it matched to james witkowski's left thumb. >> reporter: investigators don't believe lena bruce ever met her attacker. in fact, they think witkowski was a complete stranger. lena bruce's parents passed away before learning of an arrest, but the 23-year-old's legacy lives on each year through a college scholarship in her name. >> we never forget. you know, it might take us some time. >> reporter: julie loncich, wbz news. >>> ted cruz will fund raise in boston today. the presidential hopeful is stopping by the union club before going to deerfield fair. he'll be in salem later tonight and hooksett tomorrow morning. >>> extra emergency personnel will be at logan today. it will go until 1:00 this afternoon. massport says passengers will see smoke and large emergency vehicle responses, but again, we should note that this is just a drill. >>> some local stars out at fenway last nature. >> the grand opening and big >>> serving up a taste of dorchester near fenway park. >> the opening of the new wahlburgers restaurant was a star-studded affair. mark and donnie were in town for a big opening pa

james witkowski is accused of killing lena bruce in 1992. police say bruce, a tufts graduate, was robbed before she was killed in her apartment in boston. they say a wallet left at the scene led them to witkowski. police are investigating this crash in middleton. it happened this morning on route 114. no word on the severity of the injuries. the crash did cause a significant traffic backup during this morning' s commute. right now, state police are searching for suspects after a driver said he was shot at on 495 and rent some. it happened just after 5:00 last night. state police found ballistic evidence on the car after a man was shot at. the man was not hurt. it appears the incident was not random and that the vehicle was targeted. right now, police are searching for this man, accused of dressing as a priest and committing a lewd act. much of the video is just too graphic to show, but police hope that showing part of it will help track down the suspect. he made it into the church through an unlocked door around 3:00 in the morning sunday ni

. >> we have today what they could not have imagined in 1992, dna evidence that identifies james witkowski to the ex-cluing of of any other suspect. >> he is already in jail for other charges. he will be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge in the near future for bruce's death. >>> six students at lowell high school suspended after racially charged messages turn up on line charged messages turn up on line. more than a dozen students were involved. this all happened tuesday after an african-american student was elected class president. telling the sun someone even mentioned lynching but claims to have been joking. school officials are still investigating. >>> a controversial bill to fight drug overdose unanimously clears the massachusetts state senate. the bill calls for all public schools to screen stud tonlts see if they are at risk for substance abuse and also requires doctors to explain in writing why they described certain painkillers. the bill now moves to the statehouse for final approval. >>> the boston red sox are down to the final three games of their season, and the sox head

massachusetts have finally filed charges in connection with a murder that happened 23 years ago. 43 james witkowski is accused of killing leana bruce. she was 21 and just graduated from tufts. a wallet contained a piece of paper that had a fingerprint matching witkowskis. right now he's in prison he's expected to be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge next week. sean: a new study shows the dangerous trend developing on the nation's roadways. the number of people driving under the influence of drugs is on the rise. the study by the governor's highway safety association found that 40% of drivers killed in crashes in 2013 tested positive for drug. those drugs covered everything from meth to blood pressure medication. the most common was marijuana. erin: a mission to spread an important warning. do not take selfies with bears. dozens of pictures have been showing up on social media, showing people posing with bears. suzy allman is now making stickers to remind people to enjoy the animals from a safe distance. >> people don't realize when you get in close proximity to the bear, you are putting the

james witkowski is accused of killing lena bruce in 1992. police say bruce, a tufts graduate, was robbed before she was killed in her apartment in boston. they also say a wallet left at the scene was vital to finding a suspect. emily: three suspects in a marshfield murder are behind bars right now. michael moscaritolo is being held without bail. prosecutors say he teamed up with another man to rob robert mckenna last month. mascaritolo' s girlfriend is being held on bail and is charged as an accessory. police are still looking for a fourth suspect and an uncut diamond that the victim told friends he left in the house. randy: jury selection in the philip chism murder case is on hold due to questions about his mental stability. chism' s lawyer says she can' t communicate with the defendant, who is charged with murdering his teacher, colleen ritzer, two years ago. a defense psychologist says she tried to talk with chism, but he said nothing and banged his head on the floor of his cell. chism could be sent for a full psychiatric evaluation to se

james witkowski pled not guilty in court yesterday. he was just recently charged in the 1992 south boston murder of 21-year-old lane 21-year-old lana bruce. witkowski was already serving time for an unrelated assault when a dna sample linked him to the bruce case. dna evidence is not 100% accurate. >> things can go wrong. other than the actual sample comparison. again deterioration of samples, improbable handling of procedure, flat-out mistakes. >> the magistrate said the dna will undergo an independent evaluation. witkowski is expected back in court next month. >>> a disgraced former house speaker will get his pension back. according to the boston globe, boston judge has ordered thomas finneran state pension to be reinstated despite a state conviction. pled guilty to obstruction of justice based on testimony he gave under oath in a federal lawsuit. he was sentenced to 18-month his benefits were stripped by the state in 2012. >>> happening today, governor charlie baker will announce new legislation aimed at combating the state's opioid

