Good morning Wypierdalaj, The Massachusetts team that is representing New England in the Little League World Series plays its first game today in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We're also following other top headlines this morning, including a police search for a shooter who wounded a woman in Carver, and a Suffolk County sheriff who is under fire for expenses. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker and this is the day's top news.
Below are the latest local stories from our reporters. |
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‘So much energy': Braintree team in Penn. for Little League World Series |
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Young baseball players from Braintree, Massachusetts, are in Pennsylvania to represent New England in the Little League World Series. The Braintree American Little League Team begins its trek to a title Thursday afternoon in Williamsport. The team clinched the New England title last week, beating a team from New Hampshire to become one of 10 teams across the United States to make it to the championship tournament. |
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Humid with a few scattered storms this afternoon (live radar) |
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What a week this has been, right?! From hot, humid conditions to flash flooding, Greater Boston has seen it all. But better weather is on the way just in time for the weekend. Today, though, prepare for another humid one. High temperatures will be in the mid 80s. Feels-like temperatures will be in the low 90s. Stay weather aware this afternoon. |
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| Police search for shooter who wounded woman in Carver |
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A woman was shot Wednesday evening in Carver, Massachusetts, prompting a police search. The victim, a 28-year-old woman police said formerly lived in the town, walked into the Carver Police Department shortly after 7:30 p.m., telling officers she had been shot at Sampson Pond, about three miles away. She had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to her leg, police said. She was transported to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, and her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. |
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| Days after extortion indictment, Suffolk County sheriff under fire for expenses |
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The sheriff of the Massachusetts county where Boston is located, indicted last week on federal extortion charges, is now facing criticism for questionable expenses made by his office. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested Friday in Florida and indicted by a federal grand jury on two extortion counts. Prosecutors allege the sheriff used his position to pressure a Boston-based cannabis company executive into paying $50,000 in exchange for help doing business in the city. The U.S. Justice Department said the conduct involved the purchase of an equity interest in the company. Tompkins resigned Wednesday from the board at Roxbury Community College, but it was not clear if he would resign from his post as sheriff. |
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Video shows Republic Services truck on wrong side of VFW Parkway as strike continues |
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From Malden High School to a Dominos Pizza to a Boston police precinct to a restaurant in Watertown, the Teamsters shared photos with NBC10 Boston of some of the trash that’s piled up in Massachusetts in the last few days. The union also shared video of a replacement worker driving a Republic Services trash truck going the wrong way on VFW Parkway in Boston. Workers have now been on strike for six weeks, seeking better wages and protections from Republic Services. |
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Mike Vrabel demanding leadership from Drake Maye: ‘I always want more' |
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A quarterback, by nature, has to be a leader of a football team. The director of the huddle, the man with the football in his hands every single snap, and in most cases the face of the franchise, a quarterback always has a bevy of responsibilities that extend beyond making plays on the football field. So, as Drake Maye enters his second year in the NFL and first year as a Week 1 starter, the not-quite-23-year-old will be expected to fulfill certain leadership roles for a Patriots franchise that hopes to be in transition in 2025. That’s something that head coach Mike Vrabel explicitly stated that he wants to see grow with Maye this year. |
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