On January 7, an ICE officer in Minneapolis was involved in a fatal shooting after a female driver accelerated her vehicle toward officers during an attempted arrest. According to public statements, the vehicle struck an officer and continued forward, crashing into parked cars. The incident...
WASHINGTON — D.C. Police Officer Terry Bennett has died from injuries sustained while helping a stranded driver just before Christmas, WTOP reported. Bennett, an eight-year veteran of the department, was critically injured on Dec. 23, 2025, when he was struck by a vehicle traveling at...
By Bryan HorwathLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — At the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fusion Watch and Drone Operations Center Wednesday afternoon, an alarm went off as rows of workers looked at a sea of screens that showed real-time feeds from cameras around Las Vegas.The alert —...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it has exceeded its nationwide recruitment goal, hiring more than 12,000 new officers and agents in less than a year — doubling the agency’s workforce from 10,000 to 22,000.The hiring surge was part of an ambitious campaign...
A Massachusetts man is facing months in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges in connection with buying, selling and trading wildlife parts and products from threatened and endangered species, including polar bears, narwhals and tigers. Adam Bied, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of...
More than 150 animals, including some that are illegal to have as pets, were removed from a home in Western Massachusetts Wednesday. MSPCA-Angell’s law enforcement team and Hadley Police removed the animals from poor conditions at a property in Hadley. The majority of the animals...
Freezing rain may have stopped falling in Massachusetts, but black ice remains a threat on Thursday morning.The National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement for the entire state, advising drivers and pedestrians to use caution, as patches of black ice could have formed overnight....
WESTFIELD — Westfield residents of all ages will have a unique opportunity to meet a team of trained oxen when the Westfield Athenaeum Children’s Library launches a series of programs about the Revolutionary War on the 250th anniversary.The kickoff event about Henry Knox’s Noble Artillery...
WESTFIELD — Westfield High School Assistant Principal Andrew Joseph and Instructional Technology Coordinator Brian Dutko informed the School Committee on Jan. 5 that the pilot program for a new schoolwide cell phone policy for Westfield High School will begin later this month.The pilot program the...
Previous Rankings: Dec. 19, PreseasonMassLive released its latest girls basketball power rankings for the Bay State Conference on Thursday.After spending the break by playing in holiday tournaments, teams returned to conference play this week.Natick (8-0, No. 1)Needham (7-0, No. 2)Walpole (4-2, No. 3)Braintree (4-2, No....
