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  • FILE – Jason Aldean performs during CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville, Tenn., on June 9, 2022. Aldean released the single “Try That in a Small Town” this month. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
    Music & Musicians Jan 7

    Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn announce Fenway Park show in May

    Two massive names in country music will be taking the stage at Boston’s Fenway Park this May, Live Nation announced Tuesday. Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn will be playing the iconic ballpark on May 30. Tickets go on sale Friday Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. Jason Aldean is known for his hits “Dirt Road Anthem,” “Don’t You Wanna Stay,”…

  • Sumner Tunnel Jan 7

    Sumner Tunnel reopens after closure due to big rig truck

    Traffic was backed up early Tuesday morning in Boston’s Sumner Tunnel as a big rig truck appeared to be attempting to reverse through the tunnel. The truck was apparently too big to fit in the westbound tunnel, and was attempting to back up after making it more than halfway through, an NBC10 Boston crew reported. Traffic was backed up...

  • New Hampshire Jan 6

    NH police officer shot by own gun during struggle with suspect identified

    The police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, injured early Saturday morning after being shot by his own gun during a struggle with a suspect has now been identified. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi identified the officer Monday as 24-year-old David Benway-Fongemie, and said he is recovering at home and doing well. He said Benway-Fongemie was hired by the department on…

  • Charlestown Jan 6

    Police make arrest in shooting that killed 46-year-old Charlestown man

    A 45-year-old Charlestown man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting over the weekend at a 7-Eleven parking lot in the Boston neighborhood. Boston police announced Monday morning that David Menezes was arrested Sunday night in Roxbury and will face a murder charge. Officers responded shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday to 140 Main Street in Charlestown for a…

  • Hyde Park Jan 7

    Man faces kidnapping, assault charges after police standoff in Hyde Park

    A man faces multiple charges after barricading himself in a home early Monday morning in the Hyde Park section of Boston, prompting a large response by the city’s police department. The incident began around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a home on Hopewell Road. Boston police said that the suspect fired a round at some point during the incident. The...

  • New Hampshire Jan 5

    NH police officer shot by own gun during struggle with suspect released from hospital

    A police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, who was injured early Saturday morning after being shot by their own gun during a struggle with a suspect has been released from the hospital. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said Sunday that the officer, whose name has not been released, is now recovering at home. “We are grateful that our officer was…

  • New Hampshire Jan 5

    Police officer shot by own gun during struggle with suspect in Bedford, NH

    A police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, was injured overnight after being shot by their own gun during a struggle with a suspect. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said at a press conference that two patrol officers responded around 12:53 a.m. Saturday to the area of South River Road near the Country Inn and Suites for a report of a…

  • Worcester Jan 1

    Assumption students facing charges after assaulting man in social media challenge

    Five students at Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts, are facing charges after reportedly assaulting a man they labeled a sexual predator without evidence, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. The students reportedly lured a man on Tinder to campus, where a mob of up to 30 students chased and assaulted him because they accused him of being a sexual…

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    Yarmouth Jan 1

    Social media threats directed at students at Cape Cod high school

    Police on Cape Cod have arrested someone they said was making violent threats online toward students at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. The Dennis Police Department said in a news release that it was notified on Christmas Day by several parents of social media threats against specific students. The threats allegedly referenced acts of gun violence. Officers with Dennis and Yarmouth…

  • Boston Jan 1

    Meet the first baby born in Boston in 2025

    A Saugus, Massachusetts, couple is celebrating the birth of their newborn daughter — who was the first baby born in the city of Boston in 2025. Leah James Lombardi was born to Jessica and Michael Lombardi at 12:14 a.m. New Year’s Day at Massachusetts General Hospital. Baby Leah weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and is 20.5 inches long. The hospital…

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