January 2012
Ringing in the New Year in the Big Apple
NEW YORK, NY - It’s said to be the biggest party in the world. Crowds waited in position all day Saturday so they’d be in the perfect place to watch the iconic ball drop in New York’s Times Square.
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Man arrested in domestic abuse case
NASHUA, NH - A Nashua man was arrested on Friday for allegedly beating his wife inside their Georgetowne Drive home. http://bit.ly/s1vRIO
Suspect wanted in Cape Cod assault
BARNSTABLE - A 64-year-old Mashpee man sustained life threatening injuries after being physically assaulted by a man who is now wanted by police. http://bit.ly/v0p1Ds
Boston First Night gets better with age
BOSTON - In spite of the title, Boston’s 36th annual “First Night” celebrations were truly an all day affair. http://bit.ly/tJ8ktT
December 2011
Search is on for sexual assault suspect
QUINCY - Police are looking for a man they believe broke into his ex-wife’s home on Christmas Day and sexually assaulted her.
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Man Tries To Pass Fake $1 Million Bill
A North Carolina man is facing criminal charges after trying to pass a counterfeit $1 million bill at a Walmart store. http://bit.ly/sZaYsg
Gingrich Makes Campaign A Family Affair
With just days left until the Iowa caucus, Newt Gingrich’s campaign has become a family affair. http://bit.ly/smy5cd
Police: Alert Dog Walker Foils Burglary
Authorities say an alert New Jersey man helped foil the attempted burglary of a neighbor’s home. http://bit.ly/vAXRkT
The ice and the end zone: Boston 2012
BOSTON - Damon Amendolara of 98.5 the Sports Hub visits FOX 25 to share his predictions for the Boston Bruins and the New England Patriots in 2012. http://bit.ly/tqWUM2
Two people shot in Allston
ALLSTON - Two people were shot near 15 Chester Street in Boston on Friday night. http://bit.ly/u5xHYq
FDA Rules Infant Formula Not Tainted
Four cases of infants sickened by a rare bacteria sometimes linked to powdered formula, including two who died, are not related and parents can continue using the products to feed their babies, two federal agencies announced Friday. http://bit.ly/sDOdPc
Romney rolling full steam ahead
MERRIMACK, NH - Mitt Romney is at the starting point of an aggressive few weeks of campaign events, arriving in New Hampshire on Friday to host a spaghetti dinner after spending Thursday in Iowa preparing for the Jan. 3 caucuses. http://bit.ly/tFa2e1
Kim Jong Un Named Military Commander
North Korea says it has officially named Kim Jong Un as Supreme Commander of the 1.2 million-strong military. http://bit.ly/s2m3J0
Polls: Iowa Voters Still Undecided
In what may be an anomaly in the history of the Iowa caucuses, voters are still flitting from candidate to candidate in the final days of the race. http://bit.ly/uISNOJ
Verizon scraps $2 payment fee plan
Verizon Wireless scrapped its plan to impose a $2 fee on some bill payments Friday, after customers complained and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressed concerns about the charge, FOX News Channel reported. http://bit.ly/vQkjNe
Romney Casts Paul as Fringe Candidate
The polls suggest that Ron Paul could be the only Republican who could cost Mitt Romney a victory in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses. And Romney is setting out to make sure that doesn’t happen. http://bit.ly/s8cllq
Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Protest
Syria is seeing its largest protests in months. Activists say hundreds of thousands have poured into the streets across the country today, shouting for the downfall of Bashar Assad’s regime. http://bit.ly/uUDgnx
12 New Year's Quotes for 2012
As the final days of 2011 wind down, many folks are looking ahead to the coming new year with both optimism and a sense of humor. Here are a dozen quotations from some of the world’s most inspiring and comedic individuals to help you ring 2012. http://bit.ly/s0tURB
Odd Interview Questions of 2011
If you’ve gone on a job interview this past year, chances are you may have been asked a question or two that may have seem to come out of left field. http://bit.ly/uILaze
Comedian John Pinette is in town
Comedian John Pinette stopped by our Beacon Hill Studio! http://bit.ly/w3uMQX
Funeral for Peabody firefighter
PEABODY - Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray will be among those on hand for the funeral of a Peabody firefighter who died battling a fire last week. http://bit.ly/vbOg4A
The court and the diamond: Boston 2012
BOSTON - Damon Amendolara of 98.5 the Sports Hub may not be a fortune teller, but he certainly knows his sports. Damon joins FOX 25 to share his predictions for the 2012 Red Sox and Celtics. http://bit.ly/uAIcD3
High school hero: Medfield penalty shot
DEDHAM - Medfield’s Lindsey Brown was featured on FOX 25’s “High School Heroes” for her incredible penalty shot against Dover-Sherborn on Thursday. The freshman helped the Warriors win their third straight game in a 7-1 win. http://bit.ly/uGbSum
Family Of NY Burning Victim Speaks Out
The weeping, cash-strapped relatives of a woman torched in the elevator of her apartment building said Thursday that she was kindhearted and helped a homeless man and paid with her life. http://bit.ly/sB2I8g
Fire tears through local church building
TOWNSEND - A building owned by a local church is being called a total loss after a three-alarm fire tore through it on Thursday night. http://bit.ly/uIeJrJ
Ex-Aide Calls Bachmann's Story a Lie
Michele Bachmann’s former Iowa state director on Thursday denied the Minnesota congresswoman’s claim that he defected to Rep. Ron Paul’s campaign for a bigger paycheck, calling her accusations a lie. http://bit.ly/voDtaE
Build-A-Bear Recalls Teddy Bears
Build-A-Bear Workshop is recalling nearly 300,000 of its “Colorful Hearts” teddy bears sold in the US and Canada over concerns that the toys’ eyes could fall off and pose a choking hazard for young children, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday. http://bit.ly/uYRqr0
9/11 Memorial Passes Million Mark
Officials at the 9/11 Memorial announced Thursday the New York City site had passed a major milestone, having welcomed more than one million visitors since opening to the general public on Sept. 12. http://bit.ly/vyYXXP
Hangover Answer: Food, Water, Control
Chicago attorney Colleen Gorman has a holiday ritual that doesn’t involve buying presents or counting down to midnight: She goes online looking for new hangover remedies. http://bit.ly/sN6QG2
US in Weapons Deal with Saudi Arabia
The White House on Thursday announced the sale of $29.4 billion in weapons equipment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a move the Obama administration said would support 50,000 US jobs in 44 states. http://bit.ly/t6k1GN
Metallica Singer Throws Rocks at Photogs
Metallica lead singer James Hetfield hurled stones at journalists who were photographing him in an ice cream parlor at a chic Uruguayan resort, the El Pais daily reported Thursday. http://bit.ly/tnps59
Tech Lab: Smartphone Service
If your New Year’s resolution has to do with investing more time with friends and family, it may be the time to re-evaluate your cell phone plan.
