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NH cab driver cleared of rape charges

MANCHESTER, N.H. - The charges against a New Hampshire taxi driver accused of kidnapping and raping a patron were dropped on Tuesday after a judge found no probable cause; however, the investigation into the allegations is ongoing.

(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:17:02 GMT)

Mashpee woman disappears from NY college

A Mashpee woman attending college in upstate New York has been missing for almost a month and may be in danger.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:41:40 GMT)

Pawn shop disses Wes Welker

BOSTON - While the New York Giants celebrated with a parade on Tuesday, an internet-based pawn shop added insult to injury by dropping hundreds of butterfingers at a popular Boston landmark.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:31 GMT)

Rep pulls back on bill aimed at gangs

BOSTON - A Massachusetts lawmaker is pulling back from legislation that called for having the letter "G'' affixed to the driver's licenses of suspected gang members.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:15:19 GMT)

One killed, two injured after stabbings

LOWELL - Police in Lowell are investigating a Tuesday morning triple stabbing that left one man dead.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:13:11 GMT)

Activist weighs in on Mass cigarette tax

BOSTON - A national anti-tax activist is weighing in on Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise taxes on tobacco products and soda.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:02:15 GMT)

Billionaire backing Mass. pot question

BOSTON - A ballot question supporting the medicinal use of marijuana in Massachusetts is being bankrolled almost entirely by an Ohio billionaire who has backed similar efforts in other states.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:44:34 GMT)

Court rules mobile home park can expand

BOSTON - The highest court in Massachusetts has approved the expansion of a mobile home park in the town of Shirley, finding that local zoning regulators used concerns about traffic and density as pretexts to squash the project.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:23 GMT)

Accused "peeping tom" indicted

SOMERVILLE - A Somerville man was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on Tuesday amid allegations that he took photos of a nude woman inside a local YMCA.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:06 GMT)

Group says biz confidence up slightly

BOSTON - A monthly survey shows business confidence on the rise in Massachusetts, but employers remain wary about the pace of the economic recovery.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:26 GMT)