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Wednesday June 19, 2013

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Feels like 62°
Humidity: 71%
Dew Point: 52
Wind: NNE at 10 mph
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Traffic Returns to Wash. Bridge That Collapsed

June 19th, 2013
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Traffic is moving again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge at Mount Vernon, a key route in Washington between Seattle and Canada. The state Transportation Department announced it opened to southbound traffic...


8 Hurt, Some Seriously, When Car Jumps Curb in NYC

June 19th, 2013
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, in a Manhattan...

Former TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe

June 19th, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to...

Wednesday’s News on the Go 6/19

June 19th, 2013
(WGGB) -- For the very latest check on today's top stories, ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz have your News on the...




A Beautiful Stretch of Weather on the Way

June 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- It's a beautiful morning! The clouds and rain have moved out and now it's sunny, dry & comfortable. Temperatures are starting out in the 50's and will end up in the middle 70's this afternoon. It will be a nearly...




US Rep. Capuano Bill Would Limit Car “Black Boxes”

June 19th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano is co-sponsoring a bill he says will give car owners more control over so-called "black box" recorders. The legislation would require manufacturers to let consumers known if a recorder is installed in...




Casino Games Begin at Twin River in RI

June 19th, 2013
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) -- Bettors will soon be able to play blackjack, roulette and craps at the Twin River Casino as Rhode Island moves to get a head start on neighboring Massachusetts. Twin River will open 65 new tables offering Las Vegas-style...








Markey, Gomez Heading into Final Campaign Stretch

June 19th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts's special U.S. Senate election is heading into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final debate. One of Tuesday's...




Ex-Bulger Cohort to Spend 3rd Day on Witness Stand

June 19th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand. James Martorano, who admitted killing 20 people, is set to continue testifying...




Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive

June 19th, 2013
This undated photo released by the Department of Justice shows Daniel Brown. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people, including Brown, on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal...




Obama: ‘Lives Have Been Saved’ by NSA Programs

June 19th, 2013
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as...




James Helps Heat Stave Off Elimination in Game 6

June 19th, 2013
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San...




Armed Robbery on Monrovia Street

June 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police in Springfield are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery on that happened Monrovia Street in Springfield Tuesday night. They say just around 10:15PM the suspects approached someone and got away with a...




Wanted: Aaron Samuel Bodley

June 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield Police started keeping an eye on 21-year-old Aaron Bodley last year, while he was working at a video game store at the Eastfield Mall. "The owner became suspicious of this guy because he was always...




Police Visit Home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

June 18th, 2013
by BRIDGET MURPHY, Associated Press NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park...