For the past three years, the number of homicides in Boston has hovered around 40. But in 2024, the city is on pace for less than half that number.The change isn’t just luck, according to the Suffolk Couty District Attorney. It’s the result of years...
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they consider Hispanic and Latino leaders in Massachusetts, working to make a difference across the state.Profiles of these leaders will be published over the course of Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. These are people...
Alternative pop singer UPSAHL will be treating herself to a steaming slice of pizza from Cappy’s Pizza and Subs in Boston after playing to a packed room at one of the city’s tightest venues. “[It’s] incredible and it’s open super late,” the 25-year-old musician told...
FOXBOROUGH – This isn’t where the Patriots wanted to be, but after two losses in a row, the show must go on.On Friday, the Patriots left New England for a cross-country trip to San Francisco to take on a talented 49ers team. After a strong...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D We know that hundreds of police officers are killed or injured in the line of duty every year. We know that stress and trauma lead to the loss of careers, years of life, and the disruption of police families. Some...
By Jonathan Matisse and Terry SpencerAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.The dramatic scene at Unicoi County Hospital...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1Amid a shortage of law enforcement officers that began during and directly after the COVID-19 pandemic, several agencies across the country adopted teams of civilians trained to perform some law enforcement functions.These teams take different names and roles depending on an agency’s needs...
By Jack BrookAssociated Press/Report for AmericaNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city’s police department.The city and the federal government had agreed to a...
By Sarah RoebuckHurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, with forecasters warning of a “nightmare” storm surge and dangerous winds across the southeastern U.S., the Associated Press reported.Helene made landfall near the Aucilla River in Florida’s Big Bend...
PRESS RELEASESEATTLE — BRINC, a pioneer in drone technology for first responders, is excited to announce a partnership with OMADA Group, a leader in first-responder safety supply equipment. BRINC will now equip public safety agencies across the US and Canada with drone-deployable Restube equipment for...
