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Wounded Warriors offer Boston bombing victims support, encouragement
By Leah Harding on April 30th, 2013 | Last updated: April 30, 2013 at 4:42 pm
The Wounded Warrior Project offers perspective and support for Boston Marathon bombing victims who have lost limbs.
Court: Marathon suspect charged; details sealed
By Associated Press on April 22nd, 2013 | Last updated: April 22, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Suspect in marathon bombing charged in hospital, according to the Associated Press.
Boston bombing suspect in custody after standoff surrounding boat
By Associated Press on April 19th, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 11:17 am
Update: 9:55 p.m. AP: Police say the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings exchanged gunfire with law enforcement for an hour while holed up in a boat before being captured. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says the suspect, Dzhokhar [...]
Experts on Chechnya discuss suspect’s background
By Leah Harding on April 19th, 2013 | Last updated: April 19, 2013 at 6:29 pm
Officials are searching for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings that took place earlier this week. The two brothers, one dead, who are suspected of the crime are said to be from Chechnya, a controlled state of Russia. Two experts from the University of Florida discuss what this background means to the investigation.
Boston residents, those with area connections closely monitor hunt for bombing suspect
By Shane Chernoff and Chip Skambis on April 19th, 2013 | Last updated: April 19, 2013 at 4:51 pm
While Boston remains on lockdown during a search for a suspect in the Boston marathon bombing that took place earlier this week, WUFT speaks with those close to the event.
Manhunt continues in Boston; Conn. residents warned to be on lookout for green Honda Civic
By WUFT News on April 19th, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 11:19 am
Update 2:19 p.m. TORONTO (AP) — An aunt of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says the older brother recently became a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day. Maret Tsarnaeva told reporters at her Toronto home on Friday that [...]
Boston bombing suspect dead; suburbs shut down in manhunt for second
By WUFT News and Associated Press on April 19th, 2013 | Last updated: April 19, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Updates throughout day: One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another. Authorities have shut down mass transportation and tell residents in Boston suburbs to “stay inside.”
WATCH NOW: Video of interfaith service dedicated to the Boston Marathon bombing victims
By WUFT News on April 18th, 2013 | Last updated: April 18, 2013 at 11:36 am
Watch video of Healing Our City: an interfaith service in Boston. President Obama will speak.
Gainesville runners in Boston reflect on marathon bombings
By Emily Miller on April 16th, 2013 | Last updated: April 16, 2013 at 4:56 pm
Four Gainesville runners registered in the 2013 Boston Marathon share their experiences during the bombings that killed 3 and injured more than 170.
