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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:09:05 EST EASTON, Mass. -- Neighbors and a police officer rushed to save a man trapped in a vehicle after a fiery crash in Easton and that man is alive thanks to their heroic acts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006654294446/ 12006654294446 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:52 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A car slammed into a Haverhill home and came to a stop in the family’s living room on Thursday, but for the owner this wasn't anything new. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006652283291/ 12006652283291 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:41 EST ROCKLAND, Mass. -- A police cruiser was wrecked in a collision with another car in Rockland Thursday afternoon. The officer and the driver of the other car were both rushed to the hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006652300127/ 12006652300127 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:22 EST ASHLAND, Mass. -- A man in Ashland is accused of throwing pennies at a moving car, hitting the parents and nearly missing a small child inside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006649664242/ 12006649664242 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:46 EST LEBANON, N.H. -- The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a single-engine plane has died in a crash near the airport in Lebanon N.H. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006651742655/ 12006651742655 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:55:45 EST BOSTON -- Attorney General Martha Coakley says Massachusetts borrowers will receive about $318 million from a $25 billion national settlement with lenders over foreclosure abuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006650974564/ 12006650974564 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:59:03 EST BOSTON -- State education officials are praising President Barack Obama's decision to free Massachusetts from some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006650994284/ 12006650994284 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:55 EST BOSTON -- Boston police say the department's website has been restored, six days after it was hacked and defaced by a group that criticized the police handling of the Occupy Boston movement. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006652127547/ 12006652127547 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:57:27 EST BRIMFIELD, Mass. -- A major Las Vegas casino company says it wants to get a sense from Brimfield residents if they back a resort-style casino in town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006650984783/ 12006650984783 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:12 EST BOSTON -- Patients’ financial information from St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center was found outside an office building in Charlestown. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006650587246/ 12006650587246 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:44:01 EST BOSTON -- A Boston police officer is being hailed as a hero for catching a woman who tumbled off a second-floor roof in Dorchester. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006649104190/ 12006649104190 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:23:29 EST BOSTON -- An Easthampton man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for illegal firearms dealing and illegally possessing firearms. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006648980981/ 12006648980981 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:45 EST BOSTON -- The New England Institute of Art was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006650380439/ 12006650380439 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:19:26 EST BOSTON -- The FBI says they are on the trail of Anonymous, the group who claims to have hacked the Boston Police Department's website last week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006648596666/ 12006648596666 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:01:59 EST BILLERICA, Mass. -- An elderly man in Billerica was forced to escape the flames when his home caught fire Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006648491971/ 12006648491971 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55:13 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- A pod of dolphins moved out from shallow waters near Wellfleet on Wednesday. Those dolphins survived, but dozens of others either beached themselves or died. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006645571350/ 12006645571350 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:23 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A Peabody couple, now engaged, who met on a Norwegian cruise two years ago, is about to continue their fairytale romance in a way that's right out of the hit television show “The Love Boat.” http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006644018370/ 12006644018370 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:08 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts health officials are warning that people who visited the Super Bowl village outdoor festival in Indianapolis last Friday may have been exposed to measles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643740852/ 12006643740852 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:33 EST REVERE, Mass. -- A suspect accused of robbing at least 79 storage units in Revere appeared in Chelsea District Court Wednesday where he faced more than 20 charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643335385/ 12006643335385 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40:44 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- A former Newton elementary school teacher, already accused of possessing child pornography, was in court on Wednesday facing new charges of sexual assault. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643684476/ 12006643684476 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:04 EST BOSTON -- Tenants of a Chinatown building remain homeless after they were evacuated due to concerns about the building's structural integrity. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643584495/ 12006643584495 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:59 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- A man who has worked with children was in court on Wednesday facing charges of disseminating child pornography, child enticement, and exhibiting a child in a state of nudity. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643529999/ 12006643529999 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:43 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A nursing home in Haverhill welcomed a special guest on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643402347/ 12006643402347 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:01:12 EST BOSTON -- A dog taken from outside a Boston grocery store was reunited with her rightful owner on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006642007229/ 12006642007229 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:56:45 EST BOSTON -- Researchers say an ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. 11 has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006643060576/ 12006643060576 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:40 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- "Freaky" the Snowman is Jay Lichtenberg's ticket to cashing in on YouTube. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006642033934/ 12006642033934 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:19 EST BOSTON -- A top U.S. senator has asked federal housing officials to make a deeper probe into a troubled Massachusetts housing authority, where top managers are allowed to live in subsidized housing while hundreds of low-income families languish on waiting lists. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006640429928/ 12006640429928 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:44:50 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Springfield officials say they are going ahead with plans to make all bars and nightclubs close at 1 a.m. unless they have special permission to stay open an hour later. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006641189085/ 12006641189085 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:24:57 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Charges against a Holyoke man accused of killing his brother have been downgraded. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006640349759/ 12006640349759 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:45:34 EST BOSTON -- The famed Longfellow Bridge that spans the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge is getting a $300 million makeover. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006639753457/ 12006639753457 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:40:08 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- The former pastor of a Greek Orthodox church in Worcester who is facing assault charges is scheduled to go to trial in May. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006639720879/ 12006639720879 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:35:24 EST NATICK, Mass. -- Three men in Natick were caught on camera working together to steal hundreds of dollars worth of underwear. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006639692470/ 12006639692470 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:54:18 EST BOSTON, Mass. -- Federal environmental officials have picked six New England communities to get technical help improving the local economy and environment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006639445845/ 12006639445845 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:06 EST BOSTON -- A candy bar stunt in Copley Square not only left litter on the sidewalk, but a bad taste in the mouths of Patriots fans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006637140654/ 12006637140654 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:32 EST MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A prisoner pulled a prank on Vermont state troopers after slipping a pig into the state police seal, which was put on dozens of cruisers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006635133243/ 12006635133243 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:45:03 EST REVERE, Mass. -- Surveillance cameras captured a thief breaking into storage units in Revere and thanks to at least a dozen tips from 7News viewers, Revere police say they have tracked down the suspect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634710331/ 12006634710331 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:51 EST HYANNIS, Mass. -- A Barnstable man was in court on Tuesday answering to child pornography charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634637124/ 12006634637124 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:17 EST WELLESLEY, Mass. -- A Wellesley neighborhood is on edge after coyotes attacked people’s pets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006635227758/ 12006635227758 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:03 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- A New Hampshire-based group is putting up billboards to spread the word about a missing toddler from Maine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634494338/ 12006634494338 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:03:52 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Two former Massachusetts state recreation managers were in court on Tuesday and charged with recklessness after a woman died in a Fall River pool last June. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006630863237/ 12006630863237 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:15:10 EST BELCHERTOWN, Mass. -- Fourteen people arrested during a post-Super Bowl disturbance at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst have pleaded not guilty to various charges including disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006632731055/ 12006632731055 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:14:44 EST BOSTON -- A ballot question supporting the medicinal use of marijuana in Massachusetts is being bankrolled almost entirely by an Ohio billionaire who has backed similar efforts in other states. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634168434/ 12006634168434 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:29 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- More than 200 people are standing behind the prime sponsor of a bill to repeal New Hampshire's gay marriage law. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006633866823/ 12006633866823 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:36 EST BOSTON -- A national anti-tax activist is weighing in on Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise taxes on tobacco products and soda. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634161695/ 12006634161695 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:11 EST BOSTON -- The highest court in Massachusetts has approved the expansion of a mobile home park in the town of Shirley, finding that local zoning regulators used concerns about traffic and density as pretexts to squash the project. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006634177177/ 12006634177177 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:46:30 EST FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- State police say one person is dead after a crash involving a cement truck and a car on Route 1 south in Foxborough. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006633279027/ 12006633279027 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:26:13 EST PORTLAND, Conn. -- A Connecticut man says someone stole a treasure that won't be easy to replace. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006632797295/ 12006632797295 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:01 EST WARWICK, Mass. -- Authorities say a man has died after crashing a snowmobile in the Franklin County town of Warwick. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006632760124/ 12006632760124 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:40:15 EST DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Some EMTs made a ‘home delivery’ for a Dorchester family when the technicians responded to a call about a pregnant woman going into labor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006632161451/ 12006632161451 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:06:28 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Police say the uncle of a missing Maine toddler has been charged with assaulting another family member. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006631598784/ 12006631598784 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:13:46 EST BOSTON -- Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has been transferred from a federal prison in Kentucky to one in New York City. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006625162697/ 12006625162697 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:13:18 EST BOSTON -- The University of Massachusetts has announced that it is boosting financial aid for students by $25 million this academic year to a record high $158 million. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006632719830/ 12006632719830 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:56:10 EST ATKINSON, N.H. -- Three men accused of holding up a New Hampshire gas station led police on a chase across state lines, Monday, before finally being arrested in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006630817098/ 12006630817098 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:15:43 EST BOSTON -- A Boston man is hoping an application he installed in his stolen computer will lead police to the whereabouts of the thief. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006628414241/ 12006628414241 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:55 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A Texas man is accused of stealing money from temple-goers in New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006626741527/ 12006626741527 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:36:29 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Over the past few weeks more than 100 dolphins have stranded themselves on the shores of Cape Cod. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006626018912/ 12006626018912 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:53:54 EST DANBURY, Conn. -- Matt Cote is recovering after undergoing surgery following a car crash. The procedure almost didn't take place because his insurance company denied him health care coverage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006626483428/ 12006626483428 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:36:58 EST BOSTON -- There's a new push to give parking valets the power to keep your keys if you're too drunk to drive. A city councilor wants to make it a law in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006626021816/ 12006626021816 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:45:19 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A mulch fire near Route 1 in Peabody closed roads on Monday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006625711933/ 12006625711933 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:15 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- President Barack Obama is coming to Maine next month to raise money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006625177587/ 12006625177587 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:25 EST AMHERST, Mass. -- Fourteen people have been arrested during a post-Super Bowl disturbance at the University of Massachusetts that took police in riot gear and smoke bombs to break up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006624224537/ 12006624224537 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:07 EST BARRE, Mass. -- A man was busted Sunday for the alleged use of counterfeit cash in Barre. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006623376734/ 12006623376734 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:42 EST BOSTON -- Officials at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have confirmed that federal investigators have subpoenaed six years of hospital records as part of an investigation into whether the hospital overbilled Medicare by admitting patients for short stays who could have been treated less expensively as outpatients. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006622984257/ 12006622984257 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:25:31 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Animal welfare officials have rescued four more dolphins that stranded on Cape Cod over the weekend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006624153192/ 12006624153192 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:29 EST HOLYOKE, Mass. -- A sniper rifle reported lost by a Holyoke police officer has been recovered while the city's new mayor was along for a ride with officers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006622964948/ 12006622964948 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:03:42 EST REVERE, Mass. -- A fiery car accident in Revere left two people recovering in the hospital Monday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006622222193/ 12006622222193 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:57:17 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Several more dolphins were found stranded Sunday on Cape Cod. In the past month, dozens of dolphins have been found on the beach and it’s a mystery why they’re swimming so dangerously close to shore. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006619663755/ 12006619663755 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:02:11 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- The organizers of what's billed as New England's largest mustache pageant are now launching the world's first known mustache film festival. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006617533188/ 12006617533188 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:15:22 EST BOSTON -- Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts' own landmark 2006 health care law. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006616892130/ 12006616892130 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:07:09 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Legislation to allow guns on all public property, including New Hampshire college campuses, is coming up for a vote in the state Senate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006615402953/ 12006615402953 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:05:00 EST TAUNTON, Mass. -- A Cape Cod legislator and advocates for the mentally ill are criticizing state plans to shut Taunton State Hospital by the end of the year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006615390026/ 12006615390026 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:56:57 EST CONCORD, Mass. -- A crash in Concord injured a mother and her two young children when they were hit by a car outside their home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006609941791/ 12006609941791 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:12:02 EST BOSTON -- The Boston Police Department's website remains offline for the second day in a row after members of the hacking collective Anonymous defaced it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608952240/ 12006608952240 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:08:17 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Police in Maine say someone broke two windows at the home where a toddler was reported missing seven weeks ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608569780/ 12006608569780 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:06:29 EST SEABROOK, N.H. -- Police in New Hampshire say they've dismantled a makeshift methamphetamine lab that was uncovered near some high-tension power lines in Seabrook. