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On Thursday, former president Donald Trump was indicted on charges involving hush payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. WBUR's Steve Brown talks with MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale for her reactions on the news.Di WBUR

The ongoing effort to address a backlog of maintenance projects inside the country’s oldest subway system has created mounting headaches for riders.Di WBUR

WBUR's Anthony Brooks was inside the park, speaking with fans about the Sox's prospects for the upcoming season, the new pitch clock that has baseball fans abuzz and more.Di WBUR

WBUR's Deborah Becker speaks with Kelly Turley, of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, about how the end of the policy will impact Massachusetts residents.Di WBUR

Guthrie, a resident of western Massachusetts, will share stories from his life in music and entertainment. His short tour begins in Boston.Di WBUR

WBUR's Deborah Becker speaks with Boston Globe sports writer Chad Finn ahead of Thursday's Red Sox home opener, covering a range of topics including rookies to know and new rules. The Sox host the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.Di WBUR

About half the wastewater sludge in the United States is turned into fertilizer. Some want to ban the practice because the sludge contains PFAS and can contaminate food crops. Others say the problem is not so simple.Di WBUR

Byron Rushing took over the legislative seat Mel King vacated in 1983. Rushing says King believed in bringing all races together to work on social justice issues.Di WBUR

In a city that touts its history as a temporary home to two giants of the Civil Rights Movement, Mel King was 100% home-grown: a tireless organizer against apartheid and multiple wars, and in favor of affordable housing, good paying jobs and more.Di WBUR

In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe in the future.Di WBUR

The class-action settlement aims to address long waits for families applying for shelter. It also creates a more robust system for moving families closer to communities where they have ties through work, school and family.Di WBUR

Attorneys suspect brain disease and illegal drugs could have been factors in the former NFL player's death. But experts warn that suicide is complicated and can rarely be distilled to a singular trigger.Di WBUR

Tim Pettit is a manager at the Red Sox Team Store. The business across the street from Fenway was founded in 1947 by Arthur and Henry D’Angelo and is still owned by the D’Angelo family; Pettit has been working there since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s. He says hope does indeed spring eternal for the Red Sox.…

Educators and special education advocates hope this will improve the special education planning process, leading to more high-quality individual education program documents for students.Di WBUR

For the past nine months, Polina Makarenko has lived in Hampton Falls with her mother, Nina. They are refugees from the Ukrainian war; a family divided and forced to flee to New Hampshire, a place they’d never heard of.Di WBUR

The report calls for international caps on plastic production and reductions in the toxicity of chemicals in plastics.Di WBUR

Based on a French folktale, Bela Bartók’s 1918 one-act opera tells the story of a fictional duke who brings his hastily wed wife, Judith, to his foreboding fortress for the first time where she uncovers dark secrets.Di WBUR

As federal regulators continue to seek a buyer for Silicon Valley Bank, the failed financial institution is asking customers to come back. The message is resonating with some Massachusetts companies.Di WBUR

María Belén Power is the state's first ever undersecretary of environmental justice and equity, a new role created by Gov. Maura Healey.Di WBUR

Jon Santiago started the position at the beginning of the month. He's an Army veteran, a doctor, and a former state lawmaker, and he joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk more about his new role.Di WBUR