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Reports: ‘Confrontations’ at Boston Common Demonstrations [GALLERY]
Confrontations are happening amid a gathering of counterprotesters and conservative rally participants in Boston.
Boston University Student Drops Out After Attending White Nationalist Rally
BOSTON (AP) _ An 18-year-old student who attended the white nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend says he has withdrawn from college in Boston in part because of death threats.
Nicholas Fuentes tells The Boston Globe he has received 15 death threats via email and social media...
Ad Campaign Against Driving High Coming To Mass.
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts officials are promising to crack down on marijuana-impaired driving as the state prepares for full implementation of its voter-approved recreational pot law.
State police said Thursday they are increasing the number of officers with special training in detecting whether motorists are under the influence of THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana...
Roy’s Family Files $4.2 Million Civil Suit Against Michelle Carter
DEDHAM — The mother of a teenager who killed himself has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Massachusetts woman convicted of manslaughter for encouraging him to take his own life.
Lynn Roy is seeking $4.2 million in lost future wages for her son Conrad Roy III...
Gov. Baker’s Bill Would Reset State Policy on Immigration Detainers
BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed legislation that would allow state and local police officers to cooperate with federal immigration officials by holding people who have committed violent crimes.
The bill was filed Tuesday in response to a recent decision by the state's highest court...
Decomposed Body Found in Compartment of Retired Coast Guard Boat
CHATHAM — Authorities have found a decomposed body inside a closed compartment on board a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts.
The Cape and Islands district attorney's office says Coast Guard personnel called Chatham police just before 9 p...
UMass Tuition Rising for Upcoming Academic Year
WORCESTER, MA — University of Massachusetts undergraduates will pay an average of $416 more for in-state tuition in the fall.
The five-campus system's trustees Monday approved a roughly 3 percent increase that will bump the average in-state undergraduate tuition at the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell campuses to $14,253 for the 2017-18 academic year...
Watchdog Group Says Fidget Spinners are Dangerous Summer Toys
A consumer watchdog group has listed fidget spinners among possible summer hazards for children.
Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm said Wednesday in unveiling its summer safety report that the spinners can fall apart and the small pieces can create a choking hazard...
Convicted Dog Stabber Will Be Released from Jail
FALL RIVER — A Massachusetts man who nearly killed a dog by stabbing it five times will be released from jail after being sentenced to time served.
The Herald News reports that William Whitson, of Fall River, has been in custody since September 2015, when he stabbed a pit bull outside his city barbershop...
Fall River Man Who Nearly Killed Dog Convicted of Animal Cruelty
A Massachusetts man who nearly killed a dog by stabbing it five times has been convicted of animal cruelty.
William Whitson, of Fall River, was convicted Thursday and faces sentencing next Friday.
The Herald News reports that Whitson said he stabbed the pit bull in self-defense because it bit him and wouldn't let go as he tried to stop it from attacking a smaller dog outside his barbershop in 2015