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September 11, 2016

Speed boat crash in Massachusetts leaves 1 dead, 1 critical

Authorities say three speed boats collided during a race on a Massachusetts lake, leaving one driver dead and two others injured.

September 11, 2016

Hitchhiker's grisly tale to be told again at new sentencing

A man who was sentenced to death in the 2001 carjack killings of two Massachusetts men will get another chance to ask a jury to spare his life.

September 10, 2016

Mystery in Boston after dozens of birds fall from sky

Boston city officials were grappling with a bizarre mystery Friday after a large flock of birds suddenly fell from the sky in one of the city’s neighborhoods.

September 9, 2016

High court grants new trial for man convicted of killing cop

The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld a lower court decision that granted a new trial to a man convicted in the 1993 killing of a Boston police officer.

September 8, 2016

Ex-New England Mafia boss pleads not guilty in 1993 killing

Former New England Mafia boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme (sah-LEHM'-ee) has pleaded not guilty in the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner.

September 8, 2016

One month after killing of jogger Vanessa Marcotte, more than 1,000 tips have poured in

It's been one month since 27-year-old Vanessa Marcotte went for an afternoon jog and never returned home.

September 7, 2016

DC, Tennessee win first night Miss America preliminaries

Miss District of Columbia and Miss Tennessee won the first night of preliminaries in the Miss America competition Tuesday.

September 6, 2016

School banks on no-homework policy, longer school day to fight underperformance

There are two words every student loves to hear from their teacher: ‘no homework’.

September 5, 2016

Man accused of breaking into home, painting dog purple

Police say a man broke into a home on Martha's Vineyard and painted the resident's dog purple.

September 4, 2016

Massachusetts court to hear appeal in mail bomb killing

After Sandra Berfield was killed when a package bomb exploded in her arms, police immediately zeroed in on a man she said had stalked her for months and vandalized her car.