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Water bottles spill onto Route 128 in Weston after two trucks crash
A crash involving two trucks spilled plastic water bottles all over Route 128 during the morning commute Monday in Weston, Massachusetts.
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Second Karen Read trial starts this week. Jury selection kicks off Tuesday
Karen Read’s second murder trial is set to begin this week. There was a chance this trial was going to be delayed, but a federal appeals court has ruled that it will begin as scheduled with jury selection set for Tuesday. That promises to be a challenging task for the court, since so many people have strong opinions on...
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Federal judge blocks government from deporting Tufts student. Here's what's next
A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the government from deporting Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student from Turkey whose arrest by ICE earlier this week continues to draw pushback from a growing number of elected officials. The judge says the court needs to be able to consider a petition that has been filed by Ozturk, and the federal government…
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2 teenage victims in deadly shooting near Chipotle at Brockton mall, DA says
A shooting outside a Chipotle restaurant by the Westgate Mall in Brockton, Massachusetts, Saturday night was deadly, prosecutors said Sunday.
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Karen Read defense team files list of prospective witnesses ahead of retrial
Karen Read’s defense team has filed their list of prospective witnesses ahead of next month’s looming retrial. The filing, submitted by defense attorney Alan Jackson, lists 91 names as prospective witnesses that the defense may call to the stand for testifying. The list includes many familiar names from the first trial — members of the Albert and McCabe families, Brian…
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Boston Teacher's Union reaches tentative agreement with city amid contract negotiations
The City of Boston and its teachers have reached a tentative agreement — welcome news after educators in the city have been working without a contact since August.
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Commonwealth requests buffer zone be extended in Karen Read's retrial
The Commonwealth has submitted a filing asking that the court reinstate a buffer zone prohibiting demonstrations around Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham during Karen Read’s retrial.
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Recap: Karen Read returns to court, defense seeks to delay start of second trial
Karen Read returned to court Tuesday for the first of two days of hearings ahead of the start of her second murder trial next month.
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Pedestrian killed after being hit by car along Route 9 in Newton
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning after being hit by a car along Route 9 in Newton, according to Massachusetts State Police. A state police spokesperson said that a trooper witnessed the crash on his way to work and stopped to help. Several other agencies responded as well. The vehicle involved remained on scene. The left travel lanes in both…
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Dragon Pizza says it had to kick parents out for not supervising their kids
A Somerville, Massachusetts, pizza shop is making waves once again, this time for a message directed at parents of unruly kids.
