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Inmates at Mass. correctional facility evacuated after 'electrical explosion' | Click on the image to read the full story
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Inmates at Mass. correctional facility evacuated after 'electrical explosion'
The 407 inmates who were evacuated were moved to other parts of the facility for the night.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/middleton-house-of-corrections-fire-explosion/69929964
about 2 hours ago
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1 injured after pickup truck crashes into Mass. home | Click on the image to read the full story
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1 injured after pickup truck crashes into Mass. home
A pickup truck crashed into a home in Beverly, Massachusetts, Tuesday night, causing damage to the home's first floor and sending one person to the hospital.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/1-injured-after-pickup-truck-crashes-into-beverly-mass-home/69929805
about 2 hours ago
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Mass. restaurant shuts down after staff sickened with flu, cases spike across state | Click on the image to read the full story
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Mass. restaurant shuts down after staff sickened with flu, cases spike across state
The team at Teddy Gallagher's made the call to shut down, even on the restaurant's busy Trivia Tuesday, when the head chef and another chef were sickened with the flu.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/mass-restaurant-shuts-down-after-staff-sickened-with-flu-cases-spike-across-state/69929784
about 5 hours ago
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Americans are wary of US involvement in Venezuela, new poll finds | Click on the image to read the full story
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Americans are wary of US involvement in Venezuela, new poll finds
Most Americans expressed concern that the U.S. will get too involved in Venezuela, as President Donald Trump asserts that his administration will “run” the country after Nicholas Maduro's capture.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/americans-concern-venezuela-poll/69929708
about 5 hours ago
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Dog saved from icy pond on Cape Cod | Click on the image to read the full story
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Dog saved from icy pond on Cape Cod
Firefighters sprung into action Tuesday afternoon when a golden retriever named Goose fell through the ice at a pond in Chatham.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/golden-retriever-rescued-chatham-pond/69929726
about 6 hours ago
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CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84 | Click on the image to read the full story
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CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia, has died in a Maryland prison.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/cia-aldrich-ames-dead/69929752
about 6 hours ago
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Ex-Healey aide accused of drug trafficking mistakenly paid $30K in vacation pay | Click on the image to read the full story
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Ex-Healey aide accused of drug trafficking mistakenly paid $30K in vacation pay
Former Healey aide accused of drug trafficking mistakenly paid $30K in vacation pay, admin says
https://www.wcvb.com/article/former-healey-aide-accused-of-drug-trafficking-mistakenly-paid-30k/69929509
about 6 hours ago
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Two Mass. corrections officers accused of beating restrained inmate | Click on the image to read the full story
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Two Mass. corrections officers accused of beating restrained inmate
The restrained inmate was only identified as "E.M." in court records.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/two-officers-charged-souza-baranowski/69928471
about 7 hours ago
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In newly released video transcripts by the DOJ, the suspected gunman never gives a motive for carrying out a mass shooting at Brown University and killing an MIT professor.
