April 28, 2022 Massachusetts Dem arrested for DUI after crash, blows nearly four times the legal limit Democratic Massachusetts state Rep. David LeBoeuf was arrested Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit.
April 28, 2022 FBI warns teen boys increasingly targeted in online 'sextortion' schemes FBI is warning of an uptick in reports about adult “sextortion” offenders posing as young girls on gaming platforms or social media to manipulate teen boys into sexually explicit behavior.
April 27, 2022 Former Massachusetts corrections officer arrested for 1988 slaying of 11-year-old girl A 74-year-old man was arrested this week for the 1988 murder of an 11-year-old girl in Massachusetts.
April 27, 2022 Boston police up patrols for notorious homeless open-air drug market after 5 stabbings in 3 days Boston police said they are increasing patrols in the notorious Mass and Cass neighborhood following reports of at least five stabbing incidents in the past three days.
April 27, 2022 Massachusetts mom is honored by her grown kids in picture-perfect portraits As her mother, Anne, endured Alzheimer's disease, Massachusetts mom and small business owner Julie Centrella commissioned a series of portraits of her mom in an effort to capture her spirit; photographer Joe Wallace took these photos as part of a series he's been doing on Alzheimer's patients to help de-stigmatize the disease.
April 26, 2022 Harvard announces $100M fund to 'redress' university's ties to slavery, but aims to avoid term 'reparations' Harvard University announced Tuesday its $100 million commitment to a “Legacy of Slavery Fund” meant to “redress” its past ties to slavery and kickstart the process of “reckoning and repair.”
April 26, 2022 Boston juveniles hurling racial slurs, 'terrorizing' downtown arrested again in McDonald's brawl: police Three juveniles accused of participating in the beating of a 20-year-old woman allegedly targeted because of her race and hairstyle were arrested again over a recent brawl at a McDonald’s.
April 26, 2022 Police honor 'guardian angel' DoorDash driver who saved her customer's life during food delivery Sophia Furtado saved the life of one of her customers during a DoorDash delivery.
April 25, 2022 DOJ charges man with threats against Merriam-Webster over dictionary's gender definitions of woman and girl Justice Department charged a California man with threatening Merriam-Webster Inc. over what he described as the dictionary’s “cultural Marxist” and “anti-science propaganda” definitions of gender.
April 21, 2022 Massachusetts Dem donor accused of barging into GOP HQ, threatening to bring weapon Retired lawyer and big money Democratic donor Hugh Samson was arraigned Wednesday on a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a February incident in which he allegedly barged into a non-public area of the Massachusetts Republican Party headquarters, yelled at staffers that they were “fascists” for not wearing masks, complained of being “breathed on,” demanded to know if the state GOP ordered the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and stormed out while threatening to “return with a weapon.”