Massachusetts pair accused of distributing controlled substances, selling firearms throughout the state
BOSTON – An Arlington man pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Boston to a drug conspiracy. The defendant conspired with a codefendant, who is a Vice Lord gang member on parole from a state prison sentence during these offenses. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department...
50-year-old man shot on Main Street in Brockton
Brockton Police responded to a shooting over the weekend that left a man injured. On Sunday, March 8, at around 4:27 p.m., Brockton Police responded to a report of a person shot near 466 Main St. "Officers arrived and located a 50-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg and hip," Darren Duarte,...
Massachusetts Gov. Healey Demands Signature Aviation Stop Supporting ICE Deportation Flights
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey is demanding that Signature Aviation end its role in facilitating deportation flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of Hanscom Field airport. In a letter to CEO Tony Lefebvre, Governor Healey urged Signature Aviation to immediately sever ties with ICE and stop...
Parole Granted to Massachusetts Man Convicted in Brutal 1994 Assaults, Rapes of Elderly Woman,...
On February 17, 2026, the Massachusetts Parole Board unanimously granted parole to Patrick Kelley, now 61 years old. You can view or download the board’s statement in a PDF HERE. Convictions and Sentence. In April 1995, in Suffolk Superior Court, Kelley pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated rape...
Gas, home heating oil prices surge in Massachusetts
From filling up at the gas pump or home heating, impacts from rising oil prices are being felt across New England.
‘Not a federal offense.’ Judge considers dismissal in Birchmore case
Family, friends and supporters of Sandra Birchmore are anxiously awaiting a judge's decision that could determine whether the federal case against Matthew Farwell — a former Stoughton police officer accused of killing her and her unborn child — will proceed to trial. Farwell, 40, of Easton, was arrested in August...
New England woman accused of setting fire to car after argument with boyfriend
A Maine woman arrested for arson is accused of setting fire to a car after arguing with her boyfriend, fire officials said Monday.
Two buildings damaged, firefighter injured battling Boston fire
Heavy smoke could be seen pouring from a large building in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. on Wilmore Street. Video shared by the Boston Fire Department on social media showed plumes of black smoke coming from the top of the building. Aerial...
Man convicted in Framingham girl’s ’96 death seeks parole. What’s next
Damien Lockhart is apologizing. The family of Kimberly Bolton is unmoved. Lockhart, a former Framingham man convicted of killing Bolton, who was just 17, in 1996, apologized to her family as he appeared Thursday, March 5, before the state Parole Board in Natick. Lockhart, now 52 and using a walker, has been denied in...
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 killing of girlfriend in Chelsea
A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his estranged girlfriend to death at her apartment in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 2023 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Angel Alvarez, 68, was charged with killing 59-year-old Margarita Morehead in May 2023. He was arrested hours after Morehead was found fatally stabbed...
