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    Afternoon Report: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 6:44 Transcription Available


    President Trump is pushing Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. The City of Revere has sworn in its first-ever female Police Chief. An end may be coming to the Massachusetts public defenders strike. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Mid Day Report: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 6:44 Transcription Available


    A sign of relief on the Hawaiian islands, lawyers filed to unseal the grand jury transcripts in the Jefferey Epstein case, and a new record on Massachusetts tourism. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 7:08 Transcription Available


    The sweltering heat continues in Boston, NTSB hearings into January's deadly plane crash at Raegan Airport begin today, and the tsunami warning in Hawaii downgraded. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 7:14 Transcription Available


    We've officially broken a heat record. Investigators try to find a motive behind yesterday's mass shooting in Manhattan. The man accused of stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark is off to prison. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Mid Day Report: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 6:47 Transcription Available


    Another heat advisory is in effect. New details have been released on the NY city mass shooter. Supporters behind a rent stabilization bill rally on Beacon Hill. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Morning Report: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 7:14 Transcription Available


    Another day of stifling heat and humidity with the possibility of record-setting temperatures. Karen Read wants her belongings returned including her Lexus SUV and cell phone. Authorities say the gunman in the NY city mass murder may have been targeting NFL offices. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Afternoon Report: Monday, July 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 7:03 Transcription Available


    A Boston federal judge blocks the Trump administration from cutting Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood. President Trump announces a trade deal with the EU. PayPal goes all-in with crypto. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Mid Day Report: Monday, July 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 6:21 Transcription Available


    President Trump announces a new trade deal with the European Union. At least for now, the concession worker's strike at Fenway Park has ended. Well ahead of fall, pumpkin spice has appeared in stores. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Morning Report: Monday, July 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 7:13 Transcription Available


    Boston will bake as the heat is back. No end in sight to the trash strike now into its fourth week. The Patriots practicing in pads for the first time this training camp. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Afternoon Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 6:50 Transcription Available


    Concessions workers at Fenway Park on strike, President Trump announces that U.S. has reached trade framework with E.U., and Lowell Folk Festival is underway. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Mid Day Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 4:55 Transcription Available


    There's drama outside of fenway, where concession workers walked the picket line. President Trump is overseas talking trade. A 42 year old man in custody after stabbing 11 people at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Morning Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 7:01 Transcription Available


    Red Sox losing two straight to the Dodgers. President Trump continues his weekend trip in Scotland. Cambridge residents are being warned about a new scam on the Horizon. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Afternoon Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 6:57 Transcription Available


    An officer involved shooting temporarily shuts down the Holyoke Mall, Boston police investigate shooting of DoorDash driver in Brighton, and demonstrators call on congress to reverse tax cuts for the rich. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Mid Day Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 6:32 Transcription Available


    The Red Sox come up short again against the Dodgers, pressure building with the trash workers strike against Republic Service, and Lowell Folk Festival back for its 38th year. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Morning Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 6:45 Transcription Available


    Concession workers at Fenway Park following through with their threat. Gunfire exchanged between a juvenile shoplifting suspect and police at the Holyoke Mall yesterday afternoon. Crowds and global flair in Lowell as the annual Folk Festival returns. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio

    Afternoon Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 7:06 Transcription Available


    The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in frozen grant money to schools. enway park concession workers are on strike. The Lowell Folk Festival returns this weekend. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Mid Day Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 6:22 Transcription Available


    Concession workers at Fenway Park plan on hitting the picket lines. A Wrentham teen is accused of recording Lowe's employees using the bathroom. Emmanuel Macron announced France will recognize Palestine as a state. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 6:40 Transcription Available


    Hulk Hogan has died. CBS merges with Skydance in $8 billion deal. A rare stinky smelling flower known as the "corpse flower" is set to bloom in Dover. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 7:15 Transcription Available


    Summer returns in full force for a couple of days. Former president Joe Biden's right hand man for years answers lawmakers' questions about his health. Hulk Hogan has died. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Mid Day Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 6:26 Transcription Available


    A judge denied the Trump Administration's request to unseal transcripts from the Epstein investigations. Assisted living homes prepare for questioning. The town of Stow changes it's name to "Dunkin" for the day. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Morning Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 7:26 Transcription Available


    Fired executives Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon speaks out on Market Basket's board of director's decision, the Red Sox win against the Phillies, and a Pokemon thief has been caught. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

    Afternoon Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 7:16 Transcription Available


    The Trump Administration ramps up scrutiny on Harvard. A pause in a student loan forgiveness program. Maybe more for your dollar, but now more employees are out at Market Basket. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio. 

