Worker trapped by coal on train car in Bridgewater, Massachusetts saved after careful 4 hour rescue

CBS Boston (News) 9/3 6:55A Neal Riley

BRIDGEWATER - It took more than four hours, but rescuers freed a worker trapped waist-deep in coal on a freight train car in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Tuesday. The man was reported trapped around 9...

Accused killer who fled to Kenya for 10 months called "coward" by victim's family in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 9/3 6:27A Mike Toole

BOSTON - Kevin Kangethe was ordered held without bail Tuesday as disturbing new details were released about the murder of his former girlfriend Maggie Mbitu , nearly a year after her body was found in...

No bail for man accused of killing girlfriend, fleeing to Kenya

CBS Boston (News) 9/3 6:11A CBS Boston

It was an emotional scene inside Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Tuesday morning. WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt reports.

Where's the best fall foliage? New England leaf-peeping destinations nominated in USA Today contest

CBS Boston (News) 9/3 5:35A Neal Riley

NORTH ADAMS - Think the autumn colors in New England are unbeatable? You can vote in a nationwide contest to determine the "Best destination for fall foliage." Leaf-peeping destinations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont are among...

There's a primary election in Massachusetts today. Here's what to know about voting and who's on the...

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 11:00P Neal Riley

BOSTON - It's primary Election Day in Massachusetts. More than 750,000 voters are expected to cast ballots in a variety of races across the state. Here's what to know about voting on Tuesday and some of the notable races being contested on...

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts tribute on Instagram after New Jersey fatal crash

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 10:50A Tom Ignudo

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posted a tribute on Instagram for her brothers days after they were fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver while riding bicycles in Salem County, New Jersey. "To know these two was...

Man killed, another wounded in Dorchester daytime shooting

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 9:44A Neal Riley

BOSTON - One man was killed and another was injured in an afternoon shooting on Labor Day in Dorchester. Officers responded just before 1 p.m. to the area of Erie Street and Washington Street for a report of two people shot, Boston police Deputy...

Boston hotel strike moves Labor Day event outside so guests don't cross picket line

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 7:02A Levan Reid

BOSTON - More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike across the country, including Boston, in protests that are expected to last until Tuesday. The Greater Boston Labor Council's Labor Day breakfast,...

Boston hotel workers enter day 2 of strike on Labor Day

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 6:07A CBS Boston

Workers at four Boston hotels continued to strike on Monday, believing Labor Day is the perfect backdrop for what they are fighting for.

Man accused of killing girlfriend extradited from Kenya to Boston

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 5:09A CBS Boston

Kevin Kangethe was brought back from Nairobi on a flight to Boston Saturday evening after he spent ten months overseas. WBZ-TV's Jordyn Jagolinzer reports.

Man charged with murder of woman found dead at Logan Airport extradited from Kenya to Boston

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 4:57A Mike Toole

BOSTON - Kevin Kangethe, the man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death, leaving her in an SUV at Logan Airport in Boston and fleeing to Kenya last year, is back in Massachusetts to face charges....

Posting too much first day of school information about your kids helps predators, police say

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 1:47A Penny Kmitt

CAMBRIDGE - It's a tradition for many families on the first day of school - kids will write their name, school, favorite hobbies, and books on a chalkboard and snap a photo. But this year police are...

Christa McAuliffe statue is first of woman at New Hampshire Statehouse

CBS Boston (News) 9/2 1:03A The Associated Press

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. - Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer - this time as the first woman to be...

Hotel workers at four Boston hotels have walked off the job

CBS Boston (News) 9/1 4:40A WBZ-News Staff

BOSTON - Nearly 900 Boston hotel workers went on strike Sunday morning. Who is on strike? The workers - which include room attendants, front desk agents, banquet workers, cooks and dishwashers -...

Rep. Lori Trahan calls for more transparency in the wake of Steward hospital closures

CBS Boston (News) 9/1 3:57A Jon Keller

BOSTON - Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-Third District) said she's determined to keep two Steward Health Care-owned hospitals in Massachusetts from permanently closing as she called for more regulation to keep this from happening again. Trying to...