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.
May 26, 2023 MA diocese settles with ex-altar boy who accused long-deceased bishop of rape The Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has settled with an unnamed plaintiff who credibly claimed Bishop Christopher Weldon sexually abused him six decades ago.
May 26, 2023 Jack Teixeira case: Judge grants lawyer's request to withdraw as counsel A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a request from one of Jack Teixeira's lawyers to withdraw as counsel to the man accused of sharing classified documents.
May 26, 2023 Massachusetts Senate passes $55.9B budget proposal The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved a $55.9 billion state budget proposal, with a focus on higher education spending headlining its top provisions.
May 26, 2023 Massachusetts detective was trying to holster gun when it misfired inside school Det. Christopher Gaffney was reportedly trying to holster his service weapon when it accidentally discharged inside a Catholic school where a shooting hoax had been called in.
May 26, 2023 Massachusetts professor charged in cop boyfriend's killing calls it a 'cover-up' Karen Read, a Boston-area professor accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, in January 2022, called the case against her a "cover-up."
May 26, 2023 Connecticut absolves 12 people convicted of witchcraft, apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice' Senators in Connecticut voted to absolve 12 people who were convicted of witchcraft over 370 years ago. The Senate voted 33-1 in favor of absolving the men and women.
May 26, 2023 10 lighthouses being given away, sold at auction by federal government in attempt to preserve the properties The federal government is giving away or selling 10 lighthouses this year. The government is doing this in order to preserve the properties, some of which are a century old.