Amanda Burke
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Boston is in a deep freeze this weekend
With spring flowers starting to bloom, frigid weather is putting a deep freeze on the state with high windsintensifying the cold. → Read More
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Morrissey Boulevard crash in Dorchester
A 27-year-old Boston man suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-car crash on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester shortly after midnight Saturday, police said. → Read More
Alleged drunk driver caused three-car crash in Dorchester Center
A 35-year-old Boston man will be arraigned on drunk driving charges Friday for allegedly causing a three-car crash in Dorchester Thursday night that sent two people to the hospital, officials said. The crash happened around 10 p. → Read More
Car flies over embankment, lands on Nahant beach as driver fled police
The driver of the car, a 19-year-old man who was not identified, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and was listed in stable condition, according to a statement from Nahant police. → Read More
Trader Joe’s employee struck, killed in parking lot of Acton store
A woman in her 60’s was hit and killed by an SUV in an Trader Joe’s parking lot in Acton around 7 p.m. Tuesday. → Read More
A refugees’ journey is recreated on Boston Harbor
The interactive exhibit “Forced from Home” seeks to relate life in a refugee camp. → Read More
Police recover pink gun allegedly used in Dorchester assault
Two people are charged with threatening a female victim at gunpoint. → Read More
Hiker airlifted from Mount Flume in N.H.
Christopher Wetzel was airlifted from the Flume Trail on Mount Flume in Lincoln, N.H. Saturday evening after falling 50 feet and sustaining a head injury. → Read More
Coast Guard airlifts two off Nantucket for medical treatment
The US Coast Guard transported two patients off Nantucket for medical treatment, after bad weather grounded a → Read More
Retired police officer kills himself, suspected of killing wife
Providence police say they are investigating the killing of Mary Jo Osgood. → Read More
Search for overboard boater in Fall River stretches to third day
After two days of searching, authorities still haven’t found the 35-year-old Fall River man who went overboard while riding in a boat on South Watuppa Pond Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Worcester police officer stabbed in the face by suspect
The officer got stitches after the incident and has been released from the hospital. → Read More
Plymouth beaches set to reopen Sunday afternoon after Great White shark sighting
Long Beach and White Horse Beach are scheduled to reopen at 2 p.m. Sunday after a lobsterman spotted a shark off the coast Saturday. → Read More
Some millennials' pets might eat better than you
Millennials have supplanted baby boomers as the largest pet-owning generation in America, and increasingly they’re feeding their pets as they feed themselves: free range, organic, and gluten-free. And despite stagnating wages and student debt, market researchers say that millennials are more likely than their elders to spring for high-end pet food. → Read More
Grateful boy gives Dartmouth police “high five”
Three-year-old Braylon Resendes and his family brought a pizza dinner and a handmade card to eighton-duty officers at the Dartmouth Police Department. → Read More
Fires in Mass. injure 2, displace at least 52
One afternoon house fire in Swampscott led police to divert traffic after the flames spread to another home. → Read More
Man struck and killed by car on Interstate 495
A man walking at night on Route 495 was struck and killed by a car in Franklin shortly after midnight Sunday, state police said. → Read More
Nurses and patients relieved Brigham agreement reached
Tensions eased in Boston’s Longwood medical area Sunday after the deal was announced. → Read More
App tries to change children’s smartphone habits
With teenagers spending more than four hours a day on their phones, a Massachusetts company wants to slip in a little learning amid the swiping. → Read More
Waze’s data-sharing program expands across state
The partnership with navigation app Waze will help drivers avoid snarled traffic. → Read More