Bella Bond's Mother Held on $1M, Dramatic Truck Fire, and More: Nearby News

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Stories worth talking about tonight:

Rachelle Bond Held on $1M Bail In Connection With Toddler’s Murder

The mother of a young girl found dead on a Deer Island beach in June has been held on $1 million bail as an alleged accomplice to the toddler’s murder.

Rachelle Bond was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Wednesday morning on a charge of accessory after the fact of the two-year-old Bella’s murder. Rachelle Bond’s boyfriend,Michael McCarthy has been charged with murder.

Also worth a look today:

VIDEO: Truck Fire Closes Portion of Route 495

• The Massachusetts State Police reports that a truck fire on the highway in Milford shut down portions of the road.

Malden Firefighter Pulls Firefighter From Burning Building

• A tense situation unfolded early on in Wednesday morning’s three-alarm house fire off Route 1: Three firefighters were trapped, and running out of oxygen.

Boston Man Guilty of Killing Teenager

• Johnnie Bonnie, of Jamaica Plain, pleads guilty to shooting a 17-year-old in the head outside a party on Boston’s South End.

Two Heroin Distributors Arrested for Drug Trafficking

• Two Lawrence men face charges. Officers seized approximately 23 grams of heroin during the arrests.

More headlines:

Stoughton Man Charged with Leaving Crash While Intoxicated

Local Officers, Firefighters Save Swans from Icy Grave

Wegmans Recalls More Than 1,100 Pounds of Chicken

Supplier to Walmart Recalls 89,000 Pounds of Beef

Philip Chism Returns to Court Thursday

Help Police Find Missing 45-year-old Woman