WBZ Afternoon News Update for March 17
Lawrence fire destroys two businesses; Police arrest suspect in February Roxbury shooting; Orange line passenger threatens other riders with pet rat; Cloudy conditions for St. Patrick's Day
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Most consider Mount Everest to be the world's tallest mountain, but a few other mountains are also in the conversation.
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“Closing our doors is the direct result of the horrific attacks, endless harassment and unrelenting negative misinformation about our establishment,” the bakery’s owner said.
- The Advocate
Proud Boys Retreat Bloodied From N.Y. AG’s Drag Story Hour in Manhattan
The hate group members yelled and screamed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric before running away, bruised and bloodied.
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‘I cried for a long time’: Black hair stylist’s dream crushed by racist neighbor
Angel Pittman says her dream to create a mobile hair salon was thwarted when a neighbor harassed her with racist comments and vandalized her buses
- INSIDER
A 'massive' whale destroyed a sailboat in the middle of the Pacific, leaving 4 friends stranded for 10 hours
Four friends were eating pizza on their boat between the Galapagos and French Polynesia when they heard a bang. Some 15 minutes later their boat sank.
- The Telegraph
Cocker spaniel puppies rescued by police who spotted owner trying to fling them away
Six tiny cocker spaniel puppies were rescued by police after their owner was spotted at the side of a road apparently trying to hurl them away in a plastic bag.
- KIRO
Large encampment being cleared out under First Avenue South Bridge
Officials say it’s going to take a couple of days to clear because the encampment is fairly large and has dozens of cars.
- BuzzFeed
19 Absolutely Jaw-Dropping Pictures That Left Me And My Teeny-Tiny Little Brain Speechless This Past Week
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- Fox News
Houston teens arrested in caught-on-camera 'jugging' robbery that left woman paralyzed
Houston police announced Friday that Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were arrested in the Feb. 13 "jugging" attack on Nhung Truong, who was left paralyzed.
- Politico
Judge raps Jan. 6 defendant for travel to CPAC on ‘false pretenses’
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- Fox News
Roaming mobs of teens clash in San Francisco mall brawls as bystanders caught in crosshairs: 'I'm very scared'
Officials are calling for more security and more police after several groups of juveniles were spotted on video beating up each other inside a San Francisco mall.
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- Courier Post
Why firefighters could not save the huge South Jersey church destroyed by fire
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- Variety
Tekashi 6ix9ine Hospitalized After Attack at Florida Gym
Tekashi 6ix9ine was hospitalized after being ambushed by a group of attackers in the bathroom of a gym in South Florida on Tuesday, Variety has confirmed. The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, sustained injuries to his face and bruises, according to his attorney, Lance Lazzaro. Lazzaro said the rapper was attacked in […]
- Good Morning America
Man’s attempt to kidnap child from school bus stop thwarted by group of kids: Police
An attempted kidnapping at a school bus stop went wrong for one 30-year-old man who attempt was thwarted by a group of children who came to the defense of one of their classmates. The incident occurred early Monday morning in Gaithersburg, Maryland -- approximately 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. -- when several students were standing at a bus stop waiting to be picked up by their school bus when 30-year-old Jamaal Germany allegedly attempted to kidnap one of the students. The suspect’s motives regarding the attempted kidnapping are currently unclear as authorities continue to investigate the incident.
- TODAY
Mountain lion attacks couple in hot tub on vacation in Colorado
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- Fox News
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Jugging, tap and glue at ATMs, and purse snatching schemes are among crime trends that have been spreading throughout the U.S. and costing Americans money.
- Miami Herald
Florida cops on night patrol saw an unlit car parked in a cul-de-sac. It was occupied
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- Sacramento Bee
Mysterious ‘boom’ causes stir on Utah mountain — and it wasn’t caused by space debris
Video footage “showed a bright flash of light with accompanying booming noises,” police said.
- Miami Herald
Two girls found drifting alone in boat after adults vanished in Florida lake, cops say
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