Keke Vencill

5 days ago | whdh.com | Keke Vencill

CONCORD, MASS. (WHDH) - On Friday night, a reenactment kicked off at Paul Revere’s home in Boston’s North End, where 250 years ago, Revere got on his high horse and made his way to Lexington. Many lined the streets for the event. On April 18 1775, two lanterns hung in the old North Church, setting off Revere’s historic ride. The signal alerted the Sons of Liberty the British troops planned to row “by sea” across the Charles River to Cambridge.

6 days ago | whdh.com | Keke Vencill

LEXINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A night of humor and history ahead of Saturday’s 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. Thursday night, Lexington native and “Saturday Night Live” alum Rachel Dratch hosted the town’s Patriots’ Day Award Ceremony. “I didn’t know I was going to be flanked by these soldiers here,” said Dratch. “I’m just getting into the spirit of 250.”Famous faces are nothing new to commemorate the conflict that changed the course of American history.

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Keke Vencill

LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - Somber moments inside Fenway Park before the Red Sox took the field Wednesday. The crowd honored the lives of those with ties to Major League Baseball who were among the more than 100 people killed when a nightclub roof collapsed in the Dominican Republic Tuesday morning. Emergency crews are still searching for survivors at what’s left of the nightclub in the capitol city of Santo Domingo. The tragedy is being felt thousands of miles away in Lawrence.

3 weeks ago | whdh.com | Juliana Mazza |Keke Vencill

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe, for its worst day since the pandemic crashed the economy in 2020.

3 weeks ago | whdh.com | Juliana Mazza |Keke Vencill

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market buckled Thursday, and a level of shock unseen in years tore through financial markets worldwide on worries about the damage President Donald Trump‘s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 was down 4.2% in late trading, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe. It’s heading toward its worst day in more than two years, and it’s close to its worst since COVID shattered the economy in 2020.