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Tuesday, February 17

Good morning Wypierdalaj,

We're continuing to track our (minimal) snow chances for Monday, as well as more unsettled weather later this week. We're also following the latest from the Milan Cortina Olympics where Mikaela Shiffrin is back in action today, and Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is explaining what happened when he was in net for Team USA on Saturday. Plus, there's the tragedy that unfolded yesterday in Eastham, and a deadly snowmobile crash in Maine. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are your headlines.

Two victims and the gunman are dead and three others have been hospitalized following a shooting Monday at an ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The shooting took place at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, where a high school hockey game was taking place.

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Happy Tuesday! We might be getting a break from the bitter cold this week, but we’re not getting a break from the snow! In fact, we’re tracking a few chances for snow, starting with Tuesday. 

A weak system from the northwest will bring a few snow flurries and brief snow showers, along with areas of patchy freezing drizzle to the region this morning and possibly into the early afternoon. Temperatures have been below freezing this morning, but by this afternoon, highs will climb into the mid and upper 30s.

Little to no snow accumulation is expected for much of Greater Boston, but let’s be careful. Freezing drizzle could still produce some slippery surfaces here and there, especially on some bridges and sidewalks.

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Lindsey Vonn is back in the U.S.

The American alpine skiing star flew back following a week of treatment in Italy after breaking her leg during the women’s downhill event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

“Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race,” Vonn wrote on social media Monday night. “And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who gained worldwide acclaim for his work, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family confirmed in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.,” the statement read in part. “He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family.”

‘He’s my hero:’ Rep. Jonathan Jackson chokes up about dad Rev. Jesse Jackson as reaction pours in

Ice on the Mystic River is starting to break up, and its banks will soon fill with runoff from dirty snow piles, flooding the freshwater ecosystem.

“Oh, there’s so many birds here. You don’t want to destroy the habitats for them,” one woman said, walking on the banks of the Mystic River.

It’s been a snowy and cold winter, requiring lots of road salt, which always ends up in freshwater streams and rivers, as well as the ocean.