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Emily and Ashlin Baker.

Read the obituaries for Emily and Ashlin Baker, the sisters killed in a deadly Maine crash

Mass. college art professor charged with attacking colleague ruled dangerous

Vermont woman accused of giving heroin to woman who overdosed, died

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign rally at the Buffalo Soldier Museum in Houston, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner stands at right. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Democratic rivals take shots at each other ahead of first debate with Mike Bloomberg February 19, 2020 | 7:50 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., walks on a picket line with members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 outside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Elizabeth Warren long denounced super PACs. Now she's getting help from one. February 19, 2020 | 6:19 PM

Woman plays the violin in the middle of brain surgery February 19, 2020 | 5:23 PM

Hopkinton crash scene

Police: Hopkinton dad drove drunk with 8-year-old daughter in vehicle February 19, 2020 | 4:47 PM

Cambridge community rallies behind neighborhood store after break-in, robbery February 19, 2020 | 4:00 PM

Fed seems inclined to keep rates low as virus poses risks February 19, 2020 | 3:46 PM

Albemarle Street at Watertown Road, Newtown

Racial slur found written on sidewalk in Newton February 19, 2020 | 2:03 PM

Mr. Bob

'Mr. Bob,' 88-year-old crossing guard, saves two children's lives before sacrificing his own February 19, 2020 | 2:01 PM

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York and a Democratic candidate for president, campaigns in Oakland, Calif.

'Some guy wearing a dress': Bloomberg reference to transgender people in 2019 video prompts outcry February 19, 2020 | 1:36 PM

A snowplow makes its way on Washington Street in Methuen.

PLANNED POWER OUTAGE

Methuen mayor 'deeply disappointed' with National Grid's planned power outage decision February 19, 2020 | 1:07 PM

Man arrested for allegedly indecently touching 17-year-old in Liberty Tree Mall February 19, 2020 | 12:42 PM

Boston Roche Bros. bagger gears up for national competition with a $10k prize February 19, 2020 | 12:14 PM

Frank Reynolds, left, appeared in Lowell Superior Court in 2018.

Boston biotech CEO gets 7 years in prison for defrauding investors February 19, 2020 | 10:26 AM

Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) (left) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) (right) square off in the first senate primary debate hosted by WGBH News on February 18, 2020 at the WGBH Studios in Boston, Massachusetts. (Pool)

3 big disputes from the first Senate primary debate between Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy February 19, 2020 | 10:21 AM

Sarah McCarthy

‘She was a bright light that lit up a room’: Read the obituary for Sarah McCarthy February 19, 2020 | 10:15 AM

Worcester

WORCESTER MURDER

Worcester man gets life for killing mother, leaving body under Christmas tree February 19, 2020 | 9:25 AM

Update: 4th member of Massachusetts family dies following multi-vehicle crash near Disney World February 19, 2020 | 9:21 AM

Drug Enforcement Administration authorities during a raid of psychiatrist Keith Ablow's office.

What we know about celebrity psychiatrist Keith Ablow and the federal raid of his office February 19, 2020 | 8:50 AM

Former Boston police commissioner explains why he is supporting Mike Bloomberg February 19, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Attorney General William Barr.

AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets February 18, 2020 | 10:12 PM

Cars drive past the Boys Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid wave of potential lawsuits February 18, 2020 | 8:47 PM

Mendon family dog safe after coyote attack caught on surveillance footage February 18, 2020 | 5:47 PM

This Friday, March 21, 2014, file photo, shows a Wendy's restaurant in Providence, R.I.

Wendy's to pay $400,000 to resolve child labor law allegations in Massachusetts February 18, 2020 | 5:37 PM

Teenagers were allegedly jumping on parked cars in Cambridge. A man who told them to stop was reportedly stabbed. February 18, 2020 | 5:25 PM

The Encore Boston Harbor Casino along the banks of the Mystic River in Everett.

Revenues drop at Encore, increase at state's other 2 casinos February 18, 2020 | 5:21 PM

President Donald Trump displays photos of the border wall under construction as he speaks to members of the National Border Patrol Council at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What we know about the deployment of elite Border Patrol agents in Boston February 18, 2020 | 4:32 PM

'Without them and all the first responders I would not be alive.' February 18, 2020 | 2:49 PM

Police shot and killed a Dracut man accused of committing multiple carjackings within 2 days. Here's what to know. February 18, 2020 | 1:46 PM

A file photo of state Rep. David Nangle from 2014.

Feds: State rep. used campaign funds to go gambling, keep golf club membership February 18, 2020 | 1:15 PM

3 women charged after allegedly beating a man and robbing a downtown Boston convenience store February 18, 2020 | 12:48 PM