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18-year-old arrested for murder in September shooting, Boston police say
An 18-year-old has been arrested on a murder charge more than three months after a deadly shooting in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Boston police say Jason Douglas, of Quincy, was taken into custody around 4:20 p.m. Friday in connection with the September 2024 shooting death of 19-year-old Quami Clarke. Police allege Douglas fatally shot Clarke around 9:22 p.m. on Sept....
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Woman believed to have fallen through ice on NH pond, police say
A search was underway Saturday night at a pond in Atkinson, New Hampshire, where state police say they believe a woman fell through the ice and likely drowned. First responders were called just before 5:30 p.m. to Chase Island Road for reports of someone yelling for help at Big Island Pond, police said. A number of agencies were assisting in...
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18-year-old shot in Brookline; police investigating
An investigation is underway in Brookline, Massachusetts, after an 18-year-old was injured in a shooting overnight. Brookline police say they received multiple calls around 1:25 a.m. Saturday reporting possible shots fired. Responding officers found several spent shell casings on New Terrace Road, but they didn’t find a victim. Dispatchers called around to local hospitals and learned a person had walked...
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Person injured in Fall River apartment fire; 15 people displaced
One person was sent to the hospital after an apartment fire early Friday morning in Fall River, Massachusetts, and more than a dozen others have been displaced. The Fall River Fire Department tells NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that crews responded around 3:45 a.m. to a Choate Street apartment building and found thick smoke and heavy flames. There were initial concerns...
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Mass. school districts impacted by nationwide PowerSchool data breach
A data breach is impacting school districts across the country, including several here in Massachusetts, and this could mean names, addresses, medical records and even social security numbers were compromised — something local cybersecurity experts say is unsettling. “It seems like it was caused by a stolen credential from one of their administrative people, and this you know, this shouldn’t...
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NH man arrested after making threats towards Planned Parenthood, Exeter police say
A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly made threats toward employees at the Planned Parenthood in Exeter, New Hampshire, last week. Christopher Daly, of Rochester, NH, was taken into custody following a week-long investigation, Exeter police say. He’s being charged with criminal threatening and two counts of harassment. Officers were first called to the Exeter office of Planned...
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Dog killed in Mashpee house fire
A fire broke out late Saturday night at a home on Cape Cod, killing the owners’ dog. The Mashpee Fire Department says it received a 911 call from the residents of 252 Main Street around 9:05 p.m. reporting a fire on their rear deck, with flames spreading into the home. Responding firefighters found the enclosed deck fully engulfed in smoke...
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Mass. State Police help owl hit by car in Pelham
Massachusetts State Police say they had an interesting start to the new year when they helped out an unlikely victim in Pelham. Troopers responded to reports of an injured owl that had been struck by a car and left with a broken wing. The troopers were able to safely secure the owl, and arrangements were made to transport the animal...
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2 people seriously injured after car strikes tree head-on in Bridgewater
Two people were seriously injured in a crash involving a tree Sunday morning in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, temporarily closing the roadway. Bridgewater police say they responded along with the fire department to multiple reports of a single-vehicle crash near the area of 357 Pine Street around 7:20 a.m. and found a severely damaged Chevrolet Cruze with two seriously injured people inside....
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Everett man arrested after video shows him hitting cat with a belt, police say
A man in Everett, Massachusetts, is facing animal cruelty charges after a video was shown to police in which the 44-year-old can allegedly be seen striking a cat with a belt while holding it down. Everett police say they responded to 615 Broadway to investigate a report of animal cruelty after a concerned citizen came into the police station a...
