december

Could Massachusetts Be In For A Storm Of The Century?
Could Massachusetts Be In For A Storm Of The Century?
According to NBC10Boston, Thursday we’ll wake up to showers and some snow across Massachusetts, and then turn to sun and gusty winds. The final act will be an arctic frontal passage with a possible snow squalls. While many do not see snow with the first round, we could see snow all the way to the coast with the squalls.
Text Message Trial
Text Message Trial
Boston (AP) - Lawyers for a Massachusetts woman charged with involuntary manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to take his own life have asked a judge to suppress statements she made to police. The Boston Globe reports the request was among almost two dozen motions filed by lawyers for 19-year-old Michelle Carter at Friday's court appearance...
First Penis Transplant
First Penis Transplant
A 21-year-old man is the recipient of the worlds first successful penis transplant. South African doctors performed the nine-hour surgery last December.  The unnamed patient had his organ amputated during a botched circumcision three years ago...
Two Year Sentence
Two Year Sentence
A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander has been sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting his wife in Newport last December. A Providence Superior Court judge sentenced Jason Wenzel on Wednesday and also ordered him to undergo domestic violence counseling and a mental health evaluation...
Lennon's killer Denied Parole
Lennon's killer Denied Parole
A parole board has again declined to release John Lennon's killer. It's the eighth time 59-year-old Mark David Chapman has been denied parole. New York corrections officials announced the decision Friday. They say a three-member board denied Chapman's parole after a hearing Wednesday...
Mass. Jobless Rate At 7% In December
Mass. Jobless Rate At 7% In December
State officials say the unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped slightly last month while the state added more than 10,000 private sector jobs.       The office of Labor and Workforce Development said the state's unemployment rate stood at 7 percent, down from 7.1 pe...