Interim superintendent appointed for BPS
BOSTON -- The following is a press release from Boston Public Schools.
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Shots fired at officer in Lowell
LOWELL, Mass. -- Officers were called to a possible breaking and entering in Lowell Wednesday night after police say shots were fired at an investigator.
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Bulger attorney says informant should be exposed
BOSTON -- An attorney for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is arguing the government should reveal the name of a confidential informant the defense thinks could undermine two star prosecution witnesses.
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Tsarnaev, suspect killed by FBI behind triple homicide
BOSTON -- Dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and another man — who was killed by the FBI on Wednesday — murdered three people in Massachusetts after a drug deal went wrong in 2011, law enforcement sources tell NBC News.
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Former state rep. arraigned on drug charges
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. -- Stephen Doran, a former Bay State representative and math tutor, has been charged with dealing drugs.
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Mass. bill would try 17-year-olds as juveniles
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts House has approved a change in how the state's court system handles teenage offenders.
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Church official faces racketeering charges
BOSTON-- A Boston church official who once claimed to be an associate of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested on charges of stealing money from the church.
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Man allegedly confessed to Waltham murders
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man with ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed after attacking an FBI agent during questioning in Florida, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
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Three-alarm fire destroys Lynn church
LYNN, Mass. -- A Lynn church was destroyed by three-alarm fire that started just after 5:00 Wednesday morning. Fire crews were still on the scene at 9 a.m. and the building was smoking. Firefighters raced into the church but they had to race out because the roof was in danger of collapsing. The church was a complete loss. Flames poured out of the windows forcing more than 200 people out of nearby apartment building.
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Thunderstorms possible Wednesday - Thursday
BOSTON -- The radar stays pretty clear until mid-afternoon Wednesday. Increasing humidity and temperatures expected to get into the low 70s - but not along the coast. There, temps will barely make it out of the 50s.
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Man shot to death while questioned in bombing probe
ORLANDO, Fla. --A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
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Schilling lawyer to argue for tossing lawsuit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lawyers for Curt Schilling and architects of a state deal to give his now-bankrupt video game company a $75 million loan guarantee are set to argue for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against them by Rhode Island's economic development agency.
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New England economy seen improving, but unevenly
HARTFORD, Conn.-- A group of economists says New England is recovering from the worst recession in decades, with the strongest gains in Massachusetts and Vermont, while Rhode Island and Maine lag.
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Tewksbury school apologizes for false automated calls
TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- A glitch in a Tewksbury school's automated messaging system sent parents into a panic after it called students' homes to confirm the child was sick.
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Amber Alert canceled after boy found in Cambridge
BOSTON -- The Amber Alert for a child kidnapped in Roxbury has been canceled after he was found in Cambridge.
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Surgical clamp found inside dog
LYNN, Mass.-- Bonnie is a shepard mix. She received gall bladder surgery back in February 2012 and when she wouldn't eat and wasn't acting her usual self, her owner Anthony Batchelder grew worried. It turned out the vet left a surgical clamp inside of her.
