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Boston's July 4th fireworks light up the sky following Pops performance
Hundreds of thousands of people packed the Esplanade Thursday to take in this year's July 4th fireworks and Boston Pops concert.
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Hundreds of thousands of people packed the Esplanade Thursday to take in this year's July 4th fireworks and Boston Pops concert.
Hundreds of thousands of people packed the Esplanade Thursday to take in this year's July 4th fireworks and Boston Pops concert. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
People arrived at 3 a.m. to get a front-row view on the Boston Pops in tonight's Fourth of July celebration. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
Along the Esplanade, people gathered to catch the Boston Pops and fireworks that is the culmination of Boston's Fourth of July celebration. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
The Boston Pops held their rehearsal at the Hatch Shell Wednesday night ahead of the big 4th of July fireworks show on Thursday.
The Boston Pops held their rehearsal at the Hatch Shell Wednesday night ahead of the big 4th of July fireworks show on Thursday.
The grand prize winners of the Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition performed with the Boston Pops.
WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben spoke with the talented musicians and vocalists about the upcoming performance.
Boston Pops will perform "Encanto" at Symphony Hall on May 11 and 18th. You can also watch them perform Jurassic Park from May 24 through the 25.
The Boston Pops will perform "Encanto" at Symphony Hall on May 11 and 18th. You can also watch them perform Jurassic Park from May 24 through the 25. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.
Twenty talented, young musicians from all over Massachusetts are competing for the role of a lifetime to be a featured artist on stage with the Boston Pops.
Twenty talented, young musicians from all over Massachusetts are competing for the role of a lifetime to be a featured artist on stage with the Boston Pops.
After 107 high schoolers from across the state sent in video auditions, 20 teens were selected as finalists for the Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
WBZ-TV's David Wade and Lisa Hughes made an appearance at the Boston Pops to narrate a special Christmas story.
Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition winners Jack Maroutunian, Simona Karadoneva, and Aiki Oki stopped by the Mix.
Check out Simona's incredible performance on the Morning Mix.
The final holiday dress rehearsal became the first ever free concert for military before the holiday season starts.
The final holiday dress rehearsal became the first ever free concert for military before the holiday season starts. WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex reports.
The Boston Pops will kick off their fall season with two programs that are bound to be crowd favorites, "Star Wars: The Story in Music" and the "John Williams Tribute."
This week, The Boston Pops will kick off their fall season with two programs that are bound to be crowd favorites, "Star Wars: The Story in Music" and the "John Williams Tribute."
The founder of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular has been honored with a statue on the Esplanade.
WBZ's Tammy Mutasa reports.
WBZ's Tammy Mutasa reports.
WBZ-TV's Katrina Kincade reports.
Boston's Fireworks Spectacular is still set to take place on the Fourth, despite thunderstorms threatening to ruin the celebrations.
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The state of Massachusetts is taking action after WBZ-TV I-Team reports revealed that some nursing homes haven't paid their workers for weeks.
After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks. Days later, their banks said the checks were no good.
Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
An 84-year-old Navy veteran paid a shop thousands of dollars for a headstone. Two years later he still had nothing, until he reached out to WBZ's Call For Action.
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For undecided voters, Jon Keller said Trump's RNC speech disrupted, at least temporarily, the negative impressions that fuel his unpopularity.
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Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
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