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A German shepherd puppy was rescued Thursday from a man who allegedly abused the dog over several months at an East Boston home, officials said. The dog’s owner, Armani Doshi, appeared in court Thursday on 12 animal cruelty charges involving the dog. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says Doshi was seen holding the dog in a ...

Two Iranian nationals, one a dual citizen who lives in Massachusetts, have been indicted in connection with a drone strike that killed U.S. service members overseas. The FBI arrested 42-year-old Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi at his Natick home on Monday. The same day, 38-year-old Mohammad Abedini was arrested in Milan, Italy, where he lives. Federal autho...

The man who murdered his cousin’s wife and their three kids in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, in March 2018 was sentenced to consecutive periods of life without parole in a Worcester court Thursday. Matthew Locke, of Ware, was found guilty last month on four murder charges in the deaths of 38-year-old Sara Bermudez, 8-year-old Madison Bermud...

Two teens have been arrested for breaking and entering and stealing money from the Snowport Holiday Market on Wednesday night. Boston police said a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old male were arrested early Thursday morning for multiple offenses following a 911 call the previous evening for a breaking and entering in progress. After a report that money...

A second man has pleaded guilty in a deadly shooting at a backyard gathering in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in May 2020, prosecutors said Thursday. The May 3 shooting on Newton Street left Delvis Paulino-Fernandez, a 26-year-old from Lawrence, dead, and two other people were wounded. Miguel Angel Vega Rodriguez, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday in Salem Su...

A former bank teller is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 from customer accounts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Seen a drone flying over Greater Boston recently? It may have been part of a futuristic healthcare delivery pilot involving Mass General Brigham.

Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it didn’t know.

A car smashed into the front of a laundromat in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Thursday. No one was hurt when the sedan crashed on Crescent Street by Crescent Avenue around 12:30 p.m., according to police. The Brockton Fire Department shared an image of a car halfway through a shattered window in the front of the store, having apparently jumped the cu...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like a pair of high-end steakhouses in the Midwest and the Southwest may be joined by a location in Boston. According to a source, Maple & Ash is planning to open in the city’s Seaport District, with a sign for the place apparently being shown above Rag & Bone M...

As we move through this Thursday, enjoy the sun! Why, you ask? We’re tracking cloudy, cold weather on the way with a touch of a little snow into the weekend! Thursday, we’ll see a good deal of sunshine mixed with clouds. High temperatures will be in the mid 40s. Low temperatures will drop to near freezing overnight. Now, let’s talk a...

A school bus and a car crashed head-on Thursday morning in Nashua, New Hampshire, leaving the car’s driver injured, fire officials said. The one student on the bus wasn’t hurt, according to the Nashua Fire Marshal’s Office. The crash took place about 6:49 a.m. on Tinker Road near Damper Circle, fire officials said. They shared an ...

A man was killed in a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. The DA said the victim, identified as 48-year-old Jose Lopez of Springfield, was found injured on Fernwold Street after a ShotSpotter activation around 4:35 p.m. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment...