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Breaking news from around the city of Boston and the surrounded region.

Clear Channel to buy WFNX, some staff already fired

May 16, 2012

Clear Channel is in the process of acquiring WFNX, a longtime rock station here in Boston. Staff has already been fired, according to reports.

VIDEO: Boston ad agency has a beer vending machine that tweets

May 16, 2012

"Arnie," the interactive beer vending machine, is at the headquarters of Arnold Worldwide here in Boston.

Bob DeLeo tries to woo Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook to Massachusetts in letter

May 16, 2012

The State House speaker sends the letter to the Patch website in Menlo Park, Calif.

City launches plan to get ahead of summer violence

May 16, 2012

Police will deploy new anti-drug team in hotspots, starting with South Boston.

Linda Valentin: Day care worker allegedly tries to run down parishioners in Jamaica Plain

May 15, 2012

Valentin is scheduled to be arraigned today on assault and battery charges.

Advertisers may get shot at renaming MBTA stations

May 14, 2012

The T could be getting closer to selling station names to corporate sponsors.

TNT orders Wahlberg reality drama about Boston police gang unit

May 14, 2012

The television show will air next year.

Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted' tweets from Boston

May 14, 2012

The Teddy Bear from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's film "Ted" is tweeting all his adventures from here in Boston.

Fight between 'friends' during bachelor party ends with throat slashed

May 14, 2012

A Worcester man was arrested after the incident in a Boston hotel.

'Hero dog' that saved owner from train goes home to family

May 13, 2012

Lilly, the 8-year-old dog who was struck by a train last week after she frantically dragged her owner out of the way of an oncoming vehicle, was reconnected with her family Saturday following a leg amputation and serious surgery.

Three Boston University students killed in New Zealand (UPDATED)

May 11, 2012

Officials have identified those killed and injured in the crash.

Plane makes emergency landing at Logan for unruly passenger

May 10, 2012

The flight originated in Maine and was headed to Philadelphia.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Cops dig for leads in stolen artwork case

May 10, 2012

The hunt for stolen art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is on in Connecticut.

MBTA riders catch thief, cops pepper spray him after struggle

May 10, 2012

After a struggle and a chase and a little pepper spray, MBTA Transit Police arrested a would-be phone thief.

Police seek man who assaulted woman while riding bike in Cambridge

May 10, 2012

Both the victim and the suspect were riding bikes at the time of the assault.

Man struck, killed by commuter train in Boston

May 10, 2012

A man allegedly walked in the path of a train leaving South Station on Wednesday, May 9, and was killed.

MBTA and Google team up to offer indoor maps of T stations

May 09, 2012

Never get lost underground again using the turn-by-turn indoor maps for certain MBTA stations.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon host fundraiser for senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren

May 09, 2012

Hollywood duo Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are holding an event fundraiser for U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren. A ticket will run you $1,000.

Harvard baseball team's Carly Rae Jepsen video is everywhere

May 09, 2012

The video is on its way to 1 million views.

Joyrider’s joy short lived: Boy crashes car in Dorchester home

May 09, 2012

The boy was not seriously hurt.

Could Massachusetts become a global leader for clean water technology?

May 08, 2012

City holds water symposium to discuss how Massachusetts can become a leader in clean water technology.

Have a coffee with Mayor Thomas Menino

May 08, 2012

Mayor Thomas Menino wants to meet you in a garden and drink coffee, talk about life.

Pit bull saves owner from getting hit by train

May 08, 2012

A pit bull pulled its owner to safety as a train came barreling down the tracks. It had to have its leg amputated, but survived.

Back Bay power out again (UPDATED)

May 08, 2012

And again the lights go down in the city, but power is coming back on.

Gov. Patrick clears schedule to be with sick daughter

May 08, 2012

The governor's oldest daughter was hospitalized last night.

Babe Ruth’s Sudbury home up for sale

May 07, 2012

The house that Ruth didn’t build is selling for more than $1.6 million.

MIT researchers: Yogurt may give you swagger

May 07, 2012

According to research involving probiotics and its effect on mice, being conducted by scientists at MIT, not only did ingesting yogurt make the specimen skinnier, it also gave them some "swagger."

T Police investigate stabbing at Blue Line stop

May 07, 2012

A man was stabbed at a Blue Line stop on Sunday night, and transported to the hospital.

VIDEO: Police release video, ask for help solving Stephen Perez Theater District murder

May 06, 2012

Investigators are also asking for help from anyone with photos or video taken from the area of Tremont and Stuart streets the night of the fatal shooting.

Boston University researchers want to study Junior Seau's brain

May 03, 2012

Scientists want to see if there is a connection between depression and concussion sustained during time on the playing field.