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608558960/ 12006608558960 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:18 EST BOSTON -- Boston officials are urging fans to behave responsibly as the New England Patriots play the New York Giants in the Super Bowl on Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006616339819/ 12006616339819 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:05:21 EST CHICOPEE, Mass. -- U.S. Air Force officials say President Barack Obama's proposed cuts in defense spending will lead to cuts in the C-5 cargo jet fleet at the Westover Air Reserve Base in western Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608552022/ 12006608552022 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:59:36 EST HAMPTON, N.H. -- Daredevils are braving the icy Atlantic this weekend for New Hampshire's annual Penguin Plunge. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608517631/ 12006608517631 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:03:27 EST BOSTON -- A $35 million community-based health center built in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood is being hailed as a model for delivering quality health care to underserved urban areas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006608540738/ 12006608540738 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:05:15 EST FALMOUTH, Mass. -- A New York bar usually named, “Brady’s,” has changed its name to Manning’s for the Super Bowl, and a Falmouth pub has followed suit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006602431418/ 12006602431418 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:43:44 EST METHUEN -- Wes Welker reached out to his celebration inspiration on Friday, sending a video to the college student who gave him the idea for an end zone dance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006602302384/ 12006602302384 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:21:12 EST DUDLEY, Mass. -- The following is a press release from Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski of the Dudley Fire Department warning Dudley residents of a possible fraudulent fundraising scam. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006601447274/ 12006601447274 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08:37 EST BOSTON -- Federal regulators on Friday said they're seeking offshore wind developers who want to build inside a newly redrawn zone of ocean off Massachusetts, which they pitched as a prime spot for wind farms. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006601371737/ 12006601371737 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:56:23 EST BOSTON -- A group associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement is claiming responsibility for attacks on police and government websites across the world -- including posting a 15 minute confidential phone conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006600578356/ 12006600578356 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:35:26 EST BOSTON -- Lucky fans are flocking to Indianapolis for a weekend of Super Bowl fun. Many of them headed out from Logan airport on Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006600092615/ 12006600092615 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:49 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Divers who searched a river and nearby stream in the Maine hometown of a missing toddler have turned up no new clues. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006599872947/ 12006599872947 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:33:36 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Three more dolphins have died as the rash of strandings continue on Cape Cod. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006599721635/ 12006599721635 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:10:48 EST BOSTON -- GOP Sen. Scott Brown is relying more heavily on donations from political action committees than his chief Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006599224833/ 12006599224833 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:35:55 EST QUINCY, Mass. -- Sunday Patriots fans are hoping to have the sweet taste of victory but one local bakery is making sure that fans have that taste either way. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006598655562/ 12006598655562 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:14 EST SALEM, Mass. -- A mother was charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct after allegedly hitting a 5-year-old girl on a Salem school bus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006598741428/ 12006598741428 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:14 EST The Boston Police Department’s website was hacked. It released this statement on Friday: http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006598339325/ 12006598339325 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:06:38 EST In the interest of public safety, a number of temporary parking restrictions will be implemented in the City of Boston on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012, and, as necessary, temporary traffic restrictions may be put into place as well. Drivers are advised to pay close attention to posted regulations to avoid being ticketed and towed. As always, parking meters will be free in Boston on Sunday. However, if signs posted on the block indicate that parking is illegal on February 5th, then parking at meters on that block will not be allowed either. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006598479868/ 12006598479868 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:42:31 EST SAUGUS, Mass. -- Santa Claus will be allowed to keep visiting Saugus elementary schools every Christmas as he has done the past half-century. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597975135/ 12006597975135 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:40:48 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Divers from the Maine Warden Service and Maine State Police are back in a river as they continue to investigate the disappearance of a toddler. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597964887/ 12006597964887 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:40:50 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- A mother in Maine is making another plea to the public to help her find her daughter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597605069/ 12006597605069 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:36:12 EST SOUTHWICK, Mass. -- Feral cats have become such a problem in Southwick that the select board has given the animal control officer the go-ahead to round them up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597937228/ 12006597937228 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:41:16 EST BOSTON -- Five veterans have been arrested and charged by federal authorities with selling drugs at a Veterans Administration hospital in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597247689/ 12006597247689 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:39:00 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- A convicted murdered from Lewiston has been indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening to kill an official with the Social Security Administration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597233948/ 12006597233948 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:37:11 EST BOSTON -- The New England Aquarium, one of the region's most popular attractions, is planning a $15 million renovation of its core exhibits as the final phase of a five-year upgrade. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006597223049/ 12006597223049 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:07:23 EST BOSTON -- New plans for Boston’s Downtown Crossing are set to be announced Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006596684346/ 12006596684346 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:39 EST HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Lawyers for an Alabama professor accused of killing three colleagues want her March trial delayed because the state hasn't paid for defense experts or testing by a neurologist. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006596643836/ 12006596643836 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:53:47 EST DEDHAM, Mass. -- Two brothers have been sentenced to up to three years in prison each for setting up an illegal basement apartment in a Quincy house in which a man and his two young sons died during a fire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006596602625/ 12006596602625 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:44:57 EST BOSTON -- A Boston man has pleaded not guilty to raping and killing his neighbor, who had come from the Dominican Republic to seek medical care for her 1-year-old son. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006596189767/ 12006596189767 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:28:13 EST SALEM, Mass. -- A 36-year-old Salem mother is facing charges after she was accused of boarding a school bus and hitting a 5-year-old girl her son claimed hit him first. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006591769394/ 12006591769394 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:12 EST BOSTON -- During the 2010 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, then-candidate Scott Brown vowed to be the "41st" vote against President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006591115217/ 12006591115217 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:15:37 EST BOSTON -- Whether they bought a raffle ticket or called into a radio station, three lucky fans are headed to the Super Bowl. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006592053712/ 12006592053712 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:09 EST BOSTON -- The young patients at Children’s Hospital in Boston got a Super Bowl surprise on Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006592020858/ 12006592020858 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:01:56 EST FOXBORO, Mass. -- The Foxboro Fire Department has been betting on teams since the 1980’s. Just like mayors and governors, Foxboro firefighters have been making wagers on Patriots playoff games and Super Bowls with fire houses in the opposing team’s city. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006591971697/ 12006591971697 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:46:48 EST REVERE, Mass. -- A Revere man is facing several charges in the attack of a woman who was visiting his aunt. The charges he is facing are serious, including aggravated rape and breaking and entering in the nighttime. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006591880885/ 12006591880885 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:44:49 EST BOSTON -- Boston’s mayor and police department are urging residents to be safe while celebrating Super Bowl XLVI and local universities are taking steps to keep students under control. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006591868810/ 12006591868810 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:36:17 EST NEW YORK -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has a two-book deal, including a budget-priced e-book and a second work that will build on responses to the first. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006590377718/ 12006590377718 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:47:12 EST BOSTON -- A trip to Logan International Airport is about to become more expensive. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006589363225/ 12006589363225 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:35:16 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- The Newton elementary school teacher facing child pornography charges has resigned before the school district had a chance to fire him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006589291546/ 12006589291546 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:30:40 EST BOSTON -- On the top floor of Boston’s Children's Hospital, a spirited nine-year-old girl from Maine is packing up her things to come home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006589263933/ 12006589263933 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:37:49 EST BOSTON -- Police searched rooftops and apartments in Boston’s North End for a man on the run on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006588586991/ 12006588586991 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:06:45 EST BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate is set to take up a bill calling for stricter oversight of prescription drugs that are often abused when in the wrong hands. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006587680535/ 12006587680535 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:38:23 EST MERRIMAC, Mass. -- About ten years ago, Barry Armstrong and his late father spent one of their most memorable moments together; watching the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006583550366/ 12006583550366 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:00 EST EAST BOSTON -- A treasure hunter from Maine says he has located and will soon start salvaging what he's calling the most valuable sunken treasure ever found. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006585564014/ 12006585564014 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:44:43 EST LYNN, Mass. -- A van rolled over on Western Avenue in Lynn on Wednesday, seriously hurting the driver trapped inside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006585388226/ 12006585388226 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:18:43 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- - Clifford Rodrigues, 12, took his life on Tuesday, just one year after his friend hanged himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006585232326/ 12006585232326 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:57:27 EST FOXBORO, Mass. -- It is easy to guess which team some Bay State parents are rooting for in Sunday’s game, since they did name their children after the Patriots’ quarterback. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006585104799/ 12006585104799 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:55:17 EST BOSTON -- A Cape Cod native will appear in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006583651660/ 12006583651660 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:36:48 EST BROCKTON, Mass. -- Police are investigating to determine if two recent robberies in Brockton are the work of the same armed thief. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006583540891/ 12006583540891 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:11:17 EST INDIANAPOLIS -- An 11-year-old boy, who at one time lived in Massachusetts, made it all the way out to Indianapolis after winning a contest through the NFL. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006583387719/ 12006583387719 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:25:33 EST BOSTON -- The competition is heating up ahead of the Super Bowl among tenants of a South Boston apartment complex. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006583473362/ 12006583473362 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:26:34 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- A shipwreck hunter says he has found the wreck of a World War II merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod with a load of platinum now valued at $3 billion - perhaps the richest hoard ever discovered at the bottom of the sea. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006582039488/ 12006582039488 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:19:24 EST NEW YORK -- The mayors of New York and Boston are rooting for opposing teams in the Super Bowl. But they're on the same side when it comes to pushing for stricter gun-control laws. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006580196317/ 12006580196317 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:06:35 EST BOSTON -- Boston paid a final farewell to iconic mayor Kevin White on Wednesday. Many of the state’s top political leaders turned out to pay their respects for the mayor who served the city for 16 years. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006570759580/ 12006570759580 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:34 EST BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- Federal and state health officials have confirmed that two people in Massachusetts contracted rabies last year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006580095442/ 12006580095442 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:43:30 EST BOSTON -- A suspected robber was tracked down and arrested in Boston Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006579981081/ 12006579981081 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:28:14 EST BOSTON -- A developer that wants to build a casino in southeastern Massachusetts has told a federal judge the state's casino law is unconstitutional because it gives a race-based advantage to the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006579889454/ 12006579889454 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:25:13 EST BOSTON -- The nonprofit Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy that has come under fire for the six-figure salaries of five officials has been told that it must wean itself off public money by the end of the decade. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006579871254/ 12006579871254 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:55:55 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- There will be no love for candy at one school in newton this Valentine's Day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006578975453/ 12006578975453 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:01:17 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A nanny was accused of pocketing valuables while watching children, and then cashing in. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006574687789/ 12006574687789 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:16:24 EST FITCHBURG, Mass. -- The FBI broke down the door to the wrong apartment as part of a raid on Jan. 26, frightening the family inside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006574418493/ 12006574418493 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:37:33 EST BOSTON -- A dating website is bringing a new meaning to the term commuter crush. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006572745327/ 12006572745327 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:44:40 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Transportation records show the flight instructor for a New Hampshire pilot charged with killing his daughter in a Massachusetts plane crash repeatedly denied his requests to fly solo. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006574588068/ 12006574588068 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:51:59 EST BOSTON -- A political action committee targeting Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has released what it's calling "an extensive research report" on his record, while vowing to refrain from launching new political ads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006572831868/ 12006572831868 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:48:13 EST BOSTON -- Some staff at the New England Aquarium recently got the chance to play Cupid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006571729350/ 12006571729350 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:51:44 EST FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Bay State family's vacation ends in tragedy when a woman dies on-board a cruise ship. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006571390422/ 12006571390422 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:43:08 EST BEVERLY, Mass. -- A massive fire ripped through a church in Beverly on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006571338857/ 12006571338857 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:03:37 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Chicopee man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two friends of his daughter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006570741797/ 12006570741797 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:48:31 EST BOSTON -- Mayor Tom Menino spoke out about proposed fare hikes and service cuts to the MBTA Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006570291119/ 12006570291119 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:43:46 EST WESTON, Mass. -- A high-speed chase on Route 128 in Weston ended with a 16-year-old driver in custody Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006570262633/ 12006570262633 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:10:11 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Unable to find any evidence missing toddler Ayla Reynolds was abducted, police on Monday pressed the three adults who were home with her on the night she disappeared to provide a full account of what happened. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006558901186/ 12006558901186 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:40:29 EST BOSTON -- The main house on the Kennedys' oceanfront compound, the scene of many of the famed political family's gatherings in times of joy and sorrow, has been donated to an institute named for the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006565922957/ 12006565922957 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:56:14 EST BOSTON -- Three men armed with a sledgehammer broke into a Boloco restaurant in Boston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006563137474/ 12006563137474 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:51:33 EST SAUGUS, Mass. -- A Saugus woman appeared in court on Monday and was charged in a hit and run that killed a well-known caterer two years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006562029367/ 12006562029367 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:14:39 EST TRURO, Mass. -- Crews rescued a deer stuck in a well on Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006563247950/ 12006563247950 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:58 EST Traffic and Parking Advisory – January 31 and February 1, 2012 Services for Mayor Kevin H. White http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006565445722/ 12006565445722 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:06:58 EST WESTFORD, Mass. -- A 9-year-old boy had to be flown to a Boston hospital after suffering a head injury at Nashoba Valley Ski area in Westford. