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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
A death investigation is underway after a body was found in Salem, Massachusetts, the Essex County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday.WCVB will continue to provide more information as it is released. SALEM, Mass. — A death investigation is underway after a body was found in Salem, Massachusetts, the Essex County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday.
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wcvb.com | Mary Saladna
CELEBRANT. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS, OF COURSE, POPE FRANCIS WHO CHOSE ARCHBISHOP HENNING TO LEAD THE BOSTON ARCHDIOCESE. AND IT WAS TIME FOR CARDINAL O’MALLEY TO RETIRE. AND THE ARCHBISHOP THOUGHT THAT IT WAS FITTING TO SCHEDULE THREE SEPARATE MASSES THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE, WHERE CLERGY AND THE FAITHFUL COULD GATHER TO PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF POPE FRANCIS. THE LOSS OF FRANCIS IS BEING FELT DEEPLY AND BROADLY. HE WAS KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE’S POPE FOR GOOD REASON.
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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been ruled out for Game 2 of Wednesday night's Eastern Conference playoff game against the Orlando Magic, ESPN reports.Tatum was previously listed as doubtful entering Wednesday, after he injured his right wrist in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 103-86 victory on Sunday. With Boston leading 89-73 with 8:28 remaining, Tatum went up for a dunk and was hit hard by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as he tried to block it.
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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
The police chief of the Canton Police Department, Helena Rafferty, announced that she would retire when her contract expires on June 30. Rafferty, who is the first female police chief in Canton's history, notified the town's select board of her intentions on Tuesday. "Chief Rafferty joined the Canton Police Department in 1989, becoming the second female officer in the department's history. She has served as the Chief since June 2022," the town said in a statement.
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wcvb.com | Leanna Scachetti
1 of 16 In between broadcast segments, anchor Jessica Brown takes a moment to cheer on runners along Boylston Street as they approach the finish line.
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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
The search continued Tuesday for a missing boy after he fell into the Merrimack River near the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Azriel Lopez, 4, fell into the river just before 6 p.m. near the Western Canal at 300 Arcand Drive, the Lowell Police Department said. Early indications suggest that the boy was quickly pulled by the river's current after he fell into the water.A team of divers and a police drone are searching the area Tuesday.
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wcvb.com | Todd Kazakiewich
Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused in connection with the death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer. Jury selection concluded on April 15, after 10 days of work over three weeks. Eighteen people were selected to serve in the case. After closing arguments, 12 will be selected to deliberate and others will be alternates. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is a former adjunct professor at Bentley University.
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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
Harvard University announced Monday that it filed a lawsuit to stop the funding freeze ordered by President Donald Trump's administration. In a letter to students and faculty, Harvard president Alan M. Garber wrote that the over $2 billion funding freeze was "unlawful and beyond the government's authority."The lawsuit, which was filed in Massachusetts District Court on Monday, named several members of Trump's cabinet, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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wcvb.com | John Atwater
At the family reunification center, runners reunited with loved ones after running over 26 miles in the 129th Boston Marathon. Abby Dubel was brought to tears when she crossed the finish line on Boylston Street, but she had no idea that another surprise was waiting for her nearby. Her boyfriend, Kyle Jones, dropped down on one knee and proposed after she collected her medal. "Ever since I've known her, she's always wanted to do the Boston Marathon," Jones said.
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wcvb.com | Imani Clement
RIGHT HERE AT THE CORNER OF EXETER AND BOYLSTON, WE’RE JOINED BY A VERY SPECIAL GUEST THIS AFTERNOON, THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAURA HEALEY, IS HERE WITH US AT THE DESK. GOVERNOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT’S IT’S AWESOME TO BE HERE. WHAT A DAY. CAN WE BEAT THIS WEATHER? IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS WEATHER BEING ANY BETTER FOR RUNNERS AND SPECTATORS. YOU KNOW, IT’S PERFECT. I’M SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND TOO, WITH THE TWO 50TH CELEBRATIONS AND JUST REALLY FORTUNATE.