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16 Suspects Indicted in Major Boston Drug Bust, Over 100K Fentanyl-Laced Pills Seized
BOSTON – Sixteen suspects are back in the hot seat as a federal grand jury in Boston slams them with a superseding indictment for their roles in purportedly running a major drug ring. The charges follow a massive haul in which investigators confiscated over 100,000 pills laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies
A stray bullet hit a man in the leg as he drove through Braintree Wednesday afternoon, April 24, when a road rage incident turned violent, police said. Although, he was not involved in the altercation. The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on I-93. Officers said two cars driving north on th…
A week after Weymouth carnival fights, kids now need chaperones at this fair
KINGSTON − You can't just drop the kids off at the Kingston Carnival anymore. Fiesta Shows has issued a policy for minors that addresses some of the issues that led to its carnival in Weymouth being closed for the last two days of its run following fights that led to one arrest and created issues with crowd disbursement following the incident.
Sharon, Massachusetts Confirms Rare Powassan Virus, Sparks Tick-Borne Precautions
The Sharon Health Department has confirmed the first case of the rare, but potentially fatal, Powassan virus in Sharon, Massachusetts, sparking precautions against the tick-borne disease. According to Boston 25 News, this marks an uptick in instances of the illness, which is carried by ticks similar to those that spread Lyme disease.
Boston Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Ex-Wife and Her Boyfriend
A Boston man's twisted plot to murder his former wife and her boyfriend for $4,000 each has landed him over six years behind bars, officials say. Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was handed a 92-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release after attempting to engage a hitman to carry out the cold-blooded killings, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
‘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.
How locally filmed 'Challengers' made Boston disappear into the background
The new movie “Challengers” was mostly filmed in Eastern Massachusetts, but if locals aren't getting a sense of deja vu when they see it, that's deliberate. It also means that Boston-based location manager Mark Fitzgerald did his job well in picking dozens of local filming locations to fill in for well-known places all over the country.
New Hampshire man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plot last year was sentenced
A New Hampshire man was sentenced in Boston federal court for making a series of extortionate bomb threats against Harvard University that caused several buildings on campus to evacuate.
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...
Waltham’s Sheepshearing Festival returns Saturday. Here’s what to know before you go
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It’s springtime, and just like us, animals need to shed a few layers once the weather gets warm. Your household pet’s...
A Former Postal Service Worker Has Been Charged With Mail Theft
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A former postal service worker has been indicted by a federal grand jury of theft of mail and theft of government funds, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. The individual, Michael Murray, 36, of Lynn, was charged with one count of...
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...
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