A dry morning will give way to a stormy shake-up in Massachusetts on Wednesday as hail, thunderstorms and rain roll in. The day started off with fog and low clouds statewide, which are both expected to burn off as the sun rises, according to the...
A Massachusetts man who admitted to slitting his mother’s throat out of fear for his sister’s safety was granted parole after 22 years. On Sept. 24, 2003, Alexis Molina pleaded guilty in Bristol Superior Court to second-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison...
By Bob KalinowskiThe Citizens’ VoiceWILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Prosecutors have launched a manhunt against a man accused of fatally beating and shooting a woman before burning her body along a roadside last month, Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce announced Monday.Authorities filed charges of homicide, abuse...
A person may have been struck on the highway in Holyoke on Tuesday night. Just before 10:30 p.m., a crash happened on the southbound side on Interstate 91 in Holyoke, just beyond exit 14, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash involved multiple vehicles, including...
A winning $1 million lottery ticket was sold at a gas station in Worcester and claimed on Tuesday. The $1 million prize was from “$4,000,000 Gold 50X,” a $10 game released on Jan. 7. There are still four $1 million and two $4 million prizes...
MassLive released its sixth baseball rankings on Wednesday.Previous Rankings: March 31, April 9, April 16, April 23, April 30Pittsfield (11-2, No. 1)Pope Francis (9-4, No. 2)Westfield (9-3, No. 3)Pioneer Valley (12-0, No. 4)Taconic (7-6, No. 7)Longmeadow (10-4, No. 8)West Springfield (8-4, No. 5)Springfield Central (9-4,...
Hard-throwing lefty Brandon Clarke hasn’t just added three pitches to his mix since the Red Sox drafted him in the fifth round (148th overall) last July.Clarke, who turned 22 on April 10, has also added a close friend (and roommate) who happens to be the...
Previous rankings: Preseason, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4Saint John’s Shrewsbury (12-2) (No. 1)Catholic Memorial (6-7) (No. 5)Xaverian (11-3) (No. 2)St. John’s Prep (7-4) (No. 3)BC High (8-5) (No. 4)Malden Catholic (1-11) (No. 6)Game of the week: Catholic Memorial at BC High, May...
Previous rankings: Preseason, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4Needham (8-2) (No. 1)Newton North (8-3) (No. 2)Walpole (7-3) (No. 3)Weymouth (5-4) (No. 4)Wellesley (6-6) (No. 5)Milton (3-6) (No. 6)Framingham (4-6) (No. 7)Braintree (2-10) (No. 9)Natick (2-8) (No. 8)Brookline (2-7) (No. 10)Game of the week:...
BOSTON — The obvious, in-your-face headliner from the Celtics’ Game 1 loss to the Knicks was the droves of missed 3-pointers. The C’s set an NBA playoffs record by missing 45 3s over the course of the night, shooting just 15-for-60 from deep. It was...