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A high school teacher is on leave in Barnstable, Massachusetts, after appearing to slam a student to the ground in a video. According to Barnstable Public Schools, the teacher “inappropriately physically intervened in a matter between two students” around 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Barnstable High School. The video, which was shared on Snapchat, appears to show the teacher knocking a…

Police in Plymouth, Massachusetts, are investigating a large fight reminiscent of the movie “Fight Club” that was captured on video at White Horse Beach over the weekend. The wild scene concerned a lot of people in Plymouth, which has worked to change the reputation of the beach, and with Memorial Day and the start of summer less than a week…

Eight people, including multiple high school students, are facing charges in connection with a brawl that broke out Sunday at Narragansett Town Beach in Rhode Island, authorities said. According to affiliate WJAR, officers responded to reports of a fight at the beach around 2 p.m. Upon arrival, police said they found a large commotion and about 500 people in the…

As seen in a cellphone video captured by a witness, several people began fighting “for undetermined reasons,” leading to one arrest.

Two women were arrested Friday on several charges related to a large fight that broke out the night before near a Wendy’s in Worcester and left two people seriously injured, police said.  The fight began between minors, Worcester police said Saturday, and the women who were arrested, Worcester residents 29-year-old Brenda Ortiz and 47-year-old Brenda Rosario, allegedly encouraged them....

A person is in police custody after allegedly hurting another person in a fight involving a knife on an MBTA bus in Boston on Tuesday. The incident took place on a bus that was stopped in front of the Mass. Ave. station, according to an MBTA representative. One person pulled out a small pocket knife during the altercation another person….

Fists were flying outside Rogers Middle School in Rockland, Massachusetts, when two eighth-grade girls got into a fight at dismissal time. “They were screaming and yelling and saying really bad cuss words and stuff,” said student Alyssa Russell, who witnessed the incident. The fight was seen by dozens of others heading home for the day. “The teachers were telling people…

Good Samaritans dressed as “Furries” restrained a man who police say attacked a woman outside the FurCon convention in San Jose, Calif.

Police in Massachusetts are searching for several people after a man was seriously injured in a fight at Salem State University following a Halloween party. Authorities said the fight happened at about 1 a.m. Friday in the university’s Harrington Building parking lot. The victim, who was not identified, suffered serious injuries, according to police.

Seven people are facing charges after police say they responded to a fight involving a knife and baseball bat in Manchester. Police say they responded to several calls about a possible stabbing just after 5:30 p.m. Friday.

A corrections officer was assaulted and four other prison guards were hospitalized following an incident Tuesday morning at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. The prison was locked down and remains so as a result of the incident, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, was on lockdown for most of Tuesday after an incident that left 5 corrections officers injured.

A pregnant woman was injured Sunday night during a fight in Manchester, New Hampshire, police said. Officers responded to the area of Bell and Union streets for a fight at about 8:30 p.m. When officers arrived, police said there was a large group of people but the fight had already ended.

A newly released video capturing a family’s brawl at Disneyland this weekend has prompted police to reopen their investigation into the fight, authorities said Monday. Officers were called to the theme park on Saturday to help break up the melee, which began between a brother and sister but quickly involved other family members, Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said. The...

Two sharks were seen tussling in waters off of Chatham, Massachusetts.

Burlington Police arrived at Roosevelt Park in Burlington, Vermont after multiple calls reporting a large fight and possible gunshots.

Two brothers and their father were arrested Monday after the siblings were allegedly involved in an altercation. Police in Merrimack, New Hampshire responded to a call at about 3 p.m. of an assault that just occurred at a home. At the scene, they determined that 35-year-old Robert Trepanier and 44-year-old Jason Trepanier were involved in a fight that led to...

A Massachusetts woman accused of assaulting her 63-year-old aunt who later died from her injuries following a fight at a Methuen home has been ordered held without bail following her court appearance on Monday. Modesta Gomez, 23, was arraigned in Lawrence District Court on two counts of assault and battery, assault and battery on a person over 60, and assault...

The International Olympic Committee says it is sending home one of its members who was involved in an altercation with a security guard at the Pyeongchang Games.