By Laurence Hammack The Roanoke Times, Va.ROANOKE, Va. — A Roanoke police dog died early Friday after being struck by a patrol car during a pursuit of a fleeing suspect.“The Roanoke Police Department is saddened to announce the line-of-duty death of K-9 Knox,” police said...
By Beau YarbroughRedlands Daily Facts, Calif.REDLANDS, Calif. — Police officers are pushing the city of Redlands to acknowledge an officer died of cancer he contracted in the line of duty, and to approve a workers’ compensation claim he filed before his death.“Police officers put their...
Associated PressSEATTLE — Current and former Seattle police officers who attended President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” political rally on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol are asking the nation’s highest court to keep their identities anonymous in public court records.Using “John Doe” pseudonyms,...
A 20-year-old man accused of carrying a rifle in a duffle bag while walking through Mattapan was arrested Sunday afternoon after a “violent struggle,” Boston Police said.The man, Kesner Forestdale, of Dorchester, is facing a litany of charges, including carrying a loaded rifle on a...
A trilogy filming its second movie is in need of Boston actors. The short film is casting for “A Man Learns His Faith Is Irrelevant.” The director is Shana Figueroa. The trilogy is called “Worst Version of Hell.” “The worst version of hell is the...
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if...
The 129th running of the Boston Marathon is set to feature idyllic conditions for runners and spectators alike, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures at or slightly above seasonal normals.In Hopkinton, where the race begins, it was only about 32 as of 6 a.m. Monday....
BOSTON — The Celtics have every rotation player back from last year’s title squad, but the playoff rotation looked a little different this time around for Game 1 against the Magic. Joe Mazzulla stuck to his regular season map with this group at full strength,...
MBTA Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest connected with a shooting at the Harvard MBTA station on Sunday afternoon.The person is seen on surveillance images posted by police on X wearing a light grey hoodie and a...
BOSTON — Payton Pritchard played perfect offensive basketball for his first seven minutes of action in the first half of the Celtics Game 1 matchup against the Orlando Magic. The reserve guard erupted for 11 points in those minutes, but still found himself back on...