http://www.wcvb.com/article/doj-transcripts-shooter-brown-mit/69928637
about 7 hours ago
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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80 | Click on the image to read the full story
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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/michael-reagan-son-of-president-ronald-reagan-dies/69929345
about 7 hours ago
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Inside the infamous jail where Venezuela’s former president Maduro is being held | Click on the image to read the full story
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Inside the infamous jail where Venezuela’s former president Maduro is being held
A federal jail with a documented history of power outages, staffing shortages and detainee complaints got two more high-profile detainees
https://www.wcvb.com/article/mdc-brooklyn-maduro-flores/69927621
about 8 hours ago
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Dueling narratives highlight divide on 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 | Click on the image to read the full story
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Dueling narratives highlight divide on 5th anniversary of Jan. 6
Five years after the Capitol attack, pardoned rioters and political leaders held opposing events in Washington, D.C., highlighting the growing divide over what exactly happened on Jan. 6.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/jan-6-memorial-march-divide/69928336
about 9 hours ago
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Farwell venue hearing moved to end of January | Click on the image to read the full story
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Farwell venue hearing moved to end of January
Farwell is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/matthew-farwell-change-of-venue-hearing-sandra-birchmore/69928135
about 9 hours ago
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The DOJ released transcripts Tuesday of what they said is a series of short videos that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente made following a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor he allegedly committed.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/doj-transcripts-shooter-brown-mit/69928637
about 9 hours ago
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DOJ releases transcripts of Brown, MIT shooter videos: 'I also don't regret what I did' | Click on the image to read the full story
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DOJ releases transcripts of Brown, MIT shooter videos: 'I also don't regret what I did'
NewsCenter 5 was not provided a copy of the videos or audio of the recordings.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/doj-transcripts-shooter-brown-mit/69928637
about 9 hours ago
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Patriots fans gearing up for team's first postseason appearance in 5 years | Click on the image to read the full story
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Patriots fans gearing up for team's first postseason appearance in 5 years
Hype and anticipation have been building since Sunday at Gillette Stadium, where fans are excited to watch the Patriots take on the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/patriots-fans-gearing-up-teams-first-postseason-appearance-5-years/69928326
about 9 hours ago
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Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack | Click on the image to read the full story
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Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack
Information about the Cuban officers killed began trickling out on Monday night, with Cubans publicly saying they had died for a just cause.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/cuba-publishes-32-military-dead/69927966
about 9 hours ago
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Trump says the US 'needs' Greenland for Arctic security. Here's why | Click on the image to read the full story
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Trump says the US 'needs' Greenland for Arctic security. Here's why
Greenland's strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/why-trump-wants-greenland-security/69924053
about 9 hours ago
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The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026 | Click on the image to read the full story
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The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026
While there were important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, all audiences wanted to see more of was "Star Wars" and little robot buddies.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/ces-2026-technology-day-1/69928001
about 10 hours ago
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US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas | Click on the image to read the full story
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US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas
The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/us-visa-bonds-38-countries/69928153
about 10 hours ago
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Mom with twin boys nearly struck by Jeep that crashed into Mass. store | Click on the image to read the full story
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Mom with twin boys nearly struck by Jeep that crashed into Mass. store
"I grabbed my kids close [and] as I look over, the Jeep had stopped about 5 feet away from us," she said.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/jeep-crash-family-farms-leominster/69927872
about 10 hours ago
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MBTA police searching for man who exposed self to teen on bus | Click on the image to read the full story
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MBTA police searching for man who exposed self to teen on bus
MBTA Transit Police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a teenage girl while on board a bus on Friday.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-police-searching-for-man-who-exposed-self-to-teen-on-bus/69928003
about 10 hours ago
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2025's most punctual airlines and airports named | Click on the image to read the full story
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2025's most punctual airlines and airports named
An aviation analytics firm is crowning the world's best and most on-time airports and airlines.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/2025-most-punctual-airlines-and-airports-named/69927703
about 10 hours ago
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Mass. delegation seeks action to block military escalation in Venezuela | Click on the image to read the full story
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Mass. delegation seeks action to block military escalation in Venezuela
Lawmakers from Massachusetts are pushing for legislative action after the U.S. incursion into Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-delegation-seeks-congressional-action-to-block-us-military-escalation-in-venezuela/69927419
about 11 hours ago
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Rescue donkey in Georgia breaks world record with her long ears | Click on the image to read the full story
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Rescue donkey in Georgia breaks world record with her long ears
Hope the donkey came from Arkansas, and she used to be extremely underweight and depressed. Now, she's healthy again — and a world record holder.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/georgia-donkey-world-record-longest-ears/69927642
about 11 hours ago
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Healey urges RFK Jr. to restore NIH funding, says 13,000 Mass. patients affected | Click on the image to read the full story
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Healey urges RFK Jr. to restore NIH funding, says 13,000 Mass. patients affected
Gov. Healey urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore NIH funding after cuts stopped 380 clinical trials and affected more than 74,000 patients nationwide.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/rfk-jr-healey-demand-restore-nih-funding/69927406
about 11 hours ago
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Pamela Smart seeks reversal of 1991 murder conviction, citing ‘new scientific study’ | Click on the image to read the full story
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Pamela Smart seeks reversal of 1991 murder conviction, citing ‘new scientific study’
Pamela Smart has filed a new petition for habeas corpus relief as her attorneys hope to have her murder conviction reversed.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/pamela-smart-new-hampshire-ny-petition/69927458
about 11 hours ago
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At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro | Click on the image to read the full story
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At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro
U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a nighttime operation that left at least 24 Venezuelan security officers dead
https://www.wcvb.com/article/us-raid-captures-maduro-officers-killed/69927237
about 12 hours ago
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A new Grammy category honors album covers and the artists that make them
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A new Grammy category honors album covers and the artists that make them
Official Grammy rules say albums do not need to exist physically to be considered in this category — a key point in differentiating the award from its package counterpart.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/new-grammy-category-album-covers-artists/69926440
about 13 hours ago
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In the final hour of his administration, outgoing
#Everett
Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced a major new development deal with
#Wynn
, the company behind Encore.
