http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/main/local/ WHDH-TV - New England News News en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:21:06 GMT webmaster@whdh.com Copyright 2008 Sunbeam Television Corp. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/main/local/ http://www.whdh.com/images/whdh_rss_logo.gif 144 43 WHDH-TV - New England News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:31:45 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080724_Epsom_damage.jpg EPSOM, N.H. -- Police and firefighters searched door-to-door Thursday after violent storms leveled homes and killed at least one person in central New Hampshire. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83305/ BO83305 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:58:08 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/wild_weather_generic.jpg EPSOM, N.H. -- Emergency crews have been cutting their way through downed trees to get to homes damaged and destroyed by severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in central and eastern New Hampshire. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83279/ BO83279 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:00 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080724_495_ax.jpg CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- At least one person is dead after a crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer on Thursday. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83281/ BO83281 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:07:19 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/power_outages_generic.jpg CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire utilities say the storm that swept through the state knocked out power to 6,000 customers. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83314/ BO83314 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:56:14 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/060930_court_gavel_generic.jpg BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- A Cape Cod doctor indicted for involuntary manslaughter after a woman he performed an abortion on died has pleaded not guilty. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83310/ BO83310 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:30:52 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/storm_weather_generic2.gif EPSOM, N.H. -- Severe thunderstorms swept through central and eastern New Hampshire on Thursday including reports of collapsed buildings and at least two possible funnel clouds or tornadoes. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83282/ BO83282 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:18:12 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080724_taunton_drowning.jpg TAUNTON, Mass. -- A one-year-old died after he was found in a Taunton swimming pool Thursday morning. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83272/ BO83272 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:27:05 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/061010_flooding_generic.jpg UNDATED -- Portions of central and western Massachusetts are under a flood watch through tonight, with the forecast calling for more thunderstorms and heavy rain. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83238/ BO83238 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:20:25 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080408_firework_raid.jpg PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Fire officials say more illegal fireworks charges would be filed against a Plymouth man after his house was raided by police for the second time in less than four months. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83287/ BO83287 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:21:06 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080724_taunton_manhole.jpg TAUNTON, Mass. -- Two people were injured when two manhole covers exploded near the city common. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83228/ BO83228 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:56:40 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080723_boston_shooting.jpg BOSTON -- A teenager shot by a Boston police officer during a drug investigation is scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83277/ BO83277 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:19:15 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080723_ri_funnel_cloud.jpg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The National Weather Service has extended a tornado warning into Plymouth County in Massachusetts, as thunderstorms move through the area and after a funnel cloud was spotted off Barrington. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83213/ BO83213 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:07:34 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/061014_mass_pike_logo.jpg BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority paid 43 employees $100,000 or more last year even as it struggles with $2.4 billion in debt. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83239/ BO83239 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:12:53 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/070420_lobster.jpg BOSTON -- State public health officials are warning lobster lovers to avoid the soft green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83255/ BO83255 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:19:53 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/061016_court_generic.jpg CONCORD, N.H. -- A federal grand jury in New Hampshire has indicted three Massachusetts residents on charges of illegally importing prescription drugs and introducing them into interstate commerce without a prescription. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83236/ BO83236 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:52:18 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/061117_massachusetts_flag.jpg NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Officials have unveiled a plan to revamp the nearly 200-year-old Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83271/ BO83271 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:48:59 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/child_abuse_generic.jpg DORCHESTER, Mass. –- A boy reportedly called police Wednesday night, saying he and another child were left by themselves in a house on Whitman Street. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83234/ BO83234 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:20:44 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/061001_health_insurance.jpg BOSTON -- Some of the state's largest health insurers will cover visits to health clinics expected to open in some pharmacies later this year. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83237/ BO83237 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:10:16 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/060930_court_gavel_generic.jpg NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A reputed member of a New Bedford gang has been found guilty of murdering another man following an argument. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83235/ BO83235 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:27:34 GMT http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/080723_Taunton_flooding.jpg UNDATED -- The threat of a tornado in southeastern Massachusetts has apparently passed, but that area and other portions of the state are still under threat of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding. http://www.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/local/BO83210/ BO83210