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2 months ago | 
wcvb.com | Karen Anderson |Gail Waterhouse
BEEN TAKEN KAREN. AND THAT’S INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO LOST HIS WIFE, HIS HOME, AND HE’S NOW BATTLING DEMENTIA. WELL, HIS SISTER SAT DOWN WITH US, TELLING US HOW HE’S STRUGGLING TO RECLAIM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND THIS IS MONEY THAT STATE LAW AND A FEDERAL JUDGE SAY SHOULD BE IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT. THE AMERICAN DREAM, EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW, WE TELL PEOPLE IF YOU WORK HARD ENOUGH AND YOU DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS, YOU CAN HAVE IT.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Brittany Johnson |Gail Waterhouse
There's a monthlong effort underway right now across Massachusetts to help change the way society views and responds to homicide victims and their families. Massachusetts was the first state to create . In reverence of the month, St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Roxbury held its annual Community Healing Service event, where family members of homicide victims shared their stories.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Brittany Johnson |Gail Waterhouse
Airports will be packed with millions of travelers this holiday season, which makes it prime time for potential thieves looking to cash in on passengers' valuables. Through a public records request, 5 Investigates obtained theft reports from Massachusetts State Police. Our team analyzed information from 2020 through September 2024. There have been 68 reports of thefts from passengers at Logan Airport in 2024 so far, and 78, 62, 41 and 55 for the previous years.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Mike Beaudet |Gail Waterhouse
FIVE AT SIX. A HOME APPRAISAL CAN MAKE OR BREAK ANY REFINANCING OR SALE, BUT FIVE INVESTIGATES IS UNCOVERING A TROUBLING TREND THAT’S COSTING SOME HOMEOWNERS BIG MONEY. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR HOUSES. ARE MIKE BEAUDET REVEALS THE CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND WHY SOME SAY IT’S ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT APPRAISER WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ME AS THE OWNER.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Karen Anderson |Gail Waterhouse
Dr. James Baker believes his son Macky would be alive today if they had better access to methadone, a drug that relieves cravings for opioids.Macky died of a heroin overdose in 2016 after battling addiction for years."Had it been available at the doctor's office," Baker said.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Mike Beaudet |Gail Waterhouse
FIVE AT SIX. THE HOUSING CRISIS IN MASSACHUSETTS. IT’S NOT EASING, AND HOMEOWNERSHIP DOES REMAIN ELUSIVE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR. IN BOSTON, FIVE INVESTIGATES SPOTLIGHTED A STREET IN ROXBURY WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO BEAT THE ODDS. BUT WHEN OUR MIKE BEAUDET RETURNED TO OCALA STREET, HE FOUND THAT DREAM OF OWNING A HOME IS BEING DELAYED. YOU THOUGHT YOU’D BE IN HERE BY NOW? YEAH, I THOUGHT SO.
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May 31, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Brittany Johnson |Gail Waterhouse
Why couldn't the teenage girl murdered Thursday in Acton be kept safe from the man accused of abusing her? 5 Investigates gathered documents across multiple courts to see what went wrong. Juliano Santana is accused of abducting his stepdaughter in Acton, then murdering her and killing himself. In 2021, he was arrested and charged with multiple counts of rape, allegedly abusing his teenage stepdaughter over years.
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May 24, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Gail Waterhouse
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May 24, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Gail Waterhouse
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a budget amendment Thursday night that would end equity theft across the Commonwealth. It's a practice where cities, towns, and even private companies can foreclose on a home for taxes owed, sell it, and pocket the profits. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, but until now, lawmakers had not acted to change the law here in Massachusetts.
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May 22, 2024 | 
wcvb.com | Karen Anderson |Gail Waterhouse
A recent home auction out in the Western Massachusetts town of Ware seemed like business as usual. However, the seller was neither a bank nor the town, but rather Tallage Brooks, LLC, a company that buys tax titles from municipalities of properties that have fallen behind on their taxes. The practice is commonly referred to as equity theft, and despite the Supreme Court ruling it unconstitutional a year ago, the law in Massachusetts hasn't changed.
