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Fugitive Who Injured 2 Mass. State Troopers During Police Chase Arrested in Maine
The driver who allegedly injured a Massachusetts state trooper during a chase over the weekend was arrested on Tuesday in Maine. Luis Price-Gonzalez, 29, was arrested by U.S. marshals in Auburn, Maine, along with 22-year-old Andy Escarfuller-Medina. Price-Gonzalez was arrested on a warrant for assault and battery with a deadly weapon, negligent operation, leaving the scene of a personal injury…
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Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Rape on Ferry From Martha's Vineyard
Prosecutors have dropped the rape charges against a man who was accused of attacking an 18-year-old woman on a ferry from Martha’s Vineyard to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, this month. The Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office filed a motion dropping the charges after talking with the victim and her family, a representative for the prosecutors told NBC10 Boston and...
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‘Grateful to Be Standing': Winthrop Gunman's Rampage Shakes Community
A crisis intervention team went door-to-door Tuesday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, where residents are shaken by a gunman’s shooting rampage that killed two Black people. The team, made up of local police and social workers, listened to residents and offered any social services they might need. The message was that no one is alone. “Everybody knows somebody, so we are...
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Man's Body Pulled From Duxbury Pond; Son, 19, Charged With Murder
A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday and charged with murder after his father’s body was pulled from a pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts, early Monday morning, officials said. Jack Callahan, a 19-year-old from Duxbury, faces a murder charged, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. Duxbury police were called just after 2 a.m. from a woman who said her...
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Mass. Confirms 31 New COVID Cases, 1 More Death
Massachusetts health officials reported 31 new coronavirus cases and one new death on Sunday. The day’s numbers pushed the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 663,625 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,626. The state’s COVID-19 data, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, fell and that its state of emergency declaration...
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Mass. Confirms 56 New COVID Cases, 2 More Deaths
Massachusetts health officials are reporting 56 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on Saturday. The day’s numbers pushed the state’s confirmed COVID-19 case total to 663,594 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,625. The state’s COVID data, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, have fallen that its state of...
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Gunman Kills 2 After Crashing Stolen Truck in Winthrop, Is Fatally Shot by Police
A gunman killed two people after crashing a stolen truck into a building in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Saturday, then was fatally shot by police, state troopers said. Witnesses described a chaotic scene, including a building flattened by the truck and the gunman without shoes before firing a series of shots. None of the three people who died have yet publicly named,…
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Mass. Still Has 0 Towns in COVID Red Zone; 78 New COVID Cases, 4 More Deaths
Massachusetts health officials reported 78 new coronavirus cases and four new death on Thursday, as the number of towns in the high-risk red zone and moderate-risk yellow zone for COVID remained at zero. The day’s numbers pushed the state’s confirmed COVID-19 caseload to 663,478 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,622. The state’s COVID data,…
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Couple Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Oxford Is Identified
The woman and man who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Oxford, Massachusetts, this week have been identified. They were Jamie A. Dickinson, 34, and Jesse A. Brooks, 38, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. They lived together on Old Webster Road, prosecutors said, but didn’t release any other information. Two of the three children inside the home…
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Will J&J Vaccine Protect Against Delta COVID Variant? Boston Doctors Weigh in
The Delta variant is expected to become the dominant COVID strain in the United States within a matter of weeks, and there’s concerns about the effectiveness of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine against it. While the J&J shot may not be perfect, local health experts agree it’s still better than no vaccine at all. ”There’s a lot of...