WBTS-TV (Boston, MA)

WBTS-LD is a low-powered television station based in Boston, Massachusetts, operating on virtual channel 8 and UHF digital channel 46. As an NBC owned-and-operated station, it is part of the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. WBTS is in a duopoly with WNEU, a Telemundo station licensed in Merrimack, New Hampshire, which broadcasts on channel 60. The station shares its studio space with New England Cable News (NECN) at Wells Avenue in Newton, while its transmitter can be found in Needham.

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#30262

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#5842

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Man charged with murder after 2 bodies found in woods near Salem, Mass., Walmart

7 hours ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier |Asher Klein

Authorities say an arrest has been made in connection with the two bodies that were found in the woods near a Walmart in Salem, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. The Essex District Attorney's Office said that 30-year-old Jay Blodget has been charged with two counts of murder and will be arraigned Thursday morning in Salem District Court. They said no additional details will be released prior to his arraignment.
Tatum ruled out for Celtics-Magic Game 2 due to wrist injury

21 hours ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Hartwell

For the first time in 2,980 days, the Boston Celtics will play a postseason game without Jayson Tatum. Tatum won't play in Game 2 of Boston's first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday due to a wrist injury the team is labeling as a "right distal radius bone bruise."Tatum suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's Game 1 when he landed on his right wrist after a hard foul by Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
'Now we've got them complaining:' Magic defiant amid Tatum injury criticism

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Hartwell

It takes a lot to make Al Horford agitated. So, when the Boston Celtics veteran called out Orlando Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for a hard foul that injured Jayson Tatum's wrist -- "There was something extra," Horford said of the play -- eyebrows were raised. The Magic, it appears, couldn't care less. "That stuff really means nothing to me," Orlando guard Cole Anthony said Wednesday ahead of Game 2 at TD Garden when asked about Horford's comments, via Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel.
Could a team trade with Patriots to land Ashton Jeanty?

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Hartwell

The New England Patriots could keep the No. 4 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and address a critical need at offensive tackle by taking LSU's Will Campbell or Missouri's Armand Membou. But you could argue neither player -- or any player outside blue-chip prospects Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter -- is No. 4 pick material, which is why a trade down in the first round might be an ideal situation for New England.
Here's how to watch the Karen Read trial

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier

Testimony is set to continue Wednesday in Karen Read's second murder trial, with Kerry Roberts returning to the stand. Roberts was a friend of John O'Keefe, Read's Boston police officer boyfriend, and was with Read on the morning they found his body. Opening statements were delivered Tuesday, followed by testimony from Canton firefighter/paramedic Timothy Nuttall and Roberts.
Well-known NH restaurant heavily damaged in overnight fire

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier

A well-known local restaurant was heavily damaged in a fire overnight in Windham, New Hampshire. The fire at The Windham Restaurant on Range Road was reported just before 1 a.m. Wednesday. The restaurant occupies one of the town's most significant historical sites, an old house built in 1812, and has long been rumored to be haunted.
How is the second Karen Read trial different from the first? Let us count the ways

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier

Inside and outside the courthouse, everything about the second Karen Read trial is different from the first. Inside the courtroom, the opening statements were different and the attorneys delivering them were different. And outside, NBC10 Boston's Melody Mendez said on Tuesday's episode of "Canton Confidential" that the scene is a far cry from what we saw during the first trial. Particularly the buffer zone, which Judge Beverly Cannone has extended to 200 feet in every direction.
Tatum doubtful for Celtics-Magic Game 2 with bone bruise in wrist

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Hartwell

Jayson Tatum appears to have avoided a serious injury to his right wrist. But it sounds like the ailment isn't going away any time soon. UPDATE (Tuesday, April 22 at 4:04 p.m. ET): The Celtics announced Tuesday that Tatum is doubtful for Wednesday's Game 2 with a right distal radius bone bruise.
Boston-area Catholics mourn Pope Francis, await naming of successor

1 day ago | nbcboston.com | Eli Rosenberg

Inside St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church in Boston's North End, afternoon Mass was held Tuesday in memory of Pope Francis. "It's a somber feeling, but it's also, there's gratitude - gratitude for the knowledge, the faith and the belief," said Thomas Mannix, who has long lived in the North End. "We lost our Holy Father, but he is in a better place, and he lived a holy life."Dozens stopped by St. Leonard's on Tuesday, including Karen DaMico.
NH high school student killed in single-vehicle crash

2 days ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier

A junior at Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend. Bedford police said they responded to a single-vehicle crash on Back River Road near the intersection with County Road around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. The only occupant was the driver, who was later pronounced dead. Police said their preliminary investigation determined that the vehicle struck a pole and the rolled over. The crash remains under investigation.