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Pumpkin grower sets new records at Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts

Pumpkin grower sets new records at Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses set date for indefinite strike

Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses set date for indefinite strike

Marblehead mourns sudden death of high school football captain

Marblehead mourns sudden death of high school football captain

Body camera video shows man pointing gun at officers before deadly shooting

Body camera video shows man pointing gun at officers before deadly shooting

Lifelong fan starts Hot Wheels library in Malden

Lifelong fan starts Hot Wheels library in Malden

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Next Weather: WBZ evening forecast for October 2, 2026

Disabled, elderly residents in Brockton feel stuck in apartments due to broken elevator

Disabled, elderly residents in Brockton feel stuck in apartments due to broken elevator

Rising fuel prices put pressure on Trump ahead of midterms

Rising fuel prices put pressure on Trump ahead of midterms

MIT students can satisfy PE requirements by becoming a pirate

MIT students can satisfy PE requirements by becoming a pirate

City of Boston rallies behind businesses destroyed in Nubian Square fire

City of Boston rallies behind businesses destroyed in Nubian Square fire

Man charged with kidnapping for alleged sexual assault in Cambridge Planet Fitness

Man charged with kidnapping for alleged sexual assault in Cambridge Planet Fitness

Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses schedule another strike

Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses schedule another strike

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Next Weather: WBZ Midday Update For Oct. 2

Tartan Army returns to Boston this weekend for "Scot-tober Fest"

Tartan Army returns to Boston this weekend for "Scot-tober Fest"

Republican Senate Candidate John Deaton calls out Ed Markey after law office vandalized

Republican Senate Candidate John Deaton calls out Ed Markey after law office vandalized

NY governor orders new investigation into alleged Cornell gang rape

NY governor orders new investigation into alleged Cornell gang rape

Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses set date for potential open-ended strike

Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses set date for potential open-ended strike

Streets flood after water main breaks near South Station in Boston

Streets flood after water main breaks near South Station in Boston

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Next Weather: WBZ morning forecast for October 2, 2026

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Next Weather: WBZ Update

Haunted Happenings kicks off in Salem with Grand Parade

Haunted Happenings kicks off in Salem with Grand Parade

Couple reports puppy stolen from truck in Brockton

Couple reports puppy stolen from truck in Brockton

Woman killed in crash outside Boston hospital

Woman killed in crash outside Boston hospital

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