By Dan SullivanTampa Bay TimesTAMPA — The man who prosecutors said intentionally rammed into a Hillsborough County sheriff’s patrol cruiser in 2021, killing Sgt. Brian LaVigne hours before he was set to retire, admitted Tuesday to a murder charge in exchange for 45 years in...
By Alaina Bookmanal.comMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Local law enforcement and prosecutors say Alabama’s new state ban on Glock switches will result in more arrests and convictions and less violence in communities that have experienced deadly mass shootings.After a tragic year marked by the deaths of 152...
The New England Patriots made another huge splash in free agency, signing wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a monster contract. The rest of the NFL world had thoughts.The Patriots were in dire need of a top-flight receiver. They got a huge name in the form...
After a man believed that he was cut in line inside a Boston store. He left and later returned with a knife, the Boston Police Department said. At about 6:45 p.m. on Monday, officials were called and told that a man had a knife at...
A suspected burglar unintentionally put himself in the spotlight after turning on a stolen security camera, the Pittsfield Police Department wrote. On Tuesday, a Pittsfield resident wrote on Facebook that their North Street residence had been broken into. The police department also got a call...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox' plan is for prospect Marcelo Mayer to receive starts at shortstop, second base and third base for Triple-A Worcester.Mayer will begin the season with the WooSox but he showed during spring training that he’s not far from the...
A Brazilian restaurant in Ludlow closed Tuesday after an effort to save or sell it. Monster Den was a Brazilian bakery and sandwich shop located at 135 East St. “Serving you has been an honor and a joy, and we are deeply grateful for the...
A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection with the death of a nearly 2-year-old child in January 2024, according to officials in New Hampshire.Annthoni Bliss is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of 23-month-old Luca Hudson, who died on...
An international graduate student at Tufts University was detained by federal authorities outside an off-campus apartment Tuesday evening, the university’s president said in an email.The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, is a Turkish national, according to a federal court filing. She is studying child study and human...
SOUTHWICK — To cover a projected $17,000 shortfall in the town’s Solid Waste Division of the DPW, the Select Board increased the price of annual transfer station stickers on regular and senior citizens by 8.8% and 10.5%, respectively.“I think its fair to look at [an]...