BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate debated a sweeping gun bill on Thursday as the state crafts its response to a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The bill would update state laws to ensure accountability for owners ...
BOSTON (AP) — A Fall River police officer was convicted Thursday of assaulting a man in custody with a baton and failing to report the assault. Nicholas M. Hoar, 37, was convicted after a four-day jury trial on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and two counts of false ...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A party-line committee vote points to a partisan challenge for Democrats who want to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine abortions as a right. The Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 in favor of the proposal Thursday with all Democrats in support and all Republicans in ...
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who ran over his girlfriend with a vehicle in Acadia National Park and then fled to Mexico was sentenced Thursday to 48 years in prison for murder. Raymond Lester, 37, of Portland, was convicted in November of killing his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, in the ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Inaccurate racial profiling data on traffic stops made by the Connecticut State Police was largely the result of data-entry mistakes and other mishaps, not an intentional effort by troopers to submit bogus information, according to a report by independent investigators ...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu toured a recreational complex Wednesday hours ahead of its planned opening as a temporary shelter site for families experiencing homelessness, including migrants. Healey said about 75 individuals were expected to ...
