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1+ hour, 34+ min ago (274+ words) December 10, 2025 / 11:25 PM EST / CBS Boston A group of World War II veterans are heading overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds. The trip was made possible by fundraisers and donations. It's an incredible operation, giving the veterans a chance to walk the streets of cities they helped liberate." This trip to Europe won't be a first for 101-year-old veteran Les Schrenk. "It would take me a couple of hours to tell you all my memories," Schrenk said before their flight from Logan Airport." Schrenk was part of a B-17 crew, flying across Europe throughout WWII. He volunteered when he was 19 years old and was shot down a year later." "After the war, actually tracking down the German pilot that shot me down, going to visit him, and becoming friends," Schrenk said." And now, Schrenk and six other local WWII veterans…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (15+ words) Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast. Next Weather: WBZ Update Next Weather: WBZ Update...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (33+ words) A group of World War II veterans traveled overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports. WWII veterans travel to Belgium for Battle of the Bulge anniversary...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (53+ words) Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts are looking for a man who allegedly shot at an off-duty police officer while he was sitting in his car. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports. Off-duty Cambridge police officer shot at while sitting in car Off-duty Cambridge police officer shot at while sitting in car...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago (63+ words) The UMass Lowell men's basketball team never trailed visiting Fisher during a 122-73 non-league rout at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell. The River Hawks (4-7) are now 3-1 at home and have won three of four. Jerrell Roberson II tallied a team-high 21 points in 19 minutes and ripped down 15 rebounds. Austin []...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago (351+ words) SSO will present The Snowman, a silent film with symphony accompaniment along with the performance of some favorite holiday songs, at 7:30 p.m. on December 13 at Juanita K Hammons Hall. "[The Snowman] was an Oscar nominated short film, and it's this beautiful little piece [from 1982]. We did this maybe 10 years ago, and people loved it, and it fits well with our season of Bingeworthy so we thought it was time to bring it back," said Kyle Wiley Pickett, musical director and coordinator for SSO. The show will begin with an opener and perform to the roughly 26-minute long film, then dedicate the other half of the performance to famous holiday music such as Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson and Boston Pops. "Programming for the holiday concert is one of the hardest parts of my year," said Pickett. "You would think it would…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago (719+ words) December 10, 2025 / 6:38 PM EST / CBS Boston The president of a local law enforcement group is sounding alarms about the reliability of cannabis products in Massachusetts. Matt Gutwill, President of the New England Narcotic Officers Enforcement Association, argues that THC percentages in cannabis products are being inflated." "What they're doing is they're ripping off the consumer," Gutwill said." Gutwill and his organization say they have tested over 100 products from multiple dispensaries over the past two years and found that a significant number had THC percentages below what was stated on the products' labels." "It's saying it's 12.8% and .1% CBD. But when we purchased this, it said that it was 34.65% THC level," said Gutwill, showing how he tested a joint using a NIRLAB screening device." Gutwill argues that THC inflation is a symptom of a larger problem, a lack of oversight by state regulators…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago (38+ words) The Chair of the Cannabis Control Commission Shannon O'Brien and Head of Public Safety Kimberly Roy discuss the allegations of safety and fraud for cannabis in Massachusetts. Cannabis regulators address allegations of safety issues and fraud in Massachusetts...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago (36+ words) The president of a local law enforcement group is sounding alarms about the reliability of cannabis products in Massachusetts. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports. Law enforcement group alleges fraud, THC inflation in Mass. cannabis industry...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago (113+ words) A water main break in Worcester on Wednesday closed multiple streets and will take "all day and overnight" to repair, officials said Wednesday. The city's manager, Eric D. Batista, said residents should "expect discolored water" until repairs are completed. The break happened at the intersection of "the I-190 Southbound Frontage Road and Shore Drive by the YMCA," he said around 8 a.m. in a press release. "Water system pressure and flow are rising but will take all day and overnight to fully recover." The break closed those two roads from the YMCA to Norton Drive, Batista said. On Saturday morning, another water main break occurred on Shore Drive, officials said....