March 28, 2019 Boston-area mystery stabber leaves residents feeling like they are ‘stranded’ in their homes Police are searching for a suspect who possibly stabbed two different people outside of Boston within 10 days.
March 27, 2019 Amherst College's 'Common Language Guide' sparks outcries of educators trying to stifle free speech A Massachusetts college is now backpedaling after facing accusations of trying to stifle free speech by sending out a “Common Language Document” that criticizes capitalism and provides definitions to students on terms ranging from “Toxic Masculinity” to the “White Savior Complex.”
March 20, 2019 Kidnapped Boston woman raped, forced to drink whiskey for days, court docs allege A Massachusetts woman who police say was kidnapped in January after a night out with friends in Boston was raped and forced to drink alcohol while she was held captive, according to prosecutors.
March 20, 2019 Fifty-nine gravestones vandalized at Massachusetts Jewish cemetery "Expel the Jew," "Heil Hitler," and other Hitler salutes were among the anti-Semitic words found defacing dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts.
March 20, 2019 'Overwhelming evidence' man killed wife, 3 kids, before setting fire to home, authorities say Investigators discovered “overwhelming evidence" that a Massachusetts mother and her three young children were murdered by their father last week before he set fire to their home and committed suicide, officials said Tuesday.
March 19, 2019 World War II memorial in Massachusetts vandalized with oil, officials say Authorities in Massachusetts are investigating who was behind an act of vandalism on Monday at a World War II memorial that left the site covered in an oily substance.
March 15, 2019 Massachusetts lawyer killed wife, 3 kids and himself, authorities say; bodies found after fire in home A Massachusetts lawyer was discovered to have killed his wife, three young children and himself in a murder-suicide when firefighters responded to a blaze at their Berkshire County home, authorities said Thursday.
March 14, 2019 OxyContin creator considers bankruptcy as lawsuits grow amid national opioid crisis Purdue Pharma, the company that’s earned billions of dollars distributing selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, said Thursday it’s considering filing for bankruptcy as it battles lawsuits aimed at holding the firm accountable for the national opioid crisis.
March 13, 2019 Fire breaks out at Massachusetts residence, 5 found dead, officials say After a fire tore through a Massachusetts residence on Wednesday, officials said five deceased individuals were discovered.
March 13, 2019 Massachusetts mayor recalled -- and re-elected -- amid federal indictments An embattled Democratic mayor from Massachusetts was re-elected on Tuesday, the same night that voters recalled him from duty amid federal indictments.