Results tagged “siobhanmagnus”

• An international flight headed to Rome returned to Logan Airport on Tuesday after an engine fire required an made an emergency landing. The pilot announced "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday" to the airport controllers. At least one Winthrop resident heard explosions and saw flames. [WCVB]

• The Brockton Enterprise posted some photos of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that were taken from a U.S. Coast Guard airplane. [Brockton Enterprise]

Two women tied to Boston have been making a splash on two popular network television shows: Siobhan Magnus, formerly of American Idol and Elizabeth Hasselbeck of The View. more ›

• State Rep. David Torrisi (D) showed off his potty mouth in an e-mail to WTKK's host Michael Graham’s producer yesterday over an appearance about illegal immigration. [Boston Herald]

• Siobhan Magnus of Cape Cod appeared on the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" today after she was eliminated from American Idol on Wednesday. She said she is okay. [Cape Cod Times]

• Forty kids from King Philip Regional High School will be in Boston today to take part in Oprah Winfrey's No Phone Zone safety campaign. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]

Siobhan Magnus of Cape Cod was eliminated from American Idol tonight, marking the end of the 20-year-old singer's television stint—for now. Magnus graduated from Barnstable High School two years ago and is an apprentice glassblower. Her Hanson-inspired tattoo helped her stand out from the American Idol crowd. Sadly, a combination of twitching in front of Shania Twain and wearing an incomprehensible punk-country outfit eliminated Magnus from the Idol running tonight. The first Massachusetts resident to make it this far in Idol competition, Magnus now returns to her glassblowing career. [Globe] more ›

• She formed half of an iconic pair of furniture pitch people in the memorable Bernie and Phyl's Furniture ads, and now Phyl Rubin is going public with her 40-year battle with multiple sclerosis. [WCVB]

• WBZ-TV won't renew the contract of sports reporter Alice Cook, a former Olympic figure skater. In 2008, Channel 4 dropped Bob Lobel from its sports roster. [Boston Herald]

• Lisa Stump of Andover lost a ring that she considered an heirloom. She found two other rings as she searched for her rings. [WBZ]

• Comic legend Betty White says she will appear on "Saturday Night Live" at some point and in some capacity. [Boston Globe]

• With another night of competition on tap tonight on "American Idol," the best friend of Cape Cod's Siobhan Magnus is speaking out about Idol. [Cape Cod Times]

• The Boston area, including Cambridge and Quincy, is the eighth-most congested traffic region in the country. Boston has ranked eight for three years straight. [Boston Business Journal]

• After two students were expelled for bullying a South Hadley High School freshman, the town is developing an anti-bullying task force to find something good in the midst of a tragedy. [WCVB]