Category Archives: Local News
Massachusetts state troopers arrested for taking bribes to pass commercial drivers on test
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new...
Jan 30, 2024
Massachusetts man arrested for allegedly threatening Jewish community members and to bomb synagogues
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man was arrested Monday for allegedly threatening to kill members of the...
Jan 29, 2024
Steeple of historic Connecticut church collapses, no injuries reported
The steeple collapsed on the First Congregational Church in downtown New London, Connecticut January 25, 2024. There were no reported injuries. Photo: New London, Connecticut Police Department NEW LON...
Jan 26, 2024
Patriots parting with coach Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriot...
Jan 11, 2024
Report: Alahverdian fought on the tarmac in Scotland as he was extradited to face a U.S. rape charge
Nicholas Alahverdian is wheeled out of a court in Scotland as he unsuccessfully fought extradition to the United States in a series of hearings in 2023. Photo by Jane MacSorley of the “I Am Not ...
Jan 08, 2024
RI fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charge in Utah is extradited from Scotland
Photo courtesy Nicholas Alahverdian LONDON (AP) - A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah, has been extradited to the United Stat...
Jan 05, 2024
Southern New England expected to see first snow storm this weekend
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologistEven though accumulating snow is likely to avoid much of Interstate 95 from Philadelphia on south, the impending storm and nor’easter will deli...
Jan 05, 2024
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
Vineyard Wind turbine Photo: Vineyard OffshoreThe Associated Press For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms...
Jan 03, 2024
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
Claudine Gay was inaugurated as the first Black president of Harvard University September 29, 2023. She resigned January 2, 2024. Photo: Massachusetts Governor’s Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - H...
Jan 02, 2024
Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
By The Associated Press Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publ...
Dec 27, 2023
