Sound Bites, Monday: Hurricane Earl, Missing Cop

Published August 30, 2010

A National Weather Service image shows the projected path of Hurricane Earl.

A National Weather Service image shows the projected path of Hurricane Earl.

Afternoon news in brief from around the Hub:

  • Hurricane Earl is expected to brush the southern New England coast with rain and high winds. Kudos to Universal Hub for the best headline, graphic. (Universal Hub, Globe)
  • Former Red Sox great Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty of perjury in a steroids case. (New York Times)
  • Brookline police are looking for a missing officer. Thomas Shea has a gun and is “undergoing financial difficulties.” (WBUR)
  • A federal judge in Boston has begun hearing arguments for a new trial from Gary Lee Sampson, who faces the death penalty for a week-long crime spree in 2001. (NECN)
  • A Springfield has pleaded not guilty to charges of driving drunk and hitting and killing a 22-year-old man who was getting the mail at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. (AP)
  • A golfer in Canton hit two holes in one in the same round. (WCVB)
  • The time machine at MIT has moved from the little dome to the top of the Great Dome. (Universal Hub)
  • White tigers are new to the Spencer Fair this year. (Telegram & Gazette)