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Teenage boys, 14 and 15 years old, have been indicted in murder and armed robbery charges by a grand jury in a shooting that killed a young woman in Lawrence, Massachusetts, this month. Essex County prosecutors had previously only charged one of the teenagers, 14-year-old Jobe Santiago, with murder in the death of 19-year-old Angie Aristy, saying that a second…

A motorcyclist died after he drove into the side of an ambulance in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thursday night, police said. The collision took place about 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Kinsley and Ash streets, Nashua police said Friday. Frederick Lassor, 36, was identified as the driver of the motorcycle. Lassor was driving on Ash Street when he hit…

A man killed his partner, then himself, in Puerto Rico early Thursday, days before they were set to return to Massachusetts, in a shooting heard by the woman’s daughter, according to authorities and the woman’s family. Zuleyka Santiago Fuentes, 36, was shot by her partner, identified as 31-year-old Benny J. Nieves Cabrera, after an argument near a gas station...

A person was found dead in a pickup truck that was hit by another truck after stopping in traffic on Interstate 93 in Reading, Massachusetts, overnight, police said Thursday. The driver of the pickup, 41-year-old Michael Murphy of Tewksbury, was found fatally injured, according to Massachusetts State Police. The Vermont man who was driving the other truck, a 2022 International…

The brother of a 12-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood over the summer has been charged with manslaughter in the death, Boston police said Wednesday. Savian Ellis, 12, was found fatally wounded at a home on Fessenden Street on July 13, according to Boston police. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. On Wednesday, the Boston…

Police are investigating another woman’s death after her body was found in her downtown Los Angeles apartment less than a mile away from where another woman was found dead in her home.

A teen has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman last week in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Jobe Santiago, 14, of Lawrence, was arrested Wednesday by state police, the Exsex District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday morning. He is charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Angie Aristy back on Sept. 6. He…

The woman who was killed in a house fire in Athol, Massachusetts, last week has been identified, along with the cause of the blaze. The fire, reported about 9:45 a.m. Thursday, ripped through the home on Fern Street, causing the second floor to collapse, according to state and local officials. They identified the woman who died as Jacqueline H. Doherty,…

The family of a teenager who died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip as part of a social media challenge will gather to remember the promising basketball player at a vigil Friday while they await word from Massachusetts authorities about what caused his death. Texas-based manufacturer Paqui said Thursday it has asked retailers to stop selling the individually wrapped...

Police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman Wednesday night.

A shooting Wednesday night left a 19-year-old woman dead, and authorities are looking for the person responsible.

A person died in a fire Thursday morning in Athol, Massachusetts fire officials said. The State Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed the death at the home on Fern Street and said that preliminary evidence showed it had started in the kitchen. More information wasn’t immediately available on the death, including their name. The Worcester County District Attorney, state police and...

The victim’s name has not been released.

Loved ones are mourning the death of a young woman who was shot Wednesday night in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The 19-year-old, identified as Angie Aristy, was found suffering from gunshot wounds at a residence on Howard Street near Pleasant Street on Wednesday night, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Aristy was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital, where she...

The 18-year-old who died while swimming in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, with friends on Labor Day has been identified. Chester D. Rodriguez started struggling and went underwater shortly before 5 p.m. Monday at Merrill’s Quarry, state police said Wednesday, and didn’t resurface. There were no sign of foul play, police said, noting that the quarry has signs marking...

Family of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah, who died Friday, says the viral challenge led to the Worcester student’s death.

Officials haven’t identified the 18-year-old who died Monday.

The three men killed in two shootings in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Saturday were being remembered as the city grappled with the two apparently unrelated incidents less than a mile apart. Sara Padilla, the mother of one victim’s child, said she can’t believe it hapened. “He’s a great man. He showed a lot of support and love,” Sara Padilla said....

After two deadly shootings less than a mile apart in Lynn, residents were holding

A teen’s body was found in the water in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, on Monday, fire officials said. Someone at Merrill’s Quarry off Vineyard Road called 911 about 4:16 p.m. after an 18-year-old who jumped into the water in the quarry didn’t surface, according to Westford Fire Chief Joseph Targ. The teen who died wasn’t identified beyond being...