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The fiancee of former tight end Aaron Hernandez is suing the NFL and the Patriots on behalf of their daughter for not disclosing the link between suicidal impulses and CTE.

A 33-year-old Fall River and Somerset man who stole more than $40,000 from his 85-year-old grandmother last year was sentenced to serve two to three years in state prison last week.

A 47-year-old New Bedford man with a lengthy history of unarmed robberies was sentenced this week to serve eight-to-10 years in state prison after being convicted of two separate 2016 New Bedford robberies, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M...

TAUNTON — The Massachusetts woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for urging her boyfriend to kill himself is being sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, with part of that time being suspended. Judge Lawrence Moniz sentenced Michelle Carter to the two-and-a-half year sentence, with 15 months deemed a committed sentence at the Bristol County House of Corrections, and the balance suspen

BOSTON — A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for coercing and attempting to coerce seven minors into sending him sexually explicit images and for producing and distributing child pornography. Joseph Debrum, 40, was sentenced by U...

BOSTON - A New Bedford man faces nearly six years in prison for his connection to a heroin and Fentanyl trafficking operation in Southeastern Massachusetts. The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office says Cory Nickerson, 33, pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and Fentanyl...

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 44-year-old repeat domestic batterer has been sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison along with two years of probation after his release for strangling his girlfriend...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Fall River man has been sentenced to three years in prison for seriously injuring his 4-month-old son. The Herald News reports that 37-year-old Jeremy Ferreira was sentenced Monday by a judge who credited him for showing remorse and taking responsibility for his actions...

BOSTON (AP) - The fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is speaking out publicly for the first time. A two-part interview with Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez is scheduled to air on the "Dr. Phil " show on Monday and Tuesday. In excerpts already released, Jenkins-Hernandez tells host Dr...

Disturbing details are coming out about the apparent suicide of former New England Patriots star and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez. Local media in Massachusetts report Hernandez cut his finger and wrote "John 3:16" in blood on his forehead...