Kirsten Glavin is a two-time Emmy-nominated, award winning reporter for NBC10 Boston and NECN.
She joined the team in September of 2021, arriving from WFXT-TV in Boston, where she reported for two years.
Before coming to Boston, Kirsten worked at WSPA-TV in Greenville, South Carolina, WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and KETK-TV in Tyler, Texas.
Kirsten is a Massachusetts native, having grown up in Grafton and on Cape Cod. She is a Boston University graduate with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Outside of news, Kirsten enjoys running, fishing, and checking out historic lighthouses across New England. Have a recommendation? Send her a message!
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Parents want answers after armed man arrested at Stoneham elementary school
Concerned parents met at an elementary school in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Thursday night after police caught an armed man who was previously registered as a sex offender on school grounds. Parents say they weren’t notified about the incident until days after when their superintendent sent out an email. James McCarty was caught with two knives while walking the grounds of...
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Prosecutors ask judge to keep protesters, ‘Free Karen Read' clothing away from courthouse
With the high-profile murder trial against Karen Read just weeks away, Massachusetts prosecutors are asking the judge to keep protesters away from the courthouse and prohibit certain articles of clothing. Read is accused of killing John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, in Canton, Massachusetts, in 2022. Her lawyers have alleged that she is being framed amid a massive coverup,…
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Somerville leaders consider abandoning gunfire-detecting technology
City councilors in Somerville, Massachusetts, are considering getting rid of technology used to capture the sound of gunfire in communities and alert police. Somerville City Councilor At Large Willie Burnley Jr. introduced an order to discuss the effectiveness and placement of the ShotSpotter software, recently re-branded to Sound Thinking. “For me, it’s quite concerning when we have people of...
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Father and son stop to rescue kids from stranded school bus in Hubbardston
A father and son helped rescue dozens of children from a disabled school bus in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Kaya Soffan and his father, Omar, were driving behind the bus Wednesday on New Templeton Road when they saw it pull over and start to slide in the mud. “As soon as I saw that bus begin to tip over, I felt my…
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Foxborough paramedics using AI-assisted ultrasounds to better assess patients' injuries
The Foxborough Fire Department is embracing the future. Nearly 40 paramedics will now be using artificial intelligence to assess patients’ internal injuries while en route to the hospital. “We’re just getting used to using this new system, so it’ll take some practice,” said Ryan Foley, a Foxborough firefighter and paramedic. According to Foley, their ultrasound technology will use AI...
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4 taken to hospital after school bus crashes into home in Dorchester
Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a building in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Monday, according to police. The bus crashed into a house at the corner of Claridge Terrace and Wentworth Street around 4:40 p.m., according to police. Officials said four people on the bus — two adults and two children…
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Car slams into Malden home, neighbors share what they saw
A vehicle veered off the road, crashed through a fence and slammed into a house in Malden, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Police have not released official information about what happened on Webster Road, but there was an emergency response to the area and crews could be seen working to try and patch up some of the damage to the home. Neighbors…
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Man in custody after hourslong Hyannis standoff caused evacuations, shelter-in-place order
A man who was barricaded in a home in the Hyannis section of Barnstable, Massachusetts, has a history of alleged threatening behavior. Justin Moreira, 30, was arrested after an hourslong standoff at a home on St. Francis Circle Wednesday morning, which led to evacuations and a shelter-in-place order for Barnstable schools, authorities say. Back in 2022, Moreira was arrested after…
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Mass. guardsman accused of leaking military documents expected to plead guilty
The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of stealing and leaking classified documents is expected to change his plea to guilty on Monday. The case has made national headlines as Jack Teixeira could face decades in prison. But that could change if he changes his plea to guilty, which is expected at a hearing at a federal courthouse in Boston…
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Woman found seriously injured in Dracut street, but cause remains unclear
A woman was found seriously hurt in a road in Dracut, Massachusetts, Monday, and without details on what caused her injuries, police are asking for the public’s help as they work to establish what happened. The woman, who is 33, was found about 10:24 p.m. on Pleasant Street between Hampson and School streets, according to Dracut police. She was rushed…