Jurors imposed the death penalty after convicting Scott Peterson of the first-degree murder of his pregnant wife and second-degree murder of his unborn son on Christmas Eve 2002.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Police say Massachusetts woman assaulted them with bees
Deputies trying to serve an eviction order were met by protesters, including a woman who released a swarm of bees. Several officers were stung.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at U.S. border
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Former Northeastern employee charged in campus bomb hoax
The man’s minor injuries were not consistent with an explosion and a letter near the purported bomb was in ‘pristine’ condition, the FBI says.
Posted inNew England, News
Key suspect in transcontinental murder-for-hire case pleads not guilty
Gregory Davis, 49, was abducted from his home in Vermont on the night of Jan. 6, 2018, by a man wearing a jacket with a U.S. Marshals Service insignia.
Posted inNew England
Boyfriend of slain New Hampshire boy’s mom gets 22 to 45 years in prison
Authorities discovered the child was missing last October. He was later found dead and had suffered from injuries and malnourishment.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Two people shot, seriously wounded in Old Port
The early morning shootings are the latest in a series of violent crimes that are challenging Portland police and concerning community leaders.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Lebanon wrestles with its relationship to man charged in Jan. 6 riot
Ahead of a ruling on the case of Kyle Fitzsimons, facing 11 federal charges for his roleĀ in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, neighbors and community leaders debate the impact on the small town.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons
‘It’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the life of law enforcement and their families, for simply carrying out the law and doing their job,’ the president tells a crowd in Pennsylvania.
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Call shows inmates knew ‘Whitey’ Bulger was changing prisons
New details revealed in court raise more questions about the notorious Boston gangster’s death.