Today's Top Headlines

Wednesday, September 10

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It will be Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft facing off in November. We're following what they said after their winning night, as well as tracking other stories, including a Taunton shooting, and a new study on which airports have the most runway close calls. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are our top headlines.

The results are in, and it will be incumbent Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft who are moving on in Boston’s mayoral race, as the frontrunners now turn their attention to November’s election.

Wu plans to talk at 10 a.m. Wednesday about where she’ll go from here, notably the effort that it will take to keep her spot in the top seat in Boston.

When the race was called, more than 88,000 ballots had been cast, with Wu managing to grab nearly 72% of the vote.

It’s been a pitched battle with the shower threat today. Yesterday, it seemed like no one would get a shot at any wet weather. Then last night the tables turned, and it looked like the Cape/Islands would get doused while the rest of us see a few passing sprinkles.

Guidance has struggled with the system offshore that is spawning these showers, so it’s no wonder we’re playing these games.

Our final answer is that we’ll all be under a thick clouds deck — with northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire having the best shot at some splashes of sun — and there may be a few spritzes of rain just about anywhere from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Some may even sneak through MetroWest, but that chance is smaller.

A new study ranks Boston Logan International Airport fourth in the U.S. for the most runway close calls, tied with Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

The research was done by a travel credit card website called Upgraded Points. It uses numbers straight from the Federal Aviation Administration’s online data tracking tools.

We took a closer look at why the numbers here are so high, and what Massport says they’re doing about it.

A teen was arrested and another person was injured in a road rage incident in front of a Massachusetts high school on Monday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to Whiting Avenue by Dedham High School shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday for a report of a fight on the road, Dedham police said, noting that the incident was not related to the high school.

Responding officers were informed that a nearby road rage incident led to the altercation, according to police.

A man was rushed to the hospital with a serious injury in a shooting in Taunton, Massachusetts, Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The 19-year-old was taken to a trauma center from Somerset Avenue near 3rd Street, according to Taunton police.

No arrests were announced as of Tuesday night, with detectives investigating. Police asked anyone with information to call them at 508-821-1475.

The city of Salem, Massachusetts, is gearing up for its busiest time of year.

Bursting with historic charm, the city is known for the Salem Witch Trials and draws massive crowds during Halloween and the weeks leading up – sometimes seeing more than a million visitors.

Officials are expecting a record-breaking year, preparing for around 100,000 people on busy days. While visitors are welcome, leaders are already urging people to plan to use public transit to reach downtown. There are just 4,000 public parking spaces, and there will be various road closures for the city’s annual “Haunted Happenings.” Events kick off at the end of September.