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April 5, 2024

Meet the American who led 77 Minutemen against 700 Redcoats at Battle of Lexington: Captain John Parker

Captain John Parker, 46, was crippled by tuberculosis when he led 77 volunteers against 700 British regulars in the Battle of Lexington, igniting the American Revolution.

April 5, 2024

Illegal immigrant charged in 'horrific' child sex crime arrested by ICE after police let him go

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested an illegal immigrant charged with rape of a minor in Massachusetts. The suspect had been released from state custody.

April 5, 2024

On this day in history, April 5, 1908, actress Bette Davis born in Massachusetts: 'Strong-willed woman'

Hollywood icon Bette Davis was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Davis went on to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress and was nominated 10 times for the award.

April 4, 2024

Boston hospital to scale back on child abuse and neglect reports that can perpetuate 'structural racism'

Mass General Brigham announced it would its update policies on automatically flagging child abuse and neglect reports in cases of mothers testing positive for drugs.

April 2, 2024

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on flights coordinated by DeSantis can sue aviation company

A federal judge has ruled that migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard in 2022 can sue the aviation company, saying they were targeted because of their ethnic background.

April 2, 2024

Boston mayor silent on sanctuary city policies amid migrant crime reports

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been silent on the city’s sanctuary policies despite multiple high-profile crimes allegedly committed by migrants in recent months.

April 2, 2024

6-alarm Boston fire leaves 1 dead, several injured, neighbors fleeing for their lives

Boston firefighters worked to extinguish a massive six-alarm fire that killed one resident, injured at least five others on Meridian Street on Tuesday morning.

April 2, 2024

Biden admin approves eighth US offshore wind project off Massachusetts coast

The U.S. Interior Department has approved the eighth commercial-scale offshore wind project. It is scheduled to be built off the coast of Massachusetts.

April 1, 2024

DeSantis notches win in lawsuit over migrant flights, but company that arranged them not in the clear yet

A federal judge has dropped a lawsuit targeting Ron DeSantis after the Republican Florida Governor coordinated flights of illegal immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022.

April 1, 2024

Longtime US Rep William Delahunt of Massachusetts dies at 82

William D. Delahunt, a long-serving U.S. Representative from Massachusetts has died at the age of 82 after battling a long-term illness, his family said.