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News on a Montana teen guilty of raping an 11-year-old, a bride who pushed her husband off a cliff, and a college basketball player who was hit by a car.

The MBTA’s Red Line train service has resumed after police shut it down to investigate a suspicious item.

Homeless people on the South Shore working to improve their situation will get a boost from the state, as Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Inc., is among seven grant recipients statewide receiving money to expand their job training and readiness programs.

The Pentagon says a Marine from Fairhaven has died in Afghanistan. The announcement Thursday said 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodriguez of Fairhaven died Wednesday during combat operations in Helmand Province.

A woman who was struck crossing Pleasant Street Wednesday night has died from her injuries, police said.

The chief of the MBTA has called for a system-wide audit of all power-providing third rails on the Red, Orange, and Blue Lines after two cracked in two days, stranding thousands of subway commuters.

A local lottery player has won it big – really big – just in time for Christmas.

The sign language interpreter at the Nelson Mandela memorial service who was called a fake by the deaf community talked to CNN and said, "My portfolio shows that I have been a champion of what I have been doing." Thamsanqa Jantjie said he stands be his work and said, "I have never in my life had anything that said I have interpreted wrong. For the deaf association, if they think that I have done a wrong interpretation, I ask forgiveness." Last year Jantjie came under fire for his interpreting as well. 

Come meet painter and art teacher Sue Hoy at an artist's reception on December 12, from 6-8 pm. in the Wotiz Gallery of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186.  Her paintings are on exhibit throughout December in the Wotiz Gallery.  All are welcome and the reception is free.

Sue Hoy said, "As an artist, I am trying to capture the spirit of my subject by reducing details and concentrating on light and shape.  My paintings are rich in color and bold in brushwork.  I am inspired by nature's beauty and the chance to interpret it in simple, yet compelling ways."

Firefighters say the Wednesday night blaze at 26-28 Arnold Road apparently started as a resident in his 80s was cooking. The duplex is almost a total loss.