. >> we have today that they could not have managed in 1992, dna evidence that identifies james witkowski to the exclusion of any other suspect. >> he is already in jail on other charge and will be arraign other charge and will be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge for bruce's death. >>> 5:38. new this morning, took fire fighters fatherly one hour to get water on this charleston winery that was on fire. it was reduced to rubble. fox25 retained call logs that are now in question. michael is live at the winery going through those logs. good morning, michael. >>reporter: good morning, gene. two and a half pages of different call logs i obtained about an hour ago. the police department is showing what the owner of this charlton orchards farm and winery said at the scene two months ago and told me again ten minutes ago this morning that the response by the charlton fire department was heavily delayed. you can see the rubble still about two months later still not cleared. in fact everything has been delayed when it comes to this situation, but let's focus, first, on the fire department h

in court wednesday, the prosecutor said the defendant, james witkowski was serving time for an unrelated assault. he submitted a d.n.a. sample after he was convicted last summer. the prosecutor said witkowski's criminal record dates back to 1988 and includes convictions for larceny, breaking battery. >> when shown a photograph of the victim, defendant stated he did not recognize her and had no memory of any sexual or other contact with her. >> witkowski's attorney says he's still examining the case but noted d.n.a. evidence is not 100% infallible. >> things can go wrong. other than the actual sample comparison, again, there's deterioration of samples, decay, improper handling and procedure, flatout mistakes. >> the magistrate here today says that d.n.a. evidence would undergo an independent evaluation, witkowski due back in court next months. in boston, kerry kavanaugh, fox 25 news. >> elizabeth: a middle school apologizing tonight for a glitch that told every parent in the school that all students were absent. the district notified parents of that mistake and they alibied -- apologized

. >>> >>> in court wednesday, the prosecutor said the defendant, james witkowski, was already several time for an unrelated assault. they say he submitted a d.n.a. sample after he was convicted last summer. the prosecutor said witkowski's criminal record dates back to 1988, and husband convictions for larceny, breaking and entering and assault and battery. >> when shown a photograph of the victim, the defendant stated he did not recognize her and had no memory of any sexual or other contact with her. >> the reporter: witkowski''s attorney is still examining the case but noted d.n.a. evidence is not 100% infallible. other than the actual sample comparison, again, there's deterioration of samples, decay, improper handling of procedure, flatout mistakes. >> the magistrate here today says the d.n.a. evidence would undergo an independent evaluation. witkowski due back in court next month. >> elizabeth: there are still no arrests tonight in the drive-by shooting of a car on 495 in wrentham. this is a story fox 25 brought you as breaking news all morning long. this afternoon, state police re

dna evidence that identifies james witkowsky to exclusion of any other suspect. >>> already on jail and first-degree murder charge in the near future for bruce's death. >>> 8:47 and give you look at friday morning commute and see the map and 93 going south there's a stalled vehicle there in the wilmington area near 62 and 95 going north through danvers, there's debris in the road before route 1 there want to move down a little ways, 93 south sluggish spot on the map and expressway south through quincy 12 miles per hour and here look at one of the cameras, tobin bridge but they have moved the shot and route 9 take you eight minutes and take you 22 minutes and going back to the pike just jumped and tracking hurricane joaquin all morning. >> cat four wind 130 miles per hour sitting over the central bahamas and moving very very little here and ends up getting lifted northward in the next couple of days and huge rain maker there up to a foot and a half of rain and in the central bahamas and out a little bit effects are a little bit less storm warning not necessarily hurricane warning and pat

police now believe james witkowski is her killer. had he to give dna in an unrelated case and it matched a scene. >>> if you are near logan, and you see smoke, don't panic. an emergency drill goes on until 1:00 this afternoon. afternoon. we hope to see you then. light & fit, 15 delicious flavors, each 80 calories. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with

police say 42-year-old james when witkowski killed lena bruce, the only african- american woman in her class to receive an electrical engineering degree. her roommate found her dead. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for shooting down a u.s. transport plane. the c-130 crashed at the jill airport. six u.s. members and five passengers were killed. >>> the massachusetts man who once held the most senior title in nato has died. he died at his home in georgia last week from complications of parkinson's disease. he was 86. after serving as nato's supreme ally, he became dean of law at tufts university until 2000. >>> a massive data breach to tell you about at t mobile. 15 million customers' information exposed. credit agency experian says hackers accessed social security numbers and other personal information. anyone who applied for wireless information between september of 2013 and september 2015 is at risk. law enforcement says it does not appear that anyone has used the stolen information yet. >>> the vaticp releasing -- the vatican releasing a statement about the meeting with ki