2 officers on paid leave after #Child, 3, left in patrol car dies
Two police officers in Mississippi are on paid leave after a 3-year-old daughter of one of the officers died unattended in a patrol car. Hancock County Chief Deputy Sheriff Don Bass said Long Beach...
View ArticleMayor says ex-police chief lied; Campanello calls probe 'witch hunt'
The city of Gloucester on Monday fired Police Chief Leonard Campanello, who was put on leave last month as officials began an internal investigation at the police department, an attorney for Campanello...
View ArticleNorth Korea may plan October surprise, #Study says
If history is any guide, provocative actions from North Korea can be expected around the time of US elections, a new study says. Over the past 60 years, North Korea's leaders have attempted to incite...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti
Shelter-in-place lifted at Merrimack College after report of suspicious person The eye of Hurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais, Haiti, Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane...
View ArticleMan attacked twice by grizzly bear
A Montana man shared the aftermath of his harrowing encounter with a grizzly bear in a viral Facebook video this weekend, saying that the same bear attacked him two times while he was out for a morning...
View ArticleSupreme Court starts new term with more questions than answers
The Supreme Court will gavel in a new term on Tuesday with a thin docket of cases overshadowed by looming questions concerning the future tilt of the court. The justices -- still at reduced strength of...
View Article'#Superhero funeral' for S.C. #School shooting victim
A "superhero funeral" will be Wednesday for Jacob Hall, a 6-year-old boy who died after being shot last week at a South Carolina elementary school, CNN affiliate WHNS reported. Jacob's mother, Renae...
View ArticleWilmington #School superintendent resigns after OUI arrest
The superintendent of the Wilmington School District, Mary Delai, has resigned after she was arrested by Massachusetts State Police for operating a vehicle under the influence. Police said the incident...
View ArticleNobel chemistry prize for nano-machines trio
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to three molecular scientists who developed the world's smallest machines. The prize went to Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg in...
View Article2 lanes of I-495N reopen in Marlborough after rollover crash
Two lanes of Interstate 495 north in Marlborough were reopened Wednesday morning after a rollover crash, according to state police. The tractor trailer crash happened between exits 25 and 26, and all...
View Article2 men in custody after police-involved shooting in Boston
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said Boston and State Police were conducting a joint investigation around 4 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 20 Newburg St. in Roslindale when they encountered a man...
View Article#Woman, 91, who chose road trip with #Family over chemo dies
A 91-year-old woman who chose to hit the road over spending her days undergoing chemotherapy treatments and inspired hundreds of thousands in the process, has died, ABC News reported. Norma...
View ArticleBody pulled from Wellesley pond during search for missing boater
Crews pulled a man’s body from Morse’s Pond in Wellesley Tuesday afternoon after he apparently drowning in a canoe accident. Wellesley police said the man was a landscaper who had been working at a...
View ArticleBen Stiller: Prostate #Cancer test 'saved my life'
Actor Ben Stiller revealed on Tuesday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. The tumor was surgically removed three months later, in September 2014, and Stiller has been cancer-free since....
View ArticleHurricane Matthew: Storm slams Cuba and Haiti
Hurricane Matthew's fierce winds were bound for the Bahamas Wednesday morning as the storm that has killed at least seven people took its last lashes at Haiti and continued to pound Cuba. The damage...
View ArticleHurricane warnings up, evacuations underway ahead of Matthew
The latest computer models have pushed Hurricane Matthew's track further offshore, missing New England. But millions still in the powerful storm's path are securing property and preparing for possible...
View ArticleSandy Hook mom pens open letter to mother of slain SC boy
The mother of a 6-year-old who was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 wrote an open letter to the mother of Jacob Hall, the first-grader who died Saturday after he was shot at his South...
View ArticleRed Sox fan hits jackpot, now hunting for playoff #Tickets
A lucky Red Sox fan who just won $1 million jackpot on a scratch ticket is now hunting for tickets to the playoffs. David Cushman of Taunton is the third $1 million prize winner in the state's...
View ArticleSuffolk #University employee sentenced for stealing $40,000 in #Student #Loans
A university employee was sentenced Wednesday for fraud in connection with over $40,000 in federal student loans. Authorities said Ashely Ciampa, 28, of Medford, was sentenced to two years of probation...
View ArticleMatthew gains strength; Moves toward #Florida
The latest computer models have pushed Hurricane Matthew's track further offshore, missing New England. But millions still in the powerful storm's path are securing property and evacuating. Some 3,000...
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