Associated PressALAMOGORDO, N.M. — An armed driver who fled from a traffic stop in New Mexico was sentenced this week to life in prison without parole for using a sawed-off shotgun to fatally shoot a police officer during the chase.Dominic De La O, 27, was...
PRESS RELEASEDENVER — Auror, the market leader in retail crime reporting, announced a new strategic partnership today with US-based safety and security technology leader, Axon Enterprise, as the companies continue the push for shared safety technologies between retailers and law enforcement.The new partnership will see...
A Massachusetts man wasn’t in the room when a jury found him guilty of rape and intimidation of a witness on Wednesday.On Nov. 11, before the end of the trail, Cesar Lagunas, 51, fled to Mexico, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s office said. However, the...
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Dorchester in July 2022, prosecutors announced.The man, Zontre Mack, of Canton, was 18 when he fatally shot...
WESTFIELD - Amelia Park Arena has become a landmark for sports and entertainment in the city, so it is hard to believe it is just about to turn 25 years-old.In 2025 the arena will celebrate its birthday with a variety of events, starting with special...
Ahead of a Beacon Hill hearing, a trio of Massachusetts lawmakers have called on a state oversight panel to ask some tough questions of the company that‘s taken over the physicians’ network formerly owned by bankrupt Steward Health Care.Benson Sloan, the CEO of the private-equity-owned...
WESTFIELD - Approximately 100 people attended the flag retirement ceremony at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club on Nov. 10 to dedicate the pyre built by Eagle Scout candidate Brandon Cekovsky to retire old, faded and tattered American flags with honor.According to the U.S. Flag Code, “The...
WESTFIELD – As former Police Chief Lawrence Valliere stood in the city council chambers after being recognized by state and local officials for his 41 years of police work, he recounted a conversation with another former Westfield police chief, John Camerota, with his friends, family...
14 players were signed to rookie scale extension contracts in October 2023 and no one took a cheaper deal than Payton Pritchard. The Celtics guard settled for a four-year pact for $30 million in total despite the fact he had already shown he was capable...
LONGMEADOW — #Goatgate consumed a Longmeadow Facebook forum this week, leading to hundreds of residents hissing at each other over a meandering cat named Goat, who visited a neighbor’s home too many times for comfort.The 8-year-old cat began entering resident Bryan Picard’s home on Meadowbrook...
