82-year-old recovering from attack: 'It hurts to cry... breathe'

WCVB.com (Politics) 11/26 12:52P

An 82-year-old who was recently attacked by a pack of 30 to 40 people on Boston roads recorded a heartfelt Thanksgiving message.

Gov. Charlie Baker Says Biden’s Air Travel Restrictions Are ‘The Right Move’

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 11:51A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted out that he supports President Joe Biden s decision to restrict air travel from southern Africa due to a new COVID-19 variant Omicron , calling it the right move on Friday. This is the right move until the...

Massachusetts Reports 5,058 New COVID Cases, 24 Additional Deaths Over 2 Days

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 10:00A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 5,058 new confirmed COVID cases and 24 additional deaths in the state on Friday. The numbers reflect a two-day period as the state did not report any COVID-related data on...

Moderna Seeks To Develop Variant-Specific Boosters For COVID-19 Mutations Like Omicron

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 9:14A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Moderna said it’s already testing its current vaccine on the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant of COVID-19 and has a plan in place to create a booster for the variant if needed. Moderna said the Omicron variant has mutations that may...

‘A Lot To Be Learned,’ About New COVID Variant Omicron From South Africa, Says Boston Infectious...

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 6:54A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS/AP) – A new Covid variant that originated in South Africa is raising new concerns around the world. The discovery of the variant, named Omicron by the World Health Organization, has caused nations to stop air travel from there as...

82-year-old recovering from Boston attack says 'it hurts to cry'

WCVB.com (Politics) 11/26 4:41A

He suffered terrible injuries in a series of attacks involving a pack of 30 to 40 people on ATVs and dirt bikes last week.

MBTA Police Catch Package Thief, Find Rightful Owner Of $1,700 Piano

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 4:09A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) A $1,700 piano is now in the hands of its rightful owner after it was stolen by a package thief, MBTA Police said Friday. Scrooge came early for one Boston resident but TPD saved the day, the agency said in a statement. On Monday...

Boston Police Find Driver Who Hit Several Cars Before Flipping, Crashing On Roxbury Street

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 3:56A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) – Boston Police said they ve found the driver who hit several parked cars before flipping over and landing in the middle of a street in Roxbury on Thanksgiving morning. It happened just before 4 a.m. Thursday on Chesterton Street and...

Some Stores See Slow Start To Black Friday

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 2:11A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

WATERTOWN (CBS) The Best Buy in Watertown had a tame opening to Black Friday this year. There was a small line outside when the store opened around 5 a.m., but it hasn t been back seen since. Shoppers told WBZ-TV it s a win-win: they get the...

First Snow Of Season Possible For Boston Area Friday Evening

CBS Boston (News) 11/26 12:13A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) The first snow flurries of the season are possible for the Boston area Friday night. Yes, you re reading that correctly and it s not just your turkey hangover. Let s break down the...

Mayor Wu, Charlie McAvoy Serve Thanksgiving Meals At Pine Street Inn

CBS Boston (News) 11/25 1:05P Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

BOSTON (CBS) – Several communities across the state had dozens of volunteers stepping up to lend a hand for those experiencing homelessness and hunger this Thanksgiving. One of those was the Pine Street Inn, where Boston Mayor Michelle Wu had the...

Video shows driver flipping SUV on residential Boston street

WCVB.com (News North of Boston) 11/25 10:28A

The vehicle flipped over around 4 a.m. on Chesterton Street near Massachusetts Avenue in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

This Could Finally Be Sears’ And Kmart’s Last Holiday Shopping Season

CBS Boston (News) 11/25 10:18A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

(CNN) This Black Friday could very likely be the start of the final holiday shopping season for Sears and Kmart , two brands that once proudly dominated the U.S. retail landscape. The two chains are only a shell of what they were when the holding...

Tribes Mourn On Thanksgiving: ‘No Reason To Celebrate’

CBS Boston (News) 11/25 9:21A Breaking Boston News From WBZ, C

PLYMOUTH (CBS) Members of Native American tribes from around New England gathered in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled — not to give thanks, but to mourn Indigenous people worldwide who ve suffered centuries of racism and mistreatment....

Bruins star spends Thanksgiving delivering pies, hats to Mass. shelters

WCVB.com (News North of Boston) 11/25 8:15A

"Giving back to the community in Boston, it gives you some perspective," McAvoy said. "On a day like today, it makes you even more thankful for what you have."