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Swansea man pleads guilty to child rape, child porn charges
Crime Joshua Andrade, 21, forced himself on an underage teen girl after inviting her over to smoke marijuana, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. A 21-year-old Swansea man has pleaded guilty to raping a child and other charges stemming from a June 2022 incident, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Joshua […]
At least 16 dead in Lewiston, Maine shooting and dozens injured, law enforcement officials tell AP
Politics The shootings happened Wednesday evening at a bar and bowling alley. In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified shooter points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office By Associated Press updated on October 25, 2023 […]
Firearms instructor treated at mental health facility is person of interest in Maine shooting, police say
Local News A police intelligence bulletin says the man, Robert Card, had been trained as a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Maine. An active shooter remained at large Wednesday evening in Lewiston, Maine. A lockdown has been ordered. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office By Associated Press updated on October 25, 2023 […]
‘He may be in danger’: Authorities searching for missing MIT professor in New York
Local News Heikki Rantakari, who also teaches at the University of Rochester, was last seen on Oct. 20. Heikki Rantakari Rochester police Authorities are searching for a missing MIT professor who was last seen in Rochester, New York, where he also teaches. Police said Tuesday that Heikki Rantakari, 44, was last seen in Rochester on […]
Authorities identify woman struck and killed by SUV in Malden
Local News Mary McTaggart, 63, of Malden was standing on the sidewalk when she was hit. Authorities on Wednesday released the name of the pedestrian who was struck and killed by an SUV in Malden last week. Mary McTaggart, 63, of Malden was standing on the sidewalk on October 19 when she was hit, the […]
Aaron Pennington charged with murder in wife’s death as search continues
Crime Police have been searching for the 33-year-old Gardner resident since they found his wife dead in their home Sunday morning. Authorities charged Aaron Pennington with murder in connection with his wife’s death as the search for the Gardner man continued Wednesday, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Police have been searching for […]
2 transit officers taken to hospital after being bitten by woman during arrest, police say
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MBTA announces November service changes for subway, Commuter Rail
Local News Shuttle buses will replace trains along parts of the Red and Orange Lines and some of the Commuter Rail’s Haverhill Line next month, the T said. An MBTA employee walks past a Red Line train at Ashmont Station. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Staff, File And the hits just keep on coming: The MBTA has […]
About $1M of pure, uncut cocaine washed up on Martha’s Vineyard, feds say
Local News “In my 23-year career I’ve never seen or heard of anything washing up of this magnitude in New England.” Packages of cocaine that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in July were branded with a toucan. Drug Enforcement Administration/Handout Martha’s Vineyard doesn’t typically see snow in the summer, but one beach in Chilmark got […]
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Politics Three weeks on without a House speaker, the Republicans have been wasting their majority status — a maddening embarrassment to some, democracy in action to others, but not at all how the House is expected to function. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker […]