Alexis Weisz (second from left) posed with her children (left to right) Maxwell, 13, Grace, 11, and Logan, 16, at their home in Bedford. Weisz?s husband, Christopher, was struck and killed last year, allegedly by a driver with past drunken driving convictions.

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?The fact that she could have been stopped that morning is heartbreaking?

A troubled driver, a fatal crash, and a series of missed warning signs on the road to tragedy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Candidates20Collage-15334[1].jpg 13?s a crowd for Democrats chasing open Third District seat

Thirteen Democrats have spent months ping-ponging across the Merrimack Valley as they vie for the nomination this September to replace retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180315_LESTER_GRINSPOON_010.jpg At 89, legendary psychiatrist and marijuana advocate still wonders about Harvard professorship

Marijuana activists say Dr. Lester Grinspoon, the author of "Marijuana Reconsidered," was unfairly denied a full professorship at Harvard Medical School twice because of his views about cannabis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05386354.jpg Wisdom to go along with the pomp, circumstance

As the college commencement season commences, here are highlights of some of the speakers at area colleges.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Sarah Huckabee Sanders attends the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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Here are the harshest jokes from Michelle Wolf?s correspondents? dinner speech

Conservatives reacted with outrage to Wolf?s humor before her routine had wrapped up, particularly her jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_14E9VQ.jpg Trump takes aim at familiar targets at Michigan rally

President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally Saturday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/trump-d37aec12-4975-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223.jpg Comey dismisses House report that found no Russia collusion

The former FBI director said Sunday on NBC?s ??Meet the Press?? that he considers the House Intelligence Committee report, issued Friday by Republicans, to be a ??political document.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/c128c2678f524da597df6d17d474b675-c128c2678f524da597df6d17d474b675-0.jpg North Korea to close nuclear test site in May, unify time zone

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country?s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul?s presidential office said Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/40f44f4e9a0544b6920e6f4352108822-40f44f4e9a0544b6920e6f4352108822-0.jpg Accused killer of Maine deputy captured in woods after manhunt

John Williams was arrested Saturday in the fatal shooting of Corporal Eugene Cole after a four-day manhunt by law enforcement.

 Boston, MA - April 27, 2018: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins listen to Representative Nick Collins during a Get Out the Vote Rally for Collins at the Unity Sports & Cultural Club in Boston, MA on April 28, 2018. Collins is the Democratic Nominee for the First Suffolk Senate Seat. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Elizabeth Warren endorses Nick Collins for state Senate

?It is a real pleasure to be here today to support Nick in his race for state Senate,? Senator Elizabeth Warren said.

NBA playoffs: Celtics 112, Bucks 96

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/dacvis_bm14_spts.jpg The crowd chanted ?We want Philly!? and the Celtics delivered

Boston took care of the Bucks in Game 7, advancing to the conference semifinals to face the 76ers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_standalonecolorrocksinrain_metro.jpg April showers to give way to a taste of summer

Rain early in the week is expected to give way to sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s by Wednesday.

NORA PRINCIOTTI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/4030153daf6240fcbbd1a366c014b69e-4030153daf6240fcbbd1a366c014b69e-0.jpg Here?s what the Patriots ended up getting for Jimmy Garoppolo

Tracking their return for the QB became a tangled mess as they traded down throughout this year?s draft.

Larry Burns, director of the Crosby Center, says he formed a nonprofit Crosby Clinic Foundation, but the entity is not listed as registered with the secretary of state of California, where the clinic operates.

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Ailing former Patriots, feeling spurned by the NFL, turn to a clinic with a founder of dubious repute

Former Patriots who have lost faith in the NFL to help them with their football-related head injuries have turned to a clinic founded by an entrepreneur with a dubious past.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan%20(5)-19272.tif Tuukka Rask was the backbone of the Bruins? Game 1 win, lost skate blade and all

The goalie is the glue in a situation that could have so easily dissolved into chaos, had he allowed it to dent his composure.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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After a breakup, we should feel more and think less ? so crank your playlist and let the emotions flow.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusTaser.jpg Hey, Beacon Hill: Stun guns are too lethal to ignore

In the already heated battle over gun control, the state?s highest court has dropped one giant hot potato on the Legislature?s doorstep.

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Recycling Boston?s architectural history one piece at a time

Having spent much of his life collecting the detritus of changing neighborhoods, Walter Santory is blessed with an expert knowledge of architectural history that you can't get from a PhD program.

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