Following a day with the high in the 40s, temperatures will fall into the teens and 20s in Massachusetts Monday evening.

SPRINGFIELD -- Following a day with the high in the 40s, temperatures will fall into the teens and 20s in Massachusetts Monday evening.

The National Weather Service predicts the low will be around 18 degrees Monday evening in Springfield. The low will be around 22 in Worcester, 23 in Boston.

Tuesday will offer cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30s. The high will be near 39 degrees in Springfield, 38 in Boston and 37 in Worcester.

The National Weather Service predicts a high likelihood of snow and freezing rain Tuesday evening.

Snow is expected in Springfield before midnight on Tuesday. Freezing rain is expected to fall in Western Massachusetts overnight with fog expected between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday morning.

Worcester will see snow and sleet Tuesday evening, then snow right after midnight followed by freezing rain after 1 a.m.

Boston is not currently expected to be hit with freezing rain overnight on Tuesday, only snow after 1 a.m. followed by rain.

One day before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was set to rally at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin was told she would be the one to introduce the Democratic presidential hopeful to thousands of supporters.

AMHERST ‒ One day before Bernie Sanders was set to rally at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin was told she would be the one to introduce the Democratic presidential hopeful to thousands of supporters.

Valentin, who has long been promoting Sanders' message in the state, said the campaign reached out to her Sunday to see if she'd be interested in introducing him at the Western Massachusetts campaign event. The city councilor said she's honored to have been asked to partake in the rally.

Jossie Valentin, Holyoke Ward 4 city councilor.submitted photo 

"It's amazing. The fact that 24 hours ago I got this call – it was kind of funny, I was visiting family and friends in Springfield and I was told they needed my date of birth and my home address...because the secret service has to do their whole security clearance. And then the next thing was 'Would you like to introduce Bernie?'" she said in an interview. "I'm still extremely honored and privileged to have this role today."

Valentin, who was elected to the Holyoke City Council in 2013, said she decided to support and endorse Sanders for four reasons: his transparency, consistency, integrity and humanity. She added that to her, Sanders represents what she wants to see in the White House.

The councilor added that she believes the Vermont senator "has been on the right side of issues in history for a very long time." His background on social justice issues, she stressed, is very important to her as a city councilor

Valentin said she believes voters see Sanders as being genuine and someone who truly cares about them. She stressed that he's not a "business as usual politician" and has a "universal appeal" – something that's important to her constituents.

"Holyoke, obviously being a very diverse city – 50 percent Latino – it's sometimes hard for the voting base to really identify with folks – especially when they don't look like them," she said. "And I think that Bernie has really presented a message, with how genuine he is and how honest he comes across to people, he's kind of crossed that barrier and I think that people can kind of see beyond what his race is, what is age is."

State Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru, joined Valentin in introducing the Democratic presidential candidate.

Ned King, the frontman of Lux Deluxe, said the opportunity was unexpected. Watch video

The thousands of supporters who turned out to the University of Massachusetts Amherst's William D. Mullins Memorial Center Monday evening were there for the main event - Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, making a swing through Western Massachusetts in the final days before the state's presidential primary.

But they also got a taste of Northampton's own Lux Deluxe, the local rock combo who opened the rally as the stands filled.

Ned King, the group's frontman, said the gig was essentially a happy accident. King was volunteering for Sanders for the New Hampshire primary, when he caught a break during Sanders' victory speech.

"One of his staffers is in a band that I know. He pulled me up there to stand behind the stage, it was crazy," King said. "After he was like, sometime when he's having a rally you guys should come and play. I was like, all right. That'll never happen."

But as the Sanders campaign was pulling together its quickly-arranged rally at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, King got a phone call.

"He called me yesterday and we talked, and he's like can you come do this rally tomorrow," King said.

The band spent six hours figuring out the logistics of the show, and on Monday evening played a punchy, high-energy set as a cheering crowd swelled in size.

The performance was pro-bono, King said - and he wouldn't have it any other way.

"I've donated money to his campaign," he said. "I wouldn't want to take it all back."

Attorney Joseph Cammarata won't characterize his questions to Camille Cosby, who spent about 2½ hours answering questions at a downtown Springfield, Massachusetts hotel on Monday. But Cammarata says she was in a unique position to know a lot about Bill Cosby, who faces a defamation lawsuit brought against him by seven women who say he sexually assaulted them.

By DENISE LAVOIE
AP Legal Affairs Writer

SPRINGFIELD -- Bill Cosby's wife, who has publicly stood by him as he faces dozens of sexual-assault allegations, was deposed Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers and agreed to return next month to answer even more questions under oath.

The deposition, believed to be the first Camille Cosby has given since dozens of women came forward to accuse her husband of sexual assault, was given under heavy security at the Springfield Marriott hotel.

Camille Cosby and her lawyers met with lawyers for the seven women suing her husband for about seven or eight hours Monday. A lawyer for the women, Josepha Cammarata, said she spent about 21/2 hours answering questions and the rest of the time was a back and forth between lawyers on what she could or should answer. He said a judge had to be contacted twice.

