Tag Archives: Massachusetts

BOSTON – Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, who serves as the Sheriff for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, has been charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company.   Tompkins, 67, of Boston, Mass, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of Extortion Under Color of Official Right. He was taken …

Next Weather: WBZ midday forecast for August 4, 2025 Next Weather: WBZ midday forecast for August 4, 2025 03:11 An air quality alert is in effect for all of Massachusetts today due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, and it could be the worst air quality day the Boston area has seen all year. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued an alert …

Officials in Bridgewater confirmed the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in a mosquito sample collected on July 22, marking the second time the deadly virus has been confirmed in Massachusetts this year. No human or animal cases have been reported, Bridgewater officials said Wednesday. EEE was also found in a mosquito sample collected in Belchertown on July 21. …

Massachusetts court orders continued Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood  Axios Judge Blocks Trump Administration-Backed Medicaid Cuts to Planned Parenthood  The New York Times Judge blocks federal funding ban on Planned Parenthood locations nationwide  CNN Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood  ABC News He relied on Planned Parenthood for primary care. Now Trump cuts leave him doctorless  San Francisco Chronicle Source link

CNN  —  One lucky Massachusetts man bought two winning lottery tickets at two different stores, earning him a $2 million payday. Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, a small city in north-central Massachusetts, planned to play in the July 9 Powerball drawing. He had initially purchased a multi-draw ticket covering seven games but mistakenly believed the final drawing on that ticket had …

Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Claims a 10th Life  The New York Times Tenth victim of the Gabriel House in Fall River assisted living fire died: DA updates  Fall River Herald News Concerns grow over fire department staffing levels in wake of deadly Fall River fire  WJAR Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire  AP News Fundraiser …

It is a moment of shock and mortification in Massachusetts that has transfixed the internet. A camera at a Coldplay concert near Boston sweeps the audience and picks out a canoodling couple. But as they see their image beamed on to the screen the man and woman do not kiss and wave. Instead, their eyes widen in horror and they …

Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility  The New York Times Fall River fire chief defends response to deadly fire at assisted living home  The Boston Globe Gabriel House owner tied to multiple legal disputes, harassment claims  WPRI.com 9 dead, 30 injured in Fall River assisted living facility fire  WBUR Gabriel House resident who wasn’t home at night of fire speaks …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Calls to 911 reporting a fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, began coming in shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, marking the start of a prolonged emergency response to rescue the roughly 70 people who lived there, many of whom were wheelchair-bound or dependent on oxygen tanks. Despite the efforts of scores of firefighters …

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 others were injured in the blaze. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River at about 9:50 …