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006563561857/ 12006563561857 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:08:13 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A former Massachusetts dentist has been sent to jail for a year for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006563209367/ 12006563209367 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:16:20 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy is starting a new stint as a teacher. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006562898016/ 12006562898016 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:09:15 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Police say two people have been sent to the hospital after an early morning shooting in Springfield. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006562855563/ 12006562855563 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:02:16 EST BOSTON -- Boston school bus drivers say they warned bosses weeks before school started about problem bus routes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006562093690/ 12006562093690 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:42:46 EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Fire tore through a three-story home in Cambridge overnight Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006561616537/ 12006561616537 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:07:24 EST BOSTON -- Tributes continued to pour in on Sunday for former Boston Mayor Kevin White. Senator John Kerry stopped by White’s statue in Faneuil Hall to add to the growing pile of flowers and cards in his memory. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006557804477/ 12006557804477 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:24:28 EST BOSTON -- The Patrick administration's plan to close Taunton State Hospital is meeting with resistance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006556826885/ 12006556826885 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:22:38 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts officials and members of the state's Haitian-American community are coming together at the Statehouse to remember the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti more than two years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006556815838/ 12006556815838 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:19:59 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island lawmaker is due in court this week following his second recent arrest on marijuana possession charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006556799943/ 12006556799943 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:55:11 EST BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- Massachusetts public records confirm a 63-year-old Cape Cod man has died after contracting rabies, the first confirmed human case of that neurological illness in the state since 1935. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006555571114/ 12006555571114 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:52:24 EST BELMONT, N.H. -- Fire officials say a Belmont, N.H., family awakened by a barking dog escaped the flames, but their house was heavily damaged. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006555554338/ 12006555554338 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:32:19 EST UNDATED -- It’s an extreme case of “lost and found,” a boat lost at sea more than three years ago off the coast of Nantucket reappearing in Spain. The boat’s owner is now talking about what happened when he was tossed from the boat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006550753863/ 12006550753863 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:38:39 EST BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has released his military service record documenting the 32 years he has served in the Army National Guard. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006550071873/ 12006550071873 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:45:48 EST BOSTON -- Boston is remembering former Mayor Kevin White. He is being remembered not only as a visionary but as an inspiration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006549034876/ 12006549034876 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:46:43 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Facing more gray slush than black ice, organizers of this weekend's pond hockey tournament in Concord, N.H., have postponed the competition until next month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006548680394/ 12006548680394 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:03:15 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Investigators say they've found blood inside the Maine home where a toddler was reported missing six weeks ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006548059553/ 12006548059553 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:07:22 EST BOSTON -- Dozens of dolphins stranded on Cape Cod during the past few weeks have died in New England's second mass of marine mammal deaths in three months. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006548084297/ 12006548084297 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:59:26 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Illegal immigrants could see their tuition costs rise at the state's public colleges if a bill facing the New Hampshire House passes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006548036686/ 12006548036686 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:58:09 EST HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Police are investigating an armed robbery of two students on the Southern New Hampshire University campus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006548028913/ 12006548028913 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:09:00 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- Two suspects were arrested in Newton after police say they talked their way into a free MBTA bus ride to court, and then beat up the driver who helped them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006541973983/ 12006541973983 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:46:32 EST BOSTON -- Former Boston Mayor Kevin White died on Friday at 82-years-old. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006541479224/ 12006541479224 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:12:24 EST WAYLAND, Mass. -- Police are warning parents about a candy on the market with a hidden danger. The candy is apparently made with a chemical found in marijuana. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006540194410/ 12006540194410 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:43:23 EST MARSTON’S MILLS, Mass. -- A man on the Cape said a dispute with his neighbors took a dangerous turn after someone shot an arrow through a window in his home, causing damage and frightening his family. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006539660372/ 12006539660372 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:34:02 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- A website devoted to a Maine toddler who vanished six weeks ago says the girl's uncle and maternal grandmother have taken polygraph tests as part of the police investigation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006539604270/ 12006539604270 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:03:23 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's youngest students would have a longer school day under a proposal requiring all-day kindergarten that's now pending before the General Assembly. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006539060350/ 12006539060350 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:09:46 EST BOSTON -- A new report finds the Massachusetts economy grew at a slower clip than the U.S. economy as a whole during the final three months of last year. It was the first time in six quarters the state's growth has not outpaced the nation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006538018697/ 12006538018697 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:21 EST HALIFAX, Mass. -- A Halifax firefighter is facing serious charges in Plymouth District Court after being accused of exposing himself to a 14-year-old girl. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006538082060/ 12006538082060 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:22:51 EST AMHERST, Mass. -- The Amherst Fire Department was called to the local middle school for an unusual rescue. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006537017195/ 12006537017195 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:23:19 EST BOSTON -- The nonprofit agency that oversees 15 acres of parkland in Boston above the subterranean Big Dig highway is coming under fire after it disclosed that it pays six-figure salaries to five officials, including $185,000 per year to its executive director. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006536659818/ 12006536659818 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:16:33 EST NORWOOD, Mass. -- Family and friends are paying final respects to an Army medic from Norwood who died in Afghanistan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006536619361/ 12006536619361 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:46:28 EST DEDHAM, Mass. -- Two brothers have been found guilty of manslaughter after managing an illegal basement apartment in Quincy where an Iraqi immigrant and his two sons were killed in a 2009 fire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006536078899/ 12006536078899 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:41:47 EST BOSTON -- Lawyers for Children's Hospital Boston have asked a Massachusetts judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by 11 former patients of a renowned pediatrician they allege abused them in North Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006536050733/ 12006536050733 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:53:56 EST BOSTON -- A woman gave birth on Storrow Drive on Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006533243614/ 12006533243614 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:14:03 EST BOSTON -- Sunbeam Television Corporation, parent company of WHDH-TV and WLVI-TV in Boston has reached an agreement with satellite program provider DirecTV. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006531564327/ 12006531564327 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:11:24 EST BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Police believe the same suspect is behind three different robberies in Braintree and Brookline. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006531548410/ 12006531548410 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:51:14 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A New Bedford teenager died in a single-car crash on Route 140 north on Thursday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006528547422/ 12006528547422 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Retiring Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, plans to marry his longtime partner Jim Ready of Maine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006529707694/ 12006529707694 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:04 EST WATERBURY, Vt. -- A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected to make roads slippery in Vermont. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006531150439/ 12006531150439 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:27:04 EST BOSTON -- The nation's oceans chief has turned down a request made first by Sen. John Kerry for a new assessment of the health of Gulf of Maine cod. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006530202331/ 12006530202331 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:03:33 EST MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A Vermont lawmaker wants to amend the state's medical marijuana law so that anyone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could use it to help alleviate their symptoms. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006531141348/ 12006531141348 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:47:50 EST UNDATED -- The last time Scott Douglas saw his boat Queen Bee was during a fishing trip in Nantucket in August 2008. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006522046927/ 12006522046927 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:41:14 EST NORWICH, Conn. -- A New York woman wanted in North Carolina on counterfeiting charges has been accused of leaving her 5-year-old son alone in a hotel room at the Mohegan Sun Casino. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006528847447/ 12006528847447 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:56:36 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- A grand jury is looking into the murder of 11-year-old Celina Cass in northern New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006528579683/ 12006528579683 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:53:29 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cranston school officials are asking the Rhode Island state for permission to place advertisements on the sides of school buses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006527480991/ 12006527480991 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:55:50 EST BOSTON -- A big drug bust landed a south Boston man in court Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006527135011/ 12006527135011 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:31:23 EST HARTFORD, Conn. -- East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr.'s comment that he "might have tacos" amid the anti-bias probe into his town's police department has landed him a place in the national spotlight. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006526988357/ 12006526988357 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:48:54 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- Two children who had been reported missing for several hours on Wednesday were found safe Wednesday evening. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006523493493/ 12006523493493 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:33 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- A Newton library worker was arrested on child pornography charges on Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006522663341/ 12006522663341 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:51:04 EST MANCHESTER, NH -- A cab driver in New Hampshire is accused of kidnapping a woman and then assaulting her, but he says he did nothing wrong. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006520986463/ 12006520986463 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:36:24 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick has unveiled a $32.3 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 that calls for a spending increase of about 3 percent from the current year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006521618415/ 12006521618415 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:37:29 EST BOSTON -- Boston police are looking for the vandals who knocked the head off a statue of Jesus outside a Roman Catholic church named for Mother Teresa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006519824947/ 12006519824947 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:33 EST SEABROOK, N.H. -- Detectives in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are using social media and old-school dumpster diving to build cases against a Patriots cap-wearing bank robbery suspect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006520353389/ 12006520353389 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:56:00 EST On Wednesday January 25, 2012 at approximately 11:30 AM Worcester Police responded to Vernon Hill School located at 211 Providence Street for a report of two missing students. Upon the officers arrival they met with the school principle along with the mother of a 5th grade female who is one of the missing children. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006522816086/ 12006522816086 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:37:07 EST BOSTON -- The MBTA is taking a dry approach to advertising; it's banning alcohol ads on all t property, including trains and buses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006519462773/ 12006519462773 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:48:01 EST MEDFORD, Mass. -- A postal worker recently made a miraculous discovery in Arlington, finding a small dog clinging to life in a cemetery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006518808153/ 12006518808153 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:39:46 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 will include increased funding for programs aimed at helping struggling students in the state's most financially strapped cities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006518398685/ 12006518398685 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:57:51 EST BOSTON -- Final recordings President John F. Kennedy secretly made in the Oval Office include an eerie conversation about what would become the day of his funeral. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006515627140/ 12006515627140 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:41:42 EST BOSTON -- Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray has asked state campaign officials to investigate if a former supporter broke any laws while campaigning for him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006514450240/ 12006514450240 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:50:46 EST WESTON, Mass. -- An explosion badly burned a worker at a construction site at Weston High School on Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006513784649/ 12006513784649 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:15:16 EST SHIRLEY, Mass. -- An SUV plunged into icy water in Shirley on Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006512131513/ 12006512131513 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:57 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block federal subpoenas for Boston College transcripts and recordings of interviews with former members of the Irish Republican Army. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006513323714/ 12006513323714 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:58:39 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- A woman says a man assaulted while she was jogging early Tuesday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006512391965/ 12006512391965 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:26 EST LYNN, Mass. -- Authorities say a Massachusetts woman bought $64 worth of soda using a stolen welfare benefits card, then immediately fed the full cans into the supermarket's automated redemption machine for the nickel deposit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006511688670/ 12006511688670 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:02:52 EST SALT LAKE CITY -- A University of Utah professor charged with viewing child pornography on a plane has resigned. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006511697291/ 12006511697291 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:16:59 EST BOSTON -- Two organizations say the state's residential real estate market took a small step back last month following five consecutive months of higher sales. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006511061913/ 12006511061913 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:07:52 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A former dentist in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006511007277/ 12006511007277 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:57 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's state of the state address is getting mixed reviews, with fellow Democrats praising it and Republicans saying it fell short. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006509885724/ 12006509885724 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:54:45 EST BOSTON -- Critics of a Massachusetts sentencing bill are pressing lawmakers to ease some of the legislation's tougher measures. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006509848590/ 12006509848590 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:25:52 EST ARLINGTON, Mass. -- Two adults and a child were pulled from a pond in Arlington after falling through the ice on Sunday evening. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006501035245/ 12006501035245 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:29:17 EST BOSTON -- Officials at the Israeli Consulate said they received an envelope containing a white powder on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006505015770/ 12006505015770 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:08:45 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick is calling for tougher penalties for the state's most violent criminals while asking lawmakers to make non-violent drug offenders eligible for parole sooner. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006506692584/ 12006506692584 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:39:10 EST BOSTON -- A carbon monoxide scare caused a mother to collapse on the kitchen floor of her Hyde Park home on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006503635042/ 12006503635042 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:40:22 EST BOSTON -- The number of murders, rapes and violent assaults on the MBTA dropped slightly last year, but property crimes, including the theft of cellphones, bicycles and even catalytic converters from vehicles parked in T lots jumped 17 percent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006503282287/ 12006503282287 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:43:52 EST BOSTON -- A federal judge has ordered Boston College to turn over more interview transcripts and recordings of former IRA members. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006503303247/ 12006503303247 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:03:03 EST A transcript of the Governor's speech. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006509898321/ 12006509898321 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:40:42 EST BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- The Army officer who presided over a hearing to determine whether charges were warranted against a soldier accused of fatally shooting a colleague from Cape Cod has recommend an involuntary manslaughter charge. