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Winchester police investigating after pet dog reportedly shot and killed in town forest
Local News The owner reportedly told police he was walking his dog off-leash when he heard a gunshot and found the pet wounded. A dog was reportedly shot and killed while walking off-leash with its owner in the Winchester town forest Monday evening, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., Winchester police responded to a report of […]
Medfield teen indicted in boat crash that killed Sadie Mauro, 17
Crime Mauro was a rising senior and a lacrosse player at Dover-Sherborn High School. Sadie Mauro. Handout David K. Sullivan, 19, has been indicted in connection to the July death of 17-year-old Sadie Mauro of Sherborn, Cape & Islands District Attorney David Galibois announced Tuesday. On July 21, a boat carrying six passengers crashed into […]
Dorchester man held on $1M bail in connection with shooting that injured young brother and sister
Crime Boston police said they are still searching for another suspect in the Sept. 17 shooting, which wounded five. The scene of a Sept. 17 shooting on Ames Street in Dorchester. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe Staff, File A Dorchester man is being held on $1 million bail after he was charged in connection with […]
Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
Technology One popular video shows a woman claiming the test will somehow switch on technology that has been introduced into people’s bodies. The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Claim: An emergency […]
McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote
Politics Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI, […]
What to know about the AG’s new reproductive justice unit
Health AG Cambell has named reproductive justice lawyer Sapna Khatri as the unit’s executive director. Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Sapna Khatri as the director of the new reproductive justice unit at an Oct. 2 press conference. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the creation of a new Reproductive Justice Unit within her […]
Student driver crashes into Brockton home
Local News The driver and the vehicle’s passenger were not injured in the crash. A student driver crashed into a Brockton home on Monday evening, city police said. Police said the driver and their passenger were not injured. Student driver loses control of vehicle, crashes into Brockton home, police say https://t.co/RHU2vmsb2I — Boston 25 News […]
Juvenile arrested in Red Line harassment incident
Local News Several teens allegedly smashed a window on a Red Line train last month, threatened to rob passengers, and targeted a woman of Asian descent, according to police. MBTA Transit Police said a group of juvenile males harassed passengers on a Red Line train last week before smashing one of the train’s windows and […]
Broken track leads to delays, shuttle buses on Orange Line
Local News Orange Line riders saw a hiccup in their morning commute after the MBTA reported a cracked rail early on Tuesday. An inbound MBTA Orange Line train leaves Sullivan Station on July 25. Jonathan Wiggs/Boston Globe Staff, File Orange Line riders briefly faced delays and shuttle buses Tuesday morning as MBTA crews worked to […]
Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church
World News For the first time, women and laypeople can vote on specific proposals alongside bishops, a radical change that is evidence of Francis’ belief that the church is more about its flock than its shepherds. Pope Francis, left, looks at representatives of the synod, refugees, and the vulnerable laying out a symbolic “river” as a […]