Lawmaker works on holiday
Evacuation Day is a working day for State Senator Michael Knapick. He spoke with WBZ producer Jon Maclean.
Lawsuit targets wheelchair repair company
WBZ producer Jon Maclean speaks with attorney Jon Freidmann, who represents the family of Jeff Thompson, who died as the result of injuries while men were working on his wheelchair.
Officials bust major cocaine ring
Law enforcement officials say they've busted a major international cocaine ring, that brought drugs from Columbia to Boston. WBZ's Doug Cope reports.
Disaster Drill at MCC
Middlesex Community College in Bedford tests its emergency preparedness. WBZ's Lana Jones reports.
Murder in Stoughton
Stoughton police continue a murder investigation. One man is dead and another has been charged with first degree murder. WBZ'S Kendall Buhl talked with D.A.Bill Keating
Cahill 'called out' by the governor
WBZ'S Mike Macklin talked with Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill about being "called out" by the governor, for being silent on the health care debate.
Storm closes roads in NH
WBZ's John Maclean speaks with Jim Vondongen of the New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office about the flooding from this weekend's storm.
Nor'easter slams N. Andover
WBZ's John MacLean speaks with North Andover Police Sgt. EJ Foulds on the flooding there from this weekend's storm.
Flooding in Billerica
WBZ's John MacLean speaks with Lee Scalzilli of the Billerica Emergency Management Office about the flooding there from this weekend's storm.
Spring forward
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Maureen Maguire of Triple A Southern New England about how springing forward affects drivers.
Republican Address 03/13/10
Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts says the whole scheme of federally controlled health care needs to be dropped.
President Obama Address 03/13/10
President Barack Obama promises to rewrite the nation's sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind.
Signs of spring
WBZ's poet laureate, Carl Stevens, asks what happened to winter?
Rea's Radar
WBZ "Nightside" host Dan Rea looks back on the week that was.
Bishop inquest
Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating talks with WBZ about his decision to order a judicial inquest into the 1986 shooting death of Seth Bishop.
Rescue mission
Chris Cutter with the International Fund for Animal Welfare updates WBZ morning producer Jon MacLean on the dolphin stranding in Welfleet.
Bob Schieffer
WBZ's Ed Walsh and CBS's Bob Schieffer talk about President Obama's final push for health care reform.
St. Patrick's Day festivities
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis tells WBZ's Ed Walsh what people can expect during Sunday's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Southie.
Officials say five people were injured when a car driven by a 69-year-old woman crashed into the reception area of a medical office building in Peabody. Police said the driver, Liduina Goulart of Peabody, was taken to a hospital along with a passenger and three people who were inside the Internal Medicine Physicians of the North Shore building. Capt. Dennis Boniuto said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening and that at least one victim had already been released from the hospital. Boniuto says the vehicle had pulled up in front of the building, then accelerated and crashed into the glass facade.
Federal disaster officials are touring parts of Massachusetts to assess damage from last weekend's torrential rains and winds. Gov. Deval Patrick said the visit by representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration is part of the state's effort to make its case for federal disaster assistance.Patrick said he's also contacted U.S. Sens. John Kerry and Scott Brown to enlist their help. The storm caused serious flooding in parts of the state and forced the MBTA to temporarily suspend commuter rail service between the Braintree and Holbrook/Randolph stations because of a washed out rail bed.
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out corruption charges against a former Massachusetts state senator and a Boston city councilor, but agreed to hold separate trials for them. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock rejected motions by former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner to dismiss attempted extortion and other charges against them.
Two and a half months after the body of 17-year old Andrew Dexter was found behind a guardrail on Head of the Bay Road in Bourne, police have made an arrest. Andrea Mastandrea of Plymouth is charged with negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and driving an uninsured vehicle.
Providence police say they are investigating as suspicious the death of a young man from Massachusetts whose body was pulled from a river this week. Gregory Hart, a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was last seen early Sunday morning in Providence, where he and friends had visited a nightclub. A body preliminarily identified as Hart's was removed Tuesday from the Woonasquatucket River.
A Springfield man has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to fatally stabbing a 17-year-old high school soccer star attending a birthday party at a city restaurant.
A Boston family claims their quadriplegic son died after his wheelchair malfunctioned during routine maintenance, pinning his legs under a table and causing him to suffer seizures.
Providence police say they're investigating the death of a college student from Dedham whose body was pulled from a river this week. 23-year old Gregory Hart, a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was last seen early Sunday morning in Providence, where he and friends had visited a nightclub.
A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts. The state attorney general announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted former Fall River dentist Michael Clair last week.
GOP's Mihos sued by former campaign manager Wednesday, March 17, 2010 BOSTON (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos is being sued by his former campaign manager, who says he is
Horse rescued from Mass. pool Wednesday, March 17, 2010 MARSHFIELD, Mass. (AP) Massachusetts firefighters say it took two divers, a backhoe and a homemade sling to rescue a
RI police probe death of missing man Wednesday, March 17, 2010 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Providence police say they are investigating as suspicious the death of a young man from Massachusetts
Judge splits trials in Boston corruption case Wednesday, March 17, 2010 BOSTON (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out corruption charges against a former Massachusetts state senator
Springfield man charged with stabbing student Wednesday, March 17, 2010 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) A Springfield man has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to fatally stabbing
Family of paralyzed man sues over wheelchair death Wednesday, March 17, 2010 BOSTON (AP) A Boston family claims their quadriplegic son died after his wheelchair malfunctioned during routine maintenance, pinning his
Patrick: Disaster officials tour Mass. after storm Wednesday, March 17, 2010 BOSTON (AP) Federal disaster officials are touring parts of Massachusetts to assess damage from last weekend's torrential rains and
Foxborough police probe threats to town official Wednesday, March 17, 2010 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Police are investigating alleged stalking and threats made against a Foxborough town official and her family.
APNewsBreak: Lawsuit prompts prison warden switch Wednesday, March 17, 2010 BOISE, Idaho (AP) The Corrections Corporation of America is replacing the top two officials at Idaho's only private prison
Computer programmers indicted in NY Madoff fraud Wednesday, March 17, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) Two former employees accused of helping fraudulent Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff program an old computer
Former InfoGroup CEO paying $7.3M Monday, March 15, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3
Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics Monday, March 08, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) Toyota Motor Corp. plans to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden
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