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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million
The Boston Globe David Portnoy attends the annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund on September 11 in New York City. CHANCE YEH/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE CANTOR FITZGERALD RELIEF FUND By Travis Andersen, The Boston Globe updated on October 2, 2023 | 12:33 PM Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy […]
Search underway for 9-year-old girl who was possibly abducted while camping with her family in upstate N.Y.
National News “We are leaving no stone, no branch, no table, no cabin unturned, untouched, unexamined in our search to find Charlotte.” By Associated Press updated on October 2, 2023 | 11:23 AM MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — Drones, bloodhounds and an airboat were used in the search for a missing 9-year-old girl who had been […]
Two dolphins saved from shallow waters near Wellfleet
Local News Rescuers extracted the dolphins and released them in deeper waters off of Provincetown. After working for an entire day, rescuers successfully saved two dolphins from stranding on Cape Cod. Rescuers with the IFAW treat dolphins in a mobile rescue vehicle after saving them from waters off Wellfleet. – International Fund for Animal Welfare […]
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds
National News The jackpot is the fourth-largest in the history of Powerball. A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store in Renfrew, Pa. in 2022. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File By Associated Press October 2, 2023 | 10:12 AM DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will […]
Lexington native among winners of Nobel in medicine for work that enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Local News Drew Weissman, who grew up in Massachusetts, and Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, were awarded the prize for “their groundbreaking findings.” Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Assembly, right, announces the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or […]
Body found near Merrimack River identified as 29-year-old New Hampshire woman
Local News Police are still investigating how the Manchester woman died, but called her death a possible drowning. Police are investigating after a New Hampshire woman’s body was found near the Merrimack River Sunday, according to New Hampshire State Police. Second teen faces murder charge in shooting death of 19-year-old Lawrence woman Providence woman convicted […]
Second teen faces murder charge in shooting death of 19-year-old Lawrence woman
Crime Angie Aristy was shot and killed on Sept. 6. A 14-year-old boy was soon charged with murder. Now, a 15-year-old boy has been indicted along with him. Angie Aristy died in a fatal shooting in Lawrence on Sept. 6. GoFundMe A second Lawrence teen is facing a murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing […]
Providence woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in overdose death of North Attleboro man
Crime The 31-year-old woman used fentanyl with the man in his home and then left without calling 911 after noticing he was unresponsive, prosecutors say. A Providence woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 incident in which prosecutors say a man died after she gave him fentanyl and then left without […]
Nashua man arrested after allegedly shooting and killing man and woman
Crime Police were called to a location on Maple Street in Nashua around 10:30 p.m. Friday and found two victims dead. A 47-year-old Nashua man is facing charges including second degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man and woman Friday evening. Victor Rivera allegedly shot and killed 45-year-old Nashua resident Patricia […]
Lexington man charged with assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting his mother and her friend
Crime The 22-year-old suspect allegedly bought a firearm illegally and kept it in his room prior to the shooting. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, 2023. John HIlliard/The Boston Globe A 22-year-old Lexington man is facing charges including assault with intent to murder […]