    Mid Day Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 6:18 Transcription Available


    Local firefighters are getting involved in the on-going trash strike, former President Barrack Obama responds to President Trump's accusations of treason, and Fenway Park concession workers are on verge of striking. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 6:37 Transcription Available


    A rock god is gone but never forgotten, a shakeup at the grocery store adds to intrigue of the Market Basket Saga and State Fire Officals say they've narrowed down the cause of last week's deadly fire in Fall River. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 7:10 Transcription Available


    British rocker and heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76. State Fire Marshal Jon Devine says the cause of last week's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility has been deemed undetermined. Supporters of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu go on the offensive, demanding her challenger Josh Kraft release financial records. 

    Mid Day Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 6:47 Transcription Available


    Governor Healey discusses Fall River's response to a deadly fire, the Vice President visits Nantucket, and the Mayflower II gets ready to shut down briefly. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 6:25 Transcription Available


    A trash strike becomes a court case, a showstopping call for the Red Sox, and the cattle call is about come to an end at the airport. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 6:18 Transcription Available


    A federal judge is considering Harvard University's argument against Trump administration funding cuts. More video is released in the death of a man detained by Haverhill police. An orange juice company sues over US tariffs on Brazil. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Mid Day Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 6:34 Transcription Available


    Officials release video and audio from the day Francis Gigliotti died in Haverhill police custody, the latest on the ongoing sanitation worker strike, and could school start time be moved back? Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 6:52 Transcription Available


    Alaska Airlines gets back on track after an overnight malfunction, sand in between the toes on Revere Beach, and trash workers still have no deal. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 6:34 Transcription Available


    A former Harvard student is suing the school for allegedly failing to protect him from anti-semitism on campus, a Kremlin spokesperson says Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, and workers at a Brighton Starbucks are the latest to unionize in Massachusetts.

    Mid Day Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 4:49 Transcription Available


    A former student is suing Harvard, accusing the university of not protecting him from anti-semitism on campus. Thousands of demonstrators march to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a hostage deal. The Trump administration insisting recent U.S. air strikes destroyed Iranian nuclear sites. 

    Morning Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 7:18 Transcription Available


    Back on October 18th of 2023 Israeli American Yoav Segev was recording Pro-Palestinian demonstrators participating in a "die-in" protest at Harvard with his cellphone when he was assaulted. Witnesses and Gaza hospital officials say Israeli troops have killed at least 32 Palestinians near aid distribution hubs. Cambridge's inaugural porchfest takes place this weekend. 

    Afternoon Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 6:21 Transcription Available


    More than two dozen people are hurt in Los Angeles this morning after a car slams into a crowd outside a night club, street closures and detours start today in Cambridge because of structural concerns with the River-view condominium building, and the median price of a home in Boston exceeds a million dollars.

    Mid Day Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 6:57 Transcription Available


    Governor Healey orders all assisted living facilities in Massachusetts to share their fire protocols, a former Boston Science teacher is indicted by a federal grand jury, and a tech CEO is on leave after a kiss-cam controversey in Foxboro.

    Morning Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 7:07 Transcription Available


    A prisoner swap between The United States and Venezuela. President Trump has signed the so-called "Genius Act" into law. The median price of a home in Boston exceeds one million dollars. 

    Afternoon Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 6:45 Transcription Available


    The death toll in the Fall River assisted living facility fire has dropped to 9. It could take a while forJeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts to come out. We're hearing from a North Andover officer shot by colleagues. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio. 

    Mid Day Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 6:09 Transcription Available


    A hearing on President Trump's birthright citizenship order is underway, a group of young boaters saved by Marine Patrol in Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Dunkin Donuts return to Stow. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio. 

    Morning Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 6:30 Transcription Available


    The Teamsters union and Republic Services head back to the bargaining table, a major network cancelled a long running late night show, and the median home price hits all-time high. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Afternoon Report: Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 6:19 Transcription Available


    President Trump is diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. A 10th person has died from Sunday's blaze at a Fall River assisted living facility. The median Boston-area home price has hit a new milestone. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Mid Day Report: Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 6:06 Transcription Available


    Protesters planned to march in Boston for the "Good Trouble Lives On" rally, Rep. John Lawn pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, and parents on the North Shore filed a lawsuit against the Beverly Teachers' Union. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

    Morning Report: Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 7:42 Transcription Available


    U.S Senate voted to cut $9 billion from public media and foreign aid, TSA makes another security change, and things heat up at the negotiating table. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

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