Southwick's Wyatt Baker takes it to the basket during Monday's game against Granby. (MARC ST.ONGE / THE WESTFIELD NEWS)Subscribers can gift articles to anyoneBy Mike Maynard | mmaynard@masslive.comOn Monday night, the Southwick Rams boys basketball team squeaked out a competitive 74-71 victory against the Monson...
Craig Breslow continues to put his stamp on the Red Sox organization.After hiring both a new director of pitching and a new major league pitching coach since being named the team’s chief baseball officer, Breslow turned his focus to another area Monday, hiring Dillon Lawson...
The NBC series “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” returns to the network on Monday, Dec. 18 at 11:30 p.m. ET.Those without cable who want to catch the episode premiere when it airs on NBC can do so for free through either FuboTV or DirecTV...
By Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressWASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has created a database to track records of misconduct by federal law enforcement officers that is aimed at preventing agencies from unknowingly hiring officers with a history of bad behavior, officials...
By Police1 StaffATOKA, Tenn. -- The Atoka Police Department was recently gifted a VirTra V-100 public safety training simulator as part of the Taskforce Santa project, a collaborative effort between VirTra and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), aimed...
Journal-News, Hamilton, OhioPREBLE COUNTY, Ohio — A two-vehicle crash killed two people, including a Preble County Sheriff’s deputy, in Gratis Twp. early this morning.The Preble County Sheriff’s Office identified the deputy as 34-year-old Joshua Hamilton from Eldorado. The second driver was identified as 36-year-old Michael...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DELTONA, Fla. — Body camera footage shows deputies save a 5-year-old girl who shot herself in the leg after finding a gun in her house, FOX 35 reported.In the video, you can hear Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies talk with the girl to...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has announced it will change company access to users’ location history, meaning it will no longer respond to police “geofence warrants,” Forbes reported.The warrants, also known as reverse-location services, allowed police departments to gather information on every user...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — A deputy and his K-9 partner were injured in a vehicle crash while responding to a “suspicious person call” in Malibu, CBS News reported.The crash occurred Dec. 16 when the cruiser collided head-on with a suspected drunk driver’s vehicle,...
By Justin VellucciThe Tribune-Review, GreensburgPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are working to realign the shrinking 770-officer force in the new year, but union leaders warn that the bureau shouldn’t reorganize in the midst of a staffing crisis.In 2024, Chief Larry Scirotto said he plans to launch...