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006502924236/ 12006502924236 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:40:54 EST BROCKTON, Mass. -- A knife-wielding Brockton man has been hospitalized after being shot by police during a domestic disturbance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006502925480/ 12006502925480 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:14 EST NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- A Sunderland man charged with sexually assaulting a girl more than 20 years ago has been declared competent to stand trial. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006502909450/ 12006502909450 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:19:57 EST NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. -- The fire chief says one person has died in a three-alarm blaze at an apartment complex in North Attleborough. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006501719780/ 12006501719780 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:13:40 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Dentists across New Hampshire are offering children from low-income families a free dental appointment next month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006501681990/ 12006501681990 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:11:52 EST WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Authorities say a beloved teacher in a Connecticut school district has died after being overcome by carbon monoxide at her Massachusetts home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006501671292/ 12006501671292 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:20:34 EST The Massachusetts State Police are urging motorists to travel slowly and take precautions during their Monday morning commute. Motorists in Central and Western Massachusetts are encouraged to take extra precautions because of the potential for freezing rain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006498483440/ 12006498483440 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:40:07 EST BELMONT, N.H. -- A 25-year-old man has died after his snowmobile struck a tree. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006498240780/ 12006498240780 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:19:06 EST MEDFORD, Mass. -- Patriots fans were streaming into Modell’s in Medford just moments after the Patriots defeated the Ravens in the AFC Championship game Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006497754583/ 12006497754583 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:28:50 EST BOSTON -- An apartment in Allston was completely engulfed in flames when the seven college students living inside had to make a desperate decision to escape the fire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006497093015/ 12006497093015 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:53:51 EST DUDLEY, Mass. -- Authorities say a Massachusetts man has died after falling through the ice while snowmobiling with friends. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496883136/ 12006496883136 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:48:49 EST BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is following up the recent kickoff of his re-election drive with a statewide radio advertising campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496852980/ 12006496852980 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:05:18 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- The NH Senate is considering moving up the primary election date to the last Tuesday in August of every even year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496231881/ 12006496231881 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:03:45 EST BOSTON -- A change in regulations has raised hopes that New England is a step closer to unlocking the power in its renewable energy resources. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496222565/ 12006496222565 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:06:58 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island have each adopted plans to comply with the national health care law, which would extend coverage to the uninsured by 2014. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496241878/ 12006496241878 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:08:49 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- Two men are set to stand trial on charges of beating and threatening to kill a former manager at their Tyngsboro pizzeria they allegedly wrongly accused of stealing from them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006496252851/ 12006496252851 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:14:48 EST FOXBORO, Mass. -- Snow was falling in Foxboro ahead of the AFC Championship game. Crews were working hard to get Gillette Stadium and the parking lots surrounding it ready by Sunday afternoon when the Patriots take on the Ravens. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006488728841/ 12006488728841 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:40:40 EST BOURNE, Mass. -- Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod got the brunt of the snow in Saturday’s storm and it continued to fall into the evening, leaving dangerous roads in its path. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006488524032/ 12006488524032 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:39:15 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick is putting the finishing touches on his state of the state address amid a gradually improving economy in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006487795550/ 12006487795550 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:20:59 EST BOSTON -- The season's first significant snowstorm is rolling through Massachusetts, with southeastern communities, including Cape Cod, expected to see the worst of it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006487685939/ 12006487685939 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:36:37 EST ATHOL, Mass. -- Athol is kicking off its 250th anniversary celebrations by honoring its ties to Scotland. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006487779722/ 12006487779722 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:32:32 EST BOSTON -- A federal appeals court has upheld multimillion-dollar judgments that found the government liable for the deaths of three people allegedly murdered by James "Whitey" Bulger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006487755241/ 12006487755241 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:22:24 EST BOSTON -- The director and conductor of the nation's oldest independent music school is apologizing for hiring a convicted sex offender to film classes and concerts without seeking permission from supervisors. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006481574458/ 12006481574458 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:22:35 EST HINGHAM, Mass. -- Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a dog in Hingham. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006479775573/ 12006479775573 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:32:06 EST WINDHAM, N.H. -- Crews rushed to save a man and his dog on a frozen lake in New Hampshire on Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006479472693/ 12006479472693 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:11:00 EST WESTBORO, Mass. -- Lancaster Town Manager Orlando Pacheco apologized after he was arrested in Westboro for drunk driving in August. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006479346085/ 12006479346085 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:36:50 EST ATHOL, Mass. -- Flames engulfed an old toy factory in Athol on Thursday night. Investigators are working to determine what caused the blaze. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006479141065/ 12006479141065 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:39:43 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick will propose a 50 cent per pack increase in the state's cigarette tax as part a plan to raise $260 million in new revenues for the state budget. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006478798369/ 12006478798369 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:41:21 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's administration says it hopes to provide the same amount of unrestricted local aid to cities and towns in next year's state budget as in the current fiscal year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006478448128/ 12006478448128 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:17:31 EST ATHOL, Mass. -- A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Athol on Thursday evening. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006478665199/ 12006478665199 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:53:58 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire man who lived in the same apartment as an 11-year-old girl who was found dead in the Connecticut River is in custody on charges unrelated to her killing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006477443841/ 12006477443841 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:36:08 EST ATHOL, Mass. -- A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Athol on Thursday evening. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006472656881/ 12006472656881 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:51:26 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A secular foundation in Wisconsin says it's filing a civil rights complaint against a Rhode Island florist for refusing to deliver flowers to a 16-year-old atheist. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006476348681/ 12006476348681 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:53:35 EST BROCKTON, Mass. -- Crews were out in force overnight Thursday, plowing and salting roadways as snow fell across the Bay State. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006475281497/ 12006475281497 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:13 EST BOSTON -- A federal judge in Boston has ordered 14 drug companies to negotiate settlements for 53 women who claim their breast cancer was caused by an anti-miscarriage drug their mothers took decades ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006475165224/ 12006475165224 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:30:53 EST WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Six more dolphins have stranded on Cape Cod in the latest of recent strandings in the region. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006475145314/ 12006475145314 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:33:53 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A new mother from Peabody paid tribute fallen Firefighter James Rice who rushed to save her burning home but sadly, died battling the fire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006471203326/ 12006471203326 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:50:48 EST LYNN, Mass. -- A man walked into his house with his young son and found an unstable woman burglarizing his home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006470944828/ 12006470944828 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:16:07 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- A veteran Worcester firefighter was on the way to a different fire Wednesday after when he saw flames shooting from a home. The firefighter forced his way into the house without wearing any gear to search for someone who was thought to be in the basement of the building. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006470736715/ 12006470736715 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:33:04 EST PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Rhode Island man faces charges after investigators found he kept dozens of snakes -- some poisonous -- and a skunk as pets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006470478431/ 12006470478431 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:08:41 EST BOSTON -- State officials say the Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 percent in December, down from 7 percent in November, despite estimates that the state lost about 6,200 jobs last month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006469612179/ 12006469612179 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:56:58 EST BOSTON -- Police say two Puerto Rican men have been arrested at Boston's Logan Airport after a drug dog sniffed cocaine in their luggage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006469541868/ 12006469541868 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:29:35 EST MILFORD, Mass. -- Fast-moving flames tore through a multi-family home in Milford Thursday morning, forcing residents out into the cold early Thursday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006466497557/ 12006466497557 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:04:15 EST UNDATED -- Twelve years after John F. Kennedy Junior’s tragic death, a tell-all book from his former assistant has revealed new details about his final moments. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006468145568/ 12006468145568 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:26:28 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is officially kicking off his re-election campaign with a rally in Massachusetts, casting himself as an independent voice in a deeply partisan Congress. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006468278897/ 12006468278897 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:24:44 EST FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Foxborough area's religious leaders have banded together to oppose a casino in town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006468268495/ 12006468268495 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:43 EST QUINCY, Mass. -- Authorities say a 22-year-old Quincy man is struggling for his life after being stabbed in the chest outside a city MBTA station. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006468262375/ 12006468262375 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:32 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- The mother of a toddler reported missing from her father's home in Maine a month ago says she was unable to finish a lie detector test because of a medical condition. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006467925250/ 12006467925250 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:53:25 EST SAUGUS, Mass. -- A hearing is scheduled Thursday for a state trooper in trouble with the law. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006467720596/ 12006467720596 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:06:50 EST BOSTON -- An Ohio man has been sentenced in federal court in Massachusetts to five years in prison for sending threatening emails to officials in an affluent Boston suburb. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006467081080/ 12006467081080 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:57:40 EST BURLINGTON, Vt. -- University of Vermont police are investigating the death of an unidentified man found frozen and wrapped in blankets in a wooded area. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006466665987/ 12006466665987 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:48:58 EST PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Friends and relatives continue to hold out hope for a Plymouth teen allegedly shot by his father. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006466613836/ 12006466613836 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:25:09 EST BOSTON -- Senator Scott Brown paid tribute to fallen Peabody Firefighter Jim Rice on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006464310838/ 12006464310838 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:07:16 EST CHARLESTOWN, Mass. -- Mark Wahlberg apologized for remarks he made in an interview in Men’s Journal about the September 11th attacks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006464203695/ 12006464203695 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:45:39 EST WEST ROXBURY, Mass. -- Investigators found hundreds of images of child pornography on an elementary school teacher’s computer and prosecutors said he had a video tape of a 12-year-old girl who was sleeping in her bedroom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006460473915/ 12006460473915 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:49:00 EST WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Surveillance cameras caught a robber armed with a knife as he held up a convenience store in Wakefield on Tuesday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006461934075/ 12006461934075 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:54:47 EST LEWISTON, Maine -- A Livermore Falls couple who planned to get married this summer instead held an emotional ceremony in a Lewiston hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006461968771/ 12006461968771 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:42:07 EST BOSTON -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is forming a special commission to help oversee the casino debate in the state's largest city. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006461532712/ 12006461532712 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:22 EST BOSTON -- Draft Magazine released a list of the top 100 beer bars in the country. Four of them are in the Boston area. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006461282272/ 12006461282272 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:24:18 EST PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- A father and son were in critical condition at a Boston-area hospital Wednesday after police say the father shot his son and then shot himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006460345739/ 12006460345739 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:53:24 EST BOSTON -- Mayor Menino gave his annual ‘state of the city’ address Tuesday night, announcing big plans for job growth, education, and renovation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006459080442/ 12006459080442 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:35:47 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- An independent investigator has criticized several New Bedford police officers for not seeking quicker medical attention for a man who died while in custody, but ruled that their actions were not criminal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006459334759/ 12006459334759 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:41:07 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Community members are holding a vigil to mark the one-month anniversary of the day 21-month-old Ayla Reynolds was reported missing from her central Maine home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006459006745/ 12006459006745 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30:34 EST HOLYOKE, Mass. -- State police say a 23-year-old Springfield man has died after his car slammed into the rear of a disabled tractor trailer on Interstate 91. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006458943489/ 12006458943489 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:07:46 EST BOSTON -- New figures show that more than one-third of Boston's public high school students were chronically absent last year, including many who missed more than 20 percent of the school year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006435766517/ 12006435766517 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:05:16 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- Massachusetts State Police say an expansion joint that became dislodged on a highway damaged several cars and caused a weekend crash between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006435751649/ 12006435751649 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:56:42 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's House has put off a vote on legalizing casinos until Feb. 8, but work on the bill is continuing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006435700291/ 12006435700291 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:36:52 EST BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Some of the survivors of the Italian cruise ship that sank off the Italian coast are Braintree residents. Family members were able to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard their relatives were safe. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006429821251/ 12006429821251 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:28:56 EST BOSTON -- A young child is on the road to recovery. He’s lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006429413687/ 12006429413687 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:14:03 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A massive fire in Fall River is now being called arson. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006428604366/ 12006428604366 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:39:15 EST SCUSSET BEACH, Mass. -- An animal welfare organization says up to 30 dolphins have been found stranded on five Cape Cod beaches, and only 11 were able to be released. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006428395548/ 12006428395548 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:30:18 EST BOSTON -- The brother of one of James "Whitey" Bulger's alleged victims is speaking out after actor Mark Wahlberg expressed interest in a jailhouse meeting with the reputed former mob boss. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006427261888/ 12006427261888 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:24:56 EST LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man has turned over 94 hamsters to a local animal shelter, telling officials he was running out of room in his apartment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006427229687/ 12006427229687 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:20:26 EST NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. -- A New Hampshire judge has upheld a restraining order prohibiting guns on the Plymouth State University campus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006427202636/ 12006427202636 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:11:31 EST DIRECTV and Sunbeam Television Corporation have failed to reach a renewal agreement. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006469629194/ 12006469629194 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:54:02 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A massive fire broke out at a multi-family home Friday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006420924152/ 12006420924152 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:34:44 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The father of a missing toddler says he took a polygraph test shortly after she disappeared from his Maine home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006420448473/ 12006420448473 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:30:00 EST MASHPEE, Mass. -- Police said some physical play at a high school basketball game quickly turned into a brawl -- that’s when parents and coaches allegedly got involved. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006419340045/ 12006419340045 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:08:59 EST ROWLEY, Mass. -- It was a happy homecoming for a military father who was able to surprise his daughter at school in Rowley. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006419213923/ 12006419213923 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:48 EST UPDATE State Police Seek Witnesses to Fatal Crash in Weymouth http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006418804822/ 12006418804822 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:11:30 EST BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- A Texas woman who admitted to suffocating her 6-year-old son was sentenced to 45 years in prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006416349020/ 12006416349020 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:11:06 EST FRANKLIN, N.H. -- A small earthquake was detected near Franklin, N.H. -- not that many would have noticed. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006416706675/ 12006416706675 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:45:19 EST TAUNTON, Mass. -- Two friends of a top student and star athlete at Seekonk High School who died during horseplay on an Interstate highway have been sentenced to probation for their roles in the tragedy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006415831955/ 12006415831955 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:22:09 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Worcester woman has been arrested after police say they caught her selling crack cocaine out of a car with two young children in the back seat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006415332853/ 12006415332853 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:19:43 EST BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- The state's highest court has reassigned a Barnstable District Court clerk magistrate pending an investigation into allegations that he showed "unpredictable, disrespectful, and sometimes aggressive conduct" toward judges, lawyers and the public. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006415318388/ 12006415318388 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:42:23 EST LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- It was a happy homecoming for 200 marines from New England Thursday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006415094226/ 12006415094226 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:36:35 EST SANDOWN, N.H. -- An SUV slid off a tow truck, pinning a utility worker on Thursday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006412179557/ 12006412179557 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:44:11 EST LYNN, Mass. -- Lynn police are searching for a hit and run suspect who struck an elderly woman on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006410425172/ 12006410425172 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:41:33 EST UNDATED -- The parent company of 7News is in negotiations with DIRECTV. If a deal is not made by Friday night (Jan. 13, 2012) DIRECTV viewers may not be able to see 7-NBC programming. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006410049240/ 12006410049240 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:59:47 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- Four suspects were in court and charged in connection with a jewelry store robbery that led to the shooting of a Woburn police officer on Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006410158756/ 12006410158756 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:40:31 EST LITTLETON, Mass. -- A robbery suspect used a rock to smash a glass door in order to break into a Citgo convenience store in Littleton on Saturday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006410043131/ 12006410043131 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:56:59 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- A Texas woman who suffocated her 6-year-old son in a New Hampshire motel room and left his body by a road in Maine may shed light on her motives before being sentenced to 45 years in prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006409421915/ 12006409421915 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:11:30 EST WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was paid $429,981 as a Harvard law professor from 2010 to 2011 and got nearly $134,000 in consulting fees on legal cases in 2010. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006409149072/ 12006409149072 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:02:38 EST BOSTON -- Two men on the Massachusetts Most Wanted list of probation violators have been captured. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006409095891/ 12006409095891 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:32:25 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A prayer banner displayed at a Rhode Island public high school is being covered up after a federal judge ordered it be removed. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006406034584/ 12006406034584 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:54:22 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A slushy, slippery mix made for a slow commute for thousands of drivers on Thursday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006406886223/ 12006406886223 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:59:47 EST BRIMFIELD, Mass. -- MGM Resorts International says it has signed a contract with a local landowner to develop a resort casino in the western Massachusetts town of Brimfield. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006408358756/ 12006408358756 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:23:16 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Lawyers for Oyango Obama -- uncle of President Barack Obama -- are now questioning the driving history of the officer that pulled him over last August. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006407779698/ 12006407779698 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:52:15 EST CRANSTON, R.I. -- A boiler malfunction sent students out of a Cranston, Rhode Island church Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006407233489/ 12006407233489 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:29:11 EST EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- East Bridgewater police are on the search for an armed robbery suspect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006407095189/ 12006407095189 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:56:06 EST WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A construction worker helping rebuild a West Springfield home severely damaged by June's tornadoes has died after falling from the building's roof. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006406896681/ 12006406896681 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:28:42 EST MIDDLEBORO, Mass. -- A burglar was caught on a home security camera as he entered a house in Middleboro. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006403852211/ 12006403852211 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:57:20 EST BOSTON -- Police arrested a 16-year-old male student in connection with recent arson fires at a Boston school. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006403664032/ 12006403664032 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:01:16 EST WALTHAM, Mass -- A toddler was found alone on the streets of Waltham early Wednesday morning. The boy's mother had gone to work and a neighbor was supposed to watch him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401527675/ 12006401527675 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:24:44 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Divers searched a half-mile stretch of an icy river Wednesday for any sign of a toddler who's been missing for more than three weeks, and authorities said investigators are considering all possibilities related to the girl's disappearance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006397348411/ 12006397348411 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:33:48 EST CONCORD, Mass. -- A woman says another woman threatened to attack her with a hypodermic needle during a carjacking in Concord. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401362892/ 12006401362892 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:09:45 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman says federal officials are mischaracterizing the cupcake in a jar that was confiscated from her at the Las Vegas airport. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401578553/ 12006401578553 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:07:57 EST BOSTON -- A federal prosecutor is asking a judge for a speedy trial for former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, saying he believes the 82-year-old will try to "manipulate the system" so he's never brought to trial for his alleged role in 19 murders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401567637/ 12006401567637 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:03 EST BOSTON -- Another major casino company is set to unveil plans for a gambling facility in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401556390/ 12006401556390 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:57 EST BOSTON -- Two months after Lt. Governor Tim Murray’s accident, there are still questions surrounding the circumstances of what happened the morning he hit a rock ledge, flipped his car and crashed in sterling. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006399911716/ 12006399911716 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:41:14 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Two bodies were found near a historic castle in Haverhill on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006401047456/ 12006401047456 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:13:53 EST BOSTON -- A lawyer for President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant who is charged with drunken driving, says he will ask prosecutors to turn over the driving record of the police officer who stopped him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006400163247/ 12006400163247 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:16:56 EST BOSTON -- Some parts of the Bay State could see snow early Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006398741558/ 12006398741558 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:50:16 EST FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Two people were injured when a single-engine airplane crashed near the Fitchburg Municipal Airport on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006399301658/ 12006399301658 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:34:08 EST SARGENTS, N.H. -- A hiker from Massachusetts has died after falling on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006398484857/ 12006398484857 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:22:24 EST LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A suspect in a 2008 killing in the Dominican Republic has been captured in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006398414447/ 12006398414447 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:47:48 EST HOLYOKE, Mass. -- One of the nation's youngest mayors is already the subject of a lawsuit after just a week in office. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006397846870/ 12006397846870 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:24:30 EST BARRE, Mass. -- A 19-year-old Barre woman has been charged in connection with extensive injuries, including multiple broken bones, to her 6-month-old son. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006398427044/ 12006398427044 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:31:59 EST SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- The city of Somerville has filed a lawsuit against the local firefighters union. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006397391957/ 12006397391957 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:09:52 EST Police in New Hampshire placed a dad under arrest after they say he threw a rock at his daughter's school bus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006397619182/ 12006397619182 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:21:29 EST BOSTON -- Lawyers for former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger are expected to update a federal judge on evidence turned over by prosecutors in an indictment charging him for his alleged role in 19 murders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006397328917/ 12006397328917 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:59:19 EST PHOENIX -- Arizona sheriff's officials say weapons experts believe that one person used the same weapon to gun down a deputy in Phoenix and a New Hampshire couple at a remote highway turnout near Sedona. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006391795995/ 12006391795995 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:49:59 EST WESTFORD, Mass. -- A young girl fell off a ski lift at Nashoba Valley after lifting the bar too soon, according to an employee at the ski area http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006393179933/ 12006393179933 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:23:03 EST TOWNSEND, Mass. -- Emergency crews helped free a horse from a swamp on Tuesday. A father and his daughter were out riding their horses, but the girl and her horse got stuck in the mud. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006392658269/ 12006392658269 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:27:26 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- A man who is already in prison for murder is now facing charges in a cold case in Worcester. The convict was arraigned on Tuesday in the 1985 murder of a Lancaster woman. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006393044575/ 12006393044575 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:16:14 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A female trooper has been promoted to the command staff of the Rhode Island State Police for the first time in the department's history. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006392617474/ 12006392617474 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:14:02 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Charges against a New Bedford man charged with hitting and killing a man in Fairhaven with his pickup truck have been upgraded to manslaughter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006390804146/ 12006390804146 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:13:43 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The mother of a missing Maine toddler says she has spoken to the girl's father but still has unanswered questions about the disappearance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006390802351/ 12006390802351 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:22 EST DOVER, N.H. -- Police in Dover, N.H., say three children have been struck by a car and have been taken to a hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006390362268/ 12006390362268 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:05:15 EST A Massachusetts man is facing serious drug charges in South Dakota. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006389311473/ 12006389311473 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:28:35 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's House is considering a bill that would prohibit state employees who work with the public from wearing fragrances or using scented products during business hours. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006389091517/ 12006389091517 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:39:38 EST WESTPORT, Mass. -- Three teenagers in Westport are facing a total of 13 felony charges related to the theft of several guns. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006389157897/ 12006389157897 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:26:38 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A New York man has pleaded guilty to stealing about $350,000 from his western Massachusetts grandfather who was suffering from dementia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006389079887/ 12006389079887 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:51:16 EST EVERETT, Mass. -- A Chelsea man accused of killing a woman has been ordered to be held without bail. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006388867647/ 12006388867647 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:41:59 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Police raided a Framingham man's home Monday, arresting him on multiple gun and drug charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006388811958/ 12006388811958 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:21:53 EST WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- Two people were killed in a car crash in Weymouth on Monday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006386531314/ 12006386531314 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:57:06 EST PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- New Hampshire police have released images of a man suspected of trying to kidnap and rob a woman in an Ocean State Job Lot parking lot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006384582614/ 12006384582614 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:47:17 EST BOYLSTON, Mass. -- Authorities say the death of a man found in Boylston doesn't appear suspicious. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006384163756/ 12006384163756 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:15:12 EST LYNN, Mass. -- A moving truck crashed into two homes in Lynn on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006383971276/ 12006383971276 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:22:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown has raised more than $3.2 million during the final three months of 2011 for his re-election bid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006382932321/ 12006382932321 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:04:04 EST MERRIMACK, N.H. -- Police are investigating a death that happened late Sunday afternoon inside a home in New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006377784412/ 12006377784412 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:35:47 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The grandmother of a 21-month-old girl missing in Maine is speaking publicly for the first time -- and as police continue their criminal investigation, the girl’s father says he's not giving up hope that she will be found alive. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006381574784/ 12006381574784 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:55:34 EST HANOVER, N.H. -- The dean of Dartmouth College says a student has died while studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006381333465/ 12006381333465 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:52:01 EST QUINCY, Mass. -- Police are on the search for a suspect in Quincy who they say broke a man's leg. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006381312121/ 12006381312121 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:05:50 EST BELMONT, Mass. -- Federal investigators have released new video of a Massachusetts state trooper in trouble with the FBI. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006380315020/ 12006380315020 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:53:53 EST BOSTON -- Four Massachusetts residents are heading to court on charges for their alleged roles in a multimillion dollar scheme to create and sell counterfeit MBTA passes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006380243311/ 12006380243311 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:51:11 EST BOYLSTON, Mass. -- Authorities are investigating the death of a man found in Boylston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006380227157/ 12006380227157 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:12:50 EST UNDATED -- The MBTA put out a memo to its staff that to many, would seem like common sense: Don’t fall asleep on the job. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006377837039/ 12006377837039 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:52:56 EST BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate is set to debate a bill calling for stricter oversight of taxpayer-funded special education collaboratives. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006376277668/ 12006376277668 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:22:39 EST SHREWSBURY, Mass. -- Massachusetts safety officials say they found no violations during an inspection at a ski resort where a teenager died after suffering a seizure and falling 30 feet from a ski lift. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375375910/ 12006375375910 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:19:45 EST BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- A Cape Cod official says a local man diagnosed with the first confirmed case of human rabies in Massachusetts since 1935 remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375358571/ 12006375358571 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:13:50 EST SEDONA, Ariz. -- Arizona authorities say they have few clues in the killing of a New Hampshire man and woman found shot to death in their parked car near the scenic resort town of Sedona. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375323066/ 12006375323066 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:17:10 EST BOSTON -- The Boston Herald has reached a deal with the rival Boston Globe to print and distribute its editions in the Boston area as the tabloid daily plans to lay off about 50 drivers and other personnel. