ELTON, La. — In a move that stunned residents, the Elton Town Council voted to lay off the entire police department, except for the police chief, citing ongoing financial issues, KLPC reported.“They told me today they didn’t have enough money to pay for my department,”...
By Will Weissert Associated PressWASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump ‘s suggestions that his administration could...
By Mark Scolforo, Marc Levy and Lisa BaumannAssociated PressTHOMPSON, Pa. — A 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania Thursday and then ambushed first responders, wounding two state troopers and causing an EMT to crash a vehicle while firing dozens of rounds...
By Russ Bynum and Jeff Martin Associated PressFORT STEWART, Ga. — Sgt. Aaron Turner was helping lock down a supply warehouse on Fort Stewart after gunshots were reported in a neighboring office building. Then he saw a fellow soldier walking past, wearing a hooded sweatshirt...
A 32-year-old man accused of assaulting a female client at a Swampscott massage therapy business was arraigned on several charges in Essex Superior Court on Thursday.Ronny Paulino Colon, of Lynn, is charged with one count of rape and five counts of indecent assault and battery...
A 51-year-old man who killed a bystander when he fired several gunshots inside a dance hall in Lynn was granted parole in a narrow decision by the state’s parole board.Alfred Jenks was convicted of first-degree murder for the April 1994 shooting and sentenced to life...
A Massachusetts man once believed he’d die in prison over a fight about “2 ounces of weed.” He turned his sentence into a cautionary tale to the younger men who were also incarcerated. But his story had an unexpected turn: a change in the law...
The New England Patriots are back on the field for actual football action as we get set for the 2025 NFL preseason. New England’s three-game preseason schedule starts off Friday with a local broadcast – plus the unveiling of the new Tom Brady statue at...
SAN DIEGO — Red Sox lefty reliever Chris Murphy pitched in college at the University of San Diego, which is only about eight miles from Petco Park. He returns to familiar territory this weekend as Boston is here for a three-game series against the Padres...
No one was hurt after a fire erupted in a Somerset nursing home early Thursday morning, according to the town’s fire department.Firefighters went to the Somerset Ridge Center, a skilled nursing facility, on Brayton Avenue at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. Arriving firefighters knew the layout of...
