Katie Thompson

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Katie Thompson

For nearly 50 years, Somerville's Larry Murphy has been the mastermind behind the complex transportation logistics of the Boston Marathon, ensuring runners get from Boston to Hopkinton before they run from Hopkinton to Boston. Murphy's system is intricate, with printed plan sheets full of spreadsheets, numbers and acronyms. "I do this over a long period of time," Murphy said.

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Katie Thompson

Hannah Kilson and Caila Kilson-Kuchtic say their mother-daughter dynamic is also that of player and coach. The pair ran their first five-mile road race together over a decade ago and now are training for the Boston Marathon. "I read somewhere that kids should never run more than half their age," Kilson said. "So I'm like, OK, it's five miles. Once you're 10, you can run it with me. And so we ran it, and we couldn't get a mile in without her being like, can we walk? Can we walk?

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Katie Thompson |Charlotte Benton

A mobile refuse collection service had to be called off early in Birmingham after it was swarmed by people desperate to dispose of their rubbish. All-out strikes by refuse workers since last week have seen bin bags pile up on streets across the city and reports of an increase in rats and other vermin. To help tackle that, a bin lorry was put on to collect some of the rubbish.

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Katie Thompson

DAY IS UNDERWAY. IMMIGRATION IS OBVIOUSLY A HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW, AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CRACKS DOWN ON ENFORCEMENT AND DEPORTATIONS, AND AS CITIES LIKE BOSTON DEFEND ITS SANCTUARY POLICIES IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. IF YOU ARE A PROUD IMMIGRANT, LET ME HEAR YOU SAY I’M HERE. IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE INSIDE THE HALL OF FLAGS AT THE STATEHOUSE THIS MORNING. THE MASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITION HOSTS THE EVENT EACH YEAR.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Katie Thompson |Charlotte Benton

A mobile refuse collection service descended into chaos as Birmingham residents attempted to dispose of their ever-growing waste amid bin strikes. The collection lorry was swarmed by so many people as it attempted to travel along Anderton Park Road, in Moseley, that a local councillor decided to call police. Residents from surrounding neighbourhoods scrambled towards the lorry as the city continues to be plagued by piles of rubbish due to industrial action by refuse workers.