Pizza Shop Owner Faces Hefty Pot Charge, Tufts Students Return, Power Back in Medford

A local pizza shop owner faces a drug trafficking charge after police caught him with over $750,000 worth of marijuana, prosecutors said. Nikita Yanakopulos, 34, of Medford was arrested on Boston Street in Everett on Aug. 26 after investigators watched him load boxes full of marijuana into the back of his pick-up truck, according to a press release from district attorney Gerry Leone. Yanakopulos is the owner of Pinky's Famous Pizza on Main Street.

Power Back: Power knocked out by Irene was entirely restored in Medford by Wednesday afternoon, according to National Grid. Just under 100,000 National Grid customers around the state were still without power Wednesday afternoon.

A Clear Forecast: Today through the Labor Day weekend, temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70s to low 80s with partly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service.

With back to school just around the corner, local parents share their tips on how to get kids out the door on time. Share yours.

Tufts is Back: Those in the Hillside can tell - Tufts students have returned to campus. The university welcomed the class of 2015 in a Matriculation Day ceremony Wednesday afternoon.