Cammarata wouldn't characterize his questions to Camille Cosby, but he said she was in a unique position to know a lot about Bill Cosby because she has been married to him for 52 years and has been his business manager.

"She's his wife," he said. "She has the ability to live with him, be with him ... understand who he associates with."

Camille Cosby deposed in Springfield hotel

When asked afterward about her demeanor under questioning, he replied, "She was someone that was reserved, and I got the sense she really didn't want to be there."

Her lawyers, who had tried to block the deposition, had no comment. She continues the deposition on March 14, but the location hasn't been determined.

After numerous women went public with sexual-assault allegations against Bill Cosby, Camille Cosby issued a supportive statement, calling him "a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend."

"He is the man you thought you knew," she said in December 2014.

She also suggested that her husband, not the women, was the party being harmed.
"None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim," she said. "But the question should be asked -- who is the victim?"

Lawyers for the Bill Cosby, 78, and Camille Cosby, 71, have argued that she does not have any information on the accuracy of the women's claims and that her conversations with him are confidential under the state marital disqualification rule.

The Cosbys have a home in Shelburne Falls, about an hour's drive from Springfield, where the lawsuit, seeking unspecified damages, was filed. They have five children, one of them deceased.

National media descends on Springfield awaiting arrival of Bill Cosby's wife

The plaintiffs in the defamation case are among about 50 who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct.

In December, Bill Cosby, who played Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992, was charged in Pennsylvania with drugging and sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He has pleaded not guilty. This month, a judge denied a motion by his lawyers to dismiss the charges. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 8.

Cosby's lawyers have said in court papers the deposition is "nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to pressure (the) defendant in the face of subjecting his wife to the shame and embarrassment of responding to questions about his alleged infidelities and sexual misconduct."

MassLive was on campus Monday evening, speaking to members of Sanders' most dedicated support base: young voters and college students. Watch video

Thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters packed the University of Massachusetts Amherst's William D. Mullins Memorial Center Monday afternoon, as the Vermont senator began a late push ahead of the state's March 1 Democratic primary.

MassLive was on campus, speaking to members of Sanders' most dedicated support base: young voters and college students.

In 2008, Hillary Clinton took Massachusetts with 56 percent of the vote, against another unexpectedly potent challenger, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Obama and Sanders differ as candidates in their age, experience and political leanings, but are similar in one respect: the extent to which the youth vote is powering their candidacies.

Clinton carried the Bay State easily, but Obama drew nearly even among voters 18-29, according to CNN exit polls. For this year's race, an Emerson College poll from Feb. 19-21 found that Sanders and Clinton are in a dead heat, with Sanders winning the 18-34 group by 24 points and Clinton carrying voters 55 and above.

The race is also divided on gender lines, according to the Emerson poll; 60 percent of men said they would support Sanders, and 56 percent of women indicated support for Clinton.

In interviews, UMass Amherst students voiced excitement to be participating in what is, for many of them, their first presidential election. Check out the video interviews above.

Just one week before Massachusetts voters are set to weigh-in on the presidential primary, Bernie Sanders touted his Democratic White House campaign's momentum and predicted it will continue in the Bay State. Watch video

AMHERST -- Just one week before Massachusetts voters are set to weigh in on the presidential primaries, Bernie Sanders touted his Democratic White House campaign's momentum and predicted it will continue in the Bay State.

Addressing thousands of supporters who crowded the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Mullins Center for a Monday evening rally, the Vermont senator said while many had previously written off his White House bid, he now ties former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in pledged delegates.

"When we began this campaign, we were at 3 percent in the polls. We have come a long way in nine months," he said. "In fact, one of the recent polls actually has us nationally in the lead."

Heading into so-called "Super Tuesday," where Massachusetts and voters in nearly a dozen other states will cast ballots in the 2016 contest, Sanders predicted that his campaign will continue making gains.

"On Tuesday, March 1, we're going to make history here in Massachusetts," he told supporters. "This great state is going to help me and our nation forward toward a political revolution."

Holyoke City Councilor 'extremely honored' to introduce Sanders

The Vermont senator touted his support for policies like paid family medical leave, universal health care, criminal justice overhauls and Wall Street reform - all of which received loud applause from supporters.

His call for free public higher education and proposals to address student loan debt also garnered large cheers from the crowd, which largely comprised UMass students.

Sanders, who preceded the rally with a Boston news conference contrasting himself against his Democratic rival, continued to take jabs at Clinton - who polls suggest is running neck-and-neck with him in Massachusetts.

The Vermont senator, who come out against contributions from large corporate interests, pointed to the former secretary of state's political fundraising as an example of how they differ.

Arguing that she has bolstered her White House run with Super PACs, including one that recently reported raising $25 million from "powerful special interests" - $15 million of which came from Wall Street - Sanders questioned how such funds can't influence a candidate.

"Now, I know that every candidate who has ever received special interest money always says that the millions of dollars they received will never influence them. Never, never, never," he said. "Well, the American people need to ask a very simple question: If these contributions from powerful special interests have no influence over the candidate why are they making these huge contributions? Maybe they're just dummies and they want to throw their money away; I don't think so."

