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Kitten named 'Freeway' after rescue from busy Mass. highway
The Animal Rescue League of Boston says the black kitten was spotted between speeding cars on Interstate Ninety-Three and is not yet available for adoption; she has already outlived the shortcut.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN After Hours at 2:44 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are UPI's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by UPI: “Look: Kitten named 'Freeway' after rescue from busy Mass. highway”, with reporting from Patch, Boston 25 News and Yahoo.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 2:44 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
The real story
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- UPILook: Kitten named 'Freeway' after rescue from busy Mass. highway
- Patch'Lucky To Be Alive': 'Freeway' Kitty Found Dodging Highway Traffic On Route 93 facts used on air
- Boston 25 NewsAnimal Rescue Leage of Boston: Kitten named ‘Freeway’ rescued from I-93 in Woburn October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- YahooKitten Named ‘Freeway’ After Rescue from Busy Massachusetts Highway facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA seven-week-old black kitten was spotted running through traffic on northbound Interstate Ninety-Three in Woburn, Massachusetts, and a Good Samaritan pulled her out, UPI reports.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeven weeks old. On a highway. She'd had the use of her legs for about a month.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Animal Rescue League of Boston named her Freeway.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey named her after the highway she was rescued from. Fair enough, I suppose, but it's a bit much.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe league says she was spotted between speeding vehicles and is lucky to be alive.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe's now with a foster volunteer, on a special diet to help her gain weight.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA cat darts across Interstate Ninety-Three, and the league says the superstition is wrong.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBlack cat, crossing the road, and she's the lucky one.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTheir words were: every superstition has it wrong. She's not available for adoption yet, though.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy theory is she was late for something. Cats are never lost, they're just committed to a bad shortcut.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMine is she wanted to see Woburn. Seven weeks old, she's already seen the worst of it. Freeway it is.
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