June 2, 2023 Historic central Massachusetts church goes up in flames The First Congregational Church in Spencer, Mass., was built in 1743 (Kim Ring video)
June 2, 2023 Worcester, MA police sued for assault, wrongful arrest during Floyd protest Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Worcester, Massachusetts and its police department for their alleged assaults and wrongful arrests.
June 2, 2023 New Jersey attorney accused of Boston rape spree through DNA represents 'new type of criminal' suspect: expert Boston Police and the FBI used genetic genealogy to arrest Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey attorney, in several alleged rapes in Boston from 2007 and 2008.
June 2, 2023 Pride month: Local governments host Drag Queen Story Hour events across country Dozens of government-sponsored drag queen events for children as young as 3 are sweeping the country as Pride Month kicks off.
June 1, 2023 NJ lawyer waives extradition in 2008 Boston serial rape case Matthew Nilo, a Weehawken, New Jersey-based lawyer accused of a Boston rape spree spanning 2007 and 2008, has waived extradition to Massachusetts.
June 1, 2023 New Jersey attorney linked to string of Boston rapes apparently proposed to fiancée weeks before arrest Matthew Nilo, a 35-year-old New Jersey resident who works as a lawyer in New York, apparently proposed to his fiancée weeks before he was charged in a string of Boston rapes.
June 1, 2023 Massachusetts woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2019 death of 2-year-old daughter Shaniqua Leonard has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 death of her 2-year-old child. Leonard was sentenced to up to four years in prison.
May 31, 2023 Mystery Boston serial rapist identified as New Jersey attorney 15 years later through DNA analysis: FBI Boston police and FBI announced the arrest of Matthew J. Nilo, a New Jersey attorney connected by investigative genetic genealogy and DNA analysis to a series of rapes from 2007-2008.
May 30, 2023 Man dies after falling under Boston subway train A man who was attempting to board the Green Line trolley in Boston, Massachusetts, fell and died on early May 30, 2023. His name hasn't been made public.
May 27, 2023 Massachusetts man charged with bludgeoning neighbor, 58, to death held without bail Dinis Moreira of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is being held without bail after he allegedly beat his neighbor, Valerie Oakhem, 58, to death with a hammer.