Further alluding to criticism he has received from Clinton for "thinking too boldly" when it comes to health care, Sanders contended that he doesn't see universal coverage as being that radical of idea, when other major countries have adopted such policies.

"It seems to me that the time is now that we summon the courage to take on the drug companies, take on the insurance companies and make it clear that health care is a right of all people not a privilege," he said, as echoing his call for a "political revolution."

Sanders, meanwhile, offered kind words for U.S Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who has refrained from making an endorsement in the Democratic presidential race.

"Thank you for sending Elizabeth to the Senate," he said, pointing to the attention she as brought to what he called the "rigged economy."

Sanders, in Boston, attacks Hillary Clinton on free trade, campaign finance

Sanders' campaign, which previously stopped at the campus in early January, has placed a large focus on Massachusetts - one of two states a Public Policy Polling survey projects the senator to do well in on March 1.

In addition to opening campaign offices across the state, the Vermont senator, who rallied supporters at the MassMutual Center in October, has recently spent more than $116,000 on a Western Massachusetts television ad buy, as well as deployed surrogates Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield - the co-founders of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream - to promote his message across Massachusetts.

Indexes in Europe and Asia also rose as investors hoped for stimulus to strengthen the economies of those regions and boost sales of energy, building materials and other goods.

By MARLEY JAY

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks jumped Monday as the price of oil surged again, lifting energy stocks as well as mining and chemicals companies. Indexes in Europe and Asia also rose as investors hoped for stimulus to strengthen the economies of those regions and boost sales of energy, building materials and other goods.

The price of U.S. oil rose more than 6 percent after a group of oil-importing countries said energy stockpiles will grow at a slower pace. Metals companies Alcoa and Freeport-McMoRan climbed as investors hoped a stronger global economy will mean greater demand for their products. Amazon led a rally in consumer stocks.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 228.67 points, or 1.4 percent, to 16,620.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 27.72 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,945.50. The Nasdaq composite index added 66.18 points, or 1.5 percent, to 4,570.61.

This year stocks have moved up and down with the price of oil, which means they have mostly gone down. On Monday the International Energy Agency that it doesn't expect oil prices to recover significantly until 2017, but it expects slower growth in global supplies.

Benchmark U.S. crude climbed $1.84, or 6.2 percent, to $31.48 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, rose $1.68, or 5.1 percent, to $34.69 a barrel in London. The price of wholesale gasoline increased almost 6 percent and heating oil rose 3 percent.

Chevron gained $2.32, or 2.7 percent, to $88.82 and Marathon Oil added 76 cents, or 11.3 percent, to $7.49.

"Stock market prices and oil prices have been tracking each other like a shadow through the first part of the year," said Michael Scanlon, managing director and portfolio manager for John Hancock Asset Management.

Scanlon said that usually doesn't happen for long stretches. He that when oil prices fall, investors get tend to get concerned about the health of the global economy, and when prices rise, they are reassured.

Last week was the best of the year for the major U.S. indexes, and Monday's gains bought the Dow and the S&P 500 to their highest levels since Jan. 6. Still, both indexes are down almost 5 percent this year.

Chemicals and mining companies have also struggled as investors worried that the global economy is losing steam. Those stocks climbed Monday, with aluminum producer Alcoa up $1.03, or 13.2 percent, to $8.91. That was its biggest one-day gain in almost seven years. Metals producer and oil and gas company Freeport-McMoran added $1.01, or 14.6 percent, to $7.93. Freeport-McMoran stock has nearly doubled in value since mid-January, when it hit its lowest price in a decade.

Finance ministers from the Group of 20, an organization of wealthy and developing economies, is also meeting this week, and investors hope that will lead to moves that strengthen the world economy.

Quincy Krosby, a market strategist with Prudential Financial, said investors are hoping the governments of Japan and China as well as European leaders will increase spending, leading to higher demand for commodities like metals and chemicals.

"Expectations are that we will see more fiscal stimulus," she said. Krosby said investors are also in a buying mood because they feel more certain that the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates next month.

Consumer stocks made large gains. The biggest went to e-commerce company Amazon, which said Monday that shoppers who are not members of its Prime loyalty program will have to make larger orders to get free shipping. The move could push more shoppers to sign up for a $99-a-year Prime membership. Its stock climbed $24.60, or 4.6 percent, to $559.50.
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Starbucks, too, rose after making changes to its customer rewards program. The coffee chain said shoppers who spend less money won't get as many freebies. Its stock added $1.20, or 2.1 percent, to $58.87.

Lumber Liquidators plunged $2.81, or 19.8 percent, to $11.40 after the U.S. government said people exposed to some types of its laminate flooring were three times as likely to get cancer as it had originally predicted. Lumber Liquidators has plunged 80 percent over the last year after CBS's news show "60 Minutes" reported that those floors contain high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde.

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Health insurers UnitedHealth and Humana climbed after a government analysis suggested that payments rates for a key type of health plan will be better than expected. The update concerns Medicare Advantage plans, which are privately-run versions of the government's Medicare program for people who are over 65 or disabled. UnitedHealth gained $3.59, or 3.1 percent, to $121.27 and Humana added $6.41, or 3.9 percent, to $171.75.

