Jadiann Thompson

2 months ago | whdh.com | Jadiann Thompson

SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Surveillance video shows a masked person ripping a painting off a wall in Somerville. The thief is seen running around a corner, loading the stolen art into a car on a nearby street before driving away. The thief made off with two paintings. The artist of one of the paintings, Adam Leveille, saw the surveillance video for the first time on Friday.

Jan 21, 2025 | whdh.com | Jadiann Thompson

Forecasting “a transformative impact on the economic landscape of our state,” Gov. Maura Healey detailed plans Tuesday to pump at least $2.5 billion into campus facilities at the University of Massachusetts, state universities and community colleges by the middle of the 2030s.

Dec 3, 2024 | whdh.com | Jadiann Thompson

NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Volunteers packed up presents for kids in need Tuesday as part of the annual Wonderfund Holiday Gift Drive. Former Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker is leading the organization on its holiday mission. “Today, every person who buys a gift online or delivers a gift is making hope and fulfilling dreams for a child who’s going through some really, really tough stuff,” Baker said. Since 2017, Wonderfund has provided emergency essentials to children in traumatic situations.

Jul 15, 2024 | whdh.com | Bailey Allen |Dakota Antelman |Jadiann Thompson |Ryan Schulteis

BOSTON (WHDH) - Political experts reacted Monday after Donald Trump tapped J.D. Vance as his running mate at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Vance, a first-term Ohio senator, first garnered widespread attention after he published his bestselling 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance won his way into the senate in 2021, transitioning from a sharp critic of Trump to an ally.

Jun 21, 2024 | whdh.com | Jadiann Thompson |Ryan Schulteis |Dakota Antelman

BOSTON (WHDH) - From TD Garden to the Hynes Convention Center an estimated one million people crowded the streets of Boston Friday to celebrate the NBA champion Celtics at their rolling rally duck boat parade. The party continued as the parade arrived in Copley Square, where crowds of fans stretched nearly as far as the eye could see. With confetti in the air, the crowd chanted “Joe!” as second-year Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla passed in a Boston Duck Tours duck.