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Man, 21, Killed by Wrong-Way Driver in Somerset: Police
A 21-year-old man from Portsmouth, R.I. died in a car crash early Wednesday morning after he was struck by a wrong-way driver. Authorities responded to a crash in Somerset, Massachusetts around 3:45 a.m., the Massachusetts State Police said. A Volvo SUV driven by a 50-year-old man from Bristol, R.I. was driving east on the west side of Interstate 195...
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Mass. State Police Locate Missing Somerset Man
Police in Massachusetts say they have located a Somerset man who had been reported missing. Robert Beden was reported missing after he was last seen Saturday night. Police said at the time that he may have been driving a gray Toyota Camry with Massachusetts plates 792111. Beden was described as 6′ tall, weighing approximately 160 pounds. He may be wearing…
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Ex-Mayor's Aide Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Case
The ex-chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor has pleaded guilty to extortion, bribery and other charges in a federal public corruption case.
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Driver Killed in Highway Rollover Crash in Somerset
A driver was killed Thursday in a rollover crash on an interstate highway in Somerset, Massachusetts, state police said. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2:20 p.m. on Interstate 195 eastbound at mile marker 9.2. State police originally reported the driver suffered serious injuries before later said the victim had died. According to a preliminary investigation, police say a Chevrolet Equinox…
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Video Shows Rollover Crash Following Police Pursuit
Two Massachusetts men are facing charges after they allegedly fled from Somerset police officers Sunday during a traffic stop and then later from the scene of a crash.
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Mass. Couple Found Dead in Home by Relative, Police Investigating as Murder-Suicide
A Massachusetts couple was found dead Saturday morning in their Somerset home, and detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide, state police announced. Amber Pereira, 30, and Joshua Pereira, 31, were both found dead by a relative who called Somerset police around 8:05 a.m. Police say both Amber and Joshua Pereira died from apparent gunshot wounds inside their 160 Thelma…
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Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Somerset
A Massachusetts couple was found dead Saturday morning in their Somerset home, and detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide, state police announced.
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Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Somerset
Amber Pereira, 30, and Joshua Pereira, 31, were both found dead in their Massachusetts home by a relative who called Somerset police around 8:05 a.m. Saturday.
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Mass. Palm Reader Stole Over $70,000 From Client in Exorcism Scheme, Police Say
A palm reader in Massachusetts is being accused of stealing more than $70,000 from a client by telling the woman her daughter was possessed by a demon and she needed the money to relocate the spirit into a Barbie doll. Somerset police say Tracey Milanovich — who ran Tracy’s Psychic Palm Reader on County Street — faces charges of…
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Palm Reader Accused of Stealing Tens of Thousands
Police say a palm reader in Somerset told a mother her daughter was possessed by a demon, tricking her into forking over more than $70,000.
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Woman Dies After Being Mauled by Pit Bull While Having Seizure
A 44-year-old Somerset, Massachusetts, woman has died after being mauled by a pet pit bull on Friday afternoon. Somerset police received a 911 call around 5:20 p.m. from the victim’s daughter, saying that her mother, Melissa Astacio, was having a seizure inside their home on Lees River Avenue when the family dog began to attack, the Bristol District Attorney’s...
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Family Dog Kills Woman Having Seizure
Somerset police received a 911 call around 5:20 p.m. from the victim’s daughter, saying that her mother, Melissa Astacio, was having a seizure inside their home on Lees River Avenue when the family dog began to attack, the Bristol District Attorney’s Office
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Missing Mother, Son Found Alive in Vermont
Two hikers who’d gone missing on Saturday in Vermont have been found alive.
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Missing Mother, Son Found Alive in Vermont
Two hikers who’d gone missing on Saturday in Vermont have been found alive.
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Maine District Attorney Faces Disciplinary Hearing
A Maine district attorney is facing a disciplinary hearing over an allegation she discussed a child sexual assault case with a judge without defense counsel present. Kennebec and Somerset Counties District Attorney Maeghan Maloney tells the Kennebec Journal she’s in talks to resolve the issue without going to a contested hearing. Maloney says she was called into the judge’s chambers...
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WATCH: Closed Power Plant's Cooling Towers Demolished in Controlled Implosion
It took just a matter of seconds for two 500-foot cooling towers from Massachusetts’ last coal-fired power plant to be reduced to rubble Saturday. “It was a big explosion, and it was very loud,” eyewitness Mark Calvano said.
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Somerset Power Plant Demolished With Implosion
The former power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, was demolished Saturday afternoon as many people in the neighborhood watched from a distance.
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65-Year-Old Dead Following Rollover Crash on I-195 in Somerset
A 65-year-old woman was killed Tuesday morning in rollover crash in Somerset, Massachusetts. State police said the single-vehicle crash was reported at 6:40 a.m. on Interstate 195 westbound near Exit 4.
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Fatal Crash Occurs on I-195 in Somerset, Mass.
One person is dead and another was transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 eastbound in Somerset, Massachusetts on Friday.
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Fatal Crash in Somerset, Mass.
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