It took 14 years, but the owners of the now-decommissioned Yankee Atomic Electric plant in Rowe have won a $38.3 million settlement from the federal government for its failure to meet a contractual obligation to take possession of high-level radioactive waste in 1998.
San Bernardino County Sheriff, John McMahon talks to the media during a news conference about the search for fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Friday. Click on the link, above left, for a report from the Los Angeles Times about Dorner, who threatened to bring "warfare" to the Los Angeles Police Department and went on a shooting rampage that left a policeman and two others dead.
- California authorities continue search for cop suspected of killing other police officers, despite snowstorm [Los Angeles Times]
- Hillary Clinton found to be more popular than President Obama in Quinnipiac University poll [USA Today]
- Owners of former Yankee Rowe Atomic power plant win $38.3 million settlement against federal government [The Recorder of Greenfield]
- Many used cars sold across Massachusetts may not be safe, news report indicates [CBS Boston.com]
- Report: Boston police commissioner's son pulled over for suspected drunken driving, given ride home [Boston Herald]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston says worshipers can skip Sunday Masses due to snowstorm [Boston Globe]
- Snowstorm prompts Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to declare state of emergency ad [Hartford Courant]
- Activists plan protest of new Worcester panhandeling law [Telegram & Gazette]
- Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]
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