20 Sep, 2026

Rhode Island man killed in fiery crash on I-495 in Plainville

Local News Police troopers pulled the 23-year-old driver from the car, which had crashed down an embankment. Police are investigating a fiery early morning crash on I-495 in Plainville that left a 23-year-old Rhode Island man dead.  Troopers responded around 3:45 a.m. to reports of a vehicle and brush fire along the roadway. At the […]

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Man who attacked Capitol with tomahawk on Jan. 6 gets 7 years in prison

National News Shane Jenkins, 46, of Texas, also repeatedly threw makeshift weapons at police officers during the riot. In this image from the body-worn camera of a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer, released by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Shane Jenkins confronts officers as they enforce a curfew […]

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Man wanted in connection with Waltham murder arrested in Florida

Local News Josh Pierre, 21, is accused of fatally shooting Shelson Jules in May. The scene of the May shooting. Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe, File The 21-year-old Massachusetts man wanted in connection with a May shooting that left a Waltham man dead was recently found and arrested in Florida, according to authorities.  Josh Pierre, 21, of […]

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Gun evidence is focus at the trial of a man accused of killing New Hampshire couple on hiking trail

Crime Logan Clegg, 27, is charged with second-degree murder counts of knowingly and recklessly causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid by shooting them multiple times. Logan Clegg enters the courtroom at Merrimack County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool By KATHY McCORMACK, Associated […]

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Taunton man convicted of molesting preteen step-grandson

Crime Prosecutors say 73-year-old Fred Walker molested the victim while the victim was visiting his grandmother’s home. Fred Walker has been convicted of molesting his pre-teen step-grandson. Londonderry Police Department A Bristol County jury has convicted a 73-year-old Taunton man of molesting his preteen step-grandson multiple times over nearly three years, according to the Bristol […]

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Lexington man accused of shooting his mother and her friend held without bail, to undergo mental health evaluation

Crime Brent Roman-Finnagan, 22, allegedly shot his mother and her friend late Friday afternoon. He was held without bail at his arraignment Monday and is set to be evaluated for criminal responsibility given his mental health issues. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington, which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, […]

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Dorchester man held on $1M bail in connection with shooting that injured young brother and sister

Crime Boston police said they are still searching for another suspect in the Sept. 17 shooting, which wounded five. The scene of a Sept. 17 shooting on Ames Street in Dorchester. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe Staff, File A Dorchester man is being held on $1 million bail after he was charged in connection with […]

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N.H. police identify ‘possible suspect’ after man allegedly tries to entice 9-year-old girl into his vehicle

Crime “At this time no arrests have been made. The case remains active and ongoing,” police said. Police in Concord, New Hampshire, say they’ve identified a “possible suspect” after receiving a report last week that a man tried to entice a 9-year-old girl into his vehicle. But so far, they haven’t filed charges in the […]

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Police: Man caught with ‘Breaking Bad’-themed meth after driving 119 mph down Connecticut highway

Crime Connecticut State Police said the pills were pressed in the shape of “Heisenberg,” the alias of “Breaking Bad” antihero Walter White. A driver in Connecticut was allegedly caught with some “Breaking Bad”-themed pills on Sunday after a trooper found him speeding down Interstate 84, state police said.  After clocking the driver’s speed at 119 […]

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