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A deadly fire in Springfield, Massachusetts was caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials, the State Fire Marshal’s office said Friday. One person was killed in the fire at 63 Wilmont St. and another injured. Fire officials say the blaze started in the second-floor living room around 3 a.m. One person, described as an “older adult” was killed and…

A fourth suspect has been arrested in the murder of a teenager in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Eighteen-year-old Bryce Finn was shot in the chest when he answered a knock at his door on June 6, 2017. He had graduated from Haverhill High School days earlier.

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Tuesday morning in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The crash was reported on Winslow Gray Road between Swan Lake Road and Joshua Baker Road. The victim was discovered by a police officer on routine patrol around 7:30 a.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was identified as Alexander…

A 76-year-old man has died after being hit by a car Tuesday night in Lynn, Massachusetts. The man, a Lynn resident, was walking in the crosswalk on the Lynnway near Newhall Street when he was hit by a 2007 Jeep Commander traveling south around 6:44 p.m. Tuesday, Massachusetts State Police said. First responders administered emergency medical aid at the scene…

Police announced Thursday that they have arrested 29-year-old Pedro Nieves for his involvement in a fatal car crash at the end of April in Lawrence, Massachusetts. A 20-year-old Lawrence woman was badly injured and her passenger, Gabriela Hernandez, 24, also of Lawrence, died at the scene. In all, four people were hospitalized with serious injuries after the April 29 crash….

Two women were killed from a stabbing on Taft Street in Dorchester on Sunday, and one person is in police custody.

A suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in Eastern Afghanistan late Friday night.

The names of the children were withheld. No further information was immediately available.

A 3-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a car being driven by a 13-year-old girl Wednesday in Gorham, Maine. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m on Tamarack Circle, which is in the Friendly Village of Gorham mobile home park. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. “This is something that certainly affects the community as a…

A 42-year-old Boston man died after being hit by a car on Interstate 93 southbound Tuesday morning, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The driver drove away. The fatal hit-and-run crash happened around 4:25 a.m. near Exit 6 in Braintree, authorities said. The man walked onto the southbound lanes and was struck in the vicinity of the second and third…

A 17-year-old New Hampshire driver was killed in a single-car crash along the Everett Turnpike Saturday morning, police say. The teen, from Nashua, appeared to have lost control of their car just south of Exit 10 in Merrimack. The 2006 Toyota Corolla went down the embankment and into the tree line, crashing into multiple trees before coming to a stop,…

A woman and her dog were stabbed to death Thursday near a San Dimas park and a man was taken into custody.

The bodies of three men have been located in the debris of an avalanche slide near Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers said

A Massachusetts man who allegedly ran over man, killing him, after shouting racial slurs during a road rage incident last week is now facing a murder charge.

A man ran over over another man, killing him, after shouting racial slurs at at him in Belmont Tuesday, according to prosecutors who filed a civil rights violation and other charges against the driver.

A man ran over over another man, killing him, after shouting racial slurs at at him in Belmont Tuesday, according to prosecutors who filed a civil rights violation and other charges against the driver.

A 36-year-old New Hampshire woman has died after a single-car crash in Pelham overnight Sunday.

A teenager was killed after a single-car crash in Lawrence Saturday morning, officials say. The young woman crashed a car into a utility pole on Water Street just after 6 a.m., according to a statement from local police. She was pronounced dead on scene by paramedics from Lawrence General Hospital. The victim was the only person in the car at…

A Massachusetts man faced a judge Wednesday for a fatal shooting a day earlier in Malden. Zachary Dimaro, 21, of Malden, was arraigned in Malden District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery by discharging a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and…

A man in his 40s was stabbed and beaten to death Saturday in South Pasadena, California, after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house to attack her.