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Family devastated by loss of Whitman woman found dead in parking garage at Logan Airport

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

Mourning together, the family of a 31-year-old Whitman woman said they were in shock Thursday after learning their loved one is no longer with them. State police and the Suffolk District Attorney’s office said police found the body of Margaret Mbitu in a parking garage at Logan Airport around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a little over a day after family members said they reported Mbitu missing. Fourty-year-old Kevin Kangethe of Lowell is now wanted in connection with Mbitu’s death, which officials said is being considered a homicide. “She was the most lovely, soft-spoken, beautiful, happy, go lucky kind of girl — the most friendly person we know,” said Mbitu’s cousin, Virginia Ndunga. “Obviously, we’re devastated,” Ndunga said. “We love her.”Mbitu was a nurse in Halifax. On Thursday, one of her friends and colleagues described her as “compassionate” and said she was “a team player.” “She loved what she did,” said Grace Boronje.Family members said Mbitu’s employer called ...

Cold again tonight, more seasonable tomorrow

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

It was all about the freeze and frost this morning! I saw a lot of people walking around Boston today with their puffer coats, hats and mittens. It might take awhile for us to get adjusted to the cold, since we haven’t felt temperatures like our morning lows since April. Tonight, it’ll be cold, before temperatures turn more seasonable tomorrow afternoon. Our highs today were stuck in the 40s. That’s below average for this time of year. We’ll have some mid and high level clouds move in overnight. That along with a switch in the wind out of the southwest should keep temperatures in the 30s. Not quite as cold as last night, but you might still have the heater on!High pressure that was off to our southwest today, moves east by tomorrow and this will keep the southwest wind into the afternoon. It’ll be breezy with gusts 20-25 mph possible. This weekend we stay dry. Any showers will be light and across far Northern New England. We’ll have sun and clouds...

Howie Carr: ‘Anyway’ Biden’s new dodge

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

Dementia Joe Biden has a new favorite word.“Anyway.”He uses it whenever all else fails, which in his administration is just about everything.Mostly Biden falls back on “anyway” whenever he loses his train of thought, or forgets what he was about to say, or realizes that he’s telling another big fat lie.Earlier this week, Biden was talking about, well, your guess is as good as mine. But here’s how it went. As always, all dialogue is guaranteed verbatim:“And you know, when you’ve bounced a few checks, like I did, you know when I was trying to get started it uh, anyway….”It’s sad enough when he tries to read from the teleprompter. (We’ll get to that later.) But when Dementia Joe tries to adlib, watch out. Like last week at some awards ceremony for scientists.“What was it like growing up and someone said, ‘Time for dinner!’ and you said what. Anyway.”Usually when Brandon veers off-script, he just runs out of steam. He stares blankly ahead, sometimes his jaw drops. And that’s when he say...

Massachusetts police report needles were found in Halloween candy: ‘All trick or treat candy should be inspected’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

You know all those warnings about checking your kids’ Halloween candy?A Cape Cod police department is reporting that a family found dangerous items in their Snickers and Twix after trick-or-treating this week.The Sandwich Police Department is investigating after an 8-year-old boy reportedly found a sewing needle inside a piece of Halloween candy.Police on Wednesday evening responded to a home, where a mother said her son noticed something poking out of his Halloween candy — a Snickers “fun size” bar.The wrapper had a puncture hole, and a sewing needle was found inside the candy bar, police reported.The boy’s mother then checked her other children’s candy, and she found a Twix candy bar that also had a sewing needle.The family went trick-or-treating along the Main Street area of Sandwich.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | PHOTOS: Inside Heidi Klum’s 2023 Halloween Party Crime & Public Safety | Massachusetts t...

