Today's Top Headlines

Thursday, July 23

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The Red Sox matched the club's record of 15 straight wins yesterday, but lost the nightcap doubleheader, ending their streak. We also continue to follow jury selection in the Lindsay Clancy trial - could the final juror be chosen today? Plus, we've got a much-improved forecast following yesterday's summertime storms. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are your headlines.

The Boston Red Sox‘ win streak came to an end Wednesday night at a record-tying 15 games.

The surging team matched a tally of consecutive victories that stood since 1946 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, but they lost the nightcap.

Fans at Fenway Park applauded as the team walked off the field after a win streak that lasted most of July and pushed the Red Sox out of the cellar, above .500 and into playoff contention.

Jury selection will continue Thursday in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts, mother who strangled her three children while undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems that developed after she gave birth.

Only one more juror is being sought. Five jurors were selected Monday, eight more were seated Tuesday, and another five were chosen on Wednesday. Eighteen jurors in all, including six alternates, will be chosen for the trial.

Legal experts have said they’re surprised at how quickly this process has moved so far, but the timeframe does fall in line with some of the high-profile cases we’ve covered. Brian Walshe’s jury selection lasted three days, and Karen Read’s first trial lasted five. In this case, however, many thought the process would take longer due to the nature of the case.

Summertime storms rolled through parts of Boston yesterday, bringing heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds. In fact, Boston Logan saw more than one-half inch of rain in about an hour! But as we turn the page and look forward to the weekend, we’re tracking a lot of sun and lower humidity.

As we move through this Thursday, clouds will hug the Cape and Islands a bit. But much of Greater Boston will see plenty of sunshine and feel the lower humidity.

High temperatures will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Tonight, lows will drop into the 50s and 60s.

A man was arrested for allegedly grabbing a woman’s ankle after opening a window at her home in Canton, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning, police said.

Helohim Nedvaldo Francilme, a 21-year-old Canton resident, faces charges of breaking and entering and assault and battery, Canton police said.

Investigators found that Francilme had tried contacting the woman on social media about an hour before the alleged breaking and entering incident, police said.

A dispute is unfolding between the town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, and its police chief.

An acting chief is in place, the town confirmed Wednesday, but it didn’t say why. Donna McNamara, who’s been the chief for almost a decade, said Stoughton is trying to force her out of her job after filing a complaint against the town manager.

McNamara’s attorney told NBC10 Boston Wednesday that the chief never stepped down or told she was officially out in the first place.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of pummeling a colleague in a viral surveillance video from a Quincy bar will learn whether he’s facing criminal charges in a public court hearing next month, following a legal request from NBC10 Boston.

The so-called “show cause” hearings typically allow clerk magistrates to hear evidence behind closed doors.

Only if a clerk determines there is probable cause for charges does a case then become public. Otherwise, it essentially disappears from the court record.