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375343028/ 12006375343028 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:15:20 EST NEWBURY, N.H. -- Officials say a three-alarm fire in New Hampshire has destroyed the state's first tilapia fish farm. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375331959/ 12006375331959 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:11:19 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Massachusetts state legislator who has represented Worcester's 15th District since 1993 is leaving his post to take a new job. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006375307913/ 12006375307913 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:50:11 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts State Police say two travelers who had ammunition in their luggage at Boston's Logan International Airport did not intend to endanger fellow passengers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006373741145/ 12006373741145 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:37:48 EST UNDATED -- A Good Samaritan’s race to the rescue is being credited with saving a driver’s life. The driver crashed a car into a pole and the car instantly burst into flames. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006368986825/ 12006368986825 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:28:29 EST SEDONA, Ariz. -- Authorities say a man and woman found shot to death in a car near Sedona were from New Hampshire, and the investigation into who killed them is ongoing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006368210965/ 12006368210965 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:05:20 EST FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- A 33-year-old New Bedford man is facing charges after a deadly hit-and-run accident in Fairhaven. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006367352065/ 12006367352065 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:30:41 EST BOSTON -- MBTA management has ruled out the possibility of taking over direct operation of the state's commuter rail network. Instead, officials say they may seek a longer-term contract with a private operator. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366784036/ 12006366784036 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:28:58 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The father of a missing 20-month-old Maine girl says his daughter broke her arm after he slipped and fell on top of her while carrying her in his arm. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366773738/ 12006366773738 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:25:31 EST BOSTON -- The Patrick administration has withdrawn a request that the Massachusetts utility NStar undergo a formal review of its rates before regulators approve its merger with Connecticut-based Northeast Utilities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366753156/ 12006366753156 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:23:37 EST EVERETT, Mass. -- A Chelsea man is facing first degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old Everett woman to death near her apartment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366741761/ 12006366741761 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:20:41 EST BOSTON -- A new report from federal environmental officials shows Massachusetts has reduced the amount of pollutants it releases into the environment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366724169/ 12006366724169 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:16:30 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Diplomats from around the world are in New Hampshire observing campaigning by presidential candidates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366698950/ 12006366698950 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:13:00 EST CLINTON, Mass. -- A century-old former Roman Catholic church in Clinton is scheduled to be torn down. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006366678046/ 12006366678046 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:52:13 EST BROCKTON, Mass. -- Witnesses pulled an injured driver from a burning car after it hit a pole early Friday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006360433352/ 12006360433352 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:35:31 EST BOSTON -- A Massachusetts state trooper appeared in court on Tuesday and was charged with extortion. Police say the trooper ran a bookie operation and then threatened to kill his business partner who turned into an FBI informant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006329733049/ 12006329733049 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:25:17 EST DORCHESTER, Mass. -- One person was killed and four others were taken to the hospital after fire broke out at an elderly housing complex in Dorchester Tuesday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006328231721/ 12006328231721 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:52:56 EST WASHINGTON, N.H. -- An exhausted young moose had to be rescued after losing its footing on a frozen pond in New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006332357633/ 12006332357633 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:44:05 EST BROOKLINE, Mass. -- A Brookline man was in court Tuesday after being accused of lewd behavior. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006332304579/ 12006332304579 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:52:01 EST LOWELL, Mass. -- Lowell police say a body has been recovered from the Merrimack River. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006332352172/ 12006332352172 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:49:56 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts gasoline prices are up five cents as the new year begins, the second week of increases. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006330539658/ 12006330539658 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:09:44 EST BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Braintree police say they have arrested three local teenagers for breaking into an elementary school where they drank alcohol. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006329578436/ 12006329578436 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:38:51 EST LITCHFIELD, Maine -- A man in Maine got stuck in a tree when his powered parachute became tangled in the branches. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006329393141/ 12006329393141 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:14:19 EST SHARON, Vt. -- Police say a teenager in Sharon, Vt., pretended she was being held hostage to try and extort money from her grandmother. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006329605933/ 12006329605933 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:57:23 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Authorities in Fall River have arrested a man in connection with an early-morning fire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006329864344/ 12006329864344 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:16:18 EST MILTON, Mass. -- A Boston man has been arrested in connection with the stabbings of five people at a New Year's Eve party in Milton. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006328897884/ 12006328897884 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:27:23 EST Statement of Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006331844374/ 12006331844374 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:20:25 EST BOSTON -- Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray was fined and cited following a predawn car accident that totaled a state-issued vehicle in November 2011. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006331082484/ 12006331082484 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:24:55 EST NORTON, Mass. -- The husband of a Massachusetts woman shot by an off-duty state trooper hunting deer after dark is questioning the trooper's target identification. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006321029547/ 12006321029547 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:14:09 EST BOSTON -- A suspected robber's rooftop run was halted in Boston’s South End after leading police on a wild chase. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006326004996/ 12006326004996 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:15:13 EST ROXBURY, Mass. -- An emergency dispatcher had to coach a young girl whose mother went into labor on the side of the road in Roxbury late Friday evening. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006324571323/ 12006324571323 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:40:20 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has filed a bill that would require all spending on local casino referendums be reported to the state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006323282042/ 12006323282042 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:28:03 EST MILTON, Mass. -- Five teens are recovering after being stabbed during an altercation at a home in Milton early Sunday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006319608359/ 12006319608359 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:22:24 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The father of a missing Maine toddler says he hopes to tell whoever has her that "you have no right" to have taken her. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006321014430/ 12006321014430 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:05:31 EST BOSTON -- There are some big plans for a southern gateway in downtown Boston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006321273171/ 12006321273171 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:20:44 EST WEBSTER, Mass. -- A robbery suspect was on the run in Webster Monday morning. Police say the man walked into a gas station on Main Street and handed the cashier a note demanding money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006320644430/ 12006320644430 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:46:37 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- Several mayors and city council members are being sworn in across Massachusetts as the new year begins. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006321879652/ 12006321879652 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:47:01 EST GRAFTON, Mass. -- A three-alarm fire broke out in a Grafton home on Monday morning where an elderly man was sleeping. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006324402186/ 12006324402186 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:08:34 EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- An economics professor who was fired from Harvard University is hitting back at his critics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006320571441/ 12006320571441 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:50:10 EST ATKINSON, N.H. -- A fire broke out at Atkinson Country Club in New Hampshire overnight Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006320101057/ 12006320101057 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:15:58 EST BOSTON -- A frosty New Year's tradition took place in Boston over the weekend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006320255867/ 12006320255867 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:55:39 EST SWANSEA, Mass. -- Police are searching for two men behind a shoplifting spree at a mall. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006319773992/ 12006319773992 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:55:32 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- Woburn Police Officer Robert DeNapoli’s son is following in his father’s footsteps. He is joining the police force. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006325893287/ 12006325893287 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:46:18 EST NORTON, Mass. -- A Norton woman was shot by a hunter in the woods behind her home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314677843/ 12006314677843 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:07:55 EST BOSTON -- The MBTA has proposed fare hikes as high as 43 percent as well as service reductions in an effort to close a projected $161 million budget gap for the 2013 fiscal year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006322007541/ 12006322007541 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:14:53 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- A tired motorist who fell asleep at the wheel escaped uninjured after driving his car into the Merrimack River in Concord. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006315209395/ 12006315209395 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:50:23 EST HOLYOKE, Mass. -- Holyoke is set to install 22-year-old Alex Morse as its next mayor, making him the youngest chief executive officer in the history of the western Massachusetts city. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314702382/ 12006314702382 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:48:45 EST PELHAM, Mass. -- State police say a 32-year-old Orange man is dead after he was ejected from a car he was driving in Pelham at the turn of the new year and trapped under the vehicle. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314692545/ 12006314692545 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:38:40 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire colleges would lose their right to prohibit guns on their campuses under a bill before the House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314631969/ 12006314631969 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:43:44 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Members of the Occupy New Hampshire group say they're planning a regional gathering in the days leading up to the New Hampshire presidential primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314662481/ 12006314662481 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:26:19 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- Police are trying to figure out circumstances surrounding the death of a 51-year-old Worcester resident who was found dead in his apartment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006315997849/ 12006315997849 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:52:37 EST BOSTON -- The prospect of huge fishing cuts to protect New England's codfish has people in the fishing industry scrambling to avoid inevitable damage to their livelihood. But solutions are hard to come by. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006314715782/ 12006314715782 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:14:20 EST UNDATED -- A Massachusetts couple got a special “double delivery” for the New Year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006317726063/ 12006317726063 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:57:38 EST MONTAGUE, Mass. -- Health officials say a 70-year-old Turners Falls man is being treated after being bitten by a fox suspected of having rabies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006277665814/ 12006277665814 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:45:28 EST TORRINGTON, Conn. -- One person was killed, another was injured and two others were displaced by a fire in a Torrington apartment building. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006277232810/ 12006277232810 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:43:55 EST ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Attleboro's police chief says the department is investigating the apparent theft of cocaine and other drugs from the station's evidence room. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006277223525/ 12006277223525 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:41:53 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine scallop fishermen expect to get record prices for their catch this season with strong global demand and a diminished supply from Japan and other competing, scallop-producing nations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006277211319/ 12006277211319 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:59:30 EST FOXBORO, Mass. -- Foxboro town leaders are laying their cards on the table. They’re talking about what some are calling a risky bet: allowing a casino to be built in their town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006274077090/ 12006274077090 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:43:00 EST BOSTON -- Emotions ran high in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday as a driver was convicted of killing a man with his car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006273978017/ 12006273978017 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:22:38 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts gas prices have risen for the first time in six weeks, but still remain lower than they were early this year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269895831/ 12006269895831 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:52:16 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- Firefighters and police in Peabody came together to honor a fallen firefighter Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269713611/ 12006269713611 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:30:07 EST BURKE, Vt. -- Vermont's Burke Mountain ski resort has inaugurated a new high-speed quad ski lift that can ferry 1,800 skiers an hour to the top of the mountain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269580766/ 12006269580766 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:25:57 EST JACKSON, N.H. -- The number of open ski areas in New Hampshire has nearly tripled in the last two weeks, as colder temperatures and some snow finally arrived. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269555713/ 12006269555713 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:35:38 EST BOSTON -- The week between Christmas and New Year's Day is typically one of the quietest on Beacon Hill, but this year, as in the recent past, it's just the calm before the fiscal storm. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006268173888/ 12006268173888 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:47:23 EST WOBURN, Mass. -- On Monday night, family, friends and strangers gathered to remember a Woburn police officer who was fatally shot one year ago while responding to reports of a jewelry robbery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006263204391/ 12006263204391 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:41:19 EST WALPOLE, Mass. -- State police say a 24-year-old Norwood woman was killed when the car she was driving rolled over on Interstate 95 in Walpole. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006271447991/ 12006271447991 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:43:29 EST EASTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Police say two 11-year-old boys were taken to the hospital after being struck by a car while crossing an Easthampton street. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006268940929/ 12006268940929 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:59:24 EST NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- A Northampton family came home from the movies on Christmas night to find an armed intruder in their home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269396443/ 12006269396443 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:23:08 EST GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- National Grid has busted the culprit responsible for a fire at an electrical substation that knocked out power to about 4,300 customers on Cape Ann on Christmas Eve -- a crow. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269178885/ 12006269178885 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:32:08 EST LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A judge has ruled that the more than $178,000 stashed inside a safe found in an empty lot in Lawrence three years ago belongs to the state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006269592857/ 12006269592857 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:07:31 EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A man was hit and killed by a tanker truck in Cambridge on Tuesday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006273765154/ 12006273765154 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:17:22 EST AMESBURY, Mass. -- Police said two people were arrested after a series of car break-ins where they took everything from electronics to chocolates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006272384148/ 12006272384148 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:04:14 EST BURLINGTON, Mass. -- A suspect is wanted for a robbery at the Burlington Mall. Police say she left her cell phone with pictures on it at the crime scene. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006272305384/ 12006272305384 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:40:48 EST BOSTON -- A MBTA sign hacked by one of its own workers has caused quite a stir. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006268924844/ 12006268924844 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:10:19 EST WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Police have accused three Woonsocket High School hockey players of stealing money and an iPhone from the locker room of the Mount Saint Charles Academy arena during games this month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006271261971/ 12006271261971 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:40:22 EST NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225,000, according to documents made public Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006272162294/ 12006272162294 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:36:43 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A woman, accused of stealing purses at a matinee show at the Boston Pops, returned to court on Tuesday accused of armed robbery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006263860366/ 12006263860366 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:56:46 EST NORWELL, Mass. -- Huge flames tore through the side of a million-dollar home in Norwell Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006259300680/ 12006259300680 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:01:32 EST KINGSTON, Mass. -- A Christmas Eve crime has volunteers at a local pet adoption center sick to their stomachs. They said a sneaky criminal snuck in and stole a sick kitten. For the sake of the animal’s life, they are asking for a quick return. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006261849274/ 12006261849274 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:33:38 EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Monday, the Cambridgeside Galleria was packed with shoppers trying to take advantage of huge after Christmas sales or to return gifts that just weren’t right. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006263121875/ 12006263121875 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:50:32 EST BEDFORD, N.H. -- Officials say a woman killed after she was struck while crossing a street was the first female president of the University of New Hampshire and Brandeis University. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006254223225/ 12006254223225 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:43:06 EST LOWELL, Mass. -- Police in Lowell say an officer is recovering after being dragged by a car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006259578657/ 12006259578657 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:02:09 EST BOSTON -- The state is distributing $455,000 in grants to promote the use of renewable energy in agriculture. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006260412965/ 12006260412965 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:15:57 EST JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. -- A car rolled over early Monday morning in Jamaica Plain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006260855767/ 12006260855767 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:24:38 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Just weeks after overhauling the state's public pension system, Rhode Island lawmakers will consider giving cities and towns the power to revamp municipal pension plans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006261267843/ 12006261267843 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:31:03 EST LOWELL, Mass. -- Supermarket employees in Lowell stopped a thief from getting away with a lot of cash on Christmas Eve. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006261666370/ 12006261666370 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:56:37 EST BEDFORD, NH -- There was trouble on board a plane for a New Hampshire family with a disabled son. Family members said flight attendants put their son in danger when they would not let him sit in his special seat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006245619798/ 12006245619798 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:30:24 EST WORCESTER, Mass. -- More than a dozen people were forced out of their home by a fire on Christmas. The flames broke out in a Worcester apartment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006255182416/ 12006255182416 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:44:04 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- A 20-month-old girl who vanished a week before Christmas after being put to bed in her father's home was taken away and didn't walk out on her own, investigators said Monday as they announced the largest reward ever offered in the state to help find a missing person. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006262824391/ 12006262824391 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:00:33 EST BRIGHTON, Mass. -- A couple lost their wedding rings and engagement ring on the T. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006263643379/ 12006263643379 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:04:02 EST LOWELL, Mass. -- A father in Lowell put his son and a police officer in danger on the Rourke Bridge while he was allegedly under the influence. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006263664132/ 12006263664132 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:02:01 EST It was a year of big news stories locally, from the capture of Whitey Bulger to protesters occupying Boston, 7News is revisiting some of the highlights from 2011. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237012140/ 12006237012140 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:04:30 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Warwick philanthropy has given away nearly $19 million to Rhode Island projects, including a grant to study cybersecutiry at the University of Rhode Island. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006255027072/ 12006255027072 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:10:28 EST CRANSTON, R.I. -- A spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections says the nine officers and three inmates treated after a fight at a maximum security prison have all been released from the hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006247142895/ 12006247142895 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:53:23 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- There's still no news on the whereabouts of a missing Maine toddler. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006254240370/ 12006254240370 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:33:33 EST PALERMO, Maine -- Maine State Police say a Christmas Day traffic accident was the state's deadliest this year, taking the lives of four people. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006255921330/ 12006255921330 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:52:23 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- Services have been set for fallen Peabody Firefighter, Jim Rice. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006255314382/ 12006255314382 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:14:17 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Police have arrested a 27-year-old man wanted for the robbery of a Citizens Bank in Concord. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006247525772/ 12006247525772 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:08:40 EST BOSTON -- Public transit in Massachusetts is facing a bumpy ride this coming year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006247132042/ 12006247132042 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:36:18 EST BROOKLINE, Mass. -- A court magistrate dismissed the case against former Bruins coach Mike Milbury Friday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237577853/ 12006237577853 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:55:13 EST BOSTON -- A 20-year-old man is dead after he crashed his car into a wall in the Sumner Tunnel in Boston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006245611385/ 12006245611385 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:21:15 EST DEDHAM, Mass. -- The final countdown was on Friday for all the last-minute Christmas shoppers who hoped to score big on deals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006239647523/ 12006239647523 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:09:28 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- The 3-alarm fire at a Peabody apartment building that killed Firefighter Jim Rice on Friday has also displaced many families. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006239576824/ 12006239576824 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:01:31 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- While the community of Peabody mourned the loss of Firefighter Jim Rice, fire officials ruled out arson as a cause of the fire that Rice was battling when he died. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006245649197/ 12006245649197 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:58:30 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire transportation officials are expanding the honor system hours at a Merrimack toll plaza. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006245631095/ 12006245631095 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:07:04 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- A Peabody woman was traveling from Boston to Las Vegas with a cupcake when a TSA agent confiscated the sweet treat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237762474/ 12006237762474 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:37:22 EST LAWRENCE, Mass. -- The kindness of strangers is going to save Christmas for one family in Lawrence that lost almost all of their presents to thieves. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237224192/ 12006237224192 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:33:25 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A white man convicted of burning down a predominantly black church because he was angry with President Barack Obama's election faces sentencing in federal court. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006233240553/ 12006233240553 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:38:35 EST WASHINGTON -- States got more than $845 million in federal home heating aid on Thursday, but the latest round of government funding won't take the chill from the fuel assistance program, which is being cut by about a quarter this winter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006233271456/ 12006233271456 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:04:09 EST FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- Police said they are searching for a driver that intentionally crashed their vehicle through a Nativity scene in the town of Fairhaven. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006226224823/ 12006226224823 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:31:17 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick says the stalemate in Congress over extending payroll tax cuts appears to be an "ego battle" more than anything else. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006233227769/ 12006233227769 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:43:03 EST PHILADELPHIA -- Police are asking for the public's help recovering a rare violin worth $172,000 that was left on board a Boston-to-Philadelphia bus by a groggy music student from Taiwan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006233298399/ 12006233298399 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:09:07 EST WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- A light display on a house in Westborough is a neighborhood attraction, but has recently been the center of controversy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006230934759/ 12006230934759 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:39:37 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Large-scale efforts to find a missing 20-month-old girl were hampered Friday by a couple of inches of snow that fell overnight as the search for the central Maine toddler entered its seventh day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237597783/ 12006237597783 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:04:02 EST DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- A store in the North Dartmouth Mall was held up -- and a former employee has been arrested. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006234144216/ 12006234144216 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:14:04 EST LYNN, Mass. -- A Lynn teenager who told police that he fatally shot his friend by accident has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006234564372/ 12006234564372 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:58:11 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The search for a 20-month-old girl advanced toward its first full week as police intensified their focus on the house where Ayla Reynolds was living, while continuing to look through local fields and waterways and running down leads from the public. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006227269196/ 12006227269196 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:32:20 EST BOSTON -- Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray asked state police Thursday to release data from the so-called "black box" in the state-owned vehicle he totaled in a pre-dawn highway crash last month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006234674012/ 12006234674012 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:32:18 EST BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Former Bruins coach, Mike Milbury, headed to court Friday morning to face a judge about an alleged incident at a youth hockey game. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006235753862/ 12006235753862 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:52:18 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- Firefighter Jim Rice's fellow firemen remembered the 42- year-old and what he meant to his fire station and the community on Friday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006239473886/ 12006239473886 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:49:52 EST BOSTON -- The state has acquired nearly 3,500 acres of western Massachusetts forest in its largest private land conservation deal since the 1920s. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006236219197/ 12006236219197 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:08:01 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- Peabody Firefighter James Rice died Friday after responding to a fire at a multi-family home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237408145/ 12006237408145 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:22:55 EST BOURNE, Mass. -- An employee at a Cape Cod high school has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student, and was fired when he admitted it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006237857511/ 12006237857511 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:29:43 EST DANVERS, Mass. -- Police say someone shot out the windows of several cars in the past two weeks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006220618253/ 12006220618253 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:34:07 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- More than 60 people prayed for hope at a candlelight vigil for a missing 20-month-old girl in Maine, as tips poured in and the search was expanded Wednesday to include trails and more waterways. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006224604799/ 12006224604799 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:41:50 EST BOSTON -- A fire scorched a laundromat in Boston overnight Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006224651056/ 12006224651056 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:26:44 EST LACONIA, N.H. -- New Hampshire police say they've recaptured a man who fled the Belknap County Jail in Laconia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006225280377/ 12006225280377 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:25:11 EST MARSHFIELD, Mass. -- A locker room wall collapsed at Marshfield High School, injuring a student Wednesday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006222391192/ 12006222391192 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:23:17 EST FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A Fall River man has been convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing a woman to death inside her city apartment nearly seven years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006225259744/ 12006225259744 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:50:15 EST BOSTON -- A new report by federal highway officials is casting doubt on whether there's a sinkhole under the Big Dig. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006225781438/ 12006225781438 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:29:27 EST BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick says he received a warm reception on a recent trade mission to Chile but it became uncomfortably friendly when he was introduced as a "future president of the United States." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006226736725/ 12006226736725 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:10:26 EST BOSTON -- The state Ethics Commission says a senior deputy in the Middlesex Sheriff's office has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for violating the state's conflict of interest law. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006225902679/ 12006225902679 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:41:47 EST NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -- The principal at one Newburyport elementary school is putting an end to a holiday tradition, outraging some parents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006229330711/ 12006229330711 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:07:49 EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A chimney came crashing down, damaging a vehicle in a Cambridge neighborhood on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006222286939/ 12006222286939 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:45:37 EST WRENTHAM, Mass. -- An armed robber held four people at gunpoint at Wrentham Village Premium Outlets Tuesday night before fleeing with a large amount of money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006222153770/ 12006222153770 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:16:06 EST HAMPTON, N.H. -- Police say a pilot experiencing engine trouble was trying to return to a nearby airfield when he crashed his ultra-light plane in Hampton, N.H. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006229176661/ 12006229176661 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:07:07 EST LAWRENCE, Mass. – A family returned home on Tuesday to find thieves had stolen their wrapped gifts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006228762759/ 12006228762759 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:40:33 EST BOSTON -- Santa Claus took time out of his busy schedule to meet face to face with some young patients. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006220683354/ 12006220683354 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:14:21 EST FITCHBURG, Mass. -- The SWAT team was called to a Fitchburg apartment complex after officials thought a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217286148/ 12006217286148 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:24:05 EST BOSTON -- A state probation official faces federal charges that he intimidated a witness during a probe of the embattled department. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006219144537/ 12006219144537 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:19:00 EST SUTTON, Mass. -- One person was killed in a fiery crash on Route 146 northbound on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006219834058/ 12006219834058 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:22:07 EST BOSTON -- A man already serving a life sentence for murder was charged Wednesday in the 1992 killing of a woman who was stabbed 17 times. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006218412770/ 12006218412770 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:18:17 EST FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Several home invasion suspects were tracked down and arrested after a chase in Fitchburg on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006220549736/ 12006220549736 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:59:19 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A Framingham State University student facing charges in a deadly crash was set to be arraigned Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006216475938/ 12006216475938 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:50:09 EST MAYNARD, Mass. -- An early-morning fire damaged a home in Maynard Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006216420928/ 12006216420928 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:10:44 EST BOSTON -- Two former state workers will be charged in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found two days after she drowned in a murky Massachusetts swimming pool, a prosecutor announced Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006220144473/ 12006220144473 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:41:14 EST BRAINTREE, Mass. -- The Massachusetts state treasurer says consumers will soon be allowed to buy state lottery tickets using debit cards. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217087479/ 12006217087479 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:43:25 EST KITTERY, Maine -- State Police say freezing rain has iced over highways in southern Maine, causing dozens of cars and trucks to slide off highways and roads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217100585/ 12006217100585 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:52:32 EST BOSTON -- Boston police are investigating a possible dog fighting ring after 11 live pit bulls and one dead pit bull were found caged or chained in the basement of a Dorchester home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217155161/ 12006217155161 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:46:14 EST BOSTON -- Two organizations that track the Massachusetts housing market say a slow but steady recovery continues. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217117460/ 12006217117460 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:23:03 EST BOSTON -- The highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a judge who reinstated a student who was expelled after another student identified him as the supplier of a $10 marijuana cookie. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006219138211/ 12006219138211 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:32:13 EST SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- Police say a man and woman were arrested Tuesday for stealing over 100 packages from local homes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006215953377/ 12006215953377 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:30:17 EST QUINCY, Mass. -- A woman was pepper-sprayed by another driver after a road dispute on Monday afternoon, police said. