bostonherald — A federal judge yesterday rejected a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to allow them to take periodic photos of the 19-year-old bombing suspect to show changes in his physical and mental condition and help determine if his statements to interrogators come under duress.Instead, federal Magistrate...
bostonherald — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Chechen rebel-turned-refugee — whose meetings with marathon bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev drew FBI agents to search his home this week — wrapped himself in the American flag yesterday, saying he loves his adopted country and the deadly attacks left him with “shame and fear.”“I strongly condemn...
bostonherald — When cops finally cuffed a white supremacist, who prosecutors say went on a rape and murder rampage in a Brockton neighborhood, he offered a half-hearted apology, a police officer testified yesterday.Brockton police officer Michael Bunker said as he drove Keith Luke into the department’s garage, the accused killer told him,...
bostonherald — CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police say a fuel tanker has rolled over on Route 3 near the Lowell Connector shortly after 11 p.m., spilling some of its fuel on the highway.State police say the tanker is leaking and that a regional Hazmat team is responding. As a precaution, authorities...
bostonherald — A disgraced state trooper who tried to muscle his way into a bookie’s business was convicted yesterday of extortion and threats against his unwilling 300-pound would-be gambling partner, and is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, federal prosecutors said.The jury could not reach a unanimous...
bostonherald — A so-called Dookhan defendant sprung from jail in the wake of the state drug-lab scandal is back behind bars, accused of killing a Brockton man — making him the first of the infamous group set free to face a murder charge.Donta Hood, 22, was released from prison last fall in...
boston — FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Public safety officials in Connecticut say about 50 people have been hurt after two commuter trains collided outside New York City. Four of those injuries were deemed serious.
boston — FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains collided outside New York City during the evening rush hour Friday, injuring 20 or more people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities.
bostonherald — An accident on Route 128 southbound in Dedham has left one lane open, causing traffic to back up beyond Lexington, state police said.Three vehicles, a tractor trailer and a dump truck with a trailer were involved in the accident at 3:20 p.m.The tractor-trailer had an approximate 50 foot trailer and...
bostonherald — BROCKTON, Mass. — Authorities say a man freed from prison last year because of alleged mishandling of evidence in a state drug lab scandal has been charged with a fatal shooting in Brockton.Twenty-two-year-old Donta Hood was arraigned Friday on murder and gun-related charges in the fatal shooting Tuesday of...
bostonherald — BOSTON — Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).Prosecutors said Friday they will not indict Tsranaev within the 30-day period prescribed the Federal Speedy Trial Act. Sunday marks 30 days since Tsarnaev was arrested following the April 15...
bostonherald — <p>Is the media fawning over President Obama finally coming to an end?</p> <p>That's the question the Boston Herald "Press Party" tackled in free-wheeling debate among a panel of media and political experts, including Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, author and journalist Michele McPhee and Herald chief political reporter Hillary Chabot.
boston — BOSTON (AP) — The top regulators of New England's flagging fishing industry are asking fishermen not to take out their frustrations at the onboard observers who monitor what they catch and what they throw back.
bostonherald — MANCHESTER, N.H. — An exiled Chechen rebel who met with Boston Marathon bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the months before the tragedy is condemning the deadly attack and distancing himself from the perpetrators.
bostonherald — MANCHESTER, N.H. - Boston Marathon suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev went target shooting at a Manchester firing range and met up with an exiled former Chechen rebel living in the Queen City a month before the attack that killed three and wounded more than 260, according to a Voice of America report.
bostonherald — A federal appeals court panel today upheld the eight-year prison sentence for Catherine E. Greig, the longtime girlfriend of accused murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, after she pleaded guilty to crimes including helping the mobster during their 16 years on the run.
bostonherald — An accident on Route 128 southbound in Dedham has shut down the road, state police said.Three vehicles, a tractor trailer and a dump truck with a trailer were involved in the accident.The tractor-trailer jacknifed on the highway, but there were no injuries, state police said.
boston — The Air Force has a message for computer geeks: send us your resumes. At least that is the word from Mark Maybury, a computer scientist at the government-funded MITRE corporation in Bedford who was tapped in 2010 to serve as the chief scientist for the US Air Force. The Lowell...
bostonherald — BOSTON — A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) who want to take periodic photos of him in prison.U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler denied the request Friday, saying the Fort Devens prison where Tsarnaev is housed has a policy...
bostonherald — A federal judge has denied a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that he be privately photographed in prison to show changes in his physical and mental condition, allowing only his legal team to see the pictures, instead allowing federal prison officials to take photographs of...
bostonherald — Brockton Police Officer William Devine testified in Plymouth Superior Court today that he positioned his cruiser in the street to stop Keith Luke who was speeding toward him after prosecutors say he killed two people and shot a third in a Brockton neighborhood.Seconds later Devine said he was taking fire.“We...
bostonherald — A suspended Massachusetts state trooper was convicted on one count of extortion by a federal court jury today, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said.Members of the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on a second count of extortion brought against state Trooper John M. Analetto, said Christina...
bostonherald — Lawyers for accused murderer James “Whitey” Bulger say jurors who will decide the Southie mobster’s fate should not have to undergo criminal background checks since federal law does not provide for the practice and potential jurors might consider it harassment.
bostonherald — Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s victory lap — 20 years in the making — begins today as he unveils a new handicapped-accessible park in Charlestown that’s part of a $1.8 billion parting kiss to Boston to upgrade buildings, roads and public spaces.The mayor’s last budget included money for 341 projects across...
boston — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts microbrewery is creating a beer in honor of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier.