A gambling scandal puts college basketball on the ropes, Patriots resale tickets are on the cheap side, and soup becomes candy again. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

A gambling scandal puts college basketball on the ropes, Patriots resale tickets are on the cheap side, and soup becomes candy again. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

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Morning Report: Friday, January 16, 2026

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A man accused of trying to set the police cruiser of Abington Police Chief John Bonney on fire is facing a list of charges. A fifth child in Massachusetts has died from the flu according to the State Department of Public Health. Massachusetts begins tapping a new source of clean energy from Canada. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio. 

A man accused of trying to set the police cruiser of Abington Police Chief John Bonney on fire is facing a list of charges. A fifth child in Massachusetts has died from the flu according to the State Department of Public Health. Massachusetts begins tapping a new source of clean energy from Canada. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.&nbsp;

Morning Report: Saturday, January 17, 2026

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President Trump says he's impressed with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. US lawmakers are in Denmark, trying to ease tensions.  Mayor Wu's tax shift plan fails again in the Massachusetts Senate. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

President Trump says he's impressed with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. US lawmakers are in Denmark, trying to ease tensions.&nbsp; Mayor Wu's tax shift plan fails again in the Massachusetts Senate. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Afternoon Report: Friday, January 16, 2026

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Weeks after being deported on her way home for Thanksgiving, Babson College student wants to come back to New England. No word if President Trump plans to follow through invoking the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio. 

Weeks after being deported on her way home for Thanksgiving, Babson College student wants to come back to New England. No word if President Trump plans to follow through invoking the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.&nbsp;

Mid Day Report: Friday, January 16, 2026

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Morning Report: Friday, January 16, 2026

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