WFXT-TV (Boston, MA)

WFXT is a Fox-affiliated TV station operating on virtual channel 25 and UHF digital channel 34, based in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is part of the Cox Media Group, which is headquartered in Atlanta. WFXT's studio facility is situated on Fox Drive in Dedham, close to the Boston-Providence Turnpike, while its transmitter can be found on Cabot Street in Needham. This station is one of six television stations in Boston that can be accessed in Canada through Bell Satellite TV and EastLink cable services. Notably, WFXT holds the distinction of being the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not directly owned by the network, even though it has been under Fox's ownership twice, from 1987 to 1990 and again from 1995 to 2014.

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‘That’s wild’: Your personal information is for sale, and it’s not expensive

16 hours ago | boston25news.com | Cayle Thompson |Justin Gray

Mass. — Criminals looking to steal your identity are shopping the dark web. In many cases, they are able to buy your Social Security number and much more for as little as one dollar. Georgia State professor David Maimon is the Director of Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group. He says it’s not uncommon for criminals to give identities away for free after companies refuse to pay data breach ransoms. “The numbers I was able to find were offered for free,” Maimon told Gray.
Mass. police chief accused of throwing family member against wall in domestic violence incident

1 day ago | boston25news.com | Maria Papadopoulos |Bob Ward

DEDHAM, Mass. — Lincoln Police Chief Sean Kennedy is accused in a violent assault during which he allegedly “threw” a family member against a kitchen wall over the weekend, court documents show. Kennedy, 53, of Westwood, was placed on administrative leave following his arrest at his home on Saturday. Kennedy is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a family member, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dedham District Court on Monday.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'

1 day ago | boston25news.com | Matt O'Brien

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hard hit was the tech giant's home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was cutting 1,985 workers tied to its Redmond headquarters, many of them in software engineering and product management roles.
Boston school bus driver involved in deadly accident placed on leave

1 day ago | boston25news.com | Kerry Kavanaugh

BOSTON — On Tuesday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed that the school bus driver, who police say hit and killed a five-year-old boy in Hyde Park two weeks ago,, is on leave. “They are not working right now. This driver was immediately placed on leave, and there some processes underway right now,” Wu told reporters after anunrelated, scheduled event. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office is investigating the April 28th incident.
‘It’s alarming’: Butterfly populations are plummeting, stressing ecosystem

1 day ago | boston25news.com | Vicki Graf |Bob Dumas

WESTFORD, Mass. — Butterflies are one of nature’s most beautiful creations, but the picturesque insects are facing threats that are decimating their numbers. The journal Science recently published a report that found the butterfly population has dropped by 22% since 2000. Alana Archangelo, the insect curator at The Butterfly Place in Westford, says people love butterflies beyond their visual appearance. “Sometimes they have a spiritual connotation associated with them.
Live court video, updates: Day 15 of witness testimony in Karen Read’s murder retrial

1 day ago | boston25news.com | Ryan Breslin |Ted Daniel

DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read’s murder retrial will enter its 15th day on Tuesday as a new witness is expected to take the stand in Norfolk Superior Court. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of striking John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard outside of a house party at the home of fellow officer Brian Albert following a night of drinking. FOLLOW TED DANIEL’S COURT UPDATES:On Monday, jurors once again saw Sgt.
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

2 days ago | boston25news.com | Amanda Seitz |Seung Min Kim

WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month.
MSP supervisor finishes testimony in Read trial as jury learns more about SUV, ATF agent involved

2 days ago | boston25news.com | Ted Daniel

DEDHAM, Mass. — After three days in the hot seat, Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik finished testifying Monday in the retrial of Karen Read. Bukhenik was the supervisor in charge of the investigation into the death of John O’Keefe in January of 2022. In his final line of questioning, defense attorney Alan Jackson asked if Bukhenik ever considered Brian Higgins, the ATF agent who exchanged flirtatious texts with Read, to be a possible suspect in O’Keefe’s murder.
‘Protect yourself’: New England public health officials warn about tick and mosquito bites

2 days ago | boston25news.com | April Baker |Maria Papadopoulos

Health officials in New England are warning the public about ticks and mosquitoes becoming more active as the weather warms up. In Massachusetts, tick season is here, and careful or not, the parasites can become embedded in your skin. There are ways to protect yourself from ticks while outdoors, said Dr. Jonathan Edlow, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an emergency medicine professor at Harvard Medical School.
Live court video, updates: Day 14 of witness testimony in Karen Read’s murder retrial

2 days ago | boston25news.com | Ryan Breslin |Ted Daniel

DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read’s murder retrial will enter its 14th day on Monday as witness testimony continues in Norfolk Superior Court. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of striking John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard outside of a house party at the home of fellow officer Brian Albert following a night of drinking.