#politics
#mapoli
#Massachusetts
https://www.wcvb.com/article/demaria-wynn-everett-broadway-agreement/69925996
about 13 hours ago
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'Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
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'Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
Nathan Chasing Horse, the former "Dances with Wolves" actor accused of sexual abuse, was temporarily thrown out of court Monday after he disrupted proceedings.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/dances-with-wolves-nathan-chasing-horse-disrupts-court-sex-abuse-trial/69926080
about 13 hours ago
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Two of the four flu-related deaths were of children under the age of 2 in
#Boston
. Health officials are strongly urging everyone to get the
#flu
shot
https://www.wcvb.com/article/4-child-flu-deaths-massachusetts/69926461
about 13 hours ago
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A desperate plea for help: 81-year-old man's mailbox note leads to his caregiver's arrest | Click on the image to read the full story
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A desperate plea for help: 81-year-old man's mailbox note leads to his caregiver's arrest
A postal worker alerted police to the note that read "call the police," leading officers to a man who claims his caregiver left him injured and unable to call for help.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/florida-caretaker-arrest-note-elder-battery/69926564
about 13 hours ago
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Outgoing mayor signs deal for new Wynn hotels, rail support in Everett | Click on the image to read the full story
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Outgoing mayor signs deal for new Wynn hotels, rail support in Everett
With less than an hour remaining in his administration, outgoing Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced a major development agreement with the company behind the Encore casino.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/demaria-wynn-everett-broadway-agreement/69925996
about 14 hours ago
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Suspended Boston police officer accused of choking his ex-girlfriend | Click on the image to read the full story
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Suspended Boston police officer accused of choking his ex-girlfriend
A Boston police officer is off the job after being accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-officer-suspended-ricardo-alexandre-arrest-report/69926503
about 14 hours ago
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Trump says Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird, his wife recovering after 'pretty bad' car crash | Click on the image to read the full story
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Trump says Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird, his wife recovering after 'pretty bad' car crash
President Trump said that Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird and his wife are recovering in the hospital following a car accident.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/jim-baird-hospitalized-after-car-accident/69926237
about 14 hours ago
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Police ID man who died after being shot multiple times in vehicle | Click on the image to read the full story
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Police ID man who died after being shot multiple times in vehicle
A man found with multiple gunshot wounds in Mattapan early Monday later died; Boston police identified him and the Homicide Unit is investigating.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/man-identified-boston-suffering-multiple-gunshot-wounds-in-vehicle/69926356
about 14 hours ago
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Trump and House Republicans meet to talk about their election year agenda | Click on the image to read the full story
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Trump and House Republicans meet to talk about their election year agenda
House Republicans are convening as they launch their new year agenda, with health care issues in particular dogging the GOP heading into the midterm elections.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/trump-house-gop-agenda/69925997
about 14 hours ago
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Teacher catches historic missed field goal ball at Steelers-Ravens game | Click on the image to read the full story
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Teacher catches historic missed field goal ball at Steelers-Ravens game
The play that helped send the Pittsburgh Steelers to the playoffs also gave a teacher a souvenir to show his students
https://www.wcvb.com/article/teacher-catches-missed-field-goal-ball-steelers/69925702
about 15 hours ago
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VIDEO: Woman receives letter in the mail 72 years after it was sent | Click on the image to read the full story
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VIDEO: Woman receives letter in the mail 72 years after it was sent
Anna Moch is used to seeing bills in her mailbox, but she was shocked to discover the letter in her stack of mail dated June 10, 1953.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/woman-gets-letter-72-years-after-it-was-sent/69925637
about 15 hours ago
