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Boston Voices At The March On Washington 27 Aug 2013 | 03:57 pm
BOSTON — It was 50 years ago Wednesday that more than 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to demand jobs and equal rights for African Amer...
Rudder Issue Found On Crashed Taunton Plane 27 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
TAUNTON, Mass. — Federal investigators say they have found a problem with the tail rudder of a small plane that crashed in Taunton last weekend, killing both people on board. National Transportation ...
Meet The Boston Mayoral Candidates 27 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am
Click on the names at left for brief biographies of the 12 candidates on Boston’s mayoral ballot. The preliminary election, which will winnow the field to two candidates, takes place Sept. 24. See her...
1st Mass. West Nile Virus Case Of 2013 Reported 27 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
BOSTON — Massachusetts health officials say they have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in the state this season. The state health department said Monday that a Plymouth County man in his 7...
Suspect In 2009 Boston Triple Homicide Pleads Not Guilty 26 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm
BOSTON — A suspect in the slayings of two women and a man four years ago pleaded not guilty Monday after being returned to Boston from Trinidad. Keron Pierre, formerly of Boston’s Mattapan neighborho...
Goat Keepers Sue Town Of Agawam 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
AGAWAM, Mass. — A long-running legal dispute between a Massachusetts couple and the town that’s trying to make them get rid of the goats they keep on their property is now in federal court. The town ...
Mass. Ethics Panel Asked To Revisit Wolf Decision 26 Aug 2013 | 10:11 pm
BOSTON — The head of a government watchdog group is urging the state Ethics Commission to review an opinion that could force state Sen. Dan Wolf to leave the Legislature and end his campaign for gover...
Revere Man Charged With Stabbing Held On $1M Bail 26 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
REVERE, Mass. — A Revere man charged with fatally stabbing another man inside a home at a city trailer park over the weekend has been ordered held on $1 million bail. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Pete...
Wild Mushroom Foraging Season Begins 26 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
AMHERST, Mass. — In some countries, foraging for wild mushrooms is as popular as fishing in the United States. But now, a growing number of novice foodies here are flocking to workshops on mushroom hu...
Hernandez Associate Subject Of Court Hearing 26 Aug 2013 | 06:02 pm
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — An associate of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has waived his right to appear at a hearing connected to the June death of Odin Lloyd. The probable cause hearing...
