Note: MassLive spent the past few months talking with high school football coaches from across the state about the proposal for the 2025 season. This is one part of a series about the three most important aspects of the proposal. Read the other parts of...
People are not allowed to swim at Crane Beach in Ipswich through the end of September due to the number of sharks. “After consulting with the Ipswich Harbormaster and marine biologist Greg Skomal this morning, The Trustees is extending the swimming closure for Crane Beach...
By Kim ChandlerAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards totaling $100,000.“I want to make...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LEE COUNTY, S.C. — A suspect has been killed following a confrontation with law enforcement that left one deputy wounded and a K-9 officer dead, WLTX reported.The suspect was wanted in connection with the shooting of a McBee police officer during a traffic...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MARBLE FALLS, Texas — A group of Junior ROTC students from Brackenridge High School quickly came to the aid of a Marble Falls High School resource officer who accidentally shot himself, KSAT reported.The incident occurred on Sept. 20 near the visitor parking area...
By Alanna Durkin RicherAssociated PressWASHINGTON — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the...
By Vinny VellaThe Philadelphia InquirerPILADELPHIA — Multiple Philadelphia police officers were attacked and their vehicles damaged while trying to break up nearly a dozen illegal car meetups throughout the city late Saturday into Sunday morning, police said, causing mayhem and rattling the nerves of residents...
Associated PressRAVENNA, Ohio — A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a social media post by the sheriff saying people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can...
By Kathy McCormackAssociated PressBOSTON — The Massachusetts State Police have suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits until further notice after a trainee died, a police spokesperson said.Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, died at a hospital on Sept. 13, a day after the exercise in...
PRESS RELEASEHERNDON, Va. — The exponential growth of digital evidence is a well-known struggle for agencies worldwide. The entire agency feels the strain, from overwhelmed digital forensics labs to detectives awaiting critical analysis. Funding, managing, and storing these ever-increasing data volumes pose significant challenges.In April,...