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Mattapan woman charged with striking, killing UMass Dartmouth student with car
Local News Danasia Sampson allegedly hit a fellow student, Frank Petillo Jr., on campus in April. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe A 22-year-old Mattapan woman was charged in connection with the death of UMass Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr., who was struck and killed by a car on campus in April. […]
Woman who was critically injured in lightning strike discharged from hospital to rounds of applause
Local News “She’s already talking about maybe using this time to go back for her masters while she’s in recovery.” A Dorchester woman who was critically injured when she was struck by lightning on a Boston beach in September was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday to cheers and applause. Thalita Teixeira Padilla, who worked […]
Man charged with raping woman who got into his car thinking it was an Uber
Crime “This is a terrifying incident involving a woman who entered a vehicle with the full understanding that she was going to be delivered home in safety and a driver who took advantage of the victim and the situation.” A Worcester man was charged Wednesday in Boston with raping a woman who got into his […]
Woman found dead on South Boston’s Carson Beach identified
Local News The woman’s body was found shortly before 7 a.m. Monday morning. State police soon announced an investigation into her death. Massachusetts State Police have identified the woman whose body was found on Carson Beach in South Boston Monday morning. Boston and Somerville police departments mourn dedicated K-9 police dogs New Hampshire’s iconic tramway […]
Hamas posts hostage video of woman abducted from Israeli music festival
World News The video, of Mia Schem, 21, was the first Hamas has released of any of its nearly 200 hostages. It showed her being treated for an arm injury and speaking to the camera. Keren, the mother of Mia Schem, and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas […]
Cape Cod woman sues N.H. ski resort over ‘catastrophic injuries’ she allegedly suffered in tubing crash
Local News The plaintiff alleges that she crashed because a Loon Mountain employee gave her a children’s tube to use even though this is against the resort’s rules. A Cape Cod woman is suing a New Hampshire ski resort over “catastrophic injuries” she allegedly suffered as a result of a tubing crash at the mountain. […]
Taunton woman charged with OUI in crash with Dighton police cruiser
Local News Michelle Sousa, 30, is facing multiple charges in connection with the Monday night crash. A Honda CR-V collided with a Dighton police cruiser on Monday night. Taunton police A Taunton woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she crashed into a Dighton police cruiser on Monday night while driving under the influence. […]
104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
National News “She was always there, fully present. She kept going, always.” FILE – This photo shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill. Daniel Wilsey via AP, File By RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press October 10, 2023 | 4:34 PM […]
New Bedford woman, 23, who died in crash leaves behind three young children
Local News Kayla Bertoncini died after a car crash on South Boston Bypass Road Saturday night. A 23-year-old New Bedford woman left behind three children when she was killed in a South Boston crash Saturday. Massachusetts State Police identified the woman as Kayla Bertoncini. Now, her fiancé is left to care for Bertoncini’s three young […]
Vermont police search for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after woman found dead in Castleton
Local News “The public is urged to remain vigilant and alert for suspicious person(s) and activities.” Vermont police are warning the public to remain on guard as they search for an “armed and dangerous” suspect in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in Castleton on Thursday afternoon. Police responded around 4:30 p.m. on […]