T says broken wheel caused derailment
BOSTON - The MBTA has been inspecting Red Line trains after determining that a broken wheel caused a train to derail just outside the Alewife Station earlier
Soldier surprises daughter at school
BELLINGHAM - It’s a reunion that reminds us of the true meaning of the holidays. A local soldier who is serving in Iraq made a surprising visit to his daughter
Massachusetts teen pleads not guilty to hit-and-run
LOWELL — A 17-year-old girl charged with striking and severely injuring a 12-year-old boy with her car and then fleeing the scene has pleaded not guilty.
6 hurt, 42 homeless, after Holyoke apartment fire
HOLYOKE - A massive inferno at a Holyoke apartment building has sent six people to the hospital and left 42 people homeless.
Father arraigned in son's beating death
WORCESTER - A man accused of inflicting a fatal beating on his 7-year-old son on Father's Day has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to
Swan and duck rescued in North Attleboro
NORTH ATTLEBORO - There was an animal rescue in North Attleboro after a duck and a swan got stuck in a frozen pond.
No jail time for Senator Galluccio
BOSTON - A state senator who claims his toothpastes caused him to test positive in an alcohol screening days after he began probation was placed under 24-hour
Feds reject Massachusetts speaker's stance on legal fees
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors have rejected claims by House Speaker Robert DeLeo that detailing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded legal fees
Weston private school burns down
WESTON - School officials say a four-alarm blaze that destroyed a building at a private school in Weston started when a maintenance worker turned on a stove
Baby Jesus stolen from Hopkinton's creche
HOPKINTON - Baby Jesus is missing from the Nativity scene on the Hopkinton Town Common and police believe the plastic figure was stolen.
Boston mayoral aide accused in drug case resigns
BOSTON - An aide to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino accused of selling marijuana and the painkiller Oxycontin has resigned.
Deadly hit-and-run in Quincy
QUINCY - Quincy Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a body was discovered on Robertson Street shortly after 7 a.m. today. The victim is
How does Santa Claus deliver all those gifts?
If you look into the sky tomorrow night, you might catch a glimpse of Santa Claus flying by, as Santa goes to work making his annual trip around the world. It’
Suspect in Worcester stabbing faces arraignment
WORCESTER - A Lawrence man is headed to court to face accusations that he stabbed another man to death in a Worcester apartment during a fight over a woman.
Va. man accused of enticing Mass. girl on Internet
WOBURN - A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted a 32-year-old Virginia man on attempted kidnapping charges for enticing a 12-year-old girl to run away with
Massachusetts boy, 7, revived after heart attack
BOSTON - Quick-thinking school nurses and paramedics are being credited with saving the life of a 7-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest after choking on