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Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Cupcake Chain From TLC Fame Closes Boston Location Cupcake Chain From TLC Fame Closes Boston Location
Cupcake Chain From TLC Fame Closes Boston Location A bakery that rose to fame on TLC closed one of its four locations, but says it hopes to return.  Georgetown Cupcake, a bakery chain that originated in Washington, D.C., served its last customers at its Back Bay location at 83 Newbury Street on Thursday, May 25, the company told Daily Voice.  The dessert shop is known for its gourmet cupcakes with perfectly-coiffed icing swirls. Happy March! #ChocolatePBTwist is BACK!!! 😍😍😍 Check out out March menu on georgetowncupcake.com! Nationwide overnight shipping ✈️🧁 #georgetowncupcake #15thanniversary Posted by Georgetown Cupcake on Wednesday,…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
CAUGHT: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says CAUGHT: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says
Caught: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says Dion Smith, who is accused of stabbing an elderly Malden man 30 times, was arrested Thursday morning, April 13, in Atlanta, ending a nearly two-month-long manhunt, officials said.  It's unclear when the 33-year-old Boston man will return to the Bay State to face murder and theft charges, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Related: Man Charged With Malden Murder Still On The Run Police said the Boston man stabbed 79-year-old Ronald Gilbert more than two dozen times in late December in his second-floor apartment in Malden. Officers didn't find GIlbert's body until Feb.…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
BOLO: Framingham Teen Could Have Gone To Find Missing Brother, Police Say BOLO: Framingham Teen Could Have Gone To Find Missing Brother, Police Say
Bolo: Framingham Teen Could Have Gone To Find Missing Brother, Police Say Police have issued a "Be On The Lookout (BOLO)" for a missing teenager from Framingham who could have gone to find his brother, who also went missing last year. Juan Pooubolon, age 15, was last seen on Saturday, April 8, according to Framingham Police. He is described as standing 5-foot-3, weighing 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  Missing JuvenileJuan Pooubolon, 15 years old, is missing out of Framingham. He was last seen on April 8th. Juan is 5'3", 125lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. He may be headed to Atlanta, GA. Anyone with information is asked to call the Framing…

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by David Cifarelli
Politics
Trump's 'Past Words, Actions' Cited In Judge's Ruling For Anonymous Jurors In Sex Assault Trial Trump's 'Past Words, Actions' Cited In Judge's Ruling For Anonymous Jurors In Sex Assault Trial
Trump's 'Past Words, Actions' Cited In Judge's Ruling For Anonymous Jurors In Sex Assault Trial Jurors set to hear arguments in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming civil sexual assault trial brought by New York columnist E. Jean Carroll will remain anonymous, a federal judge ruled. In his ruling issued Thursday, March 23, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan cited Trump’s “past words and actions,” in part for his decision, saying the former president has “repeatedly attacked courts, judges, various law enforcement officials and other public officials, and even individual jurors in other matters.” Earlier Report: Trump Rape Accuser From Hudson Valley To File Lawsuit Under New NY '…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest A group of people protesting the construction of a $90 million police training facility in Atlanta, dubbed "Copy City," were arrested for domestic terrorism as part of what has been called a "months-long escalation of policing tactics." On Sunday, March 5, a group of 35 people called either "forest defenders" or "violent agitators" were detained for what police call a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers, according to the Atlanta Police Department.  Of those detained, 23 were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism, including Alexis Paplai, Ayla King, and T…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Katherine Clark's Child Arrested While Protesting Police Shooting Of Manuel Terán Katherine Clark's Child Arrested While Protesting Police Shooting Of Manuel Terán
Katherine Clark's Child Arrested While Protesting Police Shooting Of Manuel Terán The child of a Massachusetts State Representative was among two people arrested at a demonstration that echoed the message of another protest decrying the shooting of an activist by police in the South.  Police responded to a call about a protest at the Parkman Bandstand Monument in the Boston Common on Tremont Street around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Boston Police Department. Upon arrival, police found an individual spray painting the messages “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB,” on the monument.  BPD says during the arrest, about 20 other protesters surrounded officers, int…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant
New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant When it comes to satisfying those hunger pangs, it turns out nothing does it for Zoomers quite like the delectably irresistible taste of America’s favorite chicken shack. A new survey by investment firm Piper Sandler found that Generation Z’s favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Of those polled, 18 percent picked the Atlanta-based chicken chain as their favorite place to eat, followed by Starbucks (17 percent) and Chipotle (13 percent). The restaurant category was just one of several that was gauged as part of Piper Sandler’s 44th semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey, which includ…

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by Michael Mashburn
Neighbors
Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report
Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report Massachusetts had two municipalities named to this year's best places to live in the US list. Money.com compiles the cities and towns that have "things that matter most to people: economic opportunities, quality of life, diversity, and where the best futures lie." Somerville ranked 7th on the annual list because of its low unemployment rate (2.8 percent), high median income (more than $104,000), and old-town aesthetics. But it also scored points for embracing the weirder aspects of its history with the What the Fluff? festival and Museum of Bad Art.  "(Somerville) claims some of t…

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by Josh Lanier