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A procession led by state and local motorcycle police thundered into the city today, carrying the body of Army Staff Sergeant Alex R. Jimenez.

Brenda Stevens "loved her family and her husband loved her,” McGovern said “They were just a happy-go-lucky couple.”

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is scheduled today to announce the formation of an advisory committee for issues faced by the disabled in the city, city officials said.

Bands of bikers, escorted by cycling police officers, converged on Boston's City Hall this morning as part of Bike Friday, an event intended to encourage more people in the city to take to their two-wheelers.

Two bi-level coaches derailed at about 9:30 p.m. at a switch about a quarter-mile south of South Station as a crew took the train to a rail yard, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

BOSTON - The Department of Homeland Security has announced $17.2 million in federal assistance for Massachusetts, a 15 percent decrease from last year. State public safety...

BARNSTABLE - A Superior Court judge overturned a lower court's decision today and freed a Cape Cod man accused of using a baseball bat to assault a New York man because...

BOSTON - The man giving John Kerry his first Democratic primary fight since his election to the Senate more than 20 years ago proposed a series of debates today. Gloucester...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Three paintings stolen from a Massachusetts home more than 30 years ago have been ordered returned to the sole surviving heir of the original owner. The...

WORCESTE - A man awaiting trial on burglary charges in the Worcester county jail has been found guilty of killing his cellmate during a fight over a pack of playing cards. Dennis...

The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that a tornado struck the Deerfield-Epsom area Thursday. So how did they figure it out?

The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that it was a tornado that hit five New Hampshire towns, including the Epsom-Deerfield area Thursday where a woman was killed. The Weather Service is still checking on whether three other towns were also hit by a tornado.

Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, nursing a sore right knee, has been scratched from the team's starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Yankees.

Alex Jimenez has finally returned home.  The remains of the Army staff sergeant who was missing for more than a year after he was kidnapped in Iraq passed by the Lawrence home of his father Friday as part of a procession that included his family, State Police cruisers and motorcycles ridden by fellow veterans.

The state has suspended the license of a plastic surgeon who was fired by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after he appeared to fall asleep while performing a liposuction.

Delivering babies might seem routine for hospitals, but for every 1,000 babies born, one or two will have a brain injury because of a lack of oxygen or blood during the delivery.

No Go, Yell Tell is a self-defense program on Cape Cod that teaches kids to get away from approaching strangers.

Police are looking for two men who robbed a bank in Braintree on Thursday.

Fire officials said more illegal fireworks charges would be filed against a Plymouth man after his house was raided by police for the second time in less than four months.

Police in Brewster are searching for an 11-year-old child, according to the Cape Cod Times.

LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Alex Jimenez has finally returned home.

CONCORD, N.H. -- The National Weather Service confirms a tornado was responsible for severe damage in four New Hampshire towns on Thursday.

BOSTON -- A plastic surgeon fired by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after he appeared to fall asleep while performing a liposuction has had his license to practice medicine suspended by the state.

BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- A Superior Court judge has overturned a lower court judge's decision and freed a Cape Cod man accused of using a baseball bat to assault a New York man because he thought he was a Yankees fan.

NORWOOD, Mass. -- There was a manhole explosion in Norwood on Friday.

The remains of a Lawrence soldier who was missing for more than a year after being kidnapped in Iraq, have been returned to Lawrence for a public wake.

The state Senate is revising a Patrick administration plan to use the state's strong credit to help refinance $2.5 billion in Turnpike Authority debt.

As jobless claims rise, people get more unemployment benefits in Massachusetts than in most other states. We compare what it's like for someone in Lawrence with their counterpart across the border in Salem, New Hampshire.

A church in West Bridgewater is giving out free raffle tickets to parishioners. The prize: a 50-dollar gas card, and more people in the pews.

The faltering economy puts stress on individuals and families, and may lead to a rise in people with mental health issues. We talk with one doctor from Mass. General about the trend and what to do about it.

PEABODY - Visitors of the Northshore Mall can now toss live entertainment into their shopping bags with the new addition of a Ticketmaster retail outlet.

SWAMPSCOTT - Superintendent Matthew Malone presented a seven-page written response to a vote of no confidence taken by the Swampscott Education Association (SEA) last month.

REVERE - Ten of the Housing Authority's most dilapidated properties will be fixed up using $800,000 in federal money awarded to the city Thursday.

MARBLEHEAD - The selectmen have named former Selectman Jeffrey Shribman as town counsel. The post carries a stipend of $2,000. If he accepts the post, Shribman will assist Town Administrator Tony Sasso in assigning legal duties to the town's seven assistant town counsels, until next May.

PEABODY - Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will be making a comeback at Higgins Middle School this September. After four years of being a "nut-free facility," administration has lifted the ban.

FITCHBURG -- Police found guns and drugs in a Summer Street man's apartment during the execution of a search warrant Wednesday, according to court records.

The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Sheryl Crow is putting the "Rumours" to rest: She's not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac -- not anytime soon at least.

FITCHBURG -- Police say they arrested a third man connected to the July 3 Congress Street shoot-out and charged him with the murder of a Boston man.

LEOMINSTER -- The Friends of Sholan Farms are preparing for one of their best crops of apples this fall.

The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission says Nashua can take over Pennichuck Water Works’s assets by eminent domain for $203 million.

Around 2 p.m., moments after police received a report of the robbery, state troopers and a police dog were seen running near the bank at 8 Epping St.

A teenager is charged in the savage beating of a local man left for dead in an alley.

One budget committee member said the reason for the organization's absence -- yesterday's massive storm -- was not an excuse because "everyone is busy." The line item was eliminated.

A Mount Vernon Road home was destroyed in a two-alarm blaze this morning, the cause of which is under investigation.

On Lake Waushakum in Ashland and Framingham, residents are still on the lookout for a reported alligator.  Take a paddle around the lake with this video.

The town may receive $2.5 million from the state to help purchase the development rights for the Nobscot Scout Reservation, according to a joint statement released from two MetroWest lawmakers.

What if someone told you when you were 6 years old that you could climb trees for a living? That dream is a reality for local couple, Marcy Gladdys, 26, and Ed Carpenter, 27.

A warrant has been issued for the man who police say posted Craigslist.org sex ads under the name of Town Meeting member Jim Rizoli.

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