4/21/14 - One year after two homemade bombs killed three people and wounded more than 260 others, the Boston Marathon returns to the streets today with two Fenton women taking part. Some 36,000 runners are signed up for today's Boston Marathon -- the second largest field ever to attempt the 26.2-mile course. The Boston Athletic Association says 9,000 more runners are taking part than last year and more spectators than ever before will also line the course. 51-year-old Rochelle Jones of Fenton and her friend Kathleen McGowan also of Fenton are running this year. Jones told WHMI she's confident and security will be tight, saying organizers have gone to great lengths to make sure nothing like last year's attacks happen. The number of police officers on patrol will be doubled from last year, with 3,500 scattered among the crowd. The officers will be aided by 100 additional security cameras as well as bomb-sniffing dogs. (JM)
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