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A Massachusetts community made sure people showed up for the funeral of a World War II veteran who died at age 99. The Herald News reports that when Arthur Schroeder, of Taunton, died Nov. 22, and he left behind no surviving family members who could attend his funeral. The veteran’s pastor, Rev. Ami Dion, decided to reach out to Taunton...

A Massachusetts community made sure people showed up for the funeral of a World War II veteran who died at age 99 with no surviving family members to attend his funeral.

The Wampanoag Tribe says it found racist graffiti at the Watuppa Pond Reservation in Fall River, Massachusetts, Thursday. The letters “KKK,” swastikas and other markings were spray-painted to trees, the ground and several buildings on the premise, according to the Herald News.

Authorities say a Massachusetts woman has died after falling from a third-floor window at a condominium complex. A spokesman for the Bristol district attorney says investigators are trying to determine if the death at the Waterview Heights complex in Fall River on Tuesday morning was accidental or intentional.

A Fall River mother facing charges for assaulting her 3-month-old baby was found dangerous at a court hearing Monday, according to The Herald News.

A Fall River mother facing charges for assaulting her 3-month-old baby was found dangerous at a court hearing Monday, according to The Herald News.

A Massachusetts man who opened an antique bottle of rat poison he thought contained whiskey was taken to the hospital after complaining of burning on his hands and throat. Fall River Fire Capt. Neil Furtado tells The Herald News firefighters responded to a self-storage facility in the city at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police now say 59 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts were defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, about twice as many as initially thought. Fall River police said Thursday in a Facebook post that they came up with the higher number after a row-by-row inspection of Hebrew Cemetery. Of those 59, two had been knocked over. The stones were defaced with...

Police are investigating anti-Semitic messages and Nazi imagery scrawled on dozens of gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts. Fall River police say they responded to a report of vandalism at the Hebrew Cemetery at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The graffiti and damage was first discovered by a cemetery maintenance worker. Authorities said about 30 gravestones were tagged with swastikas,...

Police in Massachusetts are looking for a woman they say intended to rob a bank but got cold feet and left without a penny.

Officials have certified more than 4,000 signatures gathered in an effort to recall a Massachusetts mayor charged in a federal fraud case. The Fall River City Clerk’s office announced Wednesday the Board of Election Commissioners has certified the signatures to remove Mayor Jasiel Correia, and they will now send the signatures to City Council.

A former youth basketball coach from Massachusetts has been sentenced to prison for up to seven years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a player. The Herald News reports that 37-year-old Brandon Rivera, of Fall River, was sentenced last week to five to seven years behind bars and eight years of probation. He was charged with indecent assault and battery...

Organizers behind an effort to recall a Massachusetts mayor charged in a federal fraud case say they have collected enough signatures to start the process. The Herald News reports that organizers said Tuesday they had collected more than 4,000 signatures to recall Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia.

Ten residents of Fall River, Massachusetts, are working on a recall petition to remove Mayor Jasiel Correia from office following his indictment on wire fraud and tax charges.

An effort is underway to recall the Massachusetts mayor charged with defrauding investors in an app he developed. Fall River’s city clerk tells the Herald News that a petition signed by 10 city residents to recall Mayor Jasiel Correia has been dropped off at her office.

A man has jumped onto the roof of a Massachusetts newspaper office while trying to flee U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Police are investigating threatening text messages sent to three members of a Massachusetts city council.

The mansion where the notorious 19th century suspect Lizzie Borden lived out her days after she was acquitted of the ax murders of her father and stepmother is on the market.

A Massachusetts man who nearly killed a dog by stabbing it five times has been convicted of animal cruelty.