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'I really loved him': Fiancee of Northbridge stabbing victim forced to cope with sudden loss
NORTHBRIDGE ― The last time Taralina Mitchell saw David LeBoeuf, her future husband and the father of her future child, was when he left to go to the store the evening of May 3. After police sirens rushed by their Whitinsville home, Mitchell said she had “a gut feeling,” and made many attempts...
Man accused of driving onto Mass. golf course, nearly striking several players surrenders to police
A man who allegedly drove his car onto a Massachusetts golf course and nearly struck several golfers has surrendered to police, authorities announced Monday.
Taunton man dies following weekend crash in Lakeville. What we know.
TAUNTON — A 32-year-old Taunton man died Saturday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in Lakeville Friday night. According to police, Christopher Walker, the operator of the motorcycle, which was a 2015 Honda CBR1000, collided with a 2014 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck at the intersection of Bedford Street (Route 18) and Rhode Island Road (Route 79).
Brockton man accused of hitting pedestrian, beating him with a brick to appear in court
BROCKTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A Brockton man accused of murder will face a judge Tuesday. Plymouth district attorney Timothy Cruz says on April 6th, 45-year-old Vasco Semedo was driving on North Main Street, when he allegedly hit a pedestrian. Semedo then allegedly backed up over the pedestrian, got out,...
Wake held for longtime Cumberland firefighter that died of occupational cancer
(WJAR) — A wake was held for longtime Cumberland firefighter Gregory Jones on Monday. Jones, 63, died last Monday of occupational cancer, according to Cumberland officials. Authorities said Jones worked with the Cumberland Hill Fire District and the Cumberland Fire Department for 21 years. Cumberland officials said Jones retired...
Weather Now: Showers Around Today and Thursday
Good morning! Happy Wednesday! Unsettled weather begins today, but it looks like we’ll dry out in time for the weekend. INTERACTIVE RADAR: Live Pinpoint Weather 12 Radar ». There will be some rain showers around this morning, then maybe a little sunshine, followed by more rain showers late in the day (there’s a higher chance for rain late afternoon and evening).
Mother's vigil for dead son was interrupted by gunfire. Then a wounded 14-year-old appeared.
PROVIDENCE − Majeita Carter was back in Providence Monday night to remember her son Jaheim, who was stabbed to death on an Olneyville street corner in 2017. But the Connecticut woman never lit a candle, never released a balloon. Instead, as darkness approached and the 51-year-old mother gathered with family, she heard gunfire. ...
Clouds and rain return for Wednesday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — It was just a sublime start to the work week, but our weather will be going downhill a bit in the coming days. Wednesday will be a mostly cloudy day with highs in the 60s. Showers will begin moving up from the south during the...
41 arrested students will have charges dropped if not rearrested in six months
In a final hearing Tuesday afternoon, the city court closed the case against the 41 students arrested in a December University Hall sit-in by providing them a six-month not guilty filing. Provided the students are not rearrested within the six-month period, the case will be dismissed and the students will not receive a criminal record.
Mass. leaders look beyond Steward crisis toward more stable health care system
Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately reported that Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton had closed due to a fire. Brockton Hospital, owned by Signature Health Care, is the hospital that closed. As the black storm clouds of the Steward Health Care system financial boondoggle start to rain ramifications, state lawmakers...
Cumberland man flees hit and run, charged with DUI, cruelty
LINCOLN – Last Friday, May 10, the Lincoln Police Department arrested Joseph Rivera, 28, of Cumberland, on charges of driving under the influence with a child passenger and cruelty/neglect of a child. On the morning of May 10, Lincoln officers received an alert regarding a hit-and-run crash near Route...
It's official: April 2024 was the world's warmest on record
The National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) announced on Tuesday that April 2024 was the world's warmest April since records began in 1850! Average temperatures across the globe were 2.38F (1.32C) warmer than the 20th Century climatology. Not only was April the warmest on record, but it also marked the...
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