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies at 65 | Click on the image to read the full story
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies at 65
LaMalfa’s death reduces the party’s narrow control of the House to 218-213
https://www.wcvb.com/article/doug-lamalfa-northern-california-district-1-dies/69925323
about 16 hours ago
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New report shows a 25% drop in deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers | Click on the image to read the full story
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New report shows a 25% drop in deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers
On-duty deaths decreased from 148 in 2024 to 111 in 2025, a nearly 25% decline.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/officer-deaths-2025-drop/69925025
about 16 hours ago
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LEGO unveils new SMART Play products, plans March launch
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LEGO unveils new SMART Play products, plans March launch
LEGO, maker of the iconic analog building toy with a U.S. headquarters in Boston, is incorporating new digital technology into block play.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/lego-smart-play-boston/69924965
about 17 hours ago
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McGovern expected to introduce another war powers measure | Click on the image to read the full story
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McGovern expected to introduce another war powers measure
The ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee has called the ouster and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a "war on behalf of the oil lobby."
https://www.wcvb.com/article/rep-mcgovern-war-powers-measure-maduro-venezuela/69924761
about 17 hours ago
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Hearing being held for Mass. woman accused of killing her 3 children | Click on the image to read the full story
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Hearing being held for Mass. woman accused of killing her 3 children
A hearing will be held Tuesday for Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts, mother accused of killing her three children.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/lindsay-clancy-duxbury-mother-accused-murder-hearing-january-6/69924874
about 17 hours ago
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Federal agents being deployed to Minneapolis in escalated immigration push | Click on the image to read the full story
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Federal agents being deployed to Minneapolis in escalated immigration push
Around 2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis as part of the Trump administration’s latest effort to crack down on immigration
https://www.wcvb.com/article/minneapolis-2000-agents-child-care-probe/69924795
about 17 hours ago
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'This is not a regime change,' House Speaker says as Congress remains divided about Venezuela after briefing | Click on the image to read the full story
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'This is not a regime change,' House Speaker says as Congress remains divided about Venezuela after briefing
A closed-door meeting between Trump administration officials and Congress on the military operation in Venezuela revealed partisan reactions, with Democrats expressing concern and Republicans showing support.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/not-a-regime-change-house-speaker-as-congress-remains-divided-on-venezuela/69923140
about 18 hours ago
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Snowmobiler killed by avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada | Click on the image to read the full story
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Snowmobiler killed by avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada
An avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada on Monday buried a snowmobiler in snow and killed him, authorities said.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/california-avalanche-snowmobiler-sierra-nevada/69924602
about 18 hours ago
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Five years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack, more information continues to emerge | Click on the image to read the full story
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Five years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack, more information continues to emerge
The House Judiciary Committee released new testimony from former Special Counsel Jack Smith ahead of the 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/new-info-emerges-five-years-after-jan-6-capitol-attack/69923314
about 18 hours ago
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A dentist and his wife were shot to death in their Ohio home; search for suspect continues | Click on the image to read the full story
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A dentist and his wife were shot to death in their Ohio home; search for suspect continues
One week after Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead in their home, police are still searching for suspects.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/spencer-tepe-monique-tepe-ohio-dentist-found-dead/69924135
about 19 hours ago
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