A 54-year-old man convicted of two murders he participated in as a teen was granted parole on Wednesday following his first appearance before the state’s parole board.Lazell Cook was initially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on two counts of first-degree...
Several dozen beaches were closed across Massachusetts on Saturday. There were 42 beaches closed in total, according to the state’sDepartment of Public Health (DPH).One of those is the main beach at Walden Pond State Reservation, which will remain closed for the entirety of summer 2025...
Someone in Massachusetts won $100,000 playing the lottery on Friday.The $100,000 prize was from “Mass Cash,” a daily drawing game. The winning numbers from the July 11 drawing were 2, 18, 19, 34 and 35.The winning ticket was sold in North Andover at a shop...
A jackpot prize was won from a slots machine at MGM Springfield Thursday. The player was betting on the slots game “Treasure Oasis.” They bet $20 on the spin and won $23,889.20. Overall, there are over 1,500 slot machines at MGM Springfield.In February, MGM Springfield...
A man who killed a bouncer at a nightclub in Boston nearly 20 years ago will remain behind bars after he covered up a fight in prison. Oscar Rosa, 35, was convicted in February 2008 of fatally stabbing Craig Viera, 32, and was sentenced to...
One of the largest jackpots ever won at Mohegan Sun was hit Wednesday morning. While playing on a “Spanish 21″ table in Casino of the Earth, the player made an optional $5 Bonus Spin Xtreme side bet. The bet ended in Triple Diamonds, which landed...
The Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse in downtown Springfield, pictured last year. (Don Treeger / The Republican, File)The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — During heavy rains, Hampden County Register of Probate Rosemary Saccomani is forced to line the window in her office with buckets to catch the water that...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — A local fundraising team led by two neighbors and friends is seeking donations in support of their cause as they prepare to participate in the 2025 Jimmy Fund Walk to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.West Springfield residents and friends Deb...
Floods are the most common disaster in the United States, according to an emergency management site. In New England, we don’t expect to see many of the natural disasters that the rest of our nation is subjected to. We haven’t seen many tornadoes or hurricanes,...
For months, a 38-year-old Massachusetts woman feared her own mother was going to kill her. She had heard the warning from her brother: Their family worshipped Satan and was plotting to kill her. But the warning belonged to her dead brother, given to the woman...