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211981721/ 12006211981721 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:15:00 EST BOSTON -- Residents of the Occupy Boston encampment have dropped a lawsuit against the city of Boston, saying slow-moving litigation wasn't the best way to meet their goals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006221250091/ 12006221250091 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:28:57 EST DANVERS, Mass. -- A person applying for a job in Danvers ended up being accused of stealing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006220253793/ 12006220253793 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:42:24 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The area being searched for a missing 20-month-old girl in Maine is being expanded to include trails and more waterways, and the number of tips from the public has grown to more than 160, police said Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006217814484/ 12006217814484 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:43:55 EST CHARLTON, Mass. -- A school bus and rubbish truck collided on a back road in Charlton on Tuesday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211343566/ 12006211343566 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:24:15 EST BOSTON -- New Kids on the Block star, Joey Mcintyre, spread holiday spirit at Boston Children’s Hospital on Tuesday when he teamed up with some of the musicians from the Boston Pops for a special concert. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211945416/ 12006211945416 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:44:37 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Springfield high school teacher has pleaded not guilty to punching a vice principal in the face because he was angry with his job evaluation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006210267783/ 12006210267783 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:02:17 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts is receiving $4.6 million in federal highway funds to cover emergency road repairs made after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit the state http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211453764/ 12006211453764 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:12:10 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts is getting a $60 million boost from the federal government to help provide housing to homeless people in the state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006210433047/ 12006210433047 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:08:31 EST BOSTON -- An influenza virus similar to one found in wild birds but never before seen in seals has been linked to the recent spate of harbor seal deaths off northern New England, scientists said Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006209691025/ 12006209691025 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:47:32 EST BOSTON -- A local high school football team was honored for being good sports after a controversial call cost them a state championship title. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211725246/ 12006211725246 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:03:49 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts holiday revelers -- and everybody else -- will be able to buy beer, wine and liquor next Monday, the day after Christmas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211462993/ 12006211462993 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:40:19 EST SUDBURY, Mass. -- Reaction in Sudbury to the guilty verdict in the Tarek Mehanna case was shock in horror. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211681946/ 12006211681946 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:43:44 EST BOSTON -- A bride-to-be lost her engagement ring on a Commuter Rail train on Tuesday, but thanks to the crew it’s back where it belongs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006212062416/ 12006212062416 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:07:00 EST BOSTON -- A man who grew up in the Boston suburbs was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to help al-Qaida and plotting to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq after a two-month trial in which jurors heard references to Osama bin Laden and saw dramatic images from the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006209322013/ 12006209322013 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:26:35 EST BOSTON -- Police say a woman stole two purses during the Boston Pops matinee show on Saturday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006203319414/ 12006203319414 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:19:12 EST DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Police were investigating Tuesday after a two-month-old infant was found in a home on Ames Street in Dorchester on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006198595239/ 12006198595239 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:18:53 EST EAST HAVEN, Conn. -- A former mayor of East Haven says the police mistreatment of Latinos detailed by a federal investigation could cost the town "millions and millions of dollars." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006208313234/ 12006208313234 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:58:37 EST NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts judge is has not issued a decision after hearing arguments on whether South Hadley officials must disclose details of a settlement that the town paid to the family of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after relentless bullying. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006207471773/ 12006207471773 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:24:20 EST BOSTON -- A former employee of a Massachusetts company that helps websites deliver content to users has been sentenced to six months in prison for providing trade secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006208346012/ 12006208346012 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:25:04 EST PLAINVILLE, Mass. -- Fire crews rushed to help a deer that feel through thin ice in Plainville. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006211590450/ 12006211590450 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:40:17 EST Police in Rhode Island were investigating a potential case of road rage Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006208441729/ 12006208441729 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:53:30 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- The search for a missing toddler from Waterville, Maine has intensified. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199880954/ 12006199880954 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:52:04 EST SAUGUS, Mass. -- Santa’s plans in Saugus took a downward spiral when the superintendent of schools tried to cancel a nearly 50-year tradition. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006204912426/ 12006204912426 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:09:21 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with the federal government that Gov. Deval Patrick says will help the state move forward with plans to overhaul the way it pays for health care coverage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006212576055/ 12006212576055 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:03:00 EST BOSTON -- The University of Massachusetts is reviewing an agreement that allows former president Jack Wilson to continue drawing his $425,000 presidential salary while on a yearlong sabbatical. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199938080/ 12006199938080 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:06:38 EST BOSTON -- Police in East Boston were searching for an armed robbery suspect Monday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199239753/ 12006199239753 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:48:12 EST DEDHAM, Mass. -- A missing man from Dedham was found nearly 30 miles from home in Halifax Sunday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199489246/ 12006199489246 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:36 EST FORT HOOD, Texas -- Military prosecutors say a soldier from Massachusetts who died in Iraq was killed by his roommate during a game in which they tried to see how fast they could draw and aim their 9 mm pistols at the other. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199923610/ 12006199923610 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:05:11 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Investigators combed through trash bins, drained a stream and pored over more than 100 leads offered by the public in the search for a 20-month-old girl who disappeared from her father's home over the weekend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006209671195/ 12006209671195 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:07:50 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A Framingham State University student police say was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed and killed a passenger is facing charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199966995/ 12006199966995 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:05:57 EST HOLYOKE, Mass. -- The driver of a bus transporting schoolchildren in Holyoke is facing arraignment on drunken driving charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199955746/ 12006199955746 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:11:41 EST BOSTON -- Mayor Menino is calling for inspectors to crackdown on violations in Boston night clubs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006199270075/ 12006199270075 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:37:52 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Some New Hampshire Republicans are proposing that signs be set up along unmarked roads leading into Massachusetts, saying: "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006200507294/ 12006200507294 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:13:34 EST BOSTON -- A special guest was in the audience at the Boston Ballet's "The Nutcracker.” http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006200721438/ 12006200721438 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:44:55 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A deadly crash claimed the life a woman in Haverhill. Police said a drunk driver crashed into the victim when she was standing by her car, loading doughnuts into the trunk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006196589485/ 12006196589485 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:43:38 EST ACTON, Mass. -- Some Good Samaritans in Acton paid off shoppers’ layaway gifts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006202701849/ 12006202701849 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:59:30 EST BOSTON -- Singer Jack Johnson surprised a 6-year-old boy at Boston’s Children’s Hospital with a special message via Skype. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006202797019/ 12006202797019 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:40:01 EST BOSTON -- A Waltham man says in a lawsuit that the former principal of the city's high school failed to protect him from a teacher he knew had been accused of sexual abuse. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006201600162/ 12006201600162 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:06:12 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A convenience store clerk in New Bedford was caught in the middle of a robbery attack not once, but twice. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006204997285/ 12006204997285 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:17:10 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is celebrating AT&T's decision to abandon its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA after fierce government objections. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006204343053/ 12006204343053 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:52:50 EST SALEM, Mass. -- Salem officials are scrambling to find alternative sources of revenue as the city's coal- and oil-fired power station gradually shuts down because of new federal air pollution regulations, a move that will eliminate the historic town's largest single taxpayer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006203837065/ 12006203837065 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:32:23 EST PEABODY, Mass. -- Two people were killed in a double shooting in a Peabody home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006194714395/ 12006194714395 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:27:32 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Authorities say a Massachusetts woman picking up doughnuts for her church's morning service has been killed by a drunk driver. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006193965239/ 12006193965239 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:37:23 EST STURBRIDGE, Mass. -- State Police said they found 159 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle while carrying out a routine traffic stop. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006187544279/ 12006187544279 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:52:37 EST DERRY, NH -- It was a happy homecoming at Manchester Airport for Army Specialist David Taylor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006186195657/ 12006186195657 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:33:53 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Maine police appealed Sunday for the public's help in finding a toddler who has been missing from her Waterville home since a family member saw her asleep in her bed Friday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006195443329/ 12006195443329 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:22:13 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Springfield police say a shooting victim who had been on life support since 2002 has died, turning the incident into a homicide investigation in which detectives are seeking new leads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006193933397/ 12006193933397 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:50:29 EST WATERVILLE, Maine -- Police in Waterville are investigating what they're calling the disappearance and possible abduction of a 20-month-old girl who has gone missing from her home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006187262959/ 12006187262959 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:27:39 EST CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2002 in front of her teenage son faces a new charge of allegedly stabbing another inmate at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006195045964/ 12006195045964 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:20:28 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau say the average Rhode Island resident's commute to work has increased. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006193922882/ 12006193922882 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:16:01 EST FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Police say a 21-year-old Haverhill woman was drunk when she crashed into a utility pole during an accident that killed a Framingham State University student. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006185616144/ 12006185616144 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:05:44 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police are investigating after three people were shot and wounded in Providence shortly after a party let out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006185554485/ 12006185554485 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:18:15 EST LYNN, Mass. -- A Massachusetts State Police trooper is suspended without pay after his arrest for allegedly picking up a suspected prostitute and fleeing when police tried to stop him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006175189552/ 12006175189552 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:02:59 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A New Bedford man has received a life sentence after admitting he fatally injured his girlfriend's baby daughter by stomping her stomach and repeatedly hitting her on the head. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006185537946/ 12006185537946 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:02:55 EST NEWTON, Mass. -- Cars parked on several Newton streets were targets of trouble. Scratched paint and broken tail lights have police looking for whoever is behind the damage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006179057541/ 12006179057541 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:18:47 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A soldier, and a Plymouth native, serving in Afghanistan, had a fourth-grader pen pal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006179152731/ 12006179152731 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:31 EST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- The body of a 24-year-old man has been pulled from the New Bedford waterfront after what officials are calling an accidental drowning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006185523125/ 12006185523125 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:35:57 EST CHARLESTOWN, Mass. -- A series of purse snatching incidents has Charlestown residents on alert, and police investigating. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006177455797/ 12006177455797 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:09:07 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire woman and her two children have won $8.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a trucking company. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006185574787/ 12006185574787 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:50:19 EST HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Haverhill resident, Beverly Anzalone, is describing her situation as a miracle after her purse filled with hundreds of dollars in cash and checks to benefit cancer research was found by police after being stolen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006177541999/ 12006177541999 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:27:00 EST BOSTON -- A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to help al-Qaida was someone who talked about waging violent jihad against the United States for years, then took steps to realize his dream by traveling to Yemen to seek training in a terrorist camp so he could later go to Iraq to kill American soldiers, prosecutors said Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174882022/ 12006174882022 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:01:47 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Two men entered a market on Thursday evening and demanded cash, police said. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006177250642/ 12006177250642 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:49:51 EST BILLERICA, Mass. -- A dangerous drive in Billerica ended with a beam crashing through a car on Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006170339190/ 12006170339190 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:39:02 EST DORCHESTER, Mass. -- A Boston teacher's aide accused of inappropriate behavior with an autistic student was in court on Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174234288/ 12006174234288 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:55:36 EST TAUNTON, Mass. -- Taunton police say a man has died in an accident at a hummus-making plant in the city. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006176133618/ 12006176133618 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:41:03 EST BOSTON -- A “Toys for Tots” drive turned Mass. General Hospital into Santa’s workshop on Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006176766376/ 12006176766376 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:35:46 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts is one of nine states sharing a $500 million federal grant to improve early childhood education. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174574633/ 12006174574633 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:25:18 EST BOSTON -- The University of Massachusetts is under fire again for poor record keeping during its search for a new president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174151863/ 12006174151863 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:46:58 EST SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- The Hannaford Supermarket chain says it is recalling ground beef with a sell-by date of Dec. 17 or earlier because it may be contaminated with salmonella. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174281879/ 12006174281879 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:07:09 EST MERRIMAC, Mass. -- State police say two New Hampshire residents have died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 in Massachusetts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174762957/ 12006174762957 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:37:58 EST DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Police are looking for a driver who hit a 12-year-old boy in Dorchester Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006173147867/ 12006173147867 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:03 EST ANDOVER, Mass. -- Autopsies are being conducted on the victims of a double homicide in Andover. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006166296342/ 12006166296342 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:09:22 EST HOPKINTON, Mass. -- Prosecutors have responded to the appeal of a British man convicted of killing his wife and infant daughter in their Massachusetts home by saying police did not need a search warrant to enter the house where the bodies were found. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174056142/ 12006174056142 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:07:57 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Police say a teacher at a Springfield high school became so enraged during his job evaluation that he punched a female vice principal in the face. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006166847642/ 12006166847642 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:40:53 EST ANDOVER, Mass. -- The family of a married couple slain in their Andover home is remembering them as "a gift to all who knew them." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006174965355/ 12006174965355 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:29:52 EST PORTSMOUTH, NH -- Police in New Hampshire released new information Saturday about an attempted kidnapping. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/12006186059296/ 12006186059296