Electronic tolling
WBZ'S Jon MacLean talked with Michael Widmer, of the Massachusetts TaxPayer Foundation, about Governor Patrick's plan to possibly add electronic tolling.
Super bowl ads
Boston University communication professor Toby Berkowitz, talks about this years good, the bad, and the weird Super Bowl commercials
Peyton Manning loses the big game...again.
WBZ's Ed Walsh speaks with former Patriots QB Scott Zolak on Peyton Manning's big game struggles through out his football career.
Super Bowl Sunday
CBS's Steve Futterman describes the scene in Miami on Super Bowl Sunday to WBZ's Rod Fritz.
Student memorial
WBZ's Doug Cope reports from Westford Academy, as a student is remembered following her tragic death.
Snow storm
WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe talks with Amy Cherry of WDEL in Wilmington, Delaware, about the early February snow storm.
Republican Address 02/06/10
Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas chides President Obama for proposing a 2011 budget last week that would increase spending, taxes and the national debt.
President Obama Address 02/06/10
President Barack Obama pushes Congress to use $30 billion set aside to bail out Wall Street to start a new program that provides loans to small businesses saying it's the engine for job growth.
Governor's trouble with unions
Faced with a speech before a room vacated by supporters of a police union protest, Gov. Patrick chooses not to address an AFL-CIO conference. WBZ's Lana Jones spoke to Mass. AFL-CIO President Robert Haines.
Seating Brown
WBZ's Ed Walsh walks with Eric Fehrnstrom about certifying and seating Republican Senator Scott Brown.
Keller At Large 2/3/2010
WBZ's political anaylist Jon Keller talks about Toyota's accelerating woes.
Prius problems
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with edmunds.com, about braking problems with the latest generation of the Toyota Prius hybrid.
Recess
WBZ's Deb Lawler learns about the importance of recess from Dr. Jane Lowe of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Political roundtable
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh and Republican Charley Manning about the run up to Scott Brown taking office.
LaHood clarifies his comment to Toyota owners
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving them. Instead, LaHood says take the vehicles to dealerships to get them repaired.
Snow continues to move east headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region and Southern New England. The storm hit the Midwest early, closing schools and greeting commuters with slick, slushy roads from Minneapolis and Chicago to Louisville, Ky. Hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago's airports as the storm moved across Illinois, where up to a foot of snow was forecast. Powerful winds and snow are expected by the afternoon, and could leave as much as 20 inches of new snow in Washington. New York City announced students would have a rare snow day Wednesday, only the third in six years.
The state medical examiner has ruled the death of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's father as a homicide. The ME's office says 70-year old Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box. The findings could prompt new charges against Kerrigan's brother, Mark. Daniel Kerrigan died Jan. 24 after what authorities said was a struggle his 45-year-old son. The younger Kerrigan has pleaded not guilty to assault and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
The city of Gloucester has filed a $1.3 million insurance claim against the company that ran its drinking water system during last summer's contamination crisis that required a nearly three-week long boil order. City lawyer Suzanne Egan tells The Gloucester Daily Times that in the claim filed last month the city alleges "breach of contract" by United Water.
A Brockton man whose murder conviction was overturned by the state's highest court will stand trial for a second time in connection with a three-decade-old slaying. The Cape Cod Times reports that prosecutors and defense lawyers on Monday agreed to begin Steven Stewart's retrial on November 1st.
A Massachusetts woman who says she was forced to move out of her Boston condominium because of secondhand smoke from a neighbor is suing her real estate broker. Alyssa Burrage said her broker repeatedly assured her that the owner of the condo she was buying in 2006 was a smoker and the smell would go away.
A House committee is recommending against repealing New Hampshire's five-week-old gay marriage law. The Judiciary Committee also voted Tuesday to recommend that the House kill a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The vote was 12-8 on both measures, largely along party lines led by Democratic opposition.
A Boston real estate developer has been charged with sending enforcers to threaten a local man over a $90,000 business debt. The Boston Globe reports that according the FBI, David Gefke, president of First Capital Mortgage Group in Boston and East Springfield LLC, hired Michael Lee to go to the alleged victim's office on Jan. 29 and demand payment.
A member of a BMW car club who was out driving with other BMW enthusiasts when he struck and killed a woman walking her dog has been convicted of motor vehicle homicide. David Conant was convicted in Fitchburg District Court on Monday after a two-day bench trial of striking 54-year-old Elizabeth Powers McCaffrey in November 2008 just yards from her Leominster home.
A Sudbury man has avoided jail time but must pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing human bones from a 19th century burial vault. A Framingham District Court judge on Monday ordered Leonard Caira to pay an estimated $21,000 in restitution, serve two years of probation and perform 50 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to removing remains.
An MBTA spokesman says there were no reports of injuries after a subway trolley rear-ended another trolley at low speed. Agency spokesman Joe Pesaturo says a Green Line car moving eastbound tapped a stationary trolley in the Boylston station at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday. One of the trolleys had some minor damage.
With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee Tuesday, February 09, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) Senate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for the
House opposes W. Maine training flights Tuesday, February 09, 2010 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine House has passed a resolution opposing Massachusetts National Guard plans to expand low-altitude flight
NH panel recommends against gay marriage repeal Tuesday, February 09, 2010 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A House committee that deadlocked a year ago over legalizing gay marriage voted Tuesday against repealing
Mass. panel weighs finance bill for Lawrence Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BOSTON (AP) A key legislative committee is weighing a finance plan for Lawrence, but the city's mayor, who's also
MBTA trolley rear-ends another trolley Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BOSTON (AP) An MBTA spokesman says there were no reports of injuries after a subway trolley rear-ended another trolley
Mass. man to face retrial in 1980 Cape Cod slaying Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) A Brockton man whose murder conviction was overturned by the state's highest court will stand trial
Boston developer charged in shakedown threat Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BOSTON (AP) A Boston real estate developer has been charged with sending enforcers to threaten a local man over
Gloucester seeks $1.3M from water contractor Tuesday, February 09, 2010 GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) The city of Gloucester has filed a $1.3 million insurance claim against the company that ran
Teens sentenced for roles in RI mall harassment Tuesday, February 09, 2010 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Three juveniles have been sentenced in Family Court for their roles in an unprovoked attack on
3 woman arrested after NH high speed chase Tuesday, February 09, 2010 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) Three Massachusetts women are in jail following a high speed chase that ended when the car
Mass. sex assault law gets legal boost Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BOSTON (AP) Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to sign into law a bill that strengthens the protections for sexual
Ill. murder suspect threatened to kill 2nd wife Tuesday, February 09, 2010 JOLIET, Ill. (AP) The second wife of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant has testified that he threatened to
California wants Target to pull Valentine bears Tuesday, February 09, 2010 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The California attorney general is asking Target Corp. to pull its Valentine's Day ''Message Bears'' from
Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of
Utah to consider second radioactive waste dump Tuesday, February 09, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The former president of the only facility that can dispose of low-level radioactive waste for
LA-area foothills under mudslide threat Tuesday, February 09, 2010 LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and left
EU nations' reality: Greece's woes are theirs, too Tuesday, February 09, 2010 BRUSSELS (AP) Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its overspending
Feinstein aims to stop proposed landfill expansion Tuesday, February 09, 2010 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) California's senior senator wants to halt the proposed expansion of the West's largest toxic waste dump
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