<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV</title><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma</link><description><![CDATA[Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:14:35 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Vt. Man Who Struck Deer Hit By 2 Cars In NH]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Vt.man.who.2.1327170.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Vt.man.who.2.1327170.html</link><description><![CDATA[New Hampshire state police say a man who hit a large deer with his vehicle on a highway tried to warn oncoming traffic about the crash before he was struck by two cars and seriously injured. Troopers say 60-year-old Timotheus Phol, of Hartland, Vt., struck a deer on Interstate 89. Both headlights on his car were destroyed, and the vehicle became disabled facing south in the northbound lanes. Police say they believe Phol got out of his car to warn oncoming traffic and was struck by cars driven by 26-year-old James McKeon Jr. of Saco, Maine, and 21-year-old Nicole Cormier, of North Reading, Mass.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:02:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Mass.]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Small.plane.with.2.1327046.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Small.plane.with.2.1327046.html</link><description><![CDATA[Authorities say a plane with six people onboard made an emergency landing at an airport off Cape Cod after a warning light indicated a problem. The FAA says Cape Air Flight 311 took off from Boston on Saturday night and was headed for Martha's Vineyard. When the indicator light went on, the pilot decided to land at Barnstable Municipal Airport as a precaution. FAA spokesman Jim Peters says the plane's nose gear collapsed as the twin-engine Cessna 402 landed on the runway.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:33:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Deal With Attacks In Boston, Springfield]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Police.deal.with.2.1326546.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Police.deal.with.2.1326546.html</link><description><![CDATA[Police on both ends of the state are dealing with separate, brutal attacks. In Boston, police say two men were attacked by a man with a hatchet after arguing with him while they were drinking. Police said both were in stable condition with head wounds and a suspect was at large Saturday. In Springfield, a 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly kicking a man's face repeatedly with steel-toed boots.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:34:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.E. Editorial Roundup]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Dalai.Lama.Barack.2.1326273.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Dalai.Lama.Barack.2.1326273.html</link><description><![CDATA[Manchester Union-Leader, Manchester, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009: After shunning the Dalai Lama in September, President Obama must have shocked the Red Chinese when he spoke firmly for human rights during a nationally televised meeting with President Hu Jintao. Beijing's dictators have always dismissed human rights as an American, not a universal, concept. They claim it is an imperialist ploy to weaken their country. Obama contradicted this propaganda to Hu Jintao's face.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:25:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Elderly Driver Bill Stalls On Beacon Hill]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.elderly.driver.2.1326209.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.elderly.driver.2.1326209.html</link><description><![CDATA[A bill that would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 or older to pass cognitive and physical exams every time they renew their licenses has stalled on Beacon Hill, and now a key lawmaker says the bill should eliminate age-based tests. The legislation appeared to gain momentum throughout the summer and early fall after a spate of car accidents involving elderly drivers. But when lawmakers closed out their formal legislative session Wednesday, the bill was stuck in committee. That was despite winning the support of the Joint Transportation Committee in September and a prediction then by the committee's House chairman, Rep. Joseph Wagner, that the House could soon vote on it.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:38:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Launches Blog Outlining Outdoor Activities]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.launches.blog.2.1326135.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.launches.blog.2.1326135.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts government has a new outdoors blog. The Great Outdoors blog will tell readers about outdoor activities, wildlife and local farms. It will also offer suggestions for places to explore, hike, fish, hunt or boat. The blog includes posts from staffers in the departments of Agricultural Resources, Conservation and Recreation and Fish and Game.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:22:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Readies For Holiday Travel Crunch]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.transportation.officials.2.1326110.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Mass.transportation.officials.2.1326110.html</link><description><![CDATA[Transportation officials say planning ahead and avoiding traffic "hot spots" could make things a lot smoother for Thanksgiving travelers in Massachusetts. Traffic will be heaviest between Wednesday and Sunday. Some of the worst congestion could be on the Massachusetts Turnpike at Interchange 9, which connects travelers headed to Connecticut and New York to I-84. Motorists are advised to travel early in the morning or after 8 p.m., if possible.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:07:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salvation Army To Give Away 1,200 Holiday Meals]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Salvation.Army.to.2.1326075.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Salvation.Army.to.2.1326075.html</link><description><![CDATA[Salvation Army officials are expecting a record turnout when they distribute 1,200 Thanksgiving food baskets. The Salvation Army is distributing the baskets Saturday at its facility in Boston's South End. Officials say the organization has seen a 30 percent increase in requests for services in Massachusetts this year. They say that's been driven by the poor economy and high unemployment rates.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:36:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Honored For Efforts In Black Catholic Community]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Boston.Cardinal.O.2.1326053.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Boston.Cardinal.O.2.1326053.html</link><description><![CDATA[Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is honoring two people for their service in the region's black Roman Catholic community. O'Malley is scheduled to present the Bishop James Augustine Healy award to the Rev. Russell Best during a ceremony in Randolph on Saturday night. Sister Mary Hart is scheduled to receive the Robert Ruffin Award. Hart is being honored for her work with the youth in Boston's Roxbury section.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:11:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maine Police: Fleeing Driver Dies In Crash]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Maine.police.say.2.1323761.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsma/Maine.police.say.2.1323761.html</link><description><![CDATA[State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. On Friday, the Maine State Police identified the driver as Luis Andrades-Garcia of Portland. His age was not provided. According to police, a trooper began chasing the car that belonged to a friend of Andrades-Garcia at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after getting reports of an erratic driver on the turnpike. They say the car was speeding over 100 mph, and crashed at a construction site in Lewiston near the Lisbon Road overpass.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>