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Peter Manfredonia, UConn student who police say killed 2, is in custody. Here's what we know about the case.

Middleborough -04/21/2020-Middleborough publice school buses are lined up in their storage yard on Wareham Street. Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to keep Massachusetts schools closed for the remainder of the school year. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

Here's the latest on the effort to reopen Massachusetts schools this fall

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 5/08/2020: Drive up test center by appointment at CHA East Cambridge Care Center, coronavirus testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:

Mass. officials release updated town-by-town coronavirus numbers, with new testing data

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Peter Manfredonia

UConn student wanted in 2 Connecticut slayings is captured May 27, 2020 | 10:04 PM

Jassy Correia and her daughter.

Lawyer for defendant in Jassy Correia case: Virus is halting progress May 27, 2020 | 9:39 PM

Brookline, MA - 4/3/2020: A woman walks on an empty Green Line platform at the Longwood MBTA Station in Brookline, MA on April 03, 2020. Gelinas works as a childcare provider at Bright Horizons at Beacon Hill. She said the center has remained open, catering to first responders and their children.
The MBTA moved to a modified Saturday schedule across the system on March 17 in response to reduced ridership because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
(“These further revisions will continue to support critical travel needs of those who are essential to slowing the spread of this virus,” Steve Poftak, general manager of the MBTA, said in the statement. “These revisions, along with the additional precautions we are implementing to protect the health and safety of our workforce, will ensure we can continue to provide critical transportation services.”) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19

Steve Poftak explained why the MBTA isn't limiting riders to address crowding concerns May 27, 2020 | 7:39 PM

Protesters gather near the site of the death of a man, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, who died in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis after video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe.

Minneapolis mayor: Officer who put knee on man's neck should be charged May 27, 2020 | 6:38 PM

Boston, MA - 05/13/20 - A pedestrian on Newbury Street crosses Hereford Street. Newbury Street could be a target for a traffic-use makeover. The COVID-19 coronavirus may present Boston with opportunities to remake city streets. Social distancing and closed businesses have seen an increase in bicycle ridership, while the MBTA will need more protected bus lanes to run more frequent buses, and restaurants will need more space. The city may use the pandemic to try to alleviate choking private vehicle traffic. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Adam Vaccaro) Topic: (13bikes)

How the coronavirus could change the way Massachusetts residents commute May 27, 2020 | 6:14 PM

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Massachusetts' EEE-carrying mosquito population appears to be 'robust' May 27, 2020 | 3:53 PM

Mass. sheriff's recruit dies during physical training May 27, 2020 | 3:17 PM

Vitalina Williams was Massachusetts' first grocery worker to die of COVID-19.

Vitalina Williams

'Why does she have to be the example? Why couldn’t it have been someone else?' May 27, 2020 | 2:15 PM

An 'avalanche of evictions' could be bearing down on America's renters May 27, 2020 | 2:00 PM

Not as many people want a coronavirus vaccine as you might think, according to poll May 27, 2020 | 1:54 PM

Coyote kills puppy on Cape Cod beach May 27, 2020 | 1:20 PM

US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people May 27, 2020 | 1:16 PM

The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather May 27, 2020 | 12:18 PM

Nurses call out Steward Health Care for donating PPE amid shortages for hospital staff May 27, 2020 | 11:05 AM

27coronamain - Gov. Charlie Baker speaks in the Massachusetts State House on May 26, 2020. The state gives its daily COVID-19 press conference update. (Sam Doran/Pool)

Watch: Charlie Baker's coronavirus update May 27, 2020 | 10:50 AM

Former Hampden District Attorney William Bennett, representing Bennett Walsh, discusses the coronavirus outbreak at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke last month during a news conference, Tuesday.

Soldiers’ home superintendent says he warned state about coronavirus concerns earlier May 27, 2020 | 10:08 AM

Lowell man released from jail because of coronavirus arrested on new child porn charges May 27, 2020 | 8:19 AM

Tanisha Gray, Store Manager, center foreground and Jennifer Hill, owner, of Blackstones Beacon Hill work on preparing their store for pick-up on Friday.

Curbside shopping

How does curbside shopping work, exactly? May 27, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Brazil envoy says U.S. travel ban won't hurt relations May 27, 2020 | 12:03 AM

The Twitter accounts of President Donald Trump.

In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets May 26, 2020 | 9:41 PM

Protesters gather calling for justice for George Floyd on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis. Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of Floyd, a black man who died in police custody, were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander's video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving.

Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man May 26, 2020 | 8:12 PM

Somerville police investigating drive-by shooting; no injuries reported May 26, 2020 | 6:45 PM

South Boston, MA - 5/22/2020 - Beautiful weather and warm temperatures attracted beachgoers, many without masks, to South Boston's beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of Memorial Day weekend. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: In Caps, Topic: 23COVID BEACHGOERS

What officials had to say about Massachusetts beachgoers over Memorial Day weekend May 26, 2020 | 6:34 PM

16-year-old Maine girl swims to shore to save dad and sister May 26, 2020 | 6:34 PM

Piping Plover.

Record number of piping plovers nesting at Maine beaches May 26, 2020 | 6:15 PM

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Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan governor: Husband's call about boat was just humor May 26, 2020 | 5:29 PM

This is how Milton High School is planning to arrange it's graduation stage. Families will drive up, students will collect their diploma from the table in the front, and the principal James Jette will congradulate them from behind the podium.

DRIVE-THRU GRADUATION

Some Massachusetts high schools are turning graduation into a drive-thru parade May 26, 2020 | 5:10 PM

27coronamain - Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito speaks in the Massachusetts State House on May 26, 2020. The state gives its daily COVID-19 press conference update. (Sam Doran/Pool)

Karyn Polito says the gathering she attended over the weekend was 'allowed' under coronavirus rules May 26, 2020 | 4:39 PM

'Some people laughed at me': UMass Dartmouth professor's early COVID-19 warnings remain as state reopens May 26, 2020 | 3:47 PM

Watch: Marty Walsh's coronavirus update May 26, 2020 | 2:57 PM