The Loop From WBZ NewsRadio

The Loop From WBZ NewsRadio

WBZ NewsRadio gets you prepared for the day with stories that impact you and your community. Five minutes of news will keep you in “The Loop.”

Episodes

Afternoon Report: Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025 • 7 mins
The Karen Read jury heads on a field trip Friday.  President Trump criticizes Russia for attacking Ukraine earlier today. Mister Trump plans to be interviewed by The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025 • 6 mins
Text messages are read to the courtroom in the Karen Read case, considering a fare-free MBTA, and romance scams are afoot in Boston. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025 • 7 mins
An emotional day in court for the Karen Read case, the NFL Draft gets going tonight, and it's Right Whale Day. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 • 7 mins
A Canton firefighter testifies about trying to comfort Karen Read the day John O'Keefe died. The state's highest court will release audio of the custody hearing for Harmony Montgomery. Local teens get their hands dirty to make a buck. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 • 7 mins
The Karen Read retrial picks up again, a deadline is pushed for those facing unemployment, and details emerge on a violent crime in Allston. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 • 7 mins
The first witnesses take the stand in the Karen Read retrial, a Boston Celtic nets high praise from the league, and YouTube's oldest video turns 20 years old. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 • 6 mins
Testimony resumes tomorrow in the Karen Read retrial. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveils a sweeping overhaul of the agency.  The Red Sox help make over a Hyde Park community center. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 • 7 mins
It's Day 1 of the Karen Read re-trial, hundreds of Mass. Brigham doctors get the go-ahead to form a union, the Vatican releases details of the funeral of Pope Francis. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Monday, April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025 • 7 mins
The markets take a huge plunge. History is made at the Boston Marathon. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is on defense. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Monday, April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025 • 6 mins
Runners took off on the 129th Boston Marathon, World leaders react to Pope Francis' passing, and spectators packed up T stops near Copley Square. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Monday, April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025 • 7 mins
Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88, runners take off for the Boston Marathon, and details on Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth's second groupchat leak. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Sunday, April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025 • 6 mins
The budget battle continues on Beacon Hill this week, there's a massive search underway in Lowell after a four year old fell into the Merrimack River, and although it's a beautiful day, we do have an elevated fire risk. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Sunday, April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025 • 5 mins
If grilling is part of your holiday plans be extra careful there's an elevated fire risk today. Lowell Police continuing to investigate a deadly shooting. The first shots fired in the war for independence honored yesterday in Lexington and Concord. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Sunday, April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025 • 7 mins
On this Patriots Day Weekend tens of thousands gathering in Lexington and Concord to celebrate 250 years since the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Protests held around the country once again yesterday critical of the Trump Administration. About 300 people ran 26.2 miles through Boston yesterday in a race that's entirely in the city. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Saturday, April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 • 6 mins
A new ruling from the Supreme Court has blocked deportations under an 18th century wartime law, there's a different Boston marathon taking place today, and the U.S. and Iran finish a second round of negotiations over Tehran's advancing nuclear program. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Saturday, April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 • 7 mins
Patriots Day weekend includes a taste of summer, the swan boats return to the public garden for a 148th season, and a local college student from Kansas City facing federal charges appears in court. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Saturday, April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 • 7 mins
History comes to life on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Public schools in Burlington facing a lawsuit after a health and wellness survey was sent out with questions some parents found graphic and obscene. Norwood Hospital may take patients again but it won't be anytime soon. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Afternoon Report: Friday, April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Federal, state and local law enforcement detail Boston Marathon safety plans. A judge throws a roadblock in the Trump administration's deportation plans. Boston gets ready for the Celtics' playoff run. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Mid Day Report: Friday, April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Good weather expected for the 129th Boston Marathon, police are searching for a motive behind FSU mass shooting, and donors step in amid Harvard University's battle with the Trump administration. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Morning Report: Friday, April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025 • 8 mins
Pope Francis still recovering amid Holy Week, deadline day for Karen Read's lawyer ahead of her murder retrial, and preparations underway for the Boston Marathon. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.


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