Speaker: No new taxes in state budget

BOSTON - Massachusetts House leaders will propose a state budget for the next fiscal year that does not call for any new taxes or fees, Speaker Robert DeLeo told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Cape Cod man facing child porn charges

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - A Cape Cod man is facing child pornography charges after authorities say he persuaded girls he met online to perform sexual acts on their webcams, which he recorded.

US senator seeks probe of Massachusetts housing authority

BOSTON (AP) - A top U.S. senator has asked federal housing officials to make a deeper probe into a troubled Massachusetts housing authority, where top managers are allowed to live in subsidized housing while hundreds of low-income families languish on waiting lists.

Trial set for Orthodox priest charged with assault

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The former pastor of a Greek Orthodox church in Worcester who is facing assault charges is scheduled to go to trial in May.

A judge set a May 1 trial date for the Very Rev. Charles M. Abdelahad on Tuesday.

Film links Pats' first Super Bowl win, Gen. Custer

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The New England Patriots' Super Bowl lore dates back well beyond the team's first win a decade ago on Adam Vinatieri's clutch kick with seconds to go.

A Dover attorney with a passion for filmmaking takes it back to 1876 and the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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Springfield changes bar closing time

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Springfield officials say they are going ahead with plans to make all bars and nightclubs close at 1 a.m. unless they have special permission to stay open an hour later.