John Atwater is a journalist who focuses on local news in the Boston area. He writes for WCVB Channel 5 and KCCI-TV, and his work has also been featured in KOAT 7. John covers a range of topics including accidents, crime, community events, and human interest stories, providing up-to-date and informative reporting to the local community.
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John Atwater primarily focuses on local news in Boston and Massachusetts, covering evolving stories, breaking news, and announcements. He frequently covers crime, government & politics, family & relationships issues. If you have insights or updates related to ongoing local incidents or events in Boston or Massachusetts (such as traffic accidents, criminal cases), consider reaching out with concise and fact-based information.
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ERVING, Mass. — Clues hidden within webcam images were a crucial advantage for a meteorologist-turned-treasure-hunter who cracked the mystery of
GRAFTON, Mass. — Tyler Trickler's bathtub in Grafton, Massachusetts looks more like a coffee pot these days. "You can't bathe, you can't drink it, you can't do laundry," he said.
By: John Atwater, Alex Svenson, Roberto Clemente
BOSTON — On the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and subsequent attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, vigils were held in Boston's Wang Theater and at the Boston Public Garden.
"She made an impact. She was special. They killed one of God's angels."
SUTTON, Mass. — Peak brush fire conditions due to the recent low humidity and high temperatures across New England caused several fires on Wednesday.
By: John Atwater, Ben Dyer
LEWISTON, Maine — One year after surviving the mass shooting in Lewiston, Kyle Secor is back on the ice but his comeback hasn't been easy.
Families visited a memorial Friday outside the bar where one of the shootings took place.
Maine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by a mass shooting marked the anniversary Friday with a memorial service that drew hundreds of people to the city’s hockey arena.
By: John Atwater, Alex Svenson
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts ( WCVB ) — A 23-year-old Boston man is being summonsed after he claimed during a NewsCenter 5 interview to be the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Needham that injured two people, officials said Tuesday.
"The scariest thing is that thing was that close to kids."
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