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Police still working the Amber Hagerman cold case 25 years later announced plans Wednesday to submit items of evidence originally obtained in the investigation to new forensic testing that may yield a more complete DNA profile of the killer.

DeVonta Smith caught three of fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Mac Jones’ four touchdown passes, Najee Harris ran for 125 yards with a high-hurdling highlight and top-ranked Alabama beat No. 4 Notre Dame 31-14 in the relocated Rose Bowl game Friday to reach its fifth CFP title game.

The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1 is moving to AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

The pandemic has led to some pretty hard decisions for people, including figuring out the safest ways to dine out, and for many, takeout and delivery seem to be relatively decent options. If takeout is what you opt to do and you find a decent enough day to sit outside, one of the best communities in the Greater Boston area…

A Massachusetts man has been arrested after allegedly stealing packages from outside homes. Police in Arlington say 37-year-old Patrick McLaughlin of Everett was arrested Saturday at the intersection of Stowecroft Road and Columbia Road after a report of a suspicious person in a vehicle. Authorities said McLaughlin was on drugs and was initially arrested on charges of operating under the…

Late Thursday, Orlando Hall was put to death for abducting and killing Arlington teenager Lisa Rene in 1994.

A motorcade carrying the remains of Marwan Ghabour, a soldier who was killed in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt, traveled through his hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts Thursday morning. Ghabour, 27, who grew up in Arlington but lived in Marlborough, died in a helicopter crash last week along with four other American soldiers from Texas, North…

The remains of a Massachusetts soldier who was killed in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt arrived back home Thursday morning.

A motorcade carrying the remains of Marwan Ghabour, a soldier who was killed in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt, traveled through his hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts Thursday morning.

A two-year-old Massachusetts girl is recovering after she was attacked by a raccoon in her Arlington backyard this past week. The toddler was attacked in the backyard of her family’s Fountain Road home this past Wednesday. The girl’s mom was able to stop the attack and chased the animal away. Officials later captured the raccoon and euthanized it. The...

The Arlington girl is expected to be okay, despite injuries to her face, hands and arms.

On the eve of the first day of classes for the 2020-2021 school year at Arlington Public Schools, Superintendent Kathleen Bodie announced Peirce Elementary School is switching to a fully remote learning model for a short period of time after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The Arlington Board of Health facilitated free COVID-19 testing last Wednesday and Thursday…

Peirce Elementary School will pursue a fully remote learning model Monday and into next week after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

Four acts of vandalism involving Black Lives Matter signage were reported Monday morning in Arlington, Massachusetts, police said. The incidents took place at First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, Calvary Church, and at two private residences, according to police. At First Parish Unitarian Universalist, police said someone spray-painted over a BLM banner. “I can’t begin to understand the motivation...

An Arlington mainstay that featured a cuisine not commonly found in the Greater Boston area is shutting down permanently. According to multiple sources, Tango Restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue in the center of town is closing its doors, confirming what we had heard last week. A Facebook post from the dining spot indicates that even though this appears to be a…

Officials in Arlington, Massachusetts, are hoping to provide a new revenue stream for struggling restaurants and businesses by offering them a temporary permit to sell essential items during the coronavirus pandemic. Along Massachusetts Avenue, homemade signs hang in windows reading: Closed and credit cards only. There’s even a table to pick up orders. Restaurant owner Athena Z. Peters is...

There’s a push in Arlington, Massachusetts, to get a permit to allow restaurants to sell groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The National Guard, armed with coronavirus testing kits, is bound for Sunrise Senior Living facility in Arlington Thursday. Ten residents at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to the town’s website. Overall, 99 people in Arlington have tested positive for the disease. Officials from the town as well as the facility…

The National Guard will be collecting samples from residents and staff at an Arlington assisted living facility and bringing them back to the state health lab as part of the state’s effort to expand testing capacity.