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September 7, 2021

Boston DA charges convicted sex offender in 1988 cold case murder, rape of Judy Chamberlain

Massachusetts prosecutors announced Monday that a convicted sex offender in state custody has been charged with the rape and murder of a Boston woman in a cold case that went unsolved for 33 years.

September 7, 2021

Massachusetts police rescue dog chained to rod and left to drown in incoming tide; owner arrested

A Massachusetts man has been arrested after police rescued a dog that was chained to a metal rod on a shoreline and left to drown in the incoming tide last week, authorities said.

September 4, 2021

Connecticut plane crash: Victims were married doctors expecting a child, survived by first child

The victims in a Connecticut plane crash have been identified as doctors from Boston, who have been survived by their son. 

September 3, 2021

Orion Krause pleads guilty to murdering family members, caretaker with baseball bat

A man admitted to murdering his mother, grandparents and a caretaker with a baseball bat in Massachusetts — calling the gruesome crime “an insane thing.”

September 2, 2021

After Ida hits Massachusetts, thousands are left without power

Power to much of Massachusetts was restored on Thursday morning after the remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through the region.

September 2, 2021

Ida flooding in Northeast could persist as storm eyes New England, warn meteorologists

Officials are warning residents of northeastern states impacted by flooding and heavy rainfall from Post-Tropical Cyclone Ida that the danger is not yet over.

August 30, 2021

Great White sharks spotted feeding on humpback whale

That’s a big-looking meal.

August 30, 2021

Death of Massachusetts woman while on sweltering hike with Phoenix cop ruled accidental

The death of a Massachusetts woman, who died last month while hiking on an Arizona mountain in sweltering temperatures with a man she recently met, has been ruled accidental, authorities said.

August 28, 2021

RFK’s children divided after Sirhan Sirhan parole recommendation

Friday’s recommendation by a California panel that Robert Kennedy’s assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, be paroled after decades in prison has resulted in a divide among the late U.S. senator’s nine surviving children.

August 27, 2021

Harvard appoints 'athiest' as president of university chaplains - not everyone is happy

Harvard University has appointed a new chaplain who brings a fresh perspective to the role – as an atheist.