Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday for allegedly shoving his girlfriend’s head into a wall and repeatedly choking her.

Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert, is reportedly set to announce that he will run for mayor of Boston next month.

A coastal storm system approaching New England Sunday afternoon is forecast to drop 3 to 6 inches of snow across the Boston area through early Monday, with higher accumulations of around 4 to 8 inches expected the farther inland you go. A few isolated areas, especially from Springfield to the Berkshires, could see nearly a foot stack up.

Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation and son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, has decided to run for mayor of Boston, sources close to him confirmed. A spokesperson for Josh Kraft declined to comment, but sources told NewsCenter 5 that an official announcement could be expected in early February.

Potential future superstars Cooper Kupp, James Hagens, Ryan Leonard Macklin Celebrini, Page Bueckers and AJ Dybantsa all played in New England this weekend.

As a meteorologist, waking up to 4 to 6 inches of snow locally is certainly fun and interesting, but well within typical January weather for Southern New England. For me, what’s really interesting is what is forecast to take place across the Gulf Coast Tuesday with a perhaps unprecedented amount of snow for a very wide swath from Texas to parts of Florida.

A winter storm is set to arrive Sunday afternoon, bringing snow across southern New England and lasting overnight into Monday. Here’s the full forecast.

The news, first reported on Monday by Politico Massachusetts, comes after more than a year of speculation that Kraft— a longtime youth worker and son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft— would challenge incumbent Mayor Wu, who is up for re-election later this year.

Robert Kraft's son Josh is running for Mayor of Boston, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to WBZ TV's Jon Keller Tuesday.

Tripadvisor recently released its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards and Boston and Portland, Maine ranked among the 10 best food destinations in the U.S. Boston ranked No. 6 and Portland ranked No. 8.

Winter is well underway, and New England has no shortage of icy fun during the cold months. Ice Castles opened in New Hampshire over the weekend and the region is gearing up for many winter festivals and carnivals.