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Wednesday, July 2

Yesterday was quite the day, with summertime heat and storms for many folks here in the Commonwealth. But as we look ahead, we have a few more wrinkles to iron out in the forecast before some great weather settles in for the holiday weekend.

As we move through this Wednesday, a cold front will slowly move east, giving way to mostly cloudy skies and a few showers/sprinkles toward the Cape and the Islands. Otherwise, much of the Greater Boston area will see gradual clearing today with some peeks of sunshine.

However, the front will not cool us down immediately. In fact, high temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s. Low temperatures will drop into the upper 60s overnight.

Hundreds of thousands of residential and business customers in at least 14 towns in Massachusetts are impacted by an ongoing sanitation worker strike, and some of those communities have been told to not put their trash or recycling out until this strike is settled.

About 450 Republic Services employees, who are members of the Teamsters Local 25, are walking the picket lines, fighting for better wages and better benefits.

“We’re paid the least amount of all the trash companies in this area,” John Forcellati said. “They claim they’re the second largest trash company, they’re here for their employees but they’re not showing us any love at this point, it’s pretty much that they don’t care.”

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Two key members of Karen Read‘s defense team joined NBC10 Boston’s “Canton Confidential” on Tuesday night to share their insights on the high-profile case.

Defense attorneys Robert Alessi and David Yannetti joined the program, discussing the emotional moment the verdict was delivered, Judge Beverly Cannone and District Attorney Michael Morrissey, a key prosecutorial mistake and much more.

A possible lightning strike left two people hurt at a home in Burlington, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, fire officials said.

A man was burned and a woman had smoke inhalation after the incident at a Cutting Lane home, reported about 8:13 p.m., according to the Burlington Fire Department.

Firefighters saw smoke coming from a side of the house and its garage, but no flames, the department said, and found an irrigation system control pad that may have been hit by lightning.

For over two decades, the Fourth of July in Hingham, Massachusetts meant the familiar boom and smoky haze of fireworks.

But this year, the South Shore town is ushering in a new era, preparing for its first-ever elaborate drone show on Wednesday at Hingham Bathing Beach.

Organizers anticipate thousands will gather for this free event, promising a dazzling display unlike anything the town has seen before.

An erratic driver has been taken into custody in the South End after hitting multiple vehicles and a light pole and injuring a Boston police officer on Tuesday afternoon.

Boston police said they were called to the area of Tremont and Stuart streets around 2:30 p.m. for a report of an erratic driver. The driver, who allegedly ignored an order to stop, wound up striking multiple vehicles before they were ultimately taken into custody in the area of Albany Street.

One Boston police officer was injured, officials said. She was evaluated at the scene and was not taken to a hospital. A second officer, who was not dragged or hurt in the crash, was taken to a hospital for evaluation.