Court Docs: Danvers Teacher Murder Suspect Left Note; 'I Hate You All'
Court documents indicating the murder of Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer may have been planned in advance were made public on Friday.
Court documents indicating the murder of Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer may have been planned in advance were made public on Friday.
Prosecutors allege that Philip Chism was armed with a box cutter when he killed Colleen Ritzer in a school bathroom.
Campus officials say the student turned himself in to police and admitted it was a hoax. Officials are moving to discipline the student.
A Massachusetts man who served a prison sentence for coercing a teenager to prostitution is facing new charges including human trafficking along the East coast.
A Somerville teenager charged with the broomstick rape of a younger teen at a sports camp in the Berkshires has been released on bail.
Rape victim advocates are surprisingly positive about the news.
A former Arlington man charged with sexually molesting children at the town's Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s is being held on $250,000 bail
A former worker at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club is under arrest in New York, accused of molesting five children while he was employed by the club.
The defense attorney for a Brockton man accused of killing two people and critically injuring a third says his client was "cold as ice" and not criminally responsible during a violent spree in 2009.
State Police found Gary Allen Irving at a home in Gorham, Maine where he was living with his wife and raised two children.
The man already charged with two rapes near Roxbury and Jamaica Plain has been indicted for three other attacks.
The man charged with a brutal attack on a Harvard researcher and his 11-year-old son is representing himself at his trial.
A Boston Police officer has been suspended with pay after a woman accused him of sexual assault.
Police have released surveillance video of the man they believe raped a woman on Beacon Hill last week.
Police are investigating a report a woman was raped at the Andover Newton Theological School Sunday.
We are currently seeing two very different approaches to the post-debate push from the two Presidential campaigns – Obama has a much stronger opening to the two week push.
Once again, a Republican politician has said something extreme about rape. Extreme and extremely stupid.
University of Massachusetts officials say four Pittsfield teenagers have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a female student on the Amherst campus.
From being deceitful on Romney's actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.
"Some girls rape easy." Those are the shocking words of Roger Rivard, a Republican state representative in Wisconsin previously endorsed by Paul Ryan.
A Topsfield Fair vendor has been charged with raping a woman on the fairgrounds Monday night.
After Mitt Romney's 47% don't pay taxes remark, Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan dubbed the Romney campaign a "rolling calamity" for all its problems and continuing self-inflicted wounds. At this point, she might have to extend that label to Republican efforts to take the majority in the Senate as they flounder and flip flop.
The basic fact is that Romney, Ryan and Republican's are uncomfortable with a few of the words Congressman Akin used. They are not, however, uncomfortable with the policy position he was expressing. The record shows that they march in lockstep with Congressman Akin.
Congressman Akin's comments are unconscionable and while Congressman Akin owns the words that came from his mouth, the sentiment and his policy goals are shared by both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, despite their statements today.
For the second time in a week, a woman has been reported being raped near Harvard Square in Cambridge.
Police are investigating a reported sexual assault by a masked man carrying a knife that happened in Cambridge on Friday night.
Nolan Gorman homered early and added an RBI single during a five-run eighth inning that propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Children with limb loss were given brand-new running prosthetics for free at the New Balance track in Brighton on Saturday.
Marlboro senior Risha Khanderia is class president, a three-sport athlete and an advocate for Special Olympics. That's why she's BZ's MVP.
The end of a season hits like a ton of bricks, and that's how the Bruins felt after Friday night's 2-1 loss to the Panthers in Game 6 in Boston.
Police are investigating a reported sexual assault by a masked man carrying a knife that happened in Cambridge on Friday night.
A Suffolk County Sheriff's deputy who's been on the job for 32 years is accused of drunk driving on the way to serve in the honor guard for a friend who passed away.
The Karen Read murder trial continued Friday with hours of testimony from Jennifer McCabe.
A celebration service was held in Boston Friday to recognize 20 years since the first same-sex marriages were legalized in Massachusetts.
That's a wrap for the 2023-2024 Boston Bruins.
Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before, but a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom.
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers a viewer's question on the benefits of kombucha.
A new analysis finds that people who use the newest weight loss drugs, specifically Wegovy, may keep the weight off for years.
Researchers at Yale University determined that people are more likely to remember something if it is unusual or surprising.
Massachusetts researchers found a gene variant that could put some Black Americans at higher risk for heart failure and death, and the variant is not particularly rare.
Records show Massachusetts police departments typically and legally sell back or trade in their guns to dealers when they're no longer used by officers.
A woman told WBZ-TV's I-Team she believes she was raped by a killer just weeks before two bodies were found in Brockton in 2014.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
A Townsend woman was scammed into believing a famous actor was in love with her. Then the case took on a potentially more sinister turn.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reaching out to younger voters where they get their news - social media.
Many residents say they really like Boston, but say the cost of living and high housing prices are taking a toll.
Despite an April revenue haul that exceeded forecasts, there is still anxiety on Beacon Hill about overall revenue shortfalls and economic uncertainty.
Surveys have found that support for Israel is "fairly consistent," regardless of campus protests.
Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and Swansea attorney John Deaton are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the company says.
Rising costs are forcing small businesses located on Boston's Massachusetts Avenue to close.
Boston-based box wine brand Alileo teamed up with Caffe Nero to launch a coffee and wine experience in Massachusetts.
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate is a sprawling seaside mansion in Ipswich dating back to the 1920s with something for all visitors.
Host Rachel Holt visits the nearly 100-year-old carousel and meets the man in charge of restoring all 66 horses.
Located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the New England Air Museum features 90,000 square feet of military and civil aircraft.
Since 1934, Neon Williams has made tens of thousands of neon signs from small ones for restaurants to Boston's famed Citgo sign.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine offers more than 300 acres of the largest public garden space in New England.
Nolan Gorman homered early and added an RBI single during a five-run eighth inning that propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
The end of a season hits like a ton of bricks, and that's how the Bruins felt after Friday night's 2-1 loss to the Panthers in Game 6 in Boston.
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston 10-6 on Friday night to drop the Red Sox below .500 for the first time since the season's opening week.
The Boston Bruins had trouble counting during their postseason run.
That's a wrap for the 2023-2024 Boston Bruins.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.
The 2024 cicada broods will not be emerging in Massachusetts - but the buzzing bugs are set to appear here in 2025.
A pair of vultures thought to be "actively dying" actually had too much to drink, wildlife rescuers in Connecticut say.
A fluffy pile of golden retrievers took over the Boston Common in memory of Spencer the marathon dog.
The thick fog made for an eerie sight as the Mayflower II crossed the Cape Cod Canal.