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  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • New Bedford Man Receives Replacement For Son’s Stolen Purple Heart

    NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – The father of a U.S. Marine killed in the line of duty received a replacement Purple Heart Friday morning. The original Purple Heart awarded posthumously to Lance Corporal Michael Ford was stolen from his father’s ...

  • It’s a bird it’s a plane it’s a ... larceny suspect

    Transit Police responding to a call for an assault on a Green Line inspector had no idea they would soon come face to face with the Man of Steal.Stephen Berry, 28, wanted on a larceny warrant out of Brookline District Court was wearing a Superman T shirt underneath a suit coat while he was allegedly yelling obscenities and causing a disturbance inside the Copley MBTA stop, cops said.When Transit ...

  • Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program

    BOSTON -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state's new medical marijuana program.Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 fee.The proposed rules call for ...

  • Peabody man faces drunken driving charge

    PEABODY, Mass. -- A Peabody man is headed to court to face drunken driving and vehicular homicide charges in connection with a crash that took the life of his passenger.A spokeswoman for the Essex district attorney's office 37-year-old Michael Fowler was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck a parked flat-bed tow truck at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.Authorities say Fowler's passenger, ...


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Untamed Heart

"Untamed Heart" is a modern romantic fable that tells the story of two broken people who find each other when they are most in need. It's touching in the simplicity of its age-old story, and heart-warming in the way it knows and loves its characters, who are blue-collar, common people normally overlooked or misrepresented in Hollywood. When we first meet Adam (Christian Slater) he is a young boy l ... ...

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  • Repeat drunken driver charged with new offense after Peabody crash that killed passenger

    A Peabody man is facing a motor vehicle homicide charge for an early-morning crash in Peabody that killed a man who was sitting in the front seat when the man drove his car into a parked truck, officials said. Michael J. Fowler, 37, faces charges that include motor vehicle homicide while drunk; operating under the influence, second offense; and leaving the scene of personal injury with death ...

  • Leahy Farm bill includes dairy aid conservation

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s senior U.S. senator says he hopes a farm bill now working its way through Congress will save taxpayer money while continuing assistance for dairy farmers and conservation ...

  • Patients approved to use medical marijuana in Mass would pay annual $50 fee

    Dispensaries granted a license to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to pay an $50,000 annual fee under proposed regulations unveiled Friday by the state Department of Public ...

  • Lawsuit filed in Conn. train collision

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week’s train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North ...

  • UMaine unveils offshore wind data buoy

    ORONO, Maine (AP) - A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced ...

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