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Part of Mass. Pike in Boston closed

Mass Pike westbound shut down in Boston because of electric car fire, traffic backed up to Logan Airport

"Boston Fire advised State Police that the engulfed vehicle is electric and will take several hours to extinguish," State Police spokesman Tim McGuirk said in a statement Friday.

WHDH 7News · 6h

Electric car strikes debris, catches fire, temporarily closes Pike in Boston

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Electric car fire closes westbound side of Mass Pike in Boston

Boston, rain and flash flood warning

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Historic rain totals in Massachusetts unleash floods south of Boston. Here's who had the most.

In a very rare sight, Interstate 93 in Quincy was closed in both directions during the height of rush hour because there was so much water.

WBUR · 19h

Heavy rain causes flash floods in Greater Boston, inundating roads

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Heavy rain floods roads in Boston

VTDigger · 18h

Flash flooding hits towns in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont

Severe thunderstorms that began earlier Thursday caused flash flooding in parts of the state, particularly in the Northeast Kingdom, according to a press release from the Vermont Emergency Operations...

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UPDATE: Flash flood warning in place for Wake County until 2 a.m. Thursday

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Flash flood warning in place for Dallas and Kaufman counties Wednesday night

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Iowa at risk of flash floods with heavy rain possible from overnight storms, NWS warns

"Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations," the weather service warned.

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Boston under a flash flood warning Thursday morning, more storms later

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Update: Flash flood warning for Atlantic and Cumberland counties forecast to expire at 5:45 p.m.

Karen Read, Boston Police Department

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Boston police commissioner denies allegations of meddling in Karen Read case

I have nothing to do with Karen Read,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox told reporters Thursday. The post Boston police commissioner denies allegations of meddling in Karen Read case appeared first on Boston.

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Boston police commissioner responds to Karen Read trial testimony from Officer Kelly Dever

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Boston’s top cop questioned about Karen Read case, officer who testified in her murder retrial

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Invoices reveal how much Hank Brennan was paid by Norfolk DA’s Office during Karen Read’s retrial

Read was convicted of drunken driving, however, for which she will face a year’s probation.

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Karen Read retrial prosecution cost taxpayers $566,000

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Karen Read special prosecutor earned more than half a million dollars, records show

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Boston officials provide update on Safe Shopping Initiative

We know that a small percentage of repeat offenders drive a disproportionate percentage of retail crime and that's where we're focusing our enforcement.”

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One dead after early morning crash near Boston’s Sumner Tunnel

BOSTON — One person is dead following a crash near the Sumner Tunnel in Boston early Friday morning. Troopers with Massachusetts State Police responded to a serious crash where the Sumner meets I-93 North near Government Center around 3:30 a.m. The driver, a man in his 70s, became trapped and had to be extracted from his car by first responders.

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Boston Welcomes Sunny Skies Post Rainfall Heat Wave on the Horizon

Boston's weather clears up post-flooding, with sunny skies and highs in the low 80s expected, and a warm week ahead.

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Boston named most collision-prone city in US — and two other Mass. cities aren’t far behind, report says

Boston tops the list of the most collision-prone cities in the US, according to auto insurance data from Allstate, which found that two other Massachusetts cities — Worcester and Springfield — also rank in the top five.