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Whip It At The Love Shack! The B‑52s & Devo Hit The Road Together This Fall Whip It At The Love Shack! The B‑52s & Devo Hit The Road Together This Fall
Whip It At The Love Shack! The B‑52s & Devo Hit The Road Together This Fall It took nearly half a century, but the "Love Shack" is finally colliding with Planet Devo. The B‑52s, surf‑party surrealists, and Devo, high‑concept prophets of de‑evolution, are co‑headlining a tour for the first time.  The Cosmic De‑Evolution Tour stitches the groups’ worlds into one night: thrift‑store couture, choreography as performance art, and a catalog of songs that made the radio a stranger, cooler place. They’ve crossed paths on festival bills before, but never locked in a run like this. Both acts are still fronted by three original members — The B‑52s with Fred Schneider, Ka…
Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Mansfield Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed' Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Mansfield Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed'
Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Mansfield Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed' Police in Rhode Island have identified human remains found near Taylor Swift’s mansion in the wealthy beach community of Watch Hill as belonging to a missing man from Massachusetts. Eric Wein, 31, of Mansfield, was reported missing on April 18. His body washed ashore just over a quarter-mile from Swift's Watch Hill estate on May 14, according to the South Kingstown Police Department. Authorities said his car had been found abandoned several days earlier. No foul play is suspected, South Kingstown police said.  An update that none of us wanted on my cousin. Heaven gained anoth…
Rock Legends Return: The Doobie Brothers Hit The Road In 2025 With Classic Lineup And New Album Rock Legends Return: The Doobie Brothers Hit The Road In 2025 With Classic Lineup And New Album
Rock Legends Return: The Doobie Brothers Hit The Road In 2025 With Classic Lineup And New Album The ’70s were their golden decade, and you couldn’t go anywhere in 1979 without hearing a Doobie Brothers song. From the smooth groove of “What a Fool Believes” to the pulse of “Minute by Minute,” they dominated the charts. In fact, “What a Fool Believes” hit No. 1 and earned the band Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1980. Now, in 2025, they’re hitting the road for the "Walk This Road" Tour, named after their upcoming studio album which is set to be released on June 6 and marks their first with Michael McDonald in over 40 years. The touring lineup reunites McDonal…
Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan & More Set to Rock Outlaw Music Festival 10th Anniversary Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan & More Set to Rock Outlaw Music Festival 10th Anniversary
Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan & More Set to Rock Outlaw Music Festival 10th Anniversary This summer, the legends who changed the course of American music are back on the road. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Outlaw Music Festival is rolling out a once-in-a-generation lineup led by Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, two rebels whose songs helped define generations. Founded by Willie Nelson in partnership with Blackbird Presents in 2016, the Outlaw Music Festival has always championed artists who forge their own paths. What began as a single-day event has grown into one of the season’s most exciting tours, known for its bold lineups, musical freedom, and unforgettable performance…
1 Dead After Sedan Crashes Into Box Truck On I-95 In Mansfield 1 Dead After Sedan Crashes Into Box Truck On I-95 In Mansfield
1 Dead After Sedan Crashes Into Box Truck On I-95 In Mansfield One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning, Feb. 13, on I-95 in Mansfield, authorities said.  The wreck was reported around 12:30 a.m. near mile marker 12 when a sedan slammed into the back of a box truck, Massachusetts State Police said.  A passenger in the sedan was killed in the crash. Their name has not been released.  Police closed the middle and right lanes of I-95 for hours as they cleaned and cleared the scene.  Massachusetts State Police are investigating the crash. 
Head-On I-495 Crash In Mansfield Sends 3 To Hospital Head-On I-495 Crash In Mansfield Sends 3 To Hospital
Head-On I-495 Crash In Mansfield Sends 3 To Hospital A head-on, multi-car crash Thursday morning, Dec. 5, sent three people to the hospital and forced police to shut down several lanes on I-495, authorities said.  Massachusetts State Police said the crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. in Mansfield. A northbound vehicle veered into the southbound lane and collided with an oncoming car head-on. Three vehicles were involved in the crash.  Firefighters had to cut two drivers out of their vehicles so paramedics could take them to area hospitals. Authorities did not release any information on their conditions.  Police have shut dow…
Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA
Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA A 42-year-old man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a family, killing a 10-year-old boy, and sending several others to the hospital in Norfolk County this weekend, authorities said.  Michael Escolas, of Oxford, is expected to be charged with motor vehicular manslaughter — OUI, theft of a vehicle, and others, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on a $25,000 bail.  Escola is accused of stealing a Jeep Cherokee parked at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, and crashing into a family of six stopped at a traffic light on R…
50-Year-Old Mansfield Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrentham Crash 50-Year-Old Mansfield Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrentham Crash
50-Year-Old Mansfield Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrentham Crash Police have identified the 50-year-old man who was killed in a Route 1 crash in Wrentham late last week.  Jose Ocasio, of Mansfield, was critically wounded when he made an abrupt U-turn in his 2014 Mercedes CLA from the center lane and was T-boned by a pick-up truck in the left lane, police said.  Firefighters had to cut Ocasio out of his sedan so paramedics could rush him to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where doctors pronounced him dead. The truck driver was not injured.  Investigators do not know why Ocasio made the sudden U-turn.  The crash remains un…
Mansfield Man Killed In Wrentham Crash Mansfield Man Killed In Wrentham Crash
Mansfield Man Killed In Wrentham Crash A 50-year-old Mansfield man was killed on Friday, Aug. 2, in a two-car crash in Wrentham.  Troopers were called to the wreck on Route 1 when a 2014 Mercedes CLA sedan traveling north on Route 1 attempted to make an abrupt U-turn from the center lane, State police said. The sedan slammed into a car in the left lane.  Paramedics rushed the driver of the Mercedes to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries.  Authorities have not released his name as they notify his next of kin. The driver in the second car was not injured.  Police closed a portion of the road …
Police Looking For Truck That Slammed Into Mansfield Fire Engine On I-495, Sped Away Police Looking For Truck That Slammed Into Mansfield Fire Engine On I-495, Sped Away
Police Looking For Truck That Slammed Into Mansfield Fire Engine On I-495, Sped Away State police are asking for the public's help to identify a tractor-trailer that crashed into a Mansfield fire truck on I-495 over the weekend and drove away.  The hit-and-run crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on the southbound lanes near Exit 27 in Norton. Fire Engine 33 was being used to block traffic as police cleaned and investigated a car crash that happened earlier that morning, troopers said.  A tractor-trailer truck crashed into the side of the fire engine, causing significant damage to the municipal vehicle. The truck driver sped away from the area. The tractor-trailer woul…
Trooper Who Led Karen Read Investigation Suspended Without Pay: State Police Trooper Who Led Karen Read Investigation Suspended Without Pay: State Police
Trooper Who Led Karen Read Investigation Suspended Without Pay: State Police State Trooper Michael Proctor has been suspended without pay for the duration of a duty hearing to determine if he mishandled the investigation into Karen Read, a Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, officials said.  Proctor, who led the state's investigation into Read, was removed from his position with the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office hours after her eight-week trial ended in a hung jury last week.  Proctor admitted on the witness stand that he sent "unprofessional" texts to his coworkers and friends, in which he called Read "retar…