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BOSTON (WHDH) – Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are implementing several training reforms ahead of the incoming recruit class. The reforms include smaller class sizes and reviewing the training curriculum. MSP is also conducting an independent assessment of the state police academy, looking at training methods, injury rates, as well as the culture and leadership. Administrators … Read more

WESTBORO, MASS. (WHDH) – Police are searching for a missing teenager in Westboro. Geovanny Isales, 18, was last seen leaving the YMCA in Westboro on Wednesday, according to the Westboro Police Department. Local and state police are searching the area of Smith Parkway and Otis Street by ground and air. Anyone with information about Isales … Read more

Two children and one adult were struck by a driver outside a South Carolina church in what’s being investigated as an intentional act, authorities said. The suspect is being sought after the incident outside Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan’s Island, a beach town just outside of Charleston, according to the Isle of Palms police. One … Read more

EVERETT, MASS. (WHDH) – Patriots owner Robert Kraft addressed the community Thursday morning about the proposal to build a professional soccer stadium in Everett. The 25,000-seat stadium would become the home of the New England Revolution. “We’ve had people outside of Massachusetts trying to get us to move the team, but we want to be … Read more

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) – Senior members of Harvard University’s faculty are pledging to donate part of their salaries to defend the institution’s “academic freedom.” Harvard is currently facing a loss of $2 billion from the federal government after President Donald Trump ordered the funds be frozen. Trump demanded sweeping changes on campus. Faculty members released … Read more

The U.S. military’s standards for investigating sexual assault claims will remain unchanged, a senior official told reporters on Thursday, as it launches a separate department-wide review into how discrimination claims are handled in general. The promise also comes as the Defense Department faces a potential loss of personnel available to process sexual assault cases due … Read more

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LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) – Firefighters in Lawrence worked to put out a house fire in Lawrence Thursday. SKY7-HD flew over the multi-family home on Howe Street just before noon. Flames could be seen billowing from the roof of the building. It is unclear whether anyone was inside at the time of the fire. No other … Read more

The Trump administration will not renew Biden-era grants worth $1 billion that were aimed at boosting mental health services in schools, a Department of Education spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. “These grants are intended to improve American students’ mental health by funding additional mental health professionals in schools and on campuses,” Deputy Assistant Secretary for … Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as United Nations ambassador in a major shake-up of his national security team. The president said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve simultaneously as acting national security adviser while maintaining his position at the State Department. … Read more