Former Massachusetts police officer faces murder trial over pregnant woman's staged suicide
Prosecutors say former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell groomed Sandra Birchmore starting at age 15 and later strangled her over her pregnancy.
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Massachusetts manhunt underway for Ryan Hanafin after mother Andria found dead of gunshot wound
Ryan Hanafin is sought in a black Dodge Charger after his mother Andria Hanafin was found dead of a gunshot wound in Reading, Massachusetts.
Geopolitics
Massachusetts felon pleads guilty after DOJ says he sold Russian plutonium to 67 customers
A convicted felon from Massachusetts pleaded guilty to illegally importing plutonium from Russia and selling it to customers in the U.S. and abroad.
Transport
US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts
The plane was undertaking a medical evacuation from Bermuda with six people onboard when it lost contact. The US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance…
Transport
Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
Transport
Six Missing After Medical Jet Vanishes Off Massachusetts Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard is combing the Atlantic off Nantucket for a medical transport jet with six people aboard after air traffic controllers lost contact with t…
Nor'easter unearths pieces of 19th-century shipwreck in Massachusetts
Storm seems to have exposed segments of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden vessel that ran aground in 1884The nor'easter storm that pummeled New England over the week…
Industrials
Live Updates: Lindsay Clancy's first hearing following mistrial
Lindsay Clancy is back in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts for the first time since her murder trial ended in a mistrial. Follow along for live updates.
Shipwreck uncovered on Nantucket island during nor'easter storm
The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.
Ed Sheeran's next US concerts cancelled due to storm warning
The star's concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday are cancelled after severe weather warnings.
Consumer
Massachusetts restaurant owner assaults teen dine-and-dashers, pulls gun during scuffle, police say
Nadim Kashouh allegedly chased two teens from his Springfield restaurant and a brandished a firearm after a $92.40 dine-and-dash incident.
Geopolitics
Beloved Lesbian Bar Finally Drops Mask Mandate, Abject Chaos Ensues
A Massachusetts lesbian bar finally relaxed its mask mandate for one night a week. The decision promptly detonated a culture war among its patrons. Last Ditch…
Massachusetts lesbian bar ignites fury after easing mask rules for one night a week
Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, faces a boycott and accusations of ableism after lifting its mask mandate on Saturdays to stay afloat.
'Looksmaxxing' influencer 'Clavicular' charged with rape in Massachusetts
Authorities allege Braden Peters drugged a woman before assaulting her in May. He denies the charges.
Industrials
Massachusetts Responds To Lindsay Clancy Failure By Expanding Home Surveillance Of New Moms
'Postpartum depression'
Healthcare
Lindsay Clancy Case Sparks Creepy Plan To Check On New Moms
The governor of Massachusetts is promoting a new initiative that would have nurses visit new mothers at home in the days after giving birth. "Everybody in the…
Industrials
Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says 'I think I did the best I could'
Patrick Clancy and wife Rachel Danis to speak publicly on 60 Minutes on Sunday about Massachusetts murder trial. Patrick Clancy and his wife Rachel Danis are s…
Industrials
Judge Judy warns of 'danger' if prosecutors don't retry Lindsay Clancy after murder trial ends in mistrial
Judge Judy Sheindlin says there's a "danger" in not retrying Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children.
I slept in the room where Lizzie Borden's stepmom was killed. Here's what I found.
In 2019, a brave team of "48 Hours producers" traveled to Fall River, Massachusetts, to spend the night in the house where Andrew and Abby Borden were found br…
As a local, there are 9 things I wish tourists knew before visiting Salem, Massachusetts
As a local, there are 9 things I wish tourists knew before visiting Salem, Massachusetts
Industrials
A Lot Of People Should Go To Prison For Doxxing Lindsay Clancy's Black Juror
We have never seen anything like what's happening in Massachusetts right now following the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder case. Whatever you thin…
Industrials
Juror on Lindsay Clancy trial says 'we let down Lindsay' following mistrial
A Lindsay Clancy trial juror says the jury "let down Lindsay" after a lone holdout prevented a unanimous not guilty verdict in Massachusetts.
Industrials
Days after Lindsay Clancy mistrial, another Massachusetts mom accused of killing her children seeks freedom
Janette MacAusland's defense sought dismissal after prosecutors said they are still waiting on the medical examiner's findings in the Wellesley murder case.
AI
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
Industrials
Holdout juror in Clancy case admitted 'reasonable doubt,' foreperson says
Lindsay Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial after the Massachusetts jury could not reach a unanimous decision in the triple-murder case.
Industrials
Lindsay Clancy juror speaks after mistrial: "There was so much doubt"
A woman who served as a juror in Lindsay Clancy's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial provided a look at deliberations, saying there was too much doubt for…
Industrials
Patrick Clancy's lawyer threatens legal action against conspiracy theorists
Patrick Clancy's lawyer threatened legal action against those who claim he had a role in his children's death. The statement came after a Massachusetts judge d…
Healthcare
Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook officeA…
Industrials
How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and ultimately fell apart
A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Industrials
A look inside the courtroom during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial - video
The weeks-long murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of fatally strangling her three children, has ended in a mistrial. As the public…