Food service company Sysco Corp. said it will buy Europe's Brakes Group for $3.1 billion. Last year Sysco gave up on an effort to buy U.S. Foods for $3.35 billion after the Federal Trade Commission opposed the deal. Sysco gave up $2.20, or 4.9 percent, to $42.79.

The pound fell 1.5 percent as London Mayor Boris Johnson said he believes Britain should leave the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron wants to keep the country within the 28-nation bloc, and voters will hold a referendum in June.

Analysts say the "stay" campaign is still likely to win, but the prospect of prolonged uncertainty is unnerving some investors.

Overseas, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Send both rose 0.9 percent. Germany's DAX gained 2 percent and France's CAC-40 added 1.8 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.5 percent.

Bond prices didn't move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 1.75 percent. The euro fell to $1.1026 from $1.1135 late Friday and the dollar rose to 112.83 yen from 112.56 yen.

Gold fell $20.70 to $1,210.10 an ounce, silver lost 19 cents to $15.18 an ounce and copper rose four cents to $2.12 a pound.

In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline rose 4 cents to $1 a gallon and heating oil added 3 cents to $1.06 a gallon. Natural gas inched up 2 cents to $1.82 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Complete coverage of the Kalamazoo, Michigan, mass shootings on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Watch video

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A gunman randomly stalked victims in a shooting rampage here on Saturday night, Feb. 20, leaving six people dead and two others critically injured.

Here's what we know about the shooting spree and its aftermath. We will continue to update this post as the story develops.

THE VICTIMS

Tiana Carruthers was shot multiple times in a parking lot at Meadows Townhomes in Richland Township. She was hospitalized in critical condition.

Tyler Smith, 17, and his father, Rich Smith, of Mattawan, were killed at the Seelye Automotive car lot on Stadium Drive.

Mary Jo Nye, 60, Dorothy Brown, 74, Barbara Hawthorne, 68, all of Battle Creek, and Mary Lou Nye, 62, of Baroda, were fatally shot in the Cracker Barrel parking lot on 9th Street near I-94. A 14-year-old girl who was also shot there is clinging to life, police said. Her name as not been released.

* Mass shooting victim Barbara Hawthorne loved theater, music

* Girl witnessed killings of boyfriend, his father in Kalamazoo shooting spree

* Wife and mother of Kalamazoo mass shooting victims pours out heartache

* Kalamazoo mass shooting victim 'fighting for life,' parents say

* Girl shot in Kalamazoo shooting spree came through surgery 'pretty well'

* Kalamazoo mass shooting victim pronounced dead, then squeezed her mother's hand

* Shooting victim Tyler Smith: 'He's such a great kid,' school leader says

'Miss Mary,' Kalamazoo mass shooting victim and daycare worker, mourned

* 2 Kalamazoo shooting victims were sisters-in-law, friends, college roommates

* Kalamazoo mass shooting victim Dorothy Brown, 74: 'A sweet, sweet old lady'

* Retired Battle Creek teacher among victims in Kalamazoo mass shooting

Kalamazoo mass shootings: How 'heinous' events unfolded and left 6 dead

THE SUSPECT

Jason Brian Dalton, 45, was arrested without incident in connection with the shootings early Sunday, Feb. 21, leaving a bar in downtown Kalamazoo. He will be arraigned Monday, Feb. 22. Police said Dalton was believed to have acted alone and, once he was in custody, announced there was no longer a threat to public safety.

* Gun shop owner describes recent purchase by Jason Dalton

* Shooting spree suspect stoic at arraignment on 6 murder charges

* Kalamazoo mass shooting suspect admitted 'he took people's lives'

* Jason Dalton: 5 things to know about alleged Kalamazoo shooter

* Kalamazoo shooting spree suspect's wife, 2 children are safe, police say

* Neighbor of mass shooting suspect: 'He just didn't seem like that kind of guy'

THE TIMELINE

The apparently random shooting spree began at 5:42 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. A second shooting occurred, killing two, at 10:08 p.m. The third shooting, killing four, happened at 10:24 p.m. The suspect was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21.

* Kalamazoo gunman snuck up on father and son car shopping

* Kalamazoo mass shooting suspect fired 30-plus rounds at his 8 victims

* 'More people would have died,' prosecutor says of arrest that ended Kalamazoo shooting spree

* Eyewitness describes arrest of Kalamazoo's mass murder suspect

Kalamazoo shooting spree map: How a tragedy unfolded

THE UBER CONNECTION

The suspect, Jason Dalton, is a driver-partner with Uber who had passed a background check. Riders have reported traveling with him between the fatal shooting incidents.

* Shooting suspect won top ratings from his Uber riders

* Uber defends background checks, lack of 'panic button' on apps

* Uber rider describes family's brush with 'Cold-blooded murderer'

* Uber's PR nightmare after Kalamazoo shootings

* 'You aren't the shooter, are you?' Uber rider asks mass shooting suspect

* Man says he rode Uber with suspect amid Kalamazoo mass shootings

* Kalamazoo mass shooting suspect was Uber driver

THE COMMUNITY MOURNS

* Kalamazoo remembers shooting victims at vigil: 'Our world has become a little smaller'

* Healing, not hatred: Kalamazoo shooting prayer service focuses on community

* Workers 'heartbroken' at sites of Kalamazoo shooting spree

THE BIG PICTURE

This was the 42nd mass shooting (four or more victims, including shooter) this year, according to the Washington Post. It was the worst mass shooting in Michigan since July 7, 2011, when Rodrick Dantzler killed seven in Grand Rapids before taking hostages and turning the gun on himself.

