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Weekend To Do List: Meet Santa on the North Shore, decorate cookies and a winter wonderland hike
39+ min ago (40+ words) It is the last weekend before Christmas and there is a ton of fun events to get into the holiday spirit in Massachusetts. Weekend To Do List: Meet Santa on the North Shore, decorate cookies and a winter wonderland hike...
2 dogs killed by coyotes recently in Massachusetts town, police chief warns
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (298+ words) December 19, 2025 / 9:15 AM EST / CBS Boston Coyotes have killed "at least" two dogs in Wrentham, Massachusetts in the past week, police said Thursday in a warning to pet owners. Police Chief Bill McGrath said both dogs were let out in their yards alone at night or in the early morning. One was killed on Thurston Street near the Foxboro line and another by Creek Street. "Please take precautions when letting your dogs out," McGrath wrote in a Facebook post. "Take them out on a leash or, at least, be out there with them." Wrentham Animal Control said it was told that a coyote entered a yard on Thurston Street and "grabbed a medium-sized dog." Authorities said the dog in the Creek Street incident was initially reported missing and then found with injuries that were likely inflicted by a coyote." "At this…...
Next Weather: WBZ mid-morning forecast for December 19, 2025
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (30+ words) Next Weather: WBZ mid-morning forecast for December 19, 2025 Next Weather: WBZ mid-morning forecast for December 19, 2025 Next Weather: WBZ mid-morning forecast for December 19, 2025...
Here's the latest on Claudio Neves Valente and the Brown University, MIT professor shootings
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (55+ words) Claudio Neves Valente was identified as the gunman at the deadly attack at Brown Saturday and the shooter who killed an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts Monday. Here's the latest on Claudio Neves Valente and the Brown University, MIT professor shootings Here's the latest on Claudio Neves Valente and the Brown University, MIT professor shootings...
Next Weather: WBZ morning forecast for December 19, 2025
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (25+ words) Jason Mikell has your latest weather forecast. Next Weather: WBZ morning forecast for December 19, 2025 Next Weather: WBZ morning forecast for December 19, 2025...
How investigators tracked the suspect in the Brown University shooting to Brookline
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (37+ words) The gunman who killed two students at Brown University is also believed to have killed an MIT professor in Brookline. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports. How investigators tracked the suspect in the Brown University shooting to Brookline...
City of Springfield offers tips to reduce holiday food waste
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (99+ words) Waste entering Springfield's landfill nearly doubles between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, with much of the increase coming from food waste, city officials said. City of Springfield offers tips to reduce holiday food waste Springfield Art Museum receives 2 grants to support outreach and education during renovations Community Blood Center of the Ozarks seeks holiday donors as donations decline On Your Side: Scammers use fake Mega Millions drawings to target victims Xbox Bowl Coverage: Former Missouri State University football players proud of team's success Emergency responders in Branson, Mo., use virtual reality for its active shooter training...
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (15+ words) Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast. Next Weather: WBZ Update Next Weather: WBZ Update...
Suspect found dead after Brown University shooting, killing of MIT professor
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (51+ words) The gunman suspected of killing two students at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts was found dead in New Hampshire, ending a manhunt. Suspect found dead after Brown University shooting, killing of MIT professor Suspect found dead after Brown University shooting, killing of MIT professor...
Gunman in Brown University shooting also killed MIT professor, U.S. Attorney says
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (53+ words) Federal prosecutors say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente killed two students at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and an MIT professor at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. Gunman in Brown University shooting also killed MIT professor, U.S. Attorney says Gunman in Brown University shooting also killed MIT professor, U.S. Attorney says...