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Abington HS Fight: Pocket Knife Not Used, Police Say
The school resource officer called for backup around 1:20 p.m. when two fighting students "became physical with the police officer and school staff," the department said in a release. Three students were arrested, one of whom took an ambulance to the hospital for a minor injury, authorities said. A pocket...
Driver arrested after crash that injured bicyclist in Hingham
HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A driver was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol after a crash that seriously injured a bicyclist in Hingham early Friday morning, police announced. Hingham police said the crash involved an SUV and a bicycle at the intersection of Otis Street, Downer...
A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 years probation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. The threats caused the evacuation of Harvard’s Science...
Mass. man convicted of killing father during baptism in pond because he saw 'demon' in his eyes
DUXBURY, Mass. (TCD) -- A jury found a 22-year-old man guilty of killing his father while performing an exorcism in a local pond in order to rid him of demons. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, April 25, that Jack Callahan was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his father, Scott Callahan. The jury reached the verdict after an eight-day trial and 25 hours of deliberation. He was on trial for murder.
Boston man sentenced for trying to hire hit man to kill ex-wife because of her 'Westernization'
BOSTON (TCD) -- A 47-year-old man will spend just under eight years in prison for trying to hire a contract killer to murder his ex-wife and her new boyfriend because the woman reportedly wouldn’t allow him to see his children. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts...
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of four other...
‘True monster’: Man convicted of raping, killing Mass. teacher pleads guilty in brutal assault case
A man convicted in the rape and death of a Massachusetts high school teacher more than a decade ago when he was a teenager pleaded guilty Friday to charges in connection with a separate assault case.
Rare case of tick-borne virus reported in Sharon
SHARON - A rare tick-borne disease has been reported in Massachusetts. The town of Sharon recently confirmed a case of the potentially deadly Powassan virus.The town's website says this is the first time Powassan has been reported in Sharon, and residents are urged to take precautions against ticks. No information was released about the infected person. So far in 2024, two reported cases of the virus are being investigated in Massachusetts. The Powassan virus can be fatal. A Maine man in his 50s developed neurological symptoms and died from the illness after getting infected last year. Powassan virus symptomsAccording to the Massachusetts Department...
Brockton Middle School Students Create Their Own Clothing Line
BROCKTON, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Jaziah Wilson and Jonathan Robalo are not only eighth graders at North Middle School in Brockton; they're also a pair of entrepreneurs. The two students started their own clothing line, The 222 Apparel, selling shirts, hoodies, sweat suits, and more. "We wanted to do...
'Run, don't walk!': Top 5 ice cream shops in the Brockton area, according to Yelp
Nothing beats a cool sweet treat on a hot spring or summer day. Now that the weather is warming, seasonal ice-cream stands have begun to open their doors to the public. Many ice cream shops in the Brockton area offer something unique — from homemade waffle cones at Ashland Farm Dairy, hundreds of flavors at Daddy’s Dairy, farm to table ice cream at Hornstra Farms, vintage candy-store vibes at Skinners Sugar House to decadent sundaes at Tom and Jimmy’s.
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