FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rafael Devers recently said that he feels like he’s watching Pedro Martinez every time 24-year-old righty Brayan Bello pitches.Martinez and Bello, both Dominican Republic natives, certainly share similarities with mid-to-upper-90s fastballs and devastating changeups. They also have some of the same...
By Nathan BrownThe Santa Fe New MexicanALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico State Police officer who was shot and killed near Tucumcari early Friday died offering to help his suspected killer with a flat tire, authorities say.The suspect, a South Carolina man with a long...
By Shira MooltenSouth Florida Sun-SentinelFT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Spring Break revelers on Fort Lauderdale Beach observed a potentially nerve-wracking sight this week: Police officers patrolling the beach in an ATV, confronting throngs of bikini-clad partiers.But the officers, waving, blasting FloRida and handing out frisbees, were...
SPRINGFIELD — When Dr. Mark Kenton does his daily rounds, he’s taking the pulse of Mercy Medical Center’s entire Department of Emergency Medicine.Kenton wants to know how many patients are there, how long they’ve been waiting and whether their frustration is ready to boil over....
Nurses and staff dressed up babies in the Boston-based Mass General Brigham neonatal intensive care units in green and other holiday-inspired clothes last week to celebrate their first St. Patrick’s Day.“Any hospitalization can be difficult,” said Erika Nolin, a nurse at Mass General for Children....
BOSTON — With 1 minute, 34 seconds remaining and the Bruins’ clinging to a one-goal lead over the Flyers coming out of a timeout, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery sent Johnny Beecher out on the ice to take a faceoff in the Boston end.It was just...
A plan to turn one Massachusetts town’s former state hospital into apartments has hit a regulatory brick wall, erasing the chances of starting construction this month, amid an ongoing statewide housing crisis.As officials have tried to tackle the twin challenges of supply and affordability, they...
No. 1 Cathedral and No. 3 South Hadley will play in the Division IV girls basketball state championship. this afternoon at the Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass Lowell. Tip-off is at noon.The Tigers’ appearance in the title round is their first in program...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lucas Giolito managed to violate the cardinal rule earlier this week: he publicly acknowledged that he felt he had let his team and his teammates down by incurring a season-ending elbow injury.This was all a certain subset of fans needed to...
BOSTON — On the night the Bruins celebrated him for playing in Game No. 1,000 of his NHL career, James van Riemsdyk spent a moment remembering Game 1.It was Oct. 2, 2009. He was 20, seven months removed from playing at UNH and just over...