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Court documents: Gardner woman died by gunfire, search for husband continues
Local News Breanne Pennington was found dead in her home by police Sunday morning. They are searching for her husband, Aaron Pennington, who is considered to be “armed and dangerous.” The home at 42 Cherry St. in Gardner, Massachusetts, where Breanne and Aaron Pennington lived. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe Breanne Pennington, the 30-year-old Gardner mother […]
An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight
National News FILE – A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, […]
Poll: Here’s the top issue for Mass. — and how residents think Healey is handling it
Politics Gov. Maura Healey’s approval rating remains unchanged and high, but Bay Staters have some concerns. Gov. Maura Healey’s approval rating was at 58%, according to the latest UMass Amherst/WCVB poll. But respondents were worried about the state of housing and Healey’s handling of it. David L Ryan/Boston Globe More than half of voting-age Bay […]
Three charges against Councilor Lara from JP crash dropped
Local News Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara still faces six charges stemming from the June crash, where she drove a car into a Jamaica Plain home. Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara with her attorney Carlton Williams during her arraignment in West Roxbury District in July. Nancy Lane/Pool Three of the nine charges against Boston City […]
World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years)
World News Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in […]
Report: Some walked out of Dave Chappelle’s Boston show over Israel comments
Entertainment The comedian reportedly criticized what he described as war crimes in Gaza, prompting mixed cries of “Free Palestine” and “What about Hamas?” from the audience. Comedian Dave Chappelle. Gerald Herbert/Associated Press, File Some audience members reportedly walked out of Dave Chappelle’s show in Boston last Thursday after the comedian criticized Israel’s bombing of Gaza, […]
Man living in woods convicted of murder in shooting deaths of retired New Hampshire couple
Crime The jury found Logan Clegg, 27, guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid in April 2022. Logan Clegg talks with defense attorney Maya Dominguez at his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool, File By Associated Press […]
An Atlanta woman returned from vacation to find her family home wrongly demolished. She wants answers.
National News “There’s someone over here who just demolished the whole house and tore it all down,” a neighbor reportedly told Susan Hodgson by phone. In this photo provided by Susan Hodgson, her mistakenly demolished family home sits in a pile of lumber and debris in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 15, 2023. Susan Hodgson […]
At Boston hospitals, controversy erupts over what should be said about the Israel-Hamas war
The Boston Globe Hospitals are under fire from their own staff for their comments — as well as for their silence. Tufts Medical Center was criticized by some for its initial statement. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Chris Serres, The Boston Globe October 23, 2023 | 11:06 AM As doctors with years of medical training, hospital […]
Worker dies after falling from office tower in downtown Boston
Local News Boston police said the worker fell while cleaning the high-rise building at 100 Summer St. in the Financial District. A worker died Monday morning after falling from an office tower in Boston’s Financial District, according to police. Officers responded to 100 Summer St. just before 8 a.m. for a report of a person […]