Malden Police Officer's Small Gesture Makes Big Difference For Young Boy
It only took 15 minutes, but a small gesture from a Malden police officer was an unexpected Christmas gift for a little boy with autism who was having a very bad day.
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It only took 15 minutes, but a small gesture from a Malden police officer was an unexpected Christmas gift for a little boy with autism who was having a very bad day.
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Shining A Light On Autism.
A Massachusetts task force investigating the status of students in higher education with intellectual disabilities will release a report Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control now estimates that 1 in 68 children may have some form of autism.
A Cambridge police officer recruited cops from 10 departments across the state to help Logan Pearson celebrate his birthday complete with a police escort to the party.
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A Time For Mourning.
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After spending nearly five weeks on a Boston Celtics mosaic, 48 autistic students at the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester got to present their special gift to the team on Wednesday.
Someone at the school pulled a boy's tooth out after his teacher said he was distracted by it. That person ended up pulling out the wrong tooth.
A local researcher may have found a way to unlock the mysteries of autism in just minutes.
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren has chosen a charity seeking treatments for autism to receive a donation from Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown under an agreement the two signed to discourage outside political ads.
A 10-year-old autistic boy is safe thanks to his fast-acting principal who saved him from a river in Rochester.
The city of Boston is launching a new program that will help track down lost children and adults with special needs.
Four people, including two police officers, were sent to the hospital after a dog attack in Boston.
Mathieu Olivier scored short-handed in a three-goal first period that ended with the Boston fans booing their own team off the ice, and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Bruins 5-1 on Monday night.
Newly released video shows the moment a bus crashed into a crowded Fitchburg terminal, trapping a man underneath it.
Primary care doctors at Massachusetts General Brigham and Brigham and Women's Hospital are filing to unionize.
A Groton man was driving home on I-93 South when a car driving the wrong-way narrowly missed him.
There's a legitimate storm system in the forecast this week for Massachusetts.
Four people, including two police officers, were sent to the hospital after a dog attack in Boston.
The Beverly school committee is weighing how to make up missed class time due to the teacher strike.
A small earthquake felt in Massachusetts had an epicenter in Lunenburg.
Primary care doctors at Massachusetts General Brigham and Brigham and Women's Hospital are filing to unionize.
Cheese processed at plant in Lena, Illinois, may be tainted by bacteria that can cause serious and fatal infections.
Young or old, Democrat or Republican, a majority of Americans say this presidential election is stressing them out.
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Several hospitals have failed to come to an agreement with the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, Point32Health.
McDonald's has stopped selling the popular product in some states as an investigation into the cause of the bacteria continues.
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Pink cocaine has reportedly made its way to the Boston area, federal investigators told WBZ-TV's I-Team.
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A Springfield man says he gave police evidence that points to another suspect in the Boston Strangler investigation - not Albert DeSalvo.
A Plymouth man says that fraudsters tried to steal his home out from under him, just one week after WBZ's I-Team reported on a similar scam in Concord.
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John Deaton said he believes Sen. Elizabeth Warren is creating divisiveness in the state
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A small group of loyal customers gathered in Weston Saturday morning to thank a pharmacist who is relocating as Walgreens closes the location where he served the community for almost three decades.
Meta is set to launch a new plan using facial recognition technology to prevent online scams at the start of next year.
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Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
Chef Delphin Gomes joins host Rachel Holt in the test kitchen to show off his latest creations and the art of merging design with chocolate.
Mathieu Olivier scored short-handed in a three-goal first period that ended with the Boston fans booing their own team off the ice, and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Bruins 5-1 on Monday night.
It didn't take long for former New England Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton to find a new home.
Kristaps Porzingis has taken another step toward his return for the Boston Celtics, which will bring the big man to the G League for an afternoon.
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo fired back at a report that teams owners went outside the organization asking for help developing Drake Maye.
Drake Maye and the New England Patriots had another chance at some late-game heroics, but the rookie QB was picked off by the Rams on his final toss of the afternoon.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River has landed on USA Today's Top 10 list of the best haunted hotels.
New York City is officially legalizing jaywalking. Is it time for Boston to do the same?
Boston is looking to give new life to the historic bear dens in Franklin Park.
The massive comet that's starting to become visible in the night sky won't stick around for too long.
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