December 9, 2025 • 6 mins
Jurors learn results of DNA testing in Brian Walsh trial, Revere woman with family ties to White House released from ICE custody, and Lexington voters support 660-million-dollar high school construction project. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is wb Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news
twenty seven degree you' say in Boston at four o'clock,
Good afternoon on Ben Parker. Here's what's happening out of
the key moment in the Brian Walsh murdered trial in
Norfolk Superior Court. Jurors learning the results of DNA testing.
(00:23):
Wbz's Madison Rodgers has details.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Spurt's now testified. The traces of Anna Walsh have an
all likelihood been found.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The DNA profile from this item is at least two
hundred and seventy million times more likely if it originated
from Anna Walsh in two unknown individuals than if it
originated from three unrelated individuals.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Samon Slim is a state police crime lab expert who
analyzed samples from multiple locations. She's talking there about a
bloody slipper investigators say was found in a swamps Good dumpster.
The mix of three people's DNA also implicates the alleged
killer who's pleaded guilty to disposing of his wife's body.
O'Brian Walsh says she died suddenly and he panicked. Saline
(01:03):
went over a list of other samples DNA from a
tivex suit stain on a floor again and again, pointing
to an overwhelming chance that it came from one or
both of the Walshes. Madison Rogers w b Z, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
It's a big day tomorrow for interest rates. The Federal
Reserves expected to lower interest rates one more time this year.
A Central bank holding its last policy meeting of twenty
twenty five and will announce its decision around two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Many believe the Fed will cut the interest
rates by a quarter point, which would be the third
straight cut. Credit Card rates are at their lowest levels
since April of twenty twenty three. The Justice Department can
(01:41):
unseal records from a sex trafficking case against Glaine Maxwell,
so says a judge when it comes to information pertaining
to Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidant.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
The ruling means those records could be made public within
ten days. They include reports, photos, videos, and other materials
gathered by local police and federal prosecutors in palmed Each,
Florida in the mid two thousands. Maxwell's lawyer had argued
the release of those files would create undue prejudice should
she be granted her request for a retrial. Maxwell is
serving a twenty year sentence for sex trafficking at a
(02:10):
prison camp in Texas.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Now, as CBS is Michael Wallace, just about time to
pay the piper, millions of student loan borrowers might have
to start making payments again soon. The Trump administration's announced
a proposed settlement with Missouri to end a Biden error
program that had paused the payments. Borrowers enrolled in the
Saving on a Valuable Education plan will have to choose
a new repayment plan. In appeals court had sided with
(02:33):
Republican led states blocking the SAVE plan. In February, a
Revere woman with ties to the White House has been
released from ICE custody. The story from WBC's Jeremy Russ Bruna.
Speaker 5 (02:42):
Caroline Ferreira has been released on fifteen hundred dollars bond
after being detained by Ice and take into Louisiana almost
a month ago. Ferrera has been in the US as
she was a child, and at one point how DACA status.
She shares a son with the brother of White House
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. Department of Homeland Security says Ferrera
first entered the entry on a tourist visa, which expired
in nineteen ninety nine. DHS has characterized Ferreira as quote
(03:05):
a criminal illegal alien, but our attorney says that's inaccurate.
That Ferreira was in the process of applying for a
green cart at the time of the arrest. Jeremy Russ WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
We're going to change things up a little bit around
here and kick out the cold weather for a day
or so, a snowshower or two around this evening. It'll
be chilly to start. We'll be in the twenties. That's
where we are right now, and then eventually as we
head through the evening, we will start to see temperature
slowly rise through the thirties. It'll eventually land in Boston
at forty six degrees Tomorrow, give or take a degree.
(03:36):
Mostly cloudy as well, with some rain in the afternoon
or evening. Still could be some lingering snowflakes in the
distant northern and western suburbs. Mostly cloudy, brisk tomorrow night,
right around the freezing mark thirty six. That's going to
do it for the eye. On Thursday, as the cold
weather comes back in the wind comes back in, so
it'll feel even chillier on Thursday. Same deal on Friday,
mid thirties, but with a breeze and some sunshine. Right
(03:58):
now it is twenty seven degrees in Boston. They say
a rising tide lifts all boats. In this case, a
rising tide of bookstores lifts all books w The BC's
hile Shaffle is in at.
Speaker 6 (04:09):
The cavernous space underneath a bunch of labs. Might not
be a natural fit for a cozy bookstore, but Molly's
in Alston is giving it a go.
