16 Mar, 2025

Salem State student killed in Halloween-night shooting near campus, police say

Crime The 18-year-old student died after being shot in the early morning hours on Wednesday, police say. A Salem State University student was killed in a shooting during the early hours just after Halloween, an evening when the city’s streets are packed with visitors.  A press release from District Attorney Paul Tucker’s Office said the […]

2 mins read

Bicyclist killed in crash involving pickup truck and e-bike in Hingham

Local News Police said the crash remains under investigation. Police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed early Monday morning in a crash with a pickup truck in Hingham. Police said officers responded to the report of the crash involving an electric bicycle and the truck at Rockland Street and Ringbolt Road around 6:11 a.m. The […]

1 min read

Victim killed in Worcester State shooting identified as 19-year-old Southbridge man

Local News Authorities are still searching for 18-year-old Kevin Rodriguez, who is wanted on charges connected with the shooting. Randy Melendez, 19, was killed in a shooting at Worcester State University on Saturday. GoFundMe Authorities identified a 19-year-old Southbridge man as the person killed in a shooting at Worcester State University over the weekend as […]

2 mins read

14 cows killed, others survive truck rollover crash in Connecticut

Local News The remaining 30 cows were doing well after having been loaded onto another truck and taken to a veterinarian for evaluation, the state Department of Agriculture said. A tractor-trailer rollover carrying 44 cows, on Interstate 84 in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, October 19, 2023. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue via AP By Associated […]

1 min read

At least 500 people killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says

World News Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered glass, and body parts scattered across the area. Palestinian paramedics cry outside Al-Shifa Hospital, a different hospital, in Gaza City on Monday. DAWOOD NEMER/AFP via Getty Images KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday […]

10 mins read

Coast Guard opens formal inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger

Local News FILE – This photo provided by Kurt Schleicher shows the schooner Grace Bailey with its main mast broken off the coast of Rockland, Maine, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Kurt Schleicher via AP, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 16, 2023 | 5:12 PM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard said Monday […]

2 mins read