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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.”
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Episodes

Afternoon Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Concessions workers at Fenway Park on strike, President Trump announces that U.S. has reached trade framework with E.U., and Lowell Folk Festival is underway. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 27, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

There's drama outside of fenway, where concession workers walked the picket line. President Trump is overseas talking trade. A 42 year old man in custody after stabbing 11 people at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 27, 20255 min

Morning Report: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Red Sox losing two straight to the Dodgers. President Trump continues his weekend trip in Scotland. Cambridge residents are being warned about a new scam on the Horizon. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 27, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

An officer involved shooting temporarily shuts down the Holyoke Mall, Boston police investigate shooting of DoorDash driver in Brighton, and demonstrators call on congress to reverse tax cuts for the rich. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 26, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

The Red Sox come up short again against the Dodgers, pressure building with the trash workers strike against Republic Service, and Lowell Folk Festival back for its 38th year. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 26, 20257 min

Morning Report: Saturday, July 26, 2025

Concession workers at Fenway Park following through with their threat. Gunfire exchanged between a juvenile shoplifting suspect and police at the Holyoke Mall yesterday afternoon. Crowds and global flair in Lowell as the annual Folk Festival returns. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio

Jul 26, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in frozen grant money to schools. enway park concession workers are on strike. The Lowell Folk Festival returns this weekend. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 25, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

Concession workers at Fenway Park plan on hitting the picket lines. A Wrentham teen is accused of recording Lowe's employees using the bathroom. Emmanuel Macron announced France will recognize Palestine as a state. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 25, 20256 min

Morning Report: Friday, July 25, 2025

Hulk Hogan has died. CBS merges with Skydance in $8 billion deal. A rare stinky smelling flower known as the "corpse flower" is set to bloom in Dover. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 25, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Summer returns in full force for a couple of days. Former president Joe Biden's right hand man for years answers lawmakers' questions about his health. Hulk Hogan has died. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 24, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

A judge denied the Trump Administration's request to unseal transcripts from the Epstein investigations. Assisted living homes prepare for questioning. The town of Stow changes it's name to "Dunkin" for the day. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 24, 20256 min

Morning Report: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Fired executives Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon speaks out on Market Basket's board of director's decision, the Red Sox win against the Phillies, and a Pokemon thief has been caught. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 24, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The Trump Administration ramps up scrutiny on Harvard. A pause in a student loan forgiveness program. Maybe more for your dollar, but now more employees are out at Market Basket. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ News Radio.

Jul 23, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Local firefighters are getting involved in the on-going trash strike, former President Barrack Obama responds to President Trump's accusations of treason, and Fenway Park concession workers are on verge of striking. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 23, 20256 min

Morning Report: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

A rock god is gone but never forgotten, a shakeup at the grocery store adds to intrigue of the Market Basket Saga and State Fire Officals say they've narrowed down the cause of last week's deadly fire in Fall River. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 23, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

British rocker and heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76. State Fire Marshal Jon Devine says the cause of last week's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility has been deemed undetermined. Supporters of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu go on the offensive, demanding her challenger Josh Kraft release financial records.

Jul 22, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Governor Healey discusses Fall River's response to a deadly fire, the Vice President visits Nantucket, and the Mayflower II gets ready to shut down briefly. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 22, 20257 min

Morning Report: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

A trash strike becomes a court case, a showstopping call for the Red Sox, and the cattle call is about come to an end at the airport. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 22, 20256 min

Afternoon Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

A federal judge is considering Harvard University's argument against Trump administration funding cuts. More video is released in the death of a man detained by Haverhill police. An orange juice company sues over US tariffs on Brazil. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 21, 20256 min

Mid Day Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

Officials release video and audio from the day Francis Gigliotti died in Haverhill police custody, the latest on the ongoing sanitation worker strike, and could school start time be moved back? Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 21, 20257 min

Morning Report: Monday, July 21, 2025

Alaska Airlines gets back on track after an overnight malfunction, sand in between the toes on Revere Beach, and trash workers still have no deal. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 21, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

A former Harvard student is suing the school for allegedly failing to protect him from anti-semitism on campus, a Kremlin spokesperson says Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, and workers at a Brighton Starbucks are the latest to unionize in Massachusetts.

Jul 20, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

A former student is suing Harvard, accusing the university of not protecting him from anti-semitism on campus. Thousands of demonstrators march to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a hostage deal. The Trump administration insisting recent U.S. air strikes destroyed Iranian nuclear sites.

Jul 20, 20255 min

Morning Report: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Back on October 18th of 2023 Israeli American Yoav Segev was recording Pro-Palestinian demonstrators participating in a "die-in" protest at Harvard with his cellphone when he was assaulted. Witnesses and Gaza hospital officials say Israeli troops have killed at least 32 Palestinians near aid distribution hubs. Cambridge's inaugural porchfest takes place this weekend.

Jul 20, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

More than two dozen people are hurt in Los Angeles this morning after a car slams into a crowd outside a night club, street closures and detours start today in Cambridge because of structural concerns with the River-view condominium building, and the median price of a home in Boston exceeds a million dollars.

Jul 19, 20256 min

Mid Day Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Governor Healey orders all assisted living facilities in Massachusetts to share their fire protocols, a former Boston Science teacher is indicted by a federal grand jury, and a tech CEO is on leave after a kiss-cam controversey in Foxboro.

Jul 19, 20257 min

Morning Report: Saturday, July 19, 2025

A prisoner swap between The United States and Venezuela. President Trump has signed the so-called "Genius Act" into law. The median price of a home in Boston exceeds one million dollars.

Jul 19, 20257 min

Afternoon Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

The death toll in the Fall River assisted living facility fire has dropped to 9. It could take a while forJeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts to come out. We're hearing from a North Andover officer shot by colleagues. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 18, 20257 min

Mid Day Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

A hearing on President Trump's birthright citizenship order is underway, a group of young boaters saved by Marine Patrol in Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Dunkin Donuts return to Stow. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 18, 20256 min

Morning Report: Friday, July 18, 2025

The Teamsters union and Republic Services head back to the bargaining table, a major network cancelled a long running late night show, and the median home price hits all-time high. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.

Jul 18, 20257 min
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