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April 12, 2018

Post-WWII military shell reeled in by surprised Massachusetts fishermen

A group of fisherman searching for clams and quahog off the coast of Massachusetts instead came across a unexploded military shell, police said.

April 10, 2018

Lacrosse player who lost her leg in moped accident scores in her first game back

A top scorer for the University of Massachusetts' women's lacrosse team was back in action last week after losing her leg years ago.

April 6, 2018

Massachusetts' ban on assault weapons doesn't violate 2nd Amendment, judge rules

A judge in Massachusetts on Friday ruled against a lawsuit that questioned the state’s ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, declaring that the weapons were not included in Second Amendment protections.

April 6, 2018

Massachusetts man attacks woman with hammer, sets entire home on fire, police say

A Massachusetts man is facing attempted murder charges after police said he attacked a woman and lit a house on fire with her inside.

April 2, 2018

MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to 'catfishing' murder of boy, 15, in Massachusetts

A member of the MS-13 street gang pleaded guilty to the 2015 killing of a teenage boy, who was lured on a date before being brutally murdered in Massachusetts, officials said Monday.

March 31, 2018

Harvard scrubs 'Puritans' from alma mater because it is not 'inclusive'

Harvard University purged “Puritans” from their official song following a diversity task force initiative.

March 29, 2018

Woman claims Martha's Vineyard home was used for dozens of porn videos without her knowledge

A Massachusetts woman is suing an adult film company for using “nearly every room” in her Martha’s Vineyard home to shoot pornographic videos without her knowledge.

March 29, 2018

Body found off Interstate 95 identified as missing Marine recruit

Authorities in Massachusetts said Thursday that remains found off Interstate 95 south of Boston have been identified as a Marine recruit who had been missing since November.

March 27, 2018

Illegal immigrant who tortured dog gets prison time, to be deported

A Polish man living in Massachusetts will be deported once he serves up to 10 years in prison after he beat a dog so badly, officials were forced to euthanize it.

March 23, 2018

Women's college instructs professors not to call students 'women'

An all-women’s college in Massachusetts tells its teachers not to identify “women” in the classroom but rather use the word “students.”