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An 11-year-old Ipswich girl was hit and dragged by a truck while riding her bike to school Wednesday. Now, residents say the details surrounding the horrible incident are becoming all too common in the Bay State. Police say the suspect who hit the sixth grader as he pulled out of the driveway of his home is an illegal immigrant who doesn't even have a license. It turns out 35-year-old Wanderson DaSilva-Neto has an outstanding warrant for his deportation back to Brazil.

ASHLAND, Mass -- An Ashland man has been arrested in connection with a plot to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors say the 26-year-old was a Northeastern University graduate. He was reportedly planning to use a large remote controlled aircraft packed with C-4 explosives to do serious damage to the U.S. Capitol. The charges also include providing help to Al-Qaeda. Officials say no one was ever in danger. (UPDATE: WBZ-TV has name: Rezwan Ferdaus )