* President Obama offers condolences in call to Kalamazoo officials

* Kalamazoo murder spree deadliest in Michigan since 7 killed in 2011

* Kalamazoo was 42nd mass shooting this year

* Kalamazoo mass murders 'totally unprovoked, random acts of violence'

THE GUN DEBATE

* 'Keep guns out of dangerous hands,' advocate says after Kalamazoo killing spree

* Time to ban gun sales until we find a way to keep them out of wrong hands

Mayor Domenic Sarno has released preliminary data on police complaints reviewed by the city's Community Police Hearing Board.

Mayor Domenic Sarno has released preliminary data on police complaints reviewed by Springfield's Community Police Hearing Board and pledged to update how the city publicizes the findings, following delays in the release of the board's mandated report.

The city's legal department has taken nearly two years to release the Community Police Hearing Board's 'annual' report, due to what City Solicitor Ed Pikula has described as a shortage of man power. The delay was reported last month by MassLive, with Pikula saying he planned to release statistics from both 2014 and 2015 sometime this year.

In a press release issued Monday afternoon, Sarno released initial data from the past two years, and said he expects to have the full report released in March. He commended the board for being an effective tool for public accountability.

"Since the creation of the Board, its civilian members have reviewed every single complaint made by any person, whether or not that person is a victim of, or witness to, an incident and has sat as an independent and non-police mayoral agency empowered to receive and hear complaints, make findings and recommend action to the Police Commissioner on complaints against Springfield police officers which allege the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or the use of offensive language," Sarno said in a statement. "The statistics show CPHB is helping to ensure that all complaints are investigated thoroughly and fairly and has prohibited any complaint from being 'swept under the rug'. In addition, the recommendations of the CPHB provide the Police Commissioner with a community perspective,"

The Community Police Hearing Board, established by the executive order of Sarno in 2010, is required to "publicly disseminate" notice of complaints against officers reviewed by the board. But no statistics on the number of cases heard, the type of incidents alleged or whether those complaints were sustained have been released since March of 2014.

The board is has no administrative staff of its own and is reliant on the city's legal department to prepare its report, which is scrubbed of officers' names and other identifying information due to a requirement that disciplinary proceedings remain confidential unless an officer agrees to make them public.

In his statement, Sarno said he plans to revise his executive order to ensure the board meets requirements for public disclosure, which include a quarterly public notice of its cases that has never been implemented.

For the first time, that may include the publication of police complaint statistics online, Sarno said.

"I have asked City Solicitor Pikula to draft a revision of the current Executive Order, with the cooperation of Police Commissioner John Barbieri and City Clerk Anthony Wilson, to facilitate the use of the Police Department's Crime Analysis Bureau to gather the statistics from the CPHB, instead of Citistat as originally required, and for the statistics to be reported to City Clerk Anthony Wilson so that he can post them on the City's website in accordance with the requirements of the Executive Order," Sarno said in the statement. "In addition, I have asked that the Law Department continue to report police misconduct cases to the CPHB on an annual basis and that these statistics continue to be reported with each Annual Report as has been the practice. With these changes, the form of civilian oversight will continue to evolve in the Springfield Police Department."

The seven-member Community Police Hearing Board was created in 2010 and replaced former Mayor Charles Ryan's Community Complaint Review Board, which lacked the current board's subpoena powers. All its members are appointed by Sarno.

The preliminary statistics show some year-to-year changes in how the Springfield Police Department has interacted with the city's public.

In 2014, there were 186,220 calls for service, 4,196 arrests and 96 civilian complaints filed. Last year, calls for service dipped to 141,521, arrests stayed steady with 4,205 and complaints dropped to 76.

The number of complaints resulting in retraining, suspension, or other form of discipline jumped, however, from 12 in 2014 to 35 in 2015. Barbieri accepted nearly all the hearing board's recommendations, except in a few cases: four recommendations were not accepted in 2014, and two in 2015.

The initial numbers do not break down the severity of the complaints, or how many of the sustained complaints led to retrainings or more serious forms of discipline.

In 2013, the 92 complaints were reviewed and eight sustained, according to that year's report.

A four-year-old boy found wandering around Blue Hill Avenue by Gaston Street in Roxbury overnight said he had left his house with a craving for a snack.

A digest of news stories from around New England.

Holyoke Soup is billed as a "dinner celebrating creative projects in Holyoke," with attendees paying a small fee for dinner and then voting on pitches from entrepreneurs.

HOLYOKE -- An event called Holyoke Soup will be held Wednesday where entrepreneurs, business people and others with ideas can pitch presentations -- and one will go home with money to try to make it happen.

Holyoke Soup -- "a dinner celebrating creative projects in Holyoke" -- will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at The Waterfront, 920 Main St.

