such as buildings, mountains and trees, as the best service occurs when your device has a direct line-of-site connection.How and where you use your smartphone will have the biggest impact on which carrier is best for you. There is no ‘best network’ for everyone.If you travel to various areas on a regular basis, you may find that the service that’s great in one location is far worse in another.Network congestion, especially on 4G LTE connections, can play a role in the quality ...

3 Alaska Native tribes sue to block major gold mine project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in southwest Alaska.Tribes from the communities of Kwethluk, Tuluksak and Bethel filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the adequacy of a 2018 environmental review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and issuances of a key permit and lease by federal agencies for the Donlin Gold project. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the tribes by environmental nonprofit Earthjustice, claims the agencies failed to fully analyze potential harms and health impacts from a catastrophic spill and did not provide adequate protection for rainbow smelt, a subsistence food, from increased barge traffic related to the project, the Anchorage Daily News reported.The lawsuit states the project has received the approvals needed for construction to begin but that c...

Teenagers in love among 5 lives lost in Missouri tornado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Two teenagers in love. A retiree who would “give you the shirt off his back.” A woman with a fondness for her dog, and pigs. A young man who was the “life of the party.”Those were the lives lost in the early-morning darkness Wednesday when a killer tornado tore through a remote village in a hilly area of southeastern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday that all five victims were either in the same mobile home, or divided between the trailer and a small camper parked next to it.“My baby,” Stormiee Mayberry, in a direct Facebook message, said of her 18-year-old son, Michael McCoy, one of the victims. “He was such a strong wonderful young man he was my everything.”“I truly cannot talk right now,” she added. “It’s too much. Too much hurt.”The tornado strafed a 22-mile (35-kilometer) stretch of land and destroyed much of the tiny rural village of Glenallen shortly after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. It came during a week of violent storms and tornadoes. In fact, another twis...

Dog bites customer's face at Evergreen Home Depot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report on March 31 of a dog biting a customer's face at the Home Depot on El Rancho Road in Evergreen.According to police, two women with a dog asked a Home Depot customer to feed the dog a treat for training. The dog bit the customer on the face and the women left the scene. Jeffco Sheriff's Office is investigating to a report of a dog bite on 3/31/2023 at an Evergreen Home Depot. Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 4/6/2023.Jeffco Sheriff's Office is investigating to a report of a dog bite on 3/31/2023 at an Evergreen Home Depot. Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 4/6/2023. Mountain lion pack caught on video Anyone with information on the incident or those who might be able to identify the women pictured above is asked to contact Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at (303) 271-5070.

3 men convicted in murder of South Florida rapper XXXTentacion sentenced to life in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

It was sentencing day for three men who were convicted in the murder of South Florida rapper XXXTentacion. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were convicted of first-degree murder back in March. “And one day, they’ll come and open up that cell in the morning, and you’ll have passed on, and only on that day will you have served your sentence,” said a judge. “You may have not brandished the firearm or fired the fatal shots, you are as guilty as they are,” the judge said.All three were sentenced to life in prison. XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was murdered in 2018 at Riva Motorsports in Deerfield when the three men robbed and stole $53,000 from him. Onfroy was 23 years old.His family addressed his killers in the courtroom. “Whatever time you are given, and whichever hole you are sent, I hope it is hell and you rot there,” a family member said. During their trial, prosecutors show...

BSO search for missing 12-year-old girl in Lauderdale Lakes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Shanika Myrthill was last seen Wednesday at around 3:30 p.m. near 30th Street and Northwest 50th Avenue. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a gray T-shirt and black shoes. Myrthill stands at 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on her whereabouts, you are urged to call 954-764-HELP

Student airlifted from Mater Academy Charter in Hialeah Gardens after being struck by ball in cafeteria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Rescue crews airlifted a child to the hospital after they were injured at their school in Hialeah Gardens.The incident happened at the Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Thursday morning. According to officials, the student was struck in the head by a ball inside the cafeteria. The injuries were serious enough that they had to airlift the student to a nearby trauma center.

International WeLoveU Foundation hands out hundreds of free laptops at 3 local schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Students at three South Florida schools received much needed homework help, in the form of free laptops, thanks to a generous organization.7News cameras on Thursday captured schoolchildren standing in line to receive their laptops at Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center in Miami Beach.The 225 portable computers handed out at the school were donated by the International WeLoveU Foundation to make sure students have what they need to succeed.“A new computer is good for me and my family,” said a student.“I’m very glad that I have it, I’m very grateful,” said another student.Burnie, the Miami Heat’s large and lovable mascot, helped hand out cpmputers the way only Burnie knows how.It’s wasn’t just the WeLoveU Foundation that was showing some love. Former Los Angeles Lakers player and two-time NBA champion Josh Powell was on hand as well.“Love brought us all here so that we could be here for you all. Love is going to help you all as you co...

Students from Pompano Beach High School and BSO team up for food delivery drive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Some South Florida students and law enforcement officers turned an appetite for helping into a contest.Students from Pompano Beach High School and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies faced off in a friendly food drive, Thursday morning. The second annual event is a collaborated effort to see who could collect the most food. “I’ve been to a lot of different places in the world, and I just seen poverty, and to see this, and to see all those students support for doing this, it’s very enjoyable,” said student Rossie Garcia. “My whole team, from the Community Outreach, Responsive Enforcement team, our core team in Pompano is basically heavily involved and invested in our community to make sure that we’re obtaining resources from Pompano to give back to Pompano Beach,” said BSO Sgt. Michael Weiner. The items were delivered to the North Broward Homeless Assistance Center to help stock their food pantry.

Federal officials apologize after mistakenly detaining wrong man during training exercise in Boston hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:43 GMT

Federal officials are apologizing this week after federal agents mistakenly detained the wrong person during a training exercise in a Boston hotel Tuesday.In a statement, the FBI said the incident happened around 10 p.m. while the FBI’s Boston Division was aiding the Department of Defense in an exercise “to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment.”“Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player,” the FBI said.A Boston police report said the incident happened at the Revere Hotel. 7NEWS sources said the person who was mistakenly detained is a pilot for Delta Air Lines.7NEWS spoke by phone with the Director of Communications for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command from Fort Bragg after the incident. “We would like to extend our deepest apology to the individual who was affected by the training exercise,” Lt. Col. Mike Burns said. The report from t...