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MA high school graduation rates on rise

BOSTON - State education officials say more students in Massachusetts are graduating from high school within four years and fewer are dropping out.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:46 GMT)

School locked down; someone shoots self

WALPOLE, N.H. -- A New Hampshire elementary school is under lockdown after one person shot him or herself.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:47 GMT)

14 arrested after Lowell bar brawl

LOWELL - Lowell police say 14 people have been arrested following a brawl at a city nightclub in which chairs, tables and beer bottles were thrown.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:09:46 GMT)

DA probes Hyannis suspicious death

HYANNIS – The death of a Framingham man in Hyannis last week is under investigation by The Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office and Barnstable police.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:32 GMT)

MGM to gauge support for casino

BRIMFIELD, Mass. — A major Las Vegas casino company says it wants to get a sense from Brimfield residents if they back a resort-style casino in town.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:54 GMT)

$156m to immigrant health care proposed

BOSTON – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is proposing about $156 million to subsidize health insurance next year for about legal immigrants.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:45:10 GMT)

Ferris wheel in Esplanade's future?

BOSTON – The Esplanade could one day feel more like a carnival thanks to an ambitious new plan to renovate the Boston park.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:18 GMT)

Man charged with sex assault on teen

ATTLEBORO -- A Minnesota man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy inside the teen's Massachusetts home.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:08:46 GMT)

The puck stopped here

LYNN - Nine-year-old twin brothers from Salem were suspended from youth hockey in Lynn after one of them commemorate his 200th goal scored.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:52 GMT)

BPD spends $1.4M on Occupy Boston

BOSTON - Boston spent $1.4 million on police overtime at the Occupy Boston encampment, but overall police overtime was down in 2011 by about 6 percent.

(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:29:09 GMT)