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A 78-year-old female driver crashed into the entrance door at Wollaston Station on Thursday morning after she lost control of her vehicle. A second person was also injured.

A Weymouth man is facing arson charges stemming from a 2012 fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage at 2 Commercial St. on the Weymouth Landing-East Braintree line, officials annouced Thursday.

The Quincy Youth Football League will hold the first all-star game in its 63-year history at 1 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Stadium.

The Food and Drug Administration is looking at banning trans fats. Trans fats have been under fire in recent years, as they are linked to risk of heart disease, and the FDA is taking steps to ban them.

A song inspired by a Raynham father’s continued use of the truck that belonged to his son, Medal of Honor recipient Jared Monti, won song of the year at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. Open this story to hear the song.

Former state Sen. Warren Tolman, who twice ran for statewide office over a decade ago, will announce his candidacy for attorney general on Thursday morning, attempting to resurrect a political career that once had the Watertown Democrat eyeing the governor’s office.

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that police officers can’t give their opinion under oath whether alleged drunken drivers they’ve arrested were too impaired to drive.

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that police officers can’t give their opinion under oath whether alleged drunken drivers they’ve arrested were too impaired to drive.

While legislators on Capitol Hill can’t seem to accomplish much lately, Congressman Stephen Lynch is confident they will pass legislation to delay some changes to the National Flood Insurance Program for four years. Lynch and state Sen. Robert Hedlund met with officials and residents from more than a half-dozen towns Wednesday at Hingham Town Hall to discuss the legislation.

Braintree’s police chief has asked South Shore Plaza to open early on Black Friday in an effort to diffuse crowds and prevent the kind of early-morning stampede seen last year.