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Dennis Matthew Hill, 32, of 1839 Bay Road,

Dennis Matthew Hill, 32, of 1839 Bay Road, led officers on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning through four city streets in Brockton, police said.

The Callahan Tunnel will close at 11 p.m. Friday for three months of repairs.

During Saturday’s long slog north in holiday traffic, the rain got heavier and heavier and then, after dark, it turned to sleet. The wiper-washers on our Infiniti QX70 kept the front and rear windscreens clear, but the radar eye in the car’s nose was getting plastered with sand, salt and slush. Finally the adaptive cruise control gave a despairing, high-pitched beep and simply switched itself off. “I give up,” it seemed to say. “I can’t see a thing. You’re on your own, captain.”

Weekly auto rail, with winter gas tips, car tech and more. 

With more drivers on the road this 2013 holiday season than ever before, it's time for our yearly column on the dangers of drinking and driving and using your cellphone while behind the wheel.

In 2007, reporter Karen Goulart was given one afternoon to search the South Shore for all the gifts described in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” She did OK, so long as no one minds their French hens cooked, and served with button mushrooms, bacon, red wine and pickled shallots.

The National Weather Service office in Taunton has issued freezing rain and fog advisories for much of eastern Massachusetts.