"For $5 minimum donation, attendees receive soup, salad, bread and hear four presentations ranging from business ideas, urban agriculture, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology and much more," the Facebook posting for the event said.

"After hearing the four ideas attendees will vote for the project they like best. The project with the most votes goes home with all of the money raised to carry out their project," the posting said.

"Winners come back to a future Soup dinner to inform their community on their project's progress," the posting said.

A program known as SPARK Holyoke is organizing Holyoke Soup. SPARK -- Stimulating Potential, Accessing Resource Knowledge -- began last year. The program is part of a larger program in the state known as Working Cities Challenge led by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Holyoke has a $250,000 grant for the program's three years. Farid Khelfaoui is executive director of SPARK Holyoke.

"Tomorrow is our first Holyoke Soup," the Facebook listing said. "All ages are welcome to attend! $5 donations (or more) at the door, cash only. We look forward to seeing you there."

According to the Facebook page, Detroit is one place where such "soup" events have been held.

Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice's sudden death, according to a letter from the Supreme Court's doctor.

DALLAS -- Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice's sudden death, according to a letter from the Supreme Court's doctor.

Presidio County District Attorney Rod Ponton cited the letter Tuesday when he told The Associated Press there was nothing suspicious about the Feb. 13 death of the 79-year-old jurist. He said the long list of health problems made an autopsy unnecessary.

Ponton had a copy of a letter from Rear Adm. Brian P. Monahan, the attending physician for members of Congress and the Supreme Court. The letter was to Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara, who conducted a death inquiry by phone and certified Scalia's death.

The letter dated Feb. 16 said Scalia's many "significant medical conditions led to his death," Ponton said.

In the letter, Monahan listed more than a half-dozen ailments, including sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high blood pressure. Scalia also was a smoker, the letter said.

Ponton declined to provide a copy of the letter, saying an open-records request must be made to Guevara, who did not respond to a phone message Tuesday.

The AP filed a records request with the judge last week, but she did not provide the letter or respond to a reporter's phone message Tuesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services has declined to release a copy of the death certificate.

Scalia was found dead in his bed at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, not far from the Mexico border, where he had gone on a hunting trip.

Guevara, who as county judge is the top administrator in the area, previously said she conferred by phone with Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez and a U.S. marshal before certifying the death. On the day Scalia died, she also conferred with Monahan by phone before determining the cause of death.

Scalia's death "was handled in a similar fashion as the cases of other elderly people who have died in Presidio County," Ponton said.

In rural Texas, justices of the peace investigate deaths, among other duties, but the two justices in the region were out of town and unavailable. Guevara was also out of town, more than 60 miles away, but agreed to conduct the death inquiry by phone.

The Supreme Court does not provide regular reports about the justices' health. It is left to each court member to decide how much to make public about medical conditions.

Some justices, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, have released detailed reports of hospital stays and surgeries. The Supreme Court's press office could find just one release in 29 years pertaining to Scalia's health, a report of surgery in 2003 to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.

Precipitation will continue to fall Tuesday evening into Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD -- Precipitation will continue to fall Tuesday evening into Wednesday. 

The National Weather Service reports rain, snow and sleet will fall in Springfield and Worcester until after midnight. Rain is expected for several hours overnight and in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Areas of Western Massachusetts may see fog after 4 a.m. on Wednesday. 

Central Massachusetts may see freezing rain early Wednesday morning until noon then rain until 3 p.m.

Boston is expected to be hit with rain and snow until 2 a.m. then rain in the early hours of Wednesday morning followed by areas of fog. 

The low Tuesday evening will be around 29 degrees in Worcester, 32 in Springfield, 33 in Boston. 

The high Wednesday will be 38 degrees in Boston, 36 in Springfield and 34 in Worcester. 

Traffic slowed to a crawl near Exit 24 in the southbound lane of I-91 in Whately on Tuesday evening.

WHATELY — A car crash in the southbound lane of I-91 near the Deerfield-Whatley border was causing delays on Tuesday evening.

At least two Massachusetts State Police cruisers responded to the crash, which happened around 7:15 p.m. near the Whately Diner and Exit 24.

A pickup truck crashed into a guardrail and appeared to be stuck on the barrier. A tow truck was trying to free the vehicle from the guardrail.

The crash happened in the left lane, causing traffic to slow to a crawl as drivers moved into the right lane. Slick road conditions were reported at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation.

There was no immediate word on any injuries.

As has happened multiple times this year, stocks fell in tandem with energy prices.

By KEN SWEET

NEW YORK -- Stocks fell broadly on Tuesday as commodity prices retreated. Crude oil sank more than 4 percent. Investors remained worried about growth in China as the country cut the value of its currency against the dollar yet again.

Investors were also discouraged by a report showing that consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in seven months.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 188.88 points, or 1.1 percent, to 16,431.78. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 24.23 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,921.27 and the Nasdaq composite fell 67.02 points, or 1.5 percent, to 4,503.58.

As has happened multiple times this year, stocks fell in tandem with energy prices.

Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Tuesday that production cuts to boost oil prices won't work, and said the world's oil market should be allowed to work even if that forces some operators out of business. He also said he expects oil prices to remain low for some time.

