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Bob Miller, "Whiz Kid" Phillie, Titans' coach, dies at 94
DETROIT (AP) — Bob Miller, a right-hander for the Philadelphia Phillies’ 1950 “Whiz Kids” National League pennant winner who went on to coach alma mater Detroit Mercy for 36 years, died Saturday. He was 94. Miller's family told Detroit Mercy the funeral will be limited to family, with...
Deadly crash into Buffalo monument under investigation
BUFFALO, N.Y., (AP) — Police on Friday were investigating what led a speeding minivan to crash into a monument in front of Buffalo City Hall, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver on Thanksgiving. Police identified the woman who died as 34-year-old Angel Marie Cobb of Buffalo. The...
1 dead, 1 hurt in New Bedford shooting; suspect in custody
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — One person died and another was injured in double shooting in New Bedford on Friday, authorities said. Police also arrested an 18-year-old man who opened fire on officers before he was apprehended, according to a statement from the office of Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn...
Investigation into sunken fishing boat could take months
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An investigation into what caused a fishing boat carrying four Maine fishermen to sink off Cape Cod will likely take weeks or months, the Coast Guard said Friday. The boat sank off Provincetown on Monday when it was en route to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Members of the Maine fishing...
61-year-old woman dies after kayak flips on rough waters
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) — Rough waters played a major role in the death of a 61-year-old Rhode Island woman in a kayaking accident on Friday, state environemental officials said. The victim and a 56-year-old companion were headed to the mouth of the Narrow River in Narragansett where sea conditions were...
Victim of Cape Cod crash identified as Stoughton woman
BOURNE, Mass. (AP) — The victim of a fatal crash on Cape Cod on Thanksgiving Day has been identified by state police as a Stoughton woman. Cassandra Williams, 23, died after her car veered off Route 25 eastbound in Bourne at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday, state police said in a statement Friday. Williams, the...
Sweden requires more info to reopen 1994 ferry disaster case
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities said Friday they need more information before deciding whether to reopen the case of a 1994 ferry sinking in the Baltic that killed 852 people, in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime disasters at sea. A TV documentary aired Sept. 28 on the M/S Estonia includes video...
Police: Woman dead after van crashes into Buffalo monument
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A woman was killed in a Thanksgiving Day crash after a speeding minivan plowed into the McKinley Monument in downtown Buffalo, police said. The unidentified male driver was in critical condition after the crash, which happened before 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The female passenger, whose...
Today in History
Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 27, the 332nd day of 2020. There are 34 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 27, 1924, Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York. On this date: In 1701,...
Driver killed after striking tree off of I-495 in Merrimac
MERRIMAC, Mass. (AP) — A driver was killed after leaving northbound Interstate 495 in Merrimac and striking a tree, Massachusetts state troopers said. The driver, a 44-year-old Amesbury man, was alone in the sport utility vehicle on Wednesday night. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced...
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