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Podcaster Alex Cooper Says Boston U Soccer Coach Left Her ‘Traumatized,’ ‘Scarred’
Alex Cooper, host and creator of the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” revealed she is working through a traumatic experience she had with a coach while playing soccer at Boston University.
In a profile interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Cooper of Newtown, Pennsylvania, addresses the incident but would not go into detail or name the coach. Instead, the 29-year-old focused on healing, “which I’m proud of myself for.”
“Now that I’ve created this platform, I feel new wisdom in certain aspects of my life, from experience and therapy and people I surround myself with,” Cooper told the magazi…
Missing Boston Woman Could Be In Danger, Police Ask For Help Finding Her
Police in Boston are asking for the public's help to find a missing 23-year-old woman.
Helen Medina, of Jamaica Plain, was last seen in Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 17, according to the Boston Police Department.
A woman who claims to be Medina’s sister said in a Facebook post that she was discharged from a hospital in Worcester for behavioral medicine. She doesn't have a phone, ID, or means of transportation.
BPD Missing Person With Complications Alert: Helen Medina, 23, Of Jamaica Plain
BPD Missing Person Alert: Detectives... Posted by Boston Police Department (Official) on Monday, …
Man, 22, Shot His Mom, Her Friend With Illegally Purchased Pistol: DA
A 22-year-old Middlesex County man is being held for a mental health evaluation after police arrested him for shooting his mother and one of her friends, authorities said.
Brent Justice Roman-Finnagan of Lexington used an illegally purchased pistol to pull off the attack, the Middlesex County District Attorney said.
Roman-Finnagan's mom, age 57, called 911 around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, to report that her son had shot her and her friend, a 55-year-old Haverhill woman, the prosecutor said. Their names were not released.
Lexington police took Roman-Finnagan into custody …
Andover Dealer Who Caused OD Death, Bragged About Drugs' Strength Gets 5 Years: DA
A 28-year-old man who sold drugs to an Andover 20-year-old who died after taking them will spend the next five years in prison, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Joseph Comeau, 28, pleaded guilty to intimidation of a witness and manslaughter in the death of Max Durham in 2019, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor's office asked for a sentence of eight to 10 years in jail.
Police said Durham purchased drugs from Comeau on Dec. 6, 2019, in Manchester, New Hampshire. During the deal, Comeau bragged about how powerful the drugs were. Though he…
Engaged Eastern Mass Woman Dies Unexpectedly, Community Rallies for Family, Fiancé
The community of a woman who "suffered in silence" rallied together to raise enough money to give her an "amazing" farewell, with money left over to create a foundation in her name.
Bruna Rocha, of Woburn, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 9, leaving behind a heartbroken family and a fiancé who called Rocha his "soul mate," according to a GoFundMe created for her funeral services and social media posts.
Rocha attended Matignon High School in Cambridge before attending UMass Boston from 2013 to 2019. She worked at, among other places, On Pointe Dance Academy in Everett, according to her…
Found: Dorchester Woman, 61, Wearing Colorful Scrubs
Police announced that the missing woman was found around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to the Boston Police Department.
Police requested the public's help to find a 61-year-old Dorchester woman, officials say.
Yvonne Gadson, of Dorchester, was last seen around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22 near 236 Blue Hill Avenue in Boston, according to the Boston Police Department.
Gadson is 6 foot 2 and weighs 150 pounds, police say. She was last seen wearing colorful scrubs and white nurse shoes, and has been diagnosed with mental health issues.
Police request th…
More Than $1 Million Donated On Behalf Of Lindsay Clancy's Husband Patrick
As more than $1 million dollars have been donated to a man whose wife is accused of murdering their three children, conversations about mental health are also on the rise.
The GoFundMe for Patrick Clancy, husband of Lindsay Clancy, has raised $1,009,380 from more than 15,000 donations as of Friday morning, Feb. 3. The campaign was launched last week.
"This GoFundMe is intended to help Pat pay for medical bills, funeral services, and legal help," the campaign reads. "This assistance is especially needed because Pat will be unable to work for the foreseeable future as he weathers this pain…
Covid-19: Repeat Infections Can Be Dangerous, Even Deadly, Brand-New Study Reveals
Repeat COVID-19 infections can be dangerous, even deadly, including for those who have been vaccinated and boosted, according to a brand-new study.
The study by the Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system found that "repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections contribute significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems."
The findings, published Thursday, Nov. 10 in Nature Medicine, reported that such outcomes include:
hospitalization;
disorders affecting the lungs, heart, brain, and the body’s blood, mus…
