High school investigating racially charged note found in student’s textbook

A Massachusetts high school has launched an investigation after a 15-year-old student says she found a racially charged note in one of her textbooks. TheRead More

Playboy’s Hefner, who revved up sexual revolution, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimediaRead More

Woman arrested in 27-year-old Florida killer clown case

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say they’ve arrested a woman accused of dressing up like a clown 27 years ago andRead More

Family: Foxborough man dies after swarm of bees attacks him in yard

A Foxborough man died over the weekend after being attacked by what his family believes was a swarm of bees. Eric Dahl’s family said heRead More

Boston University researchers find potential way to diagnose CTE in living patients

Researchers at Boston University say they may have found a way to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in living patients for the first time.Read More

‘Nothing, nothing.’ Aid lags in hurricane-torn Puerto Rico

MONTEBELLO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formedRead More

Uxbridge police seeking public’s help identifying person who dumped 6 puppies in river

A kayaker in Massachusetts found a bag of puppies on Sunday that had been dumped like trash in the Blackstone River. Now police are askingRead More

Sources say fire at Methuen church being investigated as arson

Sources told 7News a fire that broke out in a Methuen church Sunday night is being investigated as arson. The fire sparked at the ChristianRead More

Water and some food scarce as Puerto Rico emerges from Hurricane Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Supermarkets are gradually re-opening in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but the situation is far from normal and many customers areRead More

As senators defect, GOP concedes health bill’s fate bleak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ decision to oppose the GOP push to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul leaves the effort allRead More