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Namesake Bridge Between Hometowns Honors Couple’s Love
By Paul Burton, WBZ-TV BOSTON (CBS Local) – Work crews put the finishing touches in July on a bridge project that’s taken on a life of its own. The bridge that helped bring a young couple together is...
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WTC Steel Brought To Massachusetts For 9/11 Memorial
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (CBS Local) – Shortly after 9/11, Plymouth Selectman Dick Quintal created a memorial to the victims on his own property in North Plymouth. He was so moved by the event, he spent...
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Super Tuesday Preview: Romney Hopes To Regain Front-Runner Status
(CBS) – Mitt Romney hopes to regain the mantle of inevitability Tuesday as Republicans in 10 states will go to the polls to select a nominee to challenge President Barack Obama in November. Although...
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Jose Canseco Wants To Be The Next Governor Of Massachusetts
(WSCR) Jose Canseco might be crazy. No one really knows what goes on his head, but the former juice head took to Twitter to tell the Twitterverse about his desire to run for governor of Massachusetts....
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Opinion: You Weren’t Fired You Were Outsourced
Which would sound better to you if you lost your job to a low wage worker: “You are fired, the work you have been doing has been offshored” or “You are fired, the work you have been doing has been...
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Opinion: What Is Mitt Romney Hiding?
W. Mitt Romney has a penchant for duplicity and secrecy. Romney has no interest in revealing what he did while he held the public’s trust, both as head of the Olympics and as Governor of...
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Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Tax Problem
It turns out that W. Mitt Romney has more in common than the average American homeowner than we though. Not only is he unemployed, as he describes his employment plight to voters. It turns out he took...
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Opinion: Clint Eastwood Made My Day
Last night, Clint Eastwood produced the most bizarre and uncomfortable moments in modern convention history. W. Mitt Romney had one hour of primetime television to accept the nomination of the GOP and...
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UMass Holds Off Northern Illinois 64-59
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Maxie Esho scored 14 points as Massachusetts held off Northern Illinois 64-59 Saturday for its fifth straight victory. Chaz Williams added 12 points for the Minutemen (8-3), Freddie...
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Where Are The Uninsured In America?
In 2011, 48.6 Americans went uninsured; 47.9 million of those uninsured Americans were under the age of 65. [1, 2] Where do these uninsured Americans live? While a higher rate of uninsured are...
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Romneycare Vs. Obamacare: Key Similarities & Differences
The less-than-smooth launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, coupled with the recent revelations that many who purchase health insurance on the individual market are receiving cancellation...
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The Video Game Industry: Good For The Economy, Bad For Women?
A new study by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) reports that Illinois’ computer and video game industry brought in more than $158 million to the state economy in 2012. At first glance the...
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FBI’s Violent Crime Statistics For Every City In America
The views expressed on this page are those of the author, not CBS Local Chicago or our affiliated television and radio stations. Every year, the FBI releases the Uniform Crime Report, their statistical...
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Where’s The Winner? Lottery’s Powerball Error Adds Intrigue
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — A mistake by the Massachusetts State Lottery has injected a little extra drama into the massive $758.7 million Powerball drawing. Lottery officials early Thursday corrected the...
View Article3-Year-Old Twins, Tom And Brady, Meet Their Namesake
(CBS) — Sometimes it takes one to know one. Tom Brady met a pair of identical super fans on Thursday that he’s got a lot in common with. Their names are Tom and Brady. As the New England Patriots...
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Tornado Slams Massachusetts, Storms March Eastward
WEBSTER, Mass. – The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado hit the central Massachusetts town of Webster Saturday morning. CBS Boston reports a tornado warning was issued for parts of...
View ArticleVan Used By Rock Icons Aerosmith In ’70s Found In Woods
CHESTERFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Long before Aerosmith filled stadiums with tens of thousands of fans, the band traveled New England in a tiny van playing to smaller crowds. That dilapidated van has been...
View ArticleGlenview COVID-19 Case Is CVS Worker From Boston
CHICAGO (CBS) — There are worries about a large office building in the Chicago suburbs where a man visiting from out-of-state, had a fever and later was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he returned home....
View ArticleReport: Qinxuan Pan, Person Of Interest In Murder Of Yale Grad Student With...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS/AP) — A person of interest in the murder of a Yale University grad student with ties to Chicago stole a car in Massachusetts the day before driving to Connecticut, according to a...
View ArticleMan Sought In Riverside Double Murder Arrested In Massachusetts
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man wanted in a double homicide in west suburban Riverside has been arrested in Massachusetts. Carl Curry, 33, was arrested Thursday morning as he left a house in Hyannis, a village...
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