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Dennis Teen Accused Of Brandishing Gun, Police Find Ghost Gun Lab At Home
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (219+ words) Criminal charges against the juvenile remain pending consultation with the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office, led by District Attorney Robert Galibois, as Dennis Police continue their active investigation into the incident, according to Newsradio 95 WXTK. Galibois's office oversees prosecutions…...
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 Software Pioneer Who Saved the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (139+ words) Margaret Hamilton, the programmer whose code kept Apollo 11 from aborting its lunar landing in 1969 and who helped invent the very idea of software engineering, has died at age 90. Her death was reported per MIT, though no cause has been disclosed....
MCI-Norfolk Prisoner, 29, Dies by Apparent Suicide in Isolation Unit
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (160+ words) The state's $770 million, five-year contract with Kansas-based VitalCore, awarded in May 2024 to replace former vendor Wellpath after it faced over 1,500 lawsuits and filed for bankruptcy, has itself struggled with staffing shortfalls, according to The Shoestring. Despite those gaps, DOC's full-time…...
Springfield man indicted after hours-long standoff
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (677+ words) Dwane R. Williams Jr., 40, of Springfield, was indicted by a Clark County grand jury on one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability. The indictment follows an hours-long standoff with law enforcement officers in September. Williams remains held in the Clark…...
Massachusetts shifts clean energy funds to help heat homes this winter
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (249+ words) Gov. Maura Healey ordered home energy relief for low- and middle-income households, to be funded by alternative compliance payments. Home heating oil in Massachusetts averaged $6.12/gallon last week, up nearly 75% from a year ago, according to the most recent data…...
Democrat Maura Healey, Republican Mike Minogue to take part in first Mass. governor debate
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (241+ words) CBS News Boston is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBZ-TV and channel 4, CBS News Boston offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Democrat Maura Healey, Republican Mike…...
Woman killed in Reading home, son considered person of interest, Mass. police say
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (34+ words) CBS News Chicago 11am CBS News Colorado This Morning 9am CBS News Detroit 12:30pm CBS News Los Angeles Mornings 9am CBS News Miami 12pm CBS News New York 12pm CBS News Philadelphia 12pm...
"Cupertino" stars discuss new CBS Silicon Valley legal drama
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (33+ words) CBS News Chicago 11am CBS News Colorado This Morning 9am CBS News Detroit 12pm CBS News Los Angeles Mornings 9am CBS News Miami 12PM CBS News New York 12pm CBS News Philadelphia 12pm...
Alcove near Boston TD Garden ready to welcome guests for first Celtics preseason game
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (33+ words) CBS News Chicago 11am CBS News Colorado This Morning 9am CBS News Detroit 12pm CBS News Los Angeles Mornings 9am CBS News Miami 12PM CBS News New York 12pm CBS News Philadelphia 12pm...
Tracking Hurricane Isaias and how it will affect the Boston weather forecast
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (241+ words) CBS News Boston is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBZ-TV and channel 4, CBS News Boston offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Tracking Hurricane Isaias and how…...