Christopher Boardman

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Attleboro man killed in Wareham motorcycle crash WAREHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — An Attleboro man died in a motorcycle crash in Wareham on Thursday night, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney. Matthew Burns, 49, died in the crash that occurred around 5 p.m. on Cranberry Highway. Witnesses told police Burns lost control of his motorcycle and was then hit by a car. Massachusetts State Police are investigating the crash.

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TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A suspect has been arrested and will be arraigned Friday in the homicide of a man found in a construction area behind Bristol-Plymouth High School in Taunton on April 29, according to the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. David Jones, 39, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was arrested for the murder of Stephan Meyers, 39, whose body was found on the morning of April 30.

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DEDHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — Testimony is back on Friday in the murder retrial of Karen Read following a day off. Friday, defense witness Daniel Wolfe took the stand. Wolfe is the director of accident reconstruction at ARCCA, a company that conducts accident reconstruction work for organizations like the military. Defense attorney Alan Jackson led the questioning Friday morning, focusing on Wolfe’s qualifications. They also discussed damage to Read’s SUV tail light.

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The scene of a fatal New Bedford bridge crash on February 20. (David Curran)FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The suspect in a fatal February head-on crash on the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge was arraigned Thursday at Fall River Superior Court, according to a statement from the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. Robert Campbell, 62, is facing charges of OUI manslaughter and OUI second offense stemming from the February 20 incident that left a 28-year-old Fairhaven man dead.

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38 minutes ago Christopher Boardman, Adam Zangari, PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The construction of the new Washington Bridge will cost $339 million with no additional cost to taxpayers and the new bridge will be completed by November of 2028, according to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and RIDOT Director Peter Alviti. In a Friday press conference, McKee announced the project price tag, which could reach $427 million with contingencies, along with the contractor that will undertake the...