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By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     STONEHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Stoneham police officer and his brother are accused of fraudulently receiving $36 million in Mass Save funds. Officer Joseph Ponzo, 48, of Stoneham, and Christopher Ponzo, a 47-year-old owner of an electrical contracting company from North Reading, were arrested Friday.

By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     NORTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Victorian home in Northbridge was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. SkyEye captured the flames at the home on Linwood Street. “It’s just sad because it was an absolutely gorgeous home,” said Melissa Young of Uxbridge. The house was built in

By Megan Hickey Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Parents on Friday described a terrifying experience as 23 gunshots rang out near two high school baseball games and a track meet on Chicago’s Southwest Side the evening before. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported, no one was injured when the

By Meg Baker Click here for updates on this story     TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey father’s dream to build a sports complex for people with special needs has finally come true. The Toms River Field of Dreams, designed to serve people of all ages and abilities, officially opens to the public

By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — investigators say a pet duck helped locate the body of a murdered woman on April 14, 2022, at a home in Candler. Angela Wamsley and Mark Barnes are charged with murdering Wamsley’s grandmother, Nellie Sullivan. Sullivan, in her 90’s,

By Brandon Goldner Click here for updates on this story     EDDYSTONE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — After 70 years, a Dutch army officer arrived in Delaware County Friday morning to return a St. James Catholic High School Class of 1946 ring belonging to a Delaware County Korean War veteran. Dutch Army Lt. Col. Jos Groen heard about

By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer charged a Sun Valley funeral home owner after allegedly failing to properly handle the human remains of at least 11 individuals, including infants and another said to be under 10 years old. The bodies were

By Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Increased depression, anxiety and stress during pregnancy can alter the fetal brain, negatively impacting a child’s early cognitive development, a new study suggests, drawing attention to the importance of mental health support for those who are pregnant. Previous

By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Researchers at the University of California San Diego say they’ve developed a smartphone app that could screen users for neurological conditions by scanning their eye. The researchers outlined their findings in a paper published on Friday that will

By Rick Sallinger Click here for updates on this story     LAFAYETTE, Colorado (KCNC) — The dry, windy and warm conditions are being called an “extreme drought” in Colorado. It’s been difficult for those who make their living off the land. It is a most unwelcome combination for farmers: dust and wind. The conditions at the

By Katie Nielsen Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — There were no classes at any of the Oakland Unified schools Friday as teachers participated in a one-day strike and district administrators asked students to stay home. It all has to do with planned school closures. At the end of the

By AUDREY WEIL Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — FOX 12 spoke with the woman whose apartment was broken into and ransacked, in what led to a four hour standoff with police Monday night. The suspect is now in jail. “He climbed across the rooftop, got around the corner right

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Medical Examiner identified the bodyboarder who died Wednesday off Waialae Beach Park as 44-year-old Robert Szymanski of Honolulu. Just before 5 p.m. on April 27, Honolulu Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to a 911 call for

By Gerry May Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A sewer line project looked more like a crime scene, as an elderly woman blocked a tree cutting crew on her property Thursday morning in the Highland area. A swarm of officers put up crime scene tape and talked with the

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Crews are looking to recover the bodies of two men after a boat overturned Friday on a popular central Minnesota lake. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says that deputies responded shortly after 2 p.m. to Big Marine Lake near Scandia,

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A group of people are raising money for local Children’s hospitals by embarking on a 500-mile bike ride/run. Adriano Viera and his team call it the Texas 500. The group will start out in Dallas on Sunday, May 1 and Bike

By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — The odds are looking good for sports betting in the Sunflower State. On Thursday night, both the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives approved a bill that could authorize wagering on games as early as July 1. Under the new

By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the source of what sent multiple elementary students to the hospital after falling ill. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. at Edgerton Elementary School in Vienna Township on Friday, April 29. Genesee

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — City officials on Friday evening will dedicate a street to slain Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley, who was fatally shot last year in the line of duty. Holley’s family will join Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison for the

By Amy Wadas Click here for updates on this story     PORT VUE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Police are investigating an unusual situation at South Allegheny Elementary in Port Vue. A 4-year-old showed up at the school, but she wasn’t supposed to be there. Police said the child got on the school bus with her two cousins