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MBTA Commuter Rail fire put out at Boston's North Station

A fire on an MBTA Commuter Rail train brought firefighters to Boston’s North Station Friday, the department said. Boston firefighters were seen atop a train at the rail hub near TD Garden. The f...

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    Boston 3 hours ago

    Police investigating after body is found in vehicle at tow lot in Allston

    Boston police are investigating after a body was found in a vehicle in the city’s Allston neighborhood on Friday morning. Police said they received a call around 8:22 a.m. after a man’s body was found inside a vehicle that had been towed to a tow lot at an Emery Road tow company. Brookline police confirmed that the vehicle had...
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    forecast 4 hours ago

    Cool temperatures, some showers in store for Mother's Day weekend

    Cool temperatures and clouds are here to stay this weekend with a few shower chances, but it won’t be a washout. Temperatures stay pretty consistent in the 50s each and every day this weekend at the coast with a continued east flow. More 50s to near 60 farther inland where we can get some sun to bump the temp from…

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    6 hours ago

    Van found in Saugus River after 911 caller reports seeing taillights, police say

    A van was found in the Saugus River Friday morning, officials said, though it wasn’t immediately clear if a person was inside. Saugus police were first alerted to the vehicle in the water by a 911 call about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the department. The caller saw taillights in the water. Police, firefighters and dive teams searched o...
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    Boston 4 hours ago

    What happened to the teen gunned down 30 years ago in Boston?

    In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, we bring you the story of a mother and son bonded over an unexpected tragedy 30 years ago in Boston. And in a twist of fate, one of our photographers recently found a picture he took of the tragic day 30 years ago, and then went on mission to track the family down...

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    Massachusetts 7 hours ago

    Soccer stadium bill clears first committee

    Legislation paving the way for a soccer stadium in Everett scored a favorable committee report, and while the bill’s hometown sponsor is revved up about “getting everything going,” the bill appears to be on the Senate backburner for at least this month. Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s bill (S 2692), which seeks to change the designati...
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    hockey 7 hours ago

    PWHL Boston beats Montreal in OT off record night from goalie Frankel

    Susanna Tapani scored in overtime and Aerin Frankel made 53 saves to lead Boston to a 2-1 win over Montreal in Game 1 of a Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series. Tapani pounced on a loose puck in the blue paint at 14:25 of the extra period for the first overtime goal in PWHL playoff history. Lexie Adzija scored in...

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    Boston 2 hours ago

    A Friday of ‘storrowing': 2 trucks hit bridges on Storrow Drive

    Two trucks struck overpass bridges in unrelated crashes on Boston’s Storrow Drive Friday. A box truck hit the Longfellow Bridge overpass on Storrow Drive eastbound around noon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The right lane is closed and drivers should expect delays in the area. The truck was marked with the logo ...
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    Karen Read 51 mins ago

    Jurors in Karen Read murder trial to hear more testimony from Julie Albert: Watch live

    As week two comes to a close, jurors in the Karen Read trial continued to hear testimony from friends of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of O’Keefe. He was found in the snow outside retired Boston Police Officer Brian Albert’s home in Canton. Prosecutors say Read hit ...
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    forecast 9 hours ago

    Early morning showers with cool temperatures, weekend is mainly dry

    Closing in on the weekend with a sharp eye on the showers. Seems Friday morning’s batch of rain is having a hard time establishing across the Commonwealth. Ironically, the northeast wind is helping in this matter. Typically, a cloud (and rain) maker, the northeast wind is bringing in drier air from Maine and New Brunswick. This will seal off....
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    Massachusetts 3 hours ago

    10 arrested after police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT

    Dozens of police officers moved in on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Friday morning to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested 10 protesters, school officials said. Shortly after 4 a.m., police moved in and began taking protesters into custody, putting zip ties on them and loading them into at least one of the...
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    UMass Amherst 16 hours ago

    UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws after protester arrests

    Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead will not deliver the keynote speech at UMass Amherst’s graduation next week after dozens of protesters were arrested Tuesday. About 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Whitehead spoke out Thursday against the arrests, and the school confirmed on its website that he had wit...
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    2024 paris olympics 18 hours ago

    Archer from Brockton shooting for 2nd Olympics

    Next week, an archer from Brockton, Massachusetts, will compete in hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics. If she succeeds, this will be the second time 21-year-old Jennifer Mucino Fernandez represents Team USA in the Olympics. Her Olympic journey began when she was a child living in Mexico. “Apparently, I started saying that I wanted to ...
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    Winthrop 19 hours ago

    System was ‘taxed' when toddler was in need of ambulance in Winthrop, report finds

    Months after a child died following a medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a report found a “taxed” system left no ambulances available to respond. The report is the result of an investigation from Massachusetts’ Office of Emergency Medical Services following the death of a 2-year-old girl on Jan. 26. Winthrop Fire Chief ...
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