Month: June 2023

WORCESTER – Worcester will begin spraying areas of the city for mosquito control starting Tuesday, city officials said. The city has partnered with the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project to reduce public exposure to mosquitoes and the potential for mosquito-borne disease transmission, including West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). . Spray dates in June are Tuesday 21st and 27th June. Residents are advised to observe the following precautions if their area is being sprayed: Close windows facing the street and turn off any “outdoor air” settings on air conditioners. Keep pets indoors between sunset and midnight, and do…

BOSTON – A Green Line trolley carrying more than two dozen passengers derailed in Boston Monday afternoon, officials said. The Green Line B trolley derailed between Blandford and Washington streets near Packard’s Corner around 1:40 p.m., according to the MBTA. There were about 30 passengers on board at the time of the derailment. They all managed to get off the train safely. The green line trolley derailed about 3 hours ago by Comm. Ave and Brighton Ave in Allston. The MBTA says all 30 passengers got off safely, with no injuries. Crews are still working to recover the train. Live…

PITTSBURGH – Two people were injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood Monday afternoon. According to Allegheny County 911, the shooting happened in the 2100 block of Watson Street around 3:50 p.m. Pittsburgh police said seven rounds were fired in the 100 block of Seneca Street about ten minutes earlier. A man and a woman were hospitalized after the shooting. Both are in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing. This is a developing story and Channel 11 has a team on the scene. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE WPXI News app for…

PHILADELPHIA – A body has been recovered from the debris of Sunday’s freeway collapse on a major highway in Philadelphia, authorities said Monday. >> Read more trending news A spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Police said debris was discovered from the wreckage of the Interstate 95 collapse around 2pm EDT. WCAU-TV reported The spokesman said the remains had not been “positively identified”. Officials said the body has been turned over to the medical examiner and county coroner. WNEP-TV reported “A body was recovered from the (I-95) wreckage and turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner and authorities are in…

EAST BROOKFIELD, Mass. – You can’t tell from his smiling face that Mack, a 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog mix, has been waiting to be adopted into a loving home for more than a year. He is still waiting. Mack was surrendered to Second Chance Animal Services with hearing and visual impairments, shelter officials said in a statement Monday. He is currently the longest resident of the Second Chance shelter. “Mack’s journey has been marked by resilience and determination,” said Wendy Hall, director of animal rehoming at Second Chance. “Unable to rely on traditional sensory cues, he has developed alternative ways…

CNN — A body has been recovered from the wreckage of Sunday’s Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State Police told CNN Monday afternoon. The body was turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner. “Authorities are in the process of identifying the remains,” said Myles Snyder, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Police. Authorities did not provide any additional information. No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported after a crashed tanker truck caught fire around 6:20 a.m. Sunday and caused a section of northbound I-95 to fall on top of the truck, they said the authorities But it was…

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — A Middleborough seventh-grader is asking a Boston court to stop his school’s ban on “There are only two genders” and “There are genders censored” T-shirts that school officials gave him they ordered him to withdraw from school. violating his First Amendment rights, his attorney said Monday. Liam Morrison wore a T-shirt that said “There are only two genders” to Nichols Middle School in March, and the school’s principal, along with a school counselor, pulled Liam from class and ordered him to take off his shirt, the boy’s. The lawyer, Logan Spena, said in a statement. “After Liam…

A Kansas man died Friday after a raft he was in overturned in the Sunshine Falls area of ​​the Arkansas River. Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said Dustin Harker, 47, of Hutchinson, Kansas, died at the scene. According to Fremont County Undersheriff Derek Irvine, deputies and medical personnel were dispatched to the 41000 block of US 50 in reference to a commercial rafting accident around 2 p.m. The commercial raft carried Harker and additional occupants. Irvine said lifesaving measures were conducted for approximately 45 minutes. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning. “We’re waiting on the autopsy reports because a…