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New Roxbury Community College President Selected

May 24, 2013

BOSTON — Valerie Roberson, currently the vice president of academic affairs at the Joliet Junior College in Illinois, will be the school’s 15th president.

‘Run To Remember’ To Pay Tribute To Sean Collier

May 24, 2013

BOSTON — More than 3,000 runners are taking to the streets of Greater Boston Sunday to pay tribute to slain MIT police officer Sean Collier.

Despite Lack Of Dispensaries, One Doctor Already Recommending Medical Marijuana

May 24, 2013
Dr. Jill Griffin's office in Northampton, Mass. (Henry Epp for WBUR)

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Dr. Jill Griffin says she was not immediately sold on marijuana’s medicinal use, but now she operates an office exclusively for recommending the drug to patients.

Boston Outlines Summer Public Safety Strategies

May 23, 2013

BOSTON — The city is focusing its efforts on 10 hot-spot communities that had the most violent crime last summer.

Prosecutors Seek Gag Order On Bulger Lawyers

May 23, 2013

BOSTON — A government motion accuses the Bulger defense team of violating a rule against trying to improperly influence potential jurors through the media.

Video, Transcript: Obama Speech On Counterterrorism Policy

May 23, 2013

The president outlined a revised counterterrorism policy in a major speech.

Anime Boston: Astro Boy Leaves Bambi Earth-Bound

May 23, 2013
Brian Chan presents a modern reinterpretation of Katsuhika Hokusai's "Under a Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Anime Boston and its costumed fans at Hynes Convention Center celebrate the success of Japanese cartoons and comics.

Man Dies After Being Hit By Train In Brockton

May 21, 2013

BOSTON — The MBTA said the victim was trespassing on the tracks when he was struck.

Tornado Warning Issued For Western Mass., N.Y, Conn.

May 21, 2013

BOSTON — The National Weather Service in Albany issued a tornado warning Tuesday afternoon after a tornado was reported near the Massachusetts-New York border.

Photos, Videos: Deadly Oklahoma Tornado

May 21, 2013
A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood on Tuesday, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla. (Brennan Linsley/ AP)

Video and photos from Moore, Okla.