Travel “The impact to our network is expected to last several days as we complete the inspections and work to return to normal operations.” A Spirit Airlines jet approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 2021. Spirit Airlines canceled about 100 flights on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, after pulling some planes out of service … [Read more…]
Local News Local officials are asking residents to watch out for the invasive pest. AP An infestation of the invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in Wellesley, officials announced this week. The infestation near Carisbrooke Reservation was confirmed by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources, town officials announced Wednesday. The spotted lanternfly was first found … [Read more…]
Local News The investigation into the fire is ongoing. Investigators released this image of the person of interest in Monday’s fire. Springfield police Springfield police are asking residents to check their home surveillance cameras as they search for a person of interest in a Monday building fire that claimed the life of an 18-year-old woman. … [Read more…]
Local News The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in an apartment building on Centre Street. Police are investigating after a dog was shot in a Jamaica Plain apartment building on Thursday. Officers responded around 4:17 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 279 Centre St. and while on their way to the scene, dispatch informed … [Read more…]
Crime Logan Clegg is charged with second-degree murder for “knowingly and recklessly” causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende “Wendy” Reid. Logan Clegg talks with defense attorney Maya Dominguez at his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. A jury on Friday, Oct. 20, began deliberating the case of … [Read more…]
College Sports “His whole team saw me [and] were like, ‘Is that your girlfriend,’ and he’s like, ‘No, it’s my mom.’” Maine mother and son Joy and Cyrus Evans. University of Southern Maine Athletics/Instagram Collegiate cross-country races don’t usually double as family reunions — that is, until Joy and Cyrus Evans began running. The Maine … [Read more…]
World News The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said. Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, after Natalie’s recent high school graduation. Raanan Family via AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on … [Read more…]
Local News Danasia Sampson allegedly hit a fellow student, Frank Petillo Jr., on campus in April. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe A 22-year-old Mattapan woman was charged in connection with the death of UMass Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr., who was struck and killed by a car on campus in April. … [Read more…]
Local News Half of the Union Square GLX branch and 80% of the Medford branch needs to be fixed, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said Thursday. MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng spoke to reporters during a press conference where he offered an explanation of what went wrong with the Green Line Extension. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe … [Read more…]
Business The drug store chain said it will remove a small number of oral decongestants that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient. Customers walk to a CVS Pharmacy, Friday, Nov 4, 2022, in Boston. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, FIle By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press October 20, 2023 | 11:02 AM CVS Health is pulling from … [Read more…]