Woman Rescued From Central Mass House Fire Dies Woman Rescued From Central Mass House Fire Dies
Woman Rescued From Central Mass House Fire Dies A woman rescued from a burning Southridge home this week has died from her injuries, officials said. The victim, a woman in her 60s, was pulled from the house on South Street during a three-alarm fire on Monday, March 9, according to the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. Her name was not released.  Paramedics rushed her to UMass Memorial Harrington Hospital, and doctors later airlifted her to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she died. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death. Investigators say the fire…
CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts
CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts A Connecticut tractor-trailer driver died after a violent head-on crash that left two rigs buried in a snowbank along a Massachusetts roadway. Antonio Marcucci, 32, of Waterbury, Connecticut, died after the crash just after 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at 1322 South Main Road in Otis, according to police. Officers arrived to find two tractor-trailers off the roadway. One truck with Connecticut plates sat in the northbound lane. The other, with Oklahoma plates, was in the southbound lane. Both vehicles were lodged in a snowbank. Marcucci was pinned inside the cab of the northbound tractor-trai…
CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Wilbraham Dad Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Wilbraham Dad Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car
CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Wilbraham Dad Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car A Connecticut man has been found guilty in the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts man whose body was later discovered bound in a car in a Somers field. Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was convicted on Thursday, March 5, of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and tampering with evidence after a trial before Judge Tejas Bhatt, according to Tolland Judicial District State’s Attorney Craig P. Nowak. Prosecutors said the case began early on Aug. 4, 2021, at a bar in East Windsor. Surveillance video showed Lange arriving with four men. Later, cameras captured the victim, 38-year-o…
Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse
Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse A Jan. 6 insurrectionist pardoned by President Donald Trump will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of several child sex crimes, authorities said. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, March 5. A jury in Hernando County, Florida, found him guilty of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12, lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim between 12 and 16, two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, and transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device. The investigation began in July 2025 after deputies …
Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond
Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond The human remains uncovered by a group of middle schoolers earlier this week belong to a 69-year-old man, authorities announced.  Peter Degan, 69, of Rockland, Massachusetts, was confirmed as the victim by Middlesex (Massachusetts) District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley Police Chief Samuel Santiago after investigators recovered multiple body parts.  The body had been severed with a sharp instrument, and police believe he died of foul play. Investigators do not believe the killing was random. The discovery happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, near the Maritime Vete…
Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected
Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected Authorities confirmed they have opened an investigation after human remains were found in water near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge in Shirley.  A group of middle schoolers was walking in the area when they spotted the body in the waterway on Wednesday afternoon, March 4, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.  Police believe the person was the victim of foul play, but did not go any further in what they found.  Investigators said there is no ongoing threat to the community.  Residents should expect an increased police presence near Shaker Road and t…
'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting 'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting
'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting A 48-year-old Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police say he had inappropriate conversations with someone he believed to be under age 16. Paul W. Melnick, of Newtown, was arrested Friday, Feb. 27, following a police investigation that began with a complaint received the day before, Newtown police said. Authorities said the case is still under investigation. According to investigators, Melnick allegedly engaged in “inappropriate communications” with a person he thought was a minor. As a result, he was charged with enticing a minor by computer, harmful communication with a mino…
Ex-Boston Children’s Doctor Gets 22 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Infants, Babies: DOJ Ex-Boston Children’s Doctor Gets 22 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Infants, Babies: DOJ
Ex-Boston Children’s Doctor Gets 22 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Infants, Babies: DOJ A former pediatric doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison for sharing child sexual abuse material that included images of infants, babies, and kids he knew, the U.S. attorney said Thursday. Christopher Sheerer, 37, of Boston, was sentenced to 22 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said. Chief U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper imposed the sentence. The judge also ordered the Leola, Pennsylvania, native to pay $65,722 in restitution, Foley said. Additional restitution will …
'The Wire' Actor Bobby J. Brown Identified After Fatal Southern Maryland Barn Fire 'The Wire' Actor Bobby J. Brown Identified After Fatal Southern Maryland Barn Fire
'The Wire' Actor Bobby J. Brown Identified After Fatal Southern Maryland Barn Fire The man killed in a Southern Maryland barn fire has reportedly been identified as "The Wire" actor Bobby J. Brown. A late-night attempt to jump-start a car in his Chaptico barn ended in horror for Brown, 62, who found himself trapped as the flames tore through his barn. Firefighters in St. Mary's County were dispatched just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to the 36100 block of Roosevelt Boulevard for a reported barn fire with entrapment, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. 911 callers reported that a barn was on fire and a person was trapped inside. Crews from Leonardtow…
WATCH: Bodycam Video Captures Vince McMahon After 100+ MPH Crash WATCH: Bodycam Video Captures Vince McMahon After 100+ MPH Crash
Watch: Bodycam Video Captures Vince McMahon After 100+ MPH Crash Police have released the video that shows moments before former WWE CEO Vince McMahon crashed into the back of a vehicle and into a guardrail on the Merritt Parkway last year.  McMahon, who was behind the wheel of a 2024 Bentley Continental GT Speed, crashed into a  BMW 430, which sent the car into the guardrail in Westport. Debri flew onto the other side of the road, where a Ford Fusion slammed into it on July 24, 2025.  The video captures McMahon speaking with an officer after the wreck. Newly released bodycam footage from the Vince McMahon reckless drivi…
Monson Couple Married Nearly 60 Years Die In House Fire; Community Raises $41K For Family Monson Couple Married Nearly 60 Years Die In House Fire; Community Raises $41K For Family
Monson Couple Married Nearly 60 Years Die In House Fire; Community Raises $41K For Family A husband and wife who were killed at their Western Massachusetts home had been together for nearly 60 years and left behind a grieving family that needs help. Their friends and neighbors are stepping up to provide that aid.  Firefighters received multiple 911 calls on Thursday, Feb. 19, around 4:30 p.m., about flames licking up the sides of a home at 275 Silver Street in Monson. Crews faced multiple roof collapses at the single-family home as they worked to put out the blaze. The bodies of two people were found. Two officers were also hurt in the search to pull them out, authorities s…
WATCH: Mass Man Was In SUV That Hit Trooper During Crash Investigation In NY WATCH: Mass Man Was In SUV That Hit Trooper During Crash Investigation In NY
Watch: Mass Man Was In SUV That Hit Trooper During Crash Investigation In NY A state trooper was hospitalized after being struck by an SUV occupied by Connecticut and Massachusetts residents while investigating a crash at an intersection in Upstate New York, authorities said. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, at the intersection of Route 458 and Route 30 in the Franklin County town of Duane, NY, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 24.  Police said two marked patrol vehicles were parked on the east shoulder of Route 30 with their emergency lights activated as the troopers investigated a separate property damage incident. Troop…