Plus, CVS is changing its name and ending tobacco sales and police in multiple communities are looking for the public's help.
Plus, local kids help rescue an injured swan and a state tax amnesty program kicks off.
Heat index values were also expected to soar Tuesday afternoon.
Plus, two plead guilty in 2010 shooting and man charged with sex trafficking of teen.
The ship is entering a dry dock for a planned 3-year restoration period following the Aug. 29 voyage.
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Despite fare hikes, ridership has increased, according to data released by the MBTA Friday.
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Plus, what to do if you see a dog in a hot car and a former local official was found guilty of heroin possession.
The Animal Rescue League has offered a list of tips on how to keep animals safe during the warmer days of summer.
Plus, the new Assembly Square MBTA station has an opening date and police seize 1,500 grams of heroin.
Plus, there's a new Patriots scratch ticket and Zagat says Cambridge has the burger in the area.
Massachusetts citizens may be excluded from federal facilities while the state navigates the new "REAL ID" law.
Plus, "Good Will Hunting" showing benefits suicide prevention and doctors recommend schools delay start to later in the morning.
A report on women's equality in the Bay State showed mixed results.
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Plus, dog owners warned after canine parvovirus outbreak and hero rescues toddlers who fell in reservoir.
Snowfall will be below average, however.
Plus, Wellesley puts into place a boil water notice and Brookline police commended for defusing a potentially "deadly" traffic stop.
Plus, a new bill looks to protect victims of domestic violence and their pets and a local chief addresses the "militarization" of police.
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Plus, "Ted 2" filming on North Shore this week and alleged peeping Tom arrested.
Crews will perform work ahead of the demolition of a Route 2 bridge.
Mosquitoes in Arlington tested positive for the virus.
Plus, police are looking for a man who was peeking through an apartment window and a Wilmington man was killed in a motorcycle crash.
Plus, a repeat drunk driver is arrested after stealing and crashing a car and a drug raid leads to three arrests.
Strong winds could cut down tree limbs and damage power lines.
The price for regular, self-serve unleaded gasoline dropped by 6 cents per gallon this week.
Fans created a makeshift memorial, leaving flowers and writing quotes from Williams in chalk.
Plus, a man was charged in a Craigslist child sex sting and heavy rain is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The area should see 1-2 inches of rainfall from an “unusually strong" weather system.
Plus, a North Shore community is mourning a young girl.
WalletHub ranked states based on infant death rates and the number of children in foster care, among other factors.
Plus, Boston sports starts take the ice bucket challenge.
The Perseid Meteor Shower can also be seen this weekend.
Rhode Island has the highest rate of marijuana use in the country, according to a Washington Post report.
Also, migrant children aren't coming to Massachusetts after all and a video shows a shark attacking a robot.
The six-space. 30-minute parking lot is next to the Depot Lot.
The stretch will be closed for one week for a reconstruction project.
Suzanne Chase's husband was finally given a doctor's appointment—two years after he died from cancer.