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Family of beating victim in Woburn football case sues school, city officials
The Boston Globe The Coucelos family is seeking $750,000, or a greater amount if warranted by the evidence at trial, according to their complaint. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Bob Hohler, The Boston Globe updated on September 8, 2023 The parents of a young football player who was pummeled by a mob of teammates in a […]
Doctor in Nantucket yacht case held on $200,000 bail
Crime Scott Anthony Burke is facing a slew of drug and firearms charges after officials allegedly found cocaine, ketamine, guns, and ammunition aboard his yacht. Scott Anthony Burke appeared in Plymouth District Court Thursday for a detention hearing. He is facing several firearms and drug charges after a Sept. 5 incident aboard his yacht off […]
Prosecutors in Karen Read case seek unaired footage from her TV interviews
Crime In televised interviews with NBC and ABC, Read opened up about her relationship with John O’Keefe and shared her version of events from the night he died. Karen Read, 43, is charged in connection with the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe Prosecutors are […]
Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment
Politics Meadows and four others are seeking to move the charges against them to federal court. Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press updated on September 5, 2023 | 5:27 PM ATLANTA (AP) — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not […]
‘Lady of the Dunes’ case officially closed; husband to blame for brutal murder, DA says
Local News For decades, authorities could not identify the body of Ruth Marie Terry, who was killed sometime in the summer of 1974. More than 49 years since Ruth Marie Terry’s body was found near Provincetown, becoming known as the “Lady of the Dunes,” authorities have officially closed the investigation into her death. Images of […]
March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election
Crime The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until April 2026, about a year and a half after the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File By ERIC TUCKER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST […]
DA issues rare statement condemning conspiracy theories, harassment in Karen Read case
Crime “It should be an outrage to any decent person, and it needs to stop. Innuendo is not evidence. False narratives are not evidence.” Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murder for allegedly killing her boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, appeared in Norfolk Superior Court in May. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File The […]
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
Politics The witness retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president. An aerial view of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Steve Helber, File By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press August 23, 2023 | 8:16 AM WASHINGTON (AP) […]
Search for evidence in Ana Walshe case in Peabody ‘yielded nothing,’ DA says
Crime Prosecutors have accused Cohasset resident Brian Walshe of murdering his wife Ana in the early hours of New Year’s Day and then dismembering her body. Ana Walshe and her husband, Brian. Facebook Authorities searched an area of Peabody Tuesday in connection with the murder of Ana Walshe, but left empty-handed, according to the Norfolk […]
2 charged with animal cruelty in case of beaten, starved pit bull
Crime Conrad, a 5-year-old pit bull mix, was found emaciated with broken bones. Now, he’s looking for his forever home. Conrad is at the MSPCA’s Boston Adoption Center. Two Greenfield residents are facing animal cruelty charges after a dog was found beaten and starved at their home. The MSPCA’s Law Enforcement Division on Friday announced […]