(NECN: Brad Puffer) - Massachusetts state Senator Anthony Galluccio, charged with leaving the scene of a car crash that left one person slightly injured, says he plans to focus on personal issues in his life.

Galluccio appeared this morning in Medford District Court on charges connected to the October 4th accident in Cambridge.

A new court date has been set for December 18th.

About 13 hours prior to that accident, police gave the Cambridge Democrat a ride home because he was allegedly too drunk to drive.

(NECN: Lauren Collins, Lowell, Mass.) - Police in Lowell, Massachusetts, have cited a 17-year-old girl with fleeing the scene of an accident that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured.

Police say Michelle P. Medeiros of Methuen is accused of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.

Investigators say Kelvin Savanhmixay was thrown about 20 feet when he was hit in a crosswalk Wednesday afternoon.

Witnesses say two cars that appeared to be drag racing ran a red light before one struck the boy.

(NECN/ABC) - While federal investigators continue to gather evidence for the prosecution of Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hasan, policymakers continue to ask questions about how so many signs were apparently missed or ignored.

On Capitol Hill yesterday, senators pointed to a series of e-mails between Hasan and Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, currently living in Yemen and considered a recruiter for al-Qaida.

An American official, who has seen them, told ABC News that Hasan wrote al-Awlaki, "I can't wait to join you" in the afterlife.

(NECN) - New medical guidelines are calling for fewer Pap smears for most women.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or ACOG, says having the tests every two years is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer in women under the age of 30. Previous rules had called for annual testing.

Women 30 and older should wait three years between Paps.

The new guidelines also say that routine pap screening should begin at the age of 21.

(NECN/ABC) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates pulled two former service chiefs out of retirement to get to the bottom of the Fort Hood massacre.

At the same time, Congress held its first hearing into the shootings -- without White House cooperation.

As the search for answers goes on, there are more revelations about the man accused of gunning down thirteen people.

(NECN: Foxborough, Mass.) - Final approval was given to Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to issue $9 million in federal stimulus funding toward a footbridge that will span Route 1 in Foxborough.

The planned pedestrian bridge will connect the Patriot Place mall with an office park being built by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier.

The sport's governing body replied Friday to an appeal from the Irish soccer federation to replay the match because France striker Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time in the 2-1 aggregate win.

FIFA says "the result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed. As is clearly mentioned in the Laws of the Game, during matches, decisions are taken by the referee and these decisions are final."

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver.

The driver, who police say is believed to be from Maine, was taken to a nearby funeral home for identification.

According to police, a trooper began chasing a 2004 Acura with Massachusetts license plates at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after getting reports of an erratic driver on the turnpike. They say the car was speeding over 100 mph, and crashed at a construction site

(NECN: Scott Yount, Boston, Mass.) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." The much anticipated film opened at midnight Friday.

The movie and book series has generated a lot of buzz among people young and old.

The new film follows the romance between high school student Bella, and vampire Edward, and her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf.

As NECN's Scot Yount found out, fans are split into two groups: Edward or Jacob.

(NECN: John Moroney, Lowell, Mass.) - Police are searching for the drivers involved in a hit and run in Lowell, Massachusetts. A 12-year-old boy was in a crosswalk yesterday when he was hit by one of two cars believed to be drag racing.

A car with front end damage has been recovered.

Lowell police are saying very little about the investigation.

12-year-old Kelvin Savanhmixay recovering from his injuries in a Boston hospital.