Speaker 7 (04:16):
They reach out to me and they told me we
want your brand here, and I'm like, it's like, you, like.
Speaker 6 (04:21):
Really do it what? Andrea Ariante Dent is the owner.
She's branching out from her first location in Melrose. She
says she wasn't really looking to expand, but there wasn't
much infrastructure for families along the sterile office towers and
wide streets on Western Half.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
So the whole idea behind the design and modest bookstore
is that it has to be very family friendly.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
The new store is part of a move back toward
independent bookstores in Greater Boston. Three or four more of
open in the past couple of years.
Speaker 7 (04:48):
People are tired of sitting in front of our computer
all day. People are tired of getting all of the
entertainment from their phones. People want the physical again.
Speaker 6 (04:57):
Kyle Shaffle to be busy, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
In lex voters give a thumbs up to a six
hundred and sixty million dollars high school construction project. That
project would replace a seventy year old school campus with
a new building that would become one of the most
expensive public school projects in Massachusetts. Taylor Singh, chair of
the Yes for Lexington campaign, told The Boston Globe, we
are thrilled and believed it's the school our students deserve
(05:20):
for a twenty first century education. School leaders and many
parents and educators say the project is long overdue. The
current school's campus was designed to accommodate eighteen hundred students
and currently has about twenty four hundred students. Social media
is officially being banned for kids in Australia.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
It's the first of its kind in the world. The
nation is restricting social media accounts for children younger than sixteen.
The band covers platforms from meta like Facebook and Instagram,
as well as apps like Snapchat, TikTok x formerly Twitter,
YouTube and others. The Australian government says it's protecting children
from predatory algorithms. I'm Michael Kassner. Amidst all the fun
(06:04):
and frivolity of the holidays comes hidden dangers, and safety
advocates say some of those dangers aren't even all that hidden.
Speaker 9 (06:10):
The holidays are filled with potential dangers, from cooking fires
to toys that pose a choking hazard. Falls from ladders
while stringing Christmas lights or cleaning gutters account for seventeen
percent of holiday hospital visits, according to the Consumer Product
Safety Commission. The agency recommends using a ladder that's in
good condition on ground that's flat and stable, with a
spotter present to watch for trouble. Better yet, says the Commission,
(06:33):
hiring a pro to do the job. Jim Royan ABYC newers.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I've Ben Tarker, WBZ Boston's news radio
This is wb Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news
twenty seven degree you' say in Boston at four o'clock,
Good afternoon on Ben Parker. Here's what's happening out of
the key moment in the Brian Walsh murdered trial in
Norfolk Superior Court. Jurors learning the results of DNA testing.
(00:23):
Wbz's Madison Rodgers has details.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Spurt's now testified. The traces of Anna Walsh have an
all likelihood been found.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The DNA profile from this item is at least two
hundred and seventy million times more likely if it originated
from Anna Walsh in two unknown individuals than if it
originated from three unrelated individuals.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Samon Slim is a state police crime lab expert who
analyzed samples from multiple locations. She's talking there about a
bloody slipper investigators say was found in a swamps Good dumpster.
The mix of three people's DNA also implicates the alleged
killer who's pleaded guilty to disposing of his wife's body.
O'Brian Walsh says she died suddenly and he panicked. Saline
(01:03):
went over a list of other samples DNA from a
tivex suit stain on a floor again and again, pointing
to an overwhelming chance that it came from one or
both of the Walshes. Madison Rogers w b Z, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
It's a big day tomorrow for interest rates. The Federal
Reserves expected to lower interest rates one more time this year.
A Central bank holding its last policy meeting of twenty
twenty five and will announce its decision around two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Many believe the Fed will cut the interest
rates by a quarter point, which would be the third
straight cut. Credit Card rates are at their lowest levels
since April of twenty twenty three. The Justice Department can
(01:41):
unseal records from a sex trafficking case against Glaine Maxwell,
so says a judge when it comes to information pertaining
to Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidant.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
The ruling means those records could be made public within
ten days. They include reports, photos, videos, and other materials
gathered by local police and federal prosecutors in palmed Each,
Florida in the mid two thousands. Maxwell's lawyer had argued
the release of those files would create undue prejudice should
she be granted her request for a retrial. Maxwell is
serving a twenty year sentence for sex trafficking at a
(02:10):
prison camp in Texas.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Now, as CBS is Michael Wallace, just about time to
pay the piper, millions of student loan borrowers might have
to start making payments again soon. The Trump administration's announced
a proposed settlement with Missouri to end a Biden error
program that had paused the payments. Borrowers enrolled in the
Saving on a Valuable Education plan will have to choose
a new repayment plan. In appeals court had sided with
(02:33):
Republican led states blocking the SAVE plan. In February, a
Revere woman with ties to the White House has been
released from ICE custody. The story from WBC's Jeremy Russ Bruna.
