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WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- Police are investigating reports of an armed robbery at a gas station early Tuesday morning. Full Story »

BOSTON -- State transportation officials have taken steps to assure the public of the safety of the MBTA a week after a critical independent review of the agency raised several concerns. Full Story »

BOSTON -- The state's budget crisis has forced an end to efforts to build special treatment units for mentally ill prison inmates, and damaged hopes of a settlement in a lawsuit brought against prisoner advocates. Full Story »

BOSTON -- A local retail store manager was fired for comments he made about same-sex marriage. Full Story »

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. -- Some Charlestown residents are up in arms over twice daily gunfire from the USS Constitution. Full Story »

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Police say a 75-year-old driver from Hamden, Conn., lost control of his vehicle and rolled over in Massachusetts, killing his 69-year-old female passenger. Full Story »

SAUGUS, Mass. -- Fire crews worked to extinugish a brush fire in Saugus Monday afternoon. Full Story »

MILLBURY, Mass. -- A Millbury woman has been charged with stealing from the Boy Scouts of America. Full Story »

LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Police in Lawrence are hoping a key piece of evidence left behind at a crime scene will lead to the arrest of an armed robber. Full Story »

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- An Amber Alert issued as part of a search for a missing Maine girl has been extended to Vermont. Full Story »

BOSTON -- A judge has revoked bail for a Boston man charged as an accessory in a fatal stabbing in the Brighton neighborhood. Full Story »

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- League officials in Rhode Island are investigating a fight between members of two girls' soccer teams who threw punches, pulled hair and sparked a brawl in the bleachers. Full Story »

BOSTON -- Martha Coakley and the three other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment. Full Story »

BOSTON -- U.S. Senate candidates Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment. Full Story »

BOSTON -- Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Boston cab dispatching company Monday morning. Full Story »

BOSTON -- Democrats Alan Khazei and Stephen Pagliuca say they would be willing to foot the bill for two statewide televised debates between the candidates angling to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Full Story »

TAUNTON, Mass. -- A Freetown man is facing a murder charge in the beating death of a Florida man who was brought to a hospital already dead. Full Story »

NASHUA, N.H. -- Nashua police are asking for the help of the public in finding a man who tried to abduct a 15-year-old girl off the street. Full Story »

ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high school student whose wrist was broken when she was arrested by police has agreed to a $100,000 settlement. Full Story »

BOSTON -- A program that helped Boston youth facing criminal charges straighten out their lives is facing the ax after its federal funding was cut in half. Full Story »

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has amended its plan to merge five parishes in Northampton. Full Story »

BOSTON -- A woman fell on to the Orange Line tracks at North Station Friday night, but she escaped unharmed after several passengers came to her rescue. Full Story »

BELMONT, Mass. -- The doctor injured in a stabbing at Massachusetts General Hospital was released from the hospital on Monday. Full Story »

DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Police are investigating an attempted arson in Dorchester. Full Story »

H1N1 vaccine clinics for elementary school students have kicked off on Cape Cod. Full Story »