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Sunday, May 17

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We have a sunny Sunday in store across Massachusetts -- and possible record warmth for some on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shade, water and sunblock will be a good trio for the next few days as we get our first blast of heat in a long time. Enjoy the day out there! I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are your headlines.

After hitting 80 degrees yesterday for the first time in seven months, we’re even hotter today!

Wall-to-wall sun is the name of the game. There’s a brisk breeze but that’s funneling in the heat. We turn temperatures up to the low-to-mid 80s.

We get a break from the heat on Monday. We turn on mother nature’s A/C, which is the sea breeze.

Funeral services were held Saturday for the two young children who were found dead in their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, last month.

Kai Prescott MacAusland, 7, and Ella Brayton MacAusland, 6, attended Schofield Elementary School in Wellesley. Kai was in second grade, and Ella was in kindergarten.

The siblings’ funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Wellesley, and was livestreamed by the church. A private burial followed, according to their obituary.

Authorities have released the name of the firefighter killed in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region that also injured at least 11 other people Friday.

The chief medical examiner’s office has identified the fallen firefighter as 27-year-old Andrew Cross of the Morrill Fire Department.

“Our deepest sympathies, thoughts, and prayers are with the firefighter’s family, loved ones, and colleagues during this devastating time,” Maine fire marshal Shawn Esler said in a statement.

Tune in Sunday morning at 9:30 am for our extended @Issue Sit Down with Secretary Paley. Political Reporter Matt Prichard digs deeper into the data center issue and how the state can be a player in the artificial intelligence space. Paley also discusses the need for more investment in climate to remain competitive with international players like China.

Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley is off and running.

“This has been very different,” Paley said.

Cambridge Police has a program they say every department should have – they’re patrolling the streets with police officers and trained mental health clinicians.

The “Co-Response Team” can step in when there’s a call involving a mental health crisis.

This part of the Clinical Support Unit, overseen by Dr. Jamie Barrett, was developed in 2024. Barrett says they want to focus on whatever brought a person in contact with police in the first place, so they can address that problem and reduce the chance of repeated calls for service.

With the World Cup fast approaching, getting to Boston Stadium, as Gillette is being called, is shaping up to be about as big of a challenge as scoring one of those coveted tickets.

All the recent talk about the pricey ways to get to Foxborough gave one Cambridge man an idea.

Danny Gorelik loves to run. What if he ran to the stadium from Boston?