Listen to “Rose” (we changed her name) tell her story of how advocates tried to protect her from her abuser. She is one of dozens of women supported by the Greater Newburyport high-risk team each year.

What if you could predict which victims of domestic violence were most at risk of being killed, and swoop in to protect them? A killing in Newburyport, Massachusetts, spurred advocates to develop a new approach helping survivors escape the cycle of domestic violence.

Dramatic police footage shows a man, hiding out in the woods of southeast Massachusetts, successfully tracked down and arrested this week. Massachusetts State Police released the video of Monday’s arrest in the Fall River woods on Wednesday. The suspect had last been seen running across Route 24 near Wilson Road and into the nearby woods, police said in a statement….

A new approach aiming to help survivors of domestic violence has been adopted by other states for its success.

(WARNING: Audio may be graphic and upsetting.) Dorothy Giunta-Cotter was killed in 2002 by her estranged husband. He had been released on bail after violating a restraining order she had taken out against him and found her days later, shooting her with a sawed-off shotgun. Her killing inspired a new approach to domestic violence that was spearheaded in Massachusetts.

A man arrested in connection with the death of a Meriden mom appeared in court Monday and he is due in court next on Dec. 16.

A school psychologist at Berlin High School is dead after a domestic violence call in East Hartford led to a police shooting Thursday night and a female victim has life-threatening injuries that police said appeared to be from domestic violence.

A longtime school psychologist at Berlin High School is dead after a domestic violence call led to a police shooting in East Hartford.

New Hampshire’s Democratic Congressional delegation has announced over $ 1 million in federal funding to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Boston man accused of stabbing his wife to death in an apparent case of domestic violence appeared in court on Monday. Wearing a white jumpsuit and covering his head, Valdir Chaves, 43, of Roxbury, was arraigned on murder in Roxbury District Court. After not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf, the judge ordered him held without bail. Chaves...

A Boston man faced a judge Monday in connection with the fatal stabbing of his wife at their home over the weekend.

A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed multiple times Sunday in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. A 911 call came in around 12:20 p.m. for a stabbing at 32 Clarence Street, Boston police officials say.

A jury has been selected for the trial of a former New Hampshire state senator who is facing domestic violence charges. The trial is scheduled July 31 in Coos County Superior Court for Jeff Woodburn, of Whitefield. He pleaded not guilty last year to nine charges, including simple assault, domestic violence and criminal mischief.

A jury has been selected for the trial of a former New Hampshire state senator who is facing domestic violence charges. The trial is scheduled July 31 in Coos County Superior Court for Jeff Woodburn, of Whitefield. He pleaded not guilty last year to nine charges, including simple assault, domestic violence and criminal mischief.

Former Massachusetts fire chief Gregory Gagnon, who was arrested on domestic violence charges and put on leave from his role as Ipswich Fire Chief in September 2017, has found new employment as a firefighter with the Devens Fire Department, according to MassDevelopment.

Porn actress Stormy Daniels said she is reserving judgment on the arrest of her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, called the allegation serious and said she’d find a new lawyer if it proved true, but noted that Avenatti welcomes an investigation and said she would reserve judgment until the...

Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing Stormy Daniels in her legal battle with President Donald Trump, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence.

A New Hampshire state senator facing domestic violence charges has lost his bid for a fourth term. Democrat Jeff Woodburn, of Whitefield, faced Republican David Starr, of Franconia, on Tuesday to represent New Hampshire’s North Country.

“Anger Room” creator Donna Alexander died after police say she was assaulted by 34-year-old Nathaniel Mitchell.