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A police officer and a local woman were fatally shot in Weymouth. Here’s what we know.

In this March 25, 2018 file photo, a visitor examines a marijuana sample at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston. Three New England states legalized recreational marijuana, but there is still no place to buy pot legally in the region. Sunday, July 1, 2018, had been the target date to open pot shops in Massachusetts, but no retail licenses have yet been awarded. Possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Vermont that day, but the law has no provisions for retail sales. Pot shops aren't expected in Maine until 2019 at earliest.

It's halfway through July. Why aren't any recreational marijuana dispensaries open yet?

Stephanie Boaventura, of Milford, passed away on her 22nd birthday Friday in a tragic car accident.

Read the obituary for Stephanie Boaventura, a recent Regis College grad who died on her 22nd birthday

Amazon's Prime Day runs into early snags July 16, 2018 | 6:50 PM

Saugus man charged in fatal head-on crash in Malden July 16, 2018 | 6:46 PM

US open to direct talks with Taliban, officials say July 16, 2018 | 6:18 PM

METHUEN, MA - 06/25/2018 Bernadette Coughlin sits in her living for a portrait nearly one month after she fell and broke her wrist while at work. After the fall, Bernadette was required to take a drug test and her occasional recreational marijuana use led to a positive result. She then lost her job. Erin Clark for the Boston Globe

Fired worker argues marijuana use didn't violate company policy July 16, 2018 | 5:26 PM

US: Sanction exemptions open to those reducing Iran imports July 16, 2018 | 5:25 PM

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Somerville man accused of peering at 12-year-old girl in dressing room July 16, 2018 | 5:18 PM

Trump-Putin summit leaves wake of confusion, outrage in US July 16, 2018 | 5:12 PM

Burlington, where the pursuit and crash occurred.

Police pursuit in Burlington reaches 90 mph, ends in crash July 16, 2018 | 5:11 PM

Analysis: Slogan becomes 'Me First' as Trump meets Putin July 16, 2018 | 4:41 PM

Russian hackers used US online infrastructure against itself July 16, 2018 | 4:37 PM

In this May 24, 2018 photo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, lava erupts from a fissure in the Leilani Estates neighborhood near Pahoa on the island of Hawaii. Three lava flows from eruptions of Kilauea volcano are now flowing into the ocean off Hawaii's Big Island. Hawaii County officials say the third flow started pouring into the sea Thursday. Lava is spewing from a fissure in a rural community that's feeding the two other flows that are reaching the waves. (Grace Simoneau/FEMA via AP)

Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23 July 16, 2018 | 4:10 PM

A Brazilian mother, who asked to be identified only as W.R., holds her nine-year-old son A.R. during a news conference at the Brazilian Worker Center in Boston on Monday.

Mom, son reunited: 'We should be treated as human beings' July 16, 2018 | 4:02 PM

US intel chief stands by assessment of Russian meddling July 16, 2018 | 3:56 PM

US arrests, accuses woman of acting as Russian agent July 16, 2018 | 3:26 PM

Julie Eldred was at the center of the case decided in court Monday.

Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation, court rules July 16, 2018 | 3:24 PM

A pedestrian protects himself from the rain on Salem Street in the North End neighborhood of Boston, MA on April 25, 2018.

Police scale fire escape in the North End to arrest man for break-in July 16, 2018 | 3:18 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump nearly alone in Russia meddling doubts July 16, 2018 | 2:21 PM

President Donald Trump tosses a soccer ball given to him by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to his wife, first lady Melania Trump, during a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, July 16, 2018.

How local politicians are reacting to Trump’s press conference with Putin July 16, 2018 | 2:11 PM

The Latest: Australian leader backs US intel against Russia July 16, 2018 | 1:56 PM

Trump: Putin made 'incredible offer' in Russian hacking case July 16, 2018 | 1:42 PM

Wave of condemnation hits Trump after summit with Putin July 16, 2018 | 1:42 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a join press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Vladimir Putin says he wanted Trump to win in 2016, but didn't interfere July 16, 2018 | 12:54 PM

Supreme Court nominee's paper trail might color confirmation July 16, 2018 | 12:47 PM

US challenges China, EU and others at WTO over steel tariffs July 16, 2018 | 12:36 PM

Lowell, Massachusetts - 4/29/2018 - Candidate Barbara L'Italien participates in a debate between the Democratic candidates for the third district congressional seat in Lowell, Massachusetts, April 29, 2018.
(Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

A national women's group is endorsing in the 3rd District race July 16, 2018 | 11:21 AM

This 2017 photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Samantha Jones. Prosecutors say The Pennsylvania mother killed her 11-week-old son with a lethal mix of drugs in her breastmilk. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP)

Mother accused of killing baby with drug-laced breast milk July 16, 2018 | 11:00 AM

Juvenile killed in Rhode Island dirt bike crash July 16, 2018 | 10:54 AM

US retail sales rise at a healthy 0.5 percent pace in June July 16, 2018 | 8:56 AM

US firm tried to enlist ambassadors to help Russian company July 16, 2018 | 12:28 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Europe trip marked by inaccuracies July 16, 2018 | 12:16 AM