Dog Owner Fears Pup Stolen After Fireworks Scare: Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Mansfield Dog Spooked By Fireworks Possibly Stolen, Owner Fears

Shelby ran off July 4 after being spooked by fireworks. Her owner said someone called her to say she found the dog and was keeping her.

Police Investigate After Woman Found Bleeding On Interstate

Police said the woman left a moving vehicle on the interstate and is seriously injured. They don't know how it happened.

Beverly Drowning Victim Was 'Bright, Talented'

Joshua Robinson, who drowned in Hamilton, was the lighting director at the Cabot Theater in Beverly.

EMT Stabbing Suspect May Be Tied To Vineyard Bomb Threat: Report

Police are investigating whether Julie Tejeda phoned in a bomb threat to Martha's Vineyard Airport this week, according to a report. Also: a judge ordered her to undergo a 20-day mental evaluation.

MA Last In Road Work Spending By US Department Of Transportation

Massachusetts got just $1 in federal funding for every mile of roadway in 2018, compared to nearly $30,000 for the District of Columbia.

Local

A Weymouth man was charged with his third drunken driving offense after he was found with 17 open vodka bottles in his car, according to police.

Here's what five candidates running for mayor of Melrose had to say about the newest revelations from the sewage disaster on Brazil Street.

A nonprofit day care for the children of employees of Brookline Public Schools that's been using space at the old Baldwin School for at least the past decade might have to leave by the end of next school year.

Candidates in Woburn have until 5 p.m. on July 23 to return signatures on their nomination papers to get their name on the ballot, and there are already several contested races shaping up.

In Boston nearly 100 people formed a human chain to protect cyclists from cars this morning. Bicycle activists are asking officials to put up protected bike lanes.

And last night another man died after he was hit by a commuter rail train in Waltham. By Patch's count that's seven fatalities so far this year.

Sports

The slowest sports week of the year winds down as the Red Sox return to action Friday night hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers for a weekend World Series rematch.