Celtics bench responds after Joe Mazzulla’s backups-only film session

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

While the Celtics’ win in Washington on Monday was dominant and never in doubt, it was not exactly complete.The Celtics led by 33 entering the fourth quarter when Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters. But the bench submitted an ugly effort against the Wizards’ backups. They were outscored, 32-18, and committed eight turnovers. Their lead dwindled to as little as 15 with 1:33 to go, and while their victory was not threatened, the performance was still alarming.So much so that on Tuesday, when they returned to Boston, Mazzulla called for a backups-only film session to go over what went wrong.The message was clearly received. On Wednesday, faced with the same situation after the Celtics’ starters built a 38-point lead over the Pacers entering the fourth, the bench had an encouraging bounce-back effort. They erupted for 46 points – which marked the highest scoring final period in TD Garden history – as they pushed the lead to as big as 53. They didn’t commit a single turnover in a dominant ...

New Patriots cornerback arrives with Willie McGinest, Jack Jones ties

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots rookie cornerback Alex Austin walked into the team’s facility for the first time Thursday morning and spotted a familiar face.Childhood friend, former Pop Warner teammate and high school classmate Jack Jones.Austin, who signed Thursday to the open roster created by Kendrick Bourne’s recent placement on injured reserve, grew up with Jones in Long Beach, Calif. They reunited after Austin landed on his second of two flights, a redeye from Los Angeles that followed a short hop from Houston. Austin had spent weeks on the Texans’ practice squad until the team cut ties and released him Wednesday.After initially believing he would return to Buffalo, where the Bills drafted him in the seventh round last April, his agent called with an update.The Patriots wanted him. He could sign as soon as Thursday.Austin couldn’t have asked for better news. He had another connection to New England, aside from Jones: Patriots Hall of Fame linebacker Willie Mc...

A man killed a woman, left her body in a car, then boarded a flight to Kenya from Boston, police say

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A man killed a woman, left her body in a car in Boston, then boarded a flight to Kenya, authorities said Thursday.The body of Margaret Mbitu, 31, was discovered about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parking garage at Logan International Airport in Boston, the Massachusetts State Police said in a news release. Mbitu, of Whitman, had been reported missing by her family on Monday. Investigators identified the suspect as Kevin Kangethe of Lowell and have obtained a warrant for his arrest, according to the news release. They said they’re working with Kenyan authorities to locate him. Kangethe, 40, and Mbitu knew each other, police said, adding that there is no threat to the public or airport visitors.The Associated Press

‘Letterkenny’ to end with Season 12, dropping Christmas Day

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

TORONTO — “Letterkenny,” Crave’s ode to small town antics, will wrap up after its twelfth season later this year.Bell Media says six new episodes will hit the streaming service on Christmas Day, tying a bow on the Canadian comedy.The final season will see the town contend with a country music hit and a new nightclub.“Letterkenny” was Crave’s first original series, launching in 2016 based on the web series “Letterkenny Problems.”Since then, it’s been picked up by Hulu in the United States and Crave launched a spinoff, “Shoresy.”Bell says the world of “Letterkenny” will live on through “Shoresy.”This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2023.The Canadian Press

Seattle-area police searching for teen accused of randomly killing a stranger resting on a bus

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in the Seattle area are searching for a 17-year-old boy who they say shot and killed a passenger on a city bus last month in what newly filed charging documents describe as “the senseless execution of a total stranger” — a recent example of shocking but rare attacks on public transit around the country.Miguel Rivera Dominguez was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He is wanted in the death of Marcel Da’jon Wagner, 21, who appeared to be sleeping when he was shot on board a bus in White Center, an unincorporated neighborhood just south of Seattle, on Oct. 3, the King County prosecutor’s office said.Court documents did not list an attorney for Rivera Dominguez who might speak on his behalf, and a voice mail left Wednesday for a couple identified in charging documents as his guardians was not immediately returned. The teen had no prior criminal record, Casey McNerthney, a spokesman for the pros...

Police seek 2 men in connection with fatal shooting in Brampton

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:57:25 GMT

Police are looking to identify two men who may be connected to the July shooting death of 30-year-old Anthony Putzu.Investigators say Putzu was shot and killed in the parking lot of St. Roch Catholic School on Valley Way Drive in Brampton just after 9 p.m. on July 22. Police say the suspects fled the scene in a stolen Nissan Murano, which was later recovered burned. Police have not labelled the men as suspects, saying at this time they believe the two “have information relating to this homicide.”Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.