Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died in Nashville. She was 80 years old. “After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at […]
An investigation is underway after a body was found in the woods Monday morning. Cohasset Police say that shortly after 10:30 a.m. a 9-1-1 caller reported finding an unresponsive person on a remote trail within Whitney Woods. First responders hiked approximately 1.5 miles into the park over rugged terrain, where they located a man in […]
Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor’s death in a statement provided to ABC News on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature […]
Bobbi Clark, our long time WATD Plymouth Reporter, passed away on Wednesday, June 17. Bobbi was with WATD for more than 25 years, following a career in TV and radio news in Chicago, and throughout her professional life she worked hard to be accurate, fair, and kind. She always remembered that there were real people […]
Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former campaign manager and close friend. After representing broad swaths of Boston’s […]
Ray DiPasquale, the President of Massasoit Community College, has died. The school announced the death on their website saying he served as the school’s seventh president of, from August of 2021 until his passing. The City of Brockton also expressed condolences to his family. No further information is available at this time.
Police in East Bridgewater are investigating what they say is a suspicious death. Chief Michael Jenkins says that shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday they received a 911 call for an unresponsive female outside a Belmont St. address. It was determined that the woman was deceased. Jenkins says this doesn’t appear to be a random act […]
Officials are investigating a fatal incident in Cohasset Thursday afternoon involving a young child from Hull. Police Chief William Quigley said the grandfather rushed the child from Hajj Auto Service, where he is a part owner, to the police station. The incident remains under investigation by Cohasset Police and the Norfolk District Attorney’s […]
Two people have been found dead near Wollaston Station. MBTA Police say that at approximately 6 a.m., the operator of a Red Line train reported seeing two people on the northbound Red Line just north of Wollaston Station. Crews were called to the scene and emergency personnel found a man and woman, both of whom […]
Commuters on the Greenbush line are being told to expect delays. Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley says they are assisting the MBTA Transit Police and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office with a death investigation at Cohasset Commuter Rail Station. Quigley says that while there is no threat to public safety, Greenbush Rail service in […]