Speaker 5 (02:42):
Caroline Ferreira has been released on fifteen hundred dollars bond
after being detained by Ice and take into Louisiana almost
a month ago. Ferrera has been in the US as
she was a child, and at one point how DACA status.
She shares a son with the brother of White House
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. Department of Homeland Security says Ferrera
first entered the entry on a tourist visa, which expired
in nineteen ninety nine. DHS has characterized Ferreira as quote
(03:05):
a criminal illegal alien, but our attorney says that's inaccurate.
That Ferreira was in the process of applying for a
green cart at the time of the arrest. Jeremy Russ WBZ,
Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
We're going to change things up a little bit around
here and kick out the cold weather for a day
or so, a snowshower or two around this evening. It'll
be chilly to start. We'll be in the twenties. That's
where we are right now, and then eventually as we
head through the evening, we will start to see temperature
slowly rise through the thirties. It'll eventually land in Boston
at forty six degrees Tomorrow, give or take a degree.
(03:36):
Mostly cloudy as well, with some rain in the afternoon
or evening. Still could be some lingering snowflakes in the
distant northern and western suburbs. Mostly cloudy, brisk tomorrow night,
right around the freezing mark thirty six. That's going to
do it for the eye. On Thursday, as the cold
weather comes back in the wind comes back in, so
it'll feel even chillier on Thursday. Same deal on Friday,
mid thirties, but with a breeze and some sunshine. Right
(03:58):
now it is twenty seven degrees in Boston. They say
a rising tide lifts all boats. In this case, a
rising tide of bookstores lifts all books w The BC's
hile Shaffle is in at.
Speaker 6 (04:09):
The cavernous space underneath a bunch of labs. Might not
be a natural fit for a cozy bookstore, but Molly's
in Alston is giving it a go.
Speaker 7 (04:16):
They reach out to me and they told me we
want your brand here, and I'm like, it's like, you, like.
Speaker 6 (04:21):
Really do it what? Andrea Ariante Dent is the owner.
She's branching out from her first location in Melrose. She
says she wasn't really looking to expand, but there wasn't
much infrastructure for families along the sterile office towers and
wide streets on Western Half.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
So the whole idea behind the design and modest bookstore
is that it has to be very family friendly.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
The new store is part of a move back toward
independent bookstores in Greater Boston. Three or four more of
open in the past couple of years.
Speaker 7 (04:48):
People are tired of sitting in front of our computer
all day. People are tired of getting all of the
entertainment from their phones. People want the physical again.
Speaker 6 (04:57):
Kyle Shaffle to be busy, Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
In lex voters give a thumbs up to a six
hundred and sixty million dollars high school construction project. That
project would replace a seventy year old school campus with
a new building that would become one of the most
expensive public school projects in Massachusetts. Taylor Singh, chair of
the Yes for Lexington campaign, told The Boston Globe, we
are thrilled and believed it's the school our students deserve
(05:20):
for a twenty first century education. School leaders and many
parents and educators say the project is long overdue. The
current school's campus was designed to accommodate eighteen hundred students
and currently has about twenty four hundred students. Social media
is officially being banned for kids in Australia.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
It's the first of its kind in the world. The
nation is restricting social media accounts for children younger than sixteen.
The band covers platforms from meta like Facebook and Instagram,
as well as apps like Snapchat, TikTok x formerly Twitter,
YouTube and others. The Australian government says it's protecting children
from predatory algorithms. I'm Michael Kassner. Amidst all the fun
(06:04):
and frivolity of the holidays comes hidden dangers, and safety
advocates say some of those dangers aren't even all that hidden.
Speaker 9 (06:10):
The holidays are filled with potential dangers, from cooking fires
to toys that pose a choking hazard. Falls from ladders
while stringing Christmas lights or cleaning gutters account for seventeen
percent of holiday hospital visits, according to the Consumer Product
Safety Commission. The agency recommends using a ladder that's in
good condition on ground that's flat and stable, with a
spotter present to watch for trouble. Better yet, says the Commission,
(06:33):
hiring a pro to do the job. Jim Royan ABYC newers.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I've Ben Tarker, WBZ Boston's news radio
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