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Five displaced, two injured in Quincy fire

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:22 PM PDT

A house fire in Quincy displaced five people Saturday and sent two of them to the hospital with burns, according to the Quincy Fire Department.
    


Kerry: US condemns rocket attack on Baghdad camp

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. "strongly condemns" a rocket attack on a Baghdad camp housing Iranian exiles.
    


Police searching river area for missing rafter

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT

NEW HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have been searching for a woman who went missing after falling out of a raft on the Farmington River early Saturday.
    


Playing hurt part of routine in NHL playoffs

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:54 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Toward the end of their title defense, the Los Angeles Kings were spending a lot of time on the training table. Captain Dustin Brown was playing with a torn ligament in his left knee, just one of several injuries that became public knowledge after the Stanley Cup champs were eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals.
    


2 Boy Scout leaders chided for Utah parade march

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Boy Scout leaders have been reprimanded by the organization for marching with several Scouts in the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City.
    


Police still looking for suspect in Tenn. shooting

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:45 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police say they are still looking for a man they say shot his girlfriend and her three teenage daughters at an apartment complex and fled the scene barefoot.
    


Worcester police investigating pair's death

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:35 PM PDT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police say they're investigating the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies they found in a Worcester home as a case of apparent murder-suicide.
    

Residents warned to avoid brook and ponds in Shrewsbury and Northborough after sewage overflow

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:22 PM PDT

State officials advised people to stay away from a brook in Shrewsbury and two ponds in Northborough until at least Monday as a precaution after a sewage system overflowed with rainwater. Water from the week's rainstorms dislodged a manhole cover, and untreated sewage mixed with rainwater spilled into Hop Brook in Shrewsbury, which flows to Smith Pond and Thayer Pond in Northborough. Drinking water should not be affected, said Ed Coletta, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
    

Conn. man, Colo. woman win Mount Washington race

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:15 PM PDT

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Mountain runner Eric Blake of New Britain, Conn., has reclaimed the champion's title in a race up the road of Northeast's highest peak.
    

Bruins' Horton set to play in Game 2 at Blackhawks

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:13 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton will play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, three days after he left the series opener with an injury.
    


Man in 30s killed in gunfight while driving in Mattapan this afternoon

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Witnesses reported seeing the man exchanging fire with another vehicle, said Officer Neva Coakley, a Boston police spokeswoman. The victim , whose name was not released, then crashed into a parked car, Coakley said. At about 12:49 p.m., officers responded to the area of 88 Wellington Hill St. and found the man suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a statement posted on the Boston Police website this afternoon. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.
    

FAA: Group must get new planes to guide cranes

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservation organization that uses ultralight planes to lead endangered whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida for the winter has to replace its aircraft by next spring to comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
    

Toews appreciates Selke Trophy, credits teammates

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:17 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews prides himself on contributing on both ends, so capturing the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward was a nice pat on the back.
    

White House: US respects Iran election results

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Offering praise for Iranians and reproaching their government, the Obama administration said Saturday it respected the results of a presidential election conducted under restrictive conditions.
    


Red Sox 1B Napoli returns to Boston for exam

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:57 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli has been sent back to Boston so doctors can examine him after an illness has kept him sidelined for several days.
    

NJ police: 2 Mass. residents had 65 pounds of pot

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — Two Massachusetts residents face numerous drug charges after police in New Jersey allegedly found about 65 pounds of marijuana hidden in the trunk of their rented car.
    

Firefighters advance containment on Colo. wildfire

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado sheriff said firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday, an announcement that came as authorities gained a clearer picture of the grim landscape the blaze has left behind.
    


Bruins' Horton set to play in Game 2

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton will play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, three days after he left the series opener with an injury.
    


Police: Man in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:40 PM PDT

SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — Police are looking for a motorist who fled a crash in Somerset that killed a man in a wheelchair.
    


New Hampshire man charged with manslaughter in toddler’s death

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:35 AM PDT

A New Hampshire man was arrested and charged with manslaughter this morning in the death of 2-year-old Noah York in Somersworth, N.H., Friday night, state authorities said. Jared Pope, 30, of Somersworth is expected to be arraigned Monday in Dover District Court, said Geoffrey Ward, an attorney in the criminal bureau of the state attorney general's office.