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June 7, 2018

Driver in deadly hit-and-run crash says 'accidents happen,' and 'people hit and run people all the time'

A driver who was arrested Wednesday after a deadly hit-and-run crash in Boston made no apologies before he was taken into custody, saying it was just an "unfortunate situation."

June 7, 2018

Men threw hatchet at black teen, yelled racial slurs, police say

Authorities in Massachusetts on Wednesday were searching for two men who allegedly yelled racial slurs and threw a hatchet at a black teen.

June 3, 2018

High school grad surprised by return of dad deployed overseas

A Massachusetts high school student was in for the surprise of a lifetime when his father — an Army sergeant deployed overseas — surprised him at his graduation on Saturday.

June 1, 2018

Prosecutor: 3 bodies at home of Massachusetts man accused of sexually assaulting, torturing woman

Three bodies have been found at the home of a man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and brutally torturing a woman with a hammer, a prosecutor said on Thursday.

May 31, 2018

Drug-dealing dean convicted of shooting student over marijuana sales

A former high school dean known as an anti-violence advocate was convicted Thursday of shooting and nearly killing a student he had recruited to sell marijuana for him.

May 30, 2018

Driver who crashed into house says he blacked out after giving blood

A man said he crashed his car right through the front door of a home north of Boston on Tuesday morning because he'd blacked out after donating blood.

May 29, 2018

Woman discovers severed head of a goat and photo of herself on the hood of her car

The severed head of a goat was found on the hood of woman’s car in Boston Tuesday morning and tucked underneath the gruesome discovery was a photo of the woman, police said.

May 29, 2018

Hundreds of fighting roosters seized in massive cockfighting bust

Nearly 400 fighting roosters and chickens were seized last week from a Massachusetts farm in the largest cockfighting bust in the state’s history, officials said.

May 27, 2018

Massachusetts woman dies after falling into backyard fire pit

A 71-year-old Massachusetts homeowner suffered fatal burns after falling into a fire pit in her backyard.

May 24, 2018

Makeup artist to disguise witnesses in Boston murder trial

Two government witnesses in the trial of former New England mob boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme will be disguised by a "movie-industry quality" makeup artist to protect their identities.