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Karen Read trial security cost Mass. nearly $210K in police overtime
Courthouse security for the first Karen Read case cost more than $200,000 in police overtime, according to records shared with NBC10 Boston Thursday.
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Man charged in 4-year-old daughter's death at Worcester home
A 4-year-old girl died after being rushed to a hospital from a home in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, and her father is now facing charges, according to court documents. Prosecutors had said that Francisco Ortiz, a 34-year-old from Worcester, was arraigned in court Wednesday and held without bail on assault and battery charges in connection with a child’s serious injuries....
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What did Karen Read prosecutors say in response to her team's appeal? Read the brief
Prosecutors in the high-profile Karen Read case submitted their response to her team’s appeal to Massachusetts’ highest court Wednesday to have two counts in her murder case dismissed. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV during a snowstorm in Canton in January 2022, but after a mistrial was declared in the initial...
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2 dead, 1 injured in crash on I-95 in Greenland, NH
Two people were killed in a crash that injured a third Wednesday in Greenland, New Hampshire. The two-vehicle crash happened around 1:15 p.m. on Interstate 95, New Hampshire State Police said. Authorities believe 24-year-old Steve Le of Methuen, Massachusetts, lost control of his Toyota Camry while driving northbound, crossing into the southbound side of I-95. The car hit a Ford...
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Person with weapon in custody after manhunt closes NH highway, police say
Police took a person who’d been considered armed into custody after a search near a highway in southwestern New Hampshire Wednesday.
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As it happened: Presidents honor Ethel Kennedy at DC memorial service
President Joe Biden delivered a eulogy at a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch of the Kennedy family.
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Karen Read prosecution says they've responded to her appeal to drop 2 charges
Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case said they’ve filed their response to her appeal to have two counts in her murder case dropped. The ACLU has also weighed in.
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1 Dead, 1 Firefighter Hurt in Massive Blaze at NH Home
A person has died when a home went up in flames in Northwood, New Hampshire, on Thursday evening, officials said. After the fire was reported about 8:40 p.m., Northwood firefighters found the building on First New Hampshire Turnpike engulfed in flames. They tried to find a person they were told was trapped on the second floor, but weren’t able...
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Maine Woman Who Disappeared in NYC Is Found Safe, Police Say
A woman from Falmouth, Maine, who was reported missing on Tuesday has been found safe in New York City, police said Friday. New York City and Falmouth police had been working together to try to find 29-year-old Christine Hammontree, who had last been seen in Times Square early Monday morning. Hammontree hadn’t been heard from for days after getting...
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Several Hospitalized in Apparent Pawtucket Hazmat Incident
More than a dozen emergency services vehicles descended on a Rhode Island manufacturing company Thursday afternoon over what appeared to be a noxious odor that sickened several people. No one was seriously hurt, Pawtucket’s acting public safety director said. The incident was reported at the address of medical parts and electrode manufacturer Bio-Detek on Narragansett Park Drive. Pawtucket firefighters...