April 13, 2016 15 UMass fossil fuel divestment protesters arrested Fifteen students at the University of Massachusetts' Amherst campus demanding that the system divest from fossil fuel investments have been arrested after refusing to end their sit-in at the school's administration building.
April 12, 2016 Key player in Massachusetts drug lab scandal out of prison The former Massachusetts drug lab chemist convicted of faking test results and tampering with evidence in criminal drug cases is out of prison.
April 12, 2016 Manuscripts among rare Hemingway items shown at JFK library Ernest Hemingway and John F.
April 11, 2016 Trump calls Boston Globe "worthless" in response to satire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has derided The Boston Globe as "stupid" and "worthless" in response to a satirical front page printed by the newspaper Sunday that lampoons a potential Trump presidency.
April 10, 2016 Boston Globe prints fake front page satirizing Trump The editorial board of The Boston Globe is using a satirical front page to express its uneasiness with a potential Donald Trump presidency.
April 10, 2016 Federal criminal trial over Wynn casino land set to begin A federal criminal trial over the land Wynn Resorts wants to develop into a nearly $2 billion casino in Massachusetts is set to begin.
April 8, 2016 Police: Girl, 15, killed while 'playing around' with gun Police in Massachusetts say a 15-year-old girl has died after what authorities are calling an accidental shooting in a city apartment.
April 8, 2016 Gay, lesbian business group withdraws invite to Gov. Baker A gay business group has withdrawn an invitation to Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, citing his decision to speak at a weekend event featuring conservative leaders and a Texas minister who has said God sent Adolf Hitler for the Jews.
April 8, 2016 Rifles on campus: College security forces nationwide add firepower Semi-automatic rifles, once rare on campuses, are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college security forces.
April 7, 2016 Massachusetts workplace shooting leaves 1 hurt, gunman dead An armed 70-year-old man shot at and injured a former co-worker at a Massachusetts business before killing himself in what authorities are calling an act of workplace violence.