Crude oil fell $1.52, or 4.6 percent, to $31.87 a barrel while Brent crude, which is used to price oils internationally, fell $1.42, or 4.1 percent, to $33.27 a barrel in London.

Energy stocks fell far more than the rest of the market, with the energy component of the S&P 500 dropping 3.2 percent.

It's not uncommon to see stocks give up some of their gains after a strong multi-day like the one that happened last week, but traders say the mood in the market is still cautious. They note that trading volume has been far lighter on days the market has risen and heavier on days it has fallen. That suggests there is more interest among investors in getting out of stocks than there is in getting in to them.

"We aren't seeing the buying interest that you would usually see in a major upward swing in the markets," said Ryan Larson, head of U.S. equity trading at RBC Global Asset Management. "Although we have come off the bottom, it's still quite volatile out there."

Investors were also still watching developments out of China, where the People's Bank of China announced it had cut its daily rate between the yuan and the dollar more than expected. The weakening yuan was a major cause of market turmoil in August 2015 as investors worried that it signaled a slowdown in China's economy.

Here in the U.S., a report from the Conference Board showed U.S. consumer confidence fell to 92.2 in February, down sharply from a reading of 97.8 in January and the lowest level since July. Consumers expressed worries about deteriorating business conditions and turbulence in the financial markets for their drop in confidence.

Among individual companies, Fitbit, a maker of wearable fitness trackers, fell $3.44, or 21 percent, to $13.08 after the company issued a weak forecast for 2016.

Dow member United Technologies lost 77 cents, or 1 percent, to $91.60 after the company rejected a merger offer from Honeywell.

U.S. government bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged down to 1.72 percent from 1.75 percent a day earlier. The dollar fell to 112.06 yen from 112.83 yen while the euro weakened to $1.1009 from $1.1026.

In other energy prices, heating oil fell 3.3 cents to $1.022 a gallon, wholesale gasoline fell 3.4 cents to 96.6 cents and natural gas fell 3.9 cents to $1.782 per thousand cubic feet.

Precious and industrial metals futures ended mixed. Gold rose $12.50 to $1,222.60 an ounce, silver rose six cents to $15.24 an ounce and copper slipped a penny to $2.11 a pound.

At least two people are dead and dozens of school districts have canceled classes Wednesday as tornadoes and thunderstorms moved across the southern United States Tuesday night.

At least two people are dead and dozens of school districts have canceled classes Wednesday as tornadoes and thunderstorms moved across the southern United States Tuesday night. A tornado was seen near the New Orleans airport, and the governors of Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency.

Visit this page for continuing updates on the severe weather sweeping across the South.

Gov. Charlie Baker held to his talking points on Tuesday when challenged over his fundraising to support a slate of candidates the governor has chosen to endorse in the upcoming Republican State Committee elections. Watch video

by MATT MURPHY

Gov. Charlie Baker held to his talking points on Tuesday when challenged over his fundraising to support a slate of candidates the governor has chosen to endorse in the upcoming Republican State Committee elections.

Baker's move to try to shape the makeup of his party's governing apparatus has drawn the ire of many conservatives who the governor has chosen not to back in what is being viewed as an attempt to shift the state committee to the ideological center.

In support of that cause, the Boston Globe's Frank Phillips reported Monday that Baker has raised more than $300,000 from undisclosed donors and is exempt from reporting the sources of those funds because state campaign finance disclosure rules do not govern intraparty contests.

Baker defended the level of transparency around the donations when asked on Tuesday after an event at the State House.

"We follow all the rules, Frank, and as you know we follow all the rules. There are candidates out there running for state committee who are raising there own money, there are candidates out there running for state committee on both sides who are raising money, and everybody I anticipate is following the rules," Baker said.

Pressed repeatedly over whether he should "break the rules" and air on the side of full disclosure, Baker again said, "We're playing by all the rules."

Baker also denied talking money from corporations, but would not say whether he has raised money from corporate executives whose companies may be regulated by the state.

"We're not raising money from companies at all. To the best of my knowledge, nobody's raising money from companies," he said.

A 16-year-old in a Subaru pulled into oncoming traffic while passing another motorist, forcing the driver of a logging truck to run off the road and lose his load, police said.

WALLINGFORD, Vt. — A logging truck lost a full load of logs after swerving to avoid a head-on collision with a teenage driver who suddenly entered his lane on Tuesday afternoon, according to Vermont State Police officials.

No one was seriously injured in the 1:40 p.m. crash, which remains under investigation.

William Stearns was southbound in a Subaru Outback when he tried to pass a vehicle as it turned from Vermont Route 103 onto another road in Wallingford, police said. As the 16-year-old Proctorsville, Vermont, resident passed the car, he entered the northbound lane and straight toward a fully loaded log truck driven by 32-year-old Matthew Johnson of Putney, Vermont, police said.

Johnson tried to avoid Stearns by locking up his brakes and pulling onto the northbound shoulder, police said. But Stearns also steered into the shoulder area, causing the two vehicles to collide, police said. The log truck went off the east side of the roadway and flipped onto its passenger side, dropping its load of logs, according to authorities.

