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Man wanted in connection with Waltham murder arrested in Florida
Local News Josh Pierre, 21, is accused of fatally shooting Shelson Jules in May. The scene of the May shooting. Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe, File The 21-year-old Massachusetts man wanted in connection with a May shooting that left a Waltham man dead was recently found and arrested in Florida, according to authorities. Josh Pierre, 21, of […]
Boston University names Dr. Melissa Gilliam as next school president in historic appointment
Local News Gillam, who will come to Boston from The Ohio State University, will be the university’s first female and first Black president. Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University, will be Boston University’s next president. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe Boston University announced Wednesday that […]
Juvenile, 20-year-old indicted on multiple charges related to Hyannis shooting
Local News Prosecutors said both the 16-year-old boy from Hyannis and the Pembroke man are being held without bail. A 16-year-old and 20-year-old have been indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury in connection with the June shooting in Hyannis that left a man injured. Man injured in afternoon shooting on Cape Cod Barnstable […]
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them.
COVID FILE – A nurse practitioner holds a COVID-19 vaccine card at a New York Health and Hospitals vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Jan. 10, 2021. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File By DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press October 4, 2023 | 6:42 PM It’s the end of an era for a once-critical […]
A North Reading dog allegedly died in the care of a trainer. Police suspect the trainer is a scammer who has neglected dogs before.
Crime A French Bulldog named Charlie was taken for a two-week basic obedience training. He never returned. A Connecticut woman is facing felony charges stemming from the discovery that a North Reading family’s dog allegedly died in her care. And Charlie, the 3-year-old French Bulldog, is allegedly far from the first dog to have been […]
That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government’s emergency alert system.
Technology In this photo illustration, a national alert is displayed on a cellphone on October 04, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press October 4, 2023 | 5:42 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you should have seen […]
Holyoke shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire
Crime Members of law enforcement stand near police tape while investigating the scene where multiple people were shot, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Holyoke. AP Photo/Steven Senne By Associated Press updated on October 4, 2023 HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A shooting claimed the life of a baby that was delivered after its mother was one […]
Starved dogs from Roxbury are back on their paws and ready to be adopted
Local News “We’re looking for some really special adopters for these really special dogs.” Remy is a 4-year-old pitbull terrier mix, who loves people, according to the MSPCA. MSPCA-Angell Months after Boston police found a couple of neglected pitbull terrier mixes at the home of a Roxbury woman who was later charged with animal cruelty, […]
At 15, he’s made Ron DeSantis squirm, drawn national attention, and started a presidential podcast. Meet Quinn Mitchell.
The Boston Globe Quinn Mitchell, of Walpole, N.H., asked a question to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Republican presidential candidate, during a campaign event at V.F.W. Post 1631 on July 24 in Concord, N.H. CHARLES KRUPA/ASSOCIATED PRESS By Shannon Larson, The Boston Globe updated on October 4, 2023 | 1:37 PM It started as […]
Roche Bros. agrees to pay $40K, review security policies after complaints of racial profiling
Business Attorney General Andrea Campbell alleged that third-party security guards at the Roche Bros. in Downtown Crossing stopped Black customers disproportionately. The Roche Bros. store in Downtown Crossing. Tanner Pearson for The Boston Globe Supermarket chain Roche Bros. will pay the state $40,000 and adopt an anti-discrimination policy and training as part of an agreement […]