From texts with the kids to face-time with family to plain old phone calls with grandma, smartphones allow you to connect with everyone in your life no matter how they prefer to communicate.
The Boston Globe’s tech guru Hiawatha Bray...
Tolman and Gray: Talking Politics
FOX 25’s political experts, Warren Tolman, attorney with Holland and Knight and former state senator, and Rob Gray, President of Gray Media, joined the Morning News. http://bit.ly/uWmtHW
NFL Fantasy Check: A Year in Review
BOSTON - The fantasy football season has come to a close. While many of you celebrate victory or lament defeat, FOX 25’s Mark Ockerbloom and FoxSports Fantasy Football editor Ryan Fowler give you a full recap of the 2011 season. http://bit.ly/smkMLG
"DA" Sports Year in Review
BOSTON - Damon Amendolara of 98.5 the Sports Hub looks back at the year that was and addresses the state of New England’s teams in 2011. http://bit.ly/t81D8m
Family 'Devastated' by Conn. Fire
An uncle of three girls killed with their grandparents in a Christmas morning house fire said Wednesday family members are devastated by the tragedy but comforted by each other and an outpouring of public sympathy. http://bit.ly/ta6s7b
"Whitey" Bulger taken to hospital
BOSTON - While many Bostonians were preparing for holiday festivities last Thursday, accused mob boss James “Whitey Bulger” was quietly slipped into a Boston area hospital to receive medical treatment. http://bit.ly/sTgH2i
NYTimes Errs, Offers Discount to 8.6M
In today’s digital age, it’s easy to send out an email by mistake — even for a company that’s in the business of communication. http://bit.ly/sOYxOE
FBI seeks armed man in Boston bank heist
BOSTON - The FBI is looking for a man they say pulled a gun inside a Boston bank and demanded cash. http://bit.ly/t6vSOb
US Dismisses Iran Threat
The US will not tolerate any disruption of the free flow of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in the face of Iran’s threat to close the vital waterway, a spokesperson for the Fifth Fleet said Wednesday. http://bit.ly/t8mDw1
Gingrich Debt Woes During Final Push
Newt Gingrich will report debt in the fourth quarter as his campaign makes a final push to try and win the Iowa caucuses, FOX News reported Wednesday. http://bit.ly/t7cXrX
Clerics Fight at Jesus' Birthplace
Palestinian police stormed the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem after rival groups of Orthodox and Armenian clerics violently clashed in a fierce dispute over the boundaries inside the church. http://bit.ly/uzWPkh
What’s Going On
What to do? What to wear? What to give up? Those are a few questions people will be asking themselves as we get closer to New Year’s Eve. Jeff Popkin, CEO and founder of the Boston Event Guide helps us answer the first one. http://bit.ly/svE40b
China Launches GPS Service
China has begun operating a homegrown satellite navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the US Global Positioning System and, according to defense experts, could help the Chinese military to identify, track and strike US ships in the region in the event of armed conflict. http://bit.ly/u9EmQD
Obama Family Release Sea Turtles
A quartet of green sea turtles received a presidential send-off Tuesday when the Obama family released them into the wild in Hawaii. http://bit.ly/toZand
Amendolara rates Bruins top three stars
FOX 25’s Mark Ockerbloom talks to Sports Hub radio host Damon Amedolara about his top three stars on the Boston Bruins. http://bit.ly/tA9Jt6
Heat beat Celtics 115-107
MIAMI - LeBron James scored 26 points, rookie point guard Norris Cole came up with 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat nearly blew a 20-point lead before beating the Boston Celtics 115-107 Tuesday night. http://bit.ly/rEBW0U
Man Fights Off Bikini-Clad Robber
Two women were in a Florida jail facing robbery charges Tuesday after attempting to mug a man who fought them off using his crutches. http://bit.ly/t9M0GH
Men attempt Dunkin robbery in drive-thru
WHITMAN- A pair of masked men is suspected in an attempted robbery that occurred Monday night at a Dunkin Donuts in Whitfield; however, instead of barging inside and demanding money from the cash register these men opted to use the drive-thru lane. http://bit.ly/tZjkHt
Perry Challenges Va. Ballot Exclusion
Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign announced Tuesday it will file a lawsuit in an attempt to get on the ballot for Virginia’s Republican presidential primary. http://bit.ly/uRri4m