Both vehicles sustained severe front-end damage, but neither driver reported any serious injuries and declined transportation to the hospital, police said.

Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to the scene. Officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles and members of the Wallingford Fire Department, Mount Holly Fire Department, and Wallingford First Response and Regional Ambulance Service also responded.

Authorities trying to rescue a family begging for help after their 26-year-old son opened fire in their Phoenix home arrived to a chaotic crime scene they could not prepare for.

PHOENIX -- Authorities trying to rescue a family begging for help after their 26-year-old son opened fire in their Phoenix home arrived to a chaotic crime scene they could not prepare for.

The shooter ignited a raging fire and was still inside. Officers donned breathing gear, grabbed fire hoses and ran in, hoping to save lives. They pulled out two victims, but they had to make a hasty retreat as bullets flew their way.

The violence played out in a cul-de-sac of quiet, suburban family homes Tuesday morning. Authorities eventually found Vic Buckner, 50, Kimberly Buckner, 49, and their 18-year-old daughter, Kaitlin Buckner, who were all pronounced dead. A 6-year-old daughter, Emma, later died at a hospital.

The shooter was the couple's son, Alex Arthur Buckner, who was fatally shot by police, Sgt. Trent Crump said.

Three officers were treated for smoke inhalation.

The chaos woke up residents in surrounding houses, forcing some to evacuate just before dawn.

Yolanda Strayhand, who lives behind the burned home, said her elderly mother woke her up after hearing gunfire. Strayhand went outside and said her front yard looked like a movie scene, with lights and noise from several fire engines, SWAT officers and a helicopter.

"We were approached by a lady firefighter who said, 'There's a live shooter,' " Strayhand said.

She got a glimpse of the back of the home engulfed in flames.

"Every room on the top floor was lit, and they were pointing guns toward the basement," she said.

An officer came by and told her to leave. Strayhand gathered clothes, medications and her mother's walker, and they both walked down the street.

The ordeal began shortly before 5 a.m. when Kaitlin Buckner called 911, pleading for help and saying that her brother had shot her, Crump said. The first officers on scene ran into the burning house because they felt they had to act quickly.

"You have people that need you to come and rescue them, and you now have not only a fire, but somebody who's also firing a gun in there," the police sergeant said.

Authorities pulled out two victims, then a tactical team stormed in 45 minutes later when the gunfire stopped and shot the gunman, Crump said.

Officers were looking for the rest of the victims, but they had to leave because the fire reignited in the attic, sending flames through a ceiling. They took Alex Buckner's body with them.

After the fire was extinguished, they found the other victims.

Investigators will likely be gathering evidence at the burned home into the night, Crump said. The police have no record of ever having been called to the house.

A next-door neighbor said the family had lived in the home for about two years after moving from Oklahoma. James Graham said he was not close to his neighbors, but they chatted occasionally and never mentioned any problems.

Family members told investigators that Alex Buckner, who lived in the home, had received treatment in Oklahoma for drug abuse.

"They knew that there was some drug abuse in the past," Crump said. "They didn't suspect this now and this was completely out of character and they did not see this coming."

All the victims had gunshot wounds, but a medical examiner will determine their causes of death, authorities said.

Police said they believe the gun used belonged to Vic Buckner.

Sammie Evans, who lives across the street, said Emma Buckner was learning how to write and would show Evans notes she had written. They would chat a bit before the girl went back to her house.

"I used to call her Miss America. She was so sweet," Evans said.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was at the scene after crews tamped down the fire.

"This is what heroes look like," he said of police and firefighters. "Their professionalism and their heroism under the worst possible conditions has truly blown me away."

Trump sent a letter to the state Republican Party complaining that an unnamed Cruz backer was quoted in The Wall Street Journal advising caucus-goers to bring their cell phones and videotape the proceedings Tuesday evening. Past Nevada Republican caucuses have been roiled by allegations of improper behavior.

NEVADA -- Members of the Culinary Union were planning to protest in front of Trump Hotel Las Vegas while Nevada voters weigh in on the resort's polarizing namesake.

Culinary Union, the casino workers union, is staging a rally from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, at the same time as Nevada's Republican caucus. Donald Trump is expected to do well in the contest.

The union wants to represent the hotel's workers, but the hotel is objecting to a recent union vote.

Culinary officials say the hotel's management wants to draw the matter out in a lengthy legal battle, and point out that candidate Donald Trump made a deal with his employees in Canada.

Meanwhile, Trump and Nevada Republicans are warning that it's improper to videotape Tuesday night's GOP caucuses.

Trump sent a letter to the state Republican Party complaining that an unnamed Cruz backer was quoted in The Wall Street Journal advising caucus-goers to bring their cell phones and videotape the proceedings Tuesday evening. Past Nevada Republican caucuses have been roiled by allegations of improper behavior.

Nevada Republicans responded by confirming that it is against party rules to record the caucus proceedings.

"The Nevada Republican Party is committed to assuring the caucusing process is free from intimidation, threats or nefarious activity of any kind," the party said in a statement.

There were early reports on Twitter of loose ballots and vote counters wearing clothing supporting a candidate.