Women hurt by falling tree in central Mass. suing neighbor
Three women who were injured after a tree collapsed say the accident didn't need to happen.
Paul Burton is a general assignment reporter for WBZ-TV News. Burton joined the station as a participant in the "CBS News Development Program" and came from WLNE-TV in Providence, where he worked as a general assignment reporter since the spring of 2003.
A true local reporter, Burton was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, along with brother Steve Burton. He attended Northwestern University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and a Master's degree in Journalism. Burton received a second Master's degree as well as a Doctorate in Ministry degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Burton led a successful career as an athlete. From 1994-1997 he was an ALL Big Ten punter at Northwestern, taking part of two Big Ten Championships, and playing in both the 1996 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and 1997 Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Burton also spent time in the NFL as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
In addition to his career and studies, Burton is associate pastor at Tremont Temple Baptist Church. Burton also serves as director of the Ron Burton Training Village, a youth sports camp founded by his father, Ron Burton, in 1985. Through the medium of sports Burton works with children ages 11 to 18 on how to succeed in life and succeed both on and off the field.
Three women who were injured after a tree collapsed say the accident didn't need to happen.
Crews from as far away as Maine are making the journey down to Massachusetts to help the state battle large brush fires.
Churches in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on high alert after federal agents have put out an arson warning to places of worship.
A man accused of randomly stabbing a teenage girl at a Dollar Tree in Massachusetts is being held without bail, while a doctor said he has a long history of mental illness.
Two Massachusetts families' lives are shattered after a deadly hit-and-run crash killed two men in Methuen on Saturday.
A Boston non-profit is helping hundreds of college students make higher education more diverse and accessible through networking events.
Two people are dead and two are injured after a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 495 in Methuen on Saturday.
As brush fires in Salem burned for the third day, the smoke was so thick that city officials released high school students early.
Firefighters were on the scene in Salem, Massachusetts Sunday as several brush fires burned through dozens of acres and coming close to some homes.
A 41-year-old man was shot and killed in Plymouth Friday night.
Cars are seen illegally zipping past school buses with their stop signs fully extended as kids are crossing the street.
A young woman from Mansfield was in a coma for more than a month after she contracted a dangerous form of meningitis.
A Kensington, New Hampshire man was in the ICU for three weeks after testing positive for EEE and two other mosquito-borne viruses.
Ballot boxes were busy Saturday as Massachusetts residents took full advantage of in-person early voting.
A Newton South High School senior said she found a place to fit in on the volleyball team after growing up outside the United States.