76-year-old man shot by pellet gun while golfing in Weston
WESTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was shot by a pellet gun while playing golf in Weston Thursday, according to police. Gary Louie, 76, of Brookline, said he heard a popping noise and found the pellet on the ground while he was watching a friend tee off on the second hole at the Leo J. Martin Golf Course. Louis said the...
Karen Read expected to appear in civil court in connection to wrongful death suit
(WJAR) — is expected to appear in civil court in connection to a wrongful death suit. Read was recently acquitted of the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. But the family of the officer has filed a wrongful death suit against her. Read has also filed her...
Prosecutors won’t retry man who had murder conviction overturned after 27 years in prison
The man was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 after he was found guilty of murdering a convenience store clerk. Ricky McGee, who was convicted in 1998 for a Boston murder and sentenced to life in prison, is now a free man after prosecutors determined that he did not receive a fair trial.
Teen suspect arrested following gunfire, pursuit near Codman Square
A 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Wednesday morning after a pursuit that followed a shots-fired report on Southern Avenue ended in a collision between a police cruiser and a scooter believed to be involved in the shooting. The incident started around 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 19 when gunfire...
Firefighters battle blaze at Hyde Park triple-decker
Fire broke out at a triple-decker in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood on Thursday. First responders were called to the home on Roxana Street around 1:30 p.m., according to the Boston Fire Department. Everyone was able to evacuate, according to District Fire Chief Steven Mitchell. One firefighter was taken to the...
‘Professional tenants’ evicted, leaving Burlington home trashed
On Wednesday morning, a constable banged on the front door, a sign that eviction day had arrived on Mohawk Road in Burlington, Massachusetts. There was nobody inside the home, but the “professional tenants” who had occupied the property for nearly two years left a debris field behind. Trash,...
Boston Police Nab Two Juvenile Suspects Following Boylston Street Shoplifting Incident
Boston police officers have taken two juveniles into custody following a shoplifting incident on Boylston Street in the South End. The suspects, both 14 years old, were apprehended after police responded to a call about a theft in progress at 776 Boylston Street around 11:37 AM yesterday. Descriptions and movements...
Authorities Say They’ve Arrested a ‘Serial Killer’ in Massachusetts Who Preyed on the Vulnerable
A Lowell, Massachusetts, man already convicted in two killings more than a decade ago is now facing two additional murder charges — and authorities say the pattern qualifies him as a serial killer. Kevin Lino, 38, is currently incarcerated for the 2012 killing of Normand Varieur in Boston and the 2014 killing of Jack...
Why is the delivery fee so high on electric and gas bills?
Utilities say, simply put, the cost of everything from building materials to maintaining the infrastructure to labor has gone up. As the weather gets colder in New England, pending gas and electric bills start to become more nerve-racking, with ratepayers never seeming to know how high the cost will be. Meanwhile,...
Three indicted in connection with the seizure of approximately 99 kilos of cocaine in...
BOSTON – Three Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in Revere, Mass.; Colton, N.Y.; and San Juan, P.R. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Joel Betances, 43, of Revere; Noel Betances, 42, of Chelsea; and Reylin Segura, 31, of Boston, were indicted on...
