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Drivers Killed Two Victims This Weekend, In Boston and Webster
The victim in the Webster crash has been identified as Marleigh Rose Guevara, a 10-year-old girl who loved dancing to Bad Bunny and roller skating with her sisters.
April 13, 2026
Pittsfield Cops Suspect Driver Killed Pedestrian Then Dragged His Body Across the City
Pittsfield Police are looking for a driver suspected of killing William S. Colbert, a 69-year-old resident of Pittsfield.
February 13, 2026
Speeding Driver Crashes, Wrecks Multiple Homes In Everett
Residents were forced to find temporary lodging after Everett building inspectors found serious structural damage to the buildings.
January 12, 2026
Family Members Lament Light Sentence for Driver Who Killed Tamar Vishlitzky
Joshua Quimby of Billerica received a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide.
January 8, 2026
While We Were Away: A Roundup of News From the Holiday Break
Happy new year! We took some time off for a long winter break, but news kept on happening. Some of these are stories we may cover in greater depth after we dig through a few hundred unread messages in our inbox, but for now, here's a quick briefing on the big stories from the past two weeks:
January 5, 2026
Family Sues State Police Over Death of ‘Matriarch’ Killed In Brookline Crosswalk
A Mass. State Police trooper drove into Margie Mendez, 86, in a crosswalk on Route 9 earlier this year.
December 4, 2025
Driver Kills Rockport Man In Downtown Gloucester
According to the Essex County District Attorney's office, the killing occurred in the dark shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning near the intersection of Rogers Street and Manuel F. Lewis Street.
December 3, 2025
Driver Kills 68-Year-Old Victim Who Was Walking Near Haverhill Highway Interchange
Last Tuesday evening, a driver struck and killed Richard Cripps, a 68-year-old Haverhill resident, while he was walking on River Street near the Interstate 495 interchange in Haverhill.
December 1, 2025
Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50 percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83 percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58 percent fewer pipeline enforcement cases compared with the same period in the Biden administration.
December 1, 2025
Driver Kills Man On Bike in Framingham
The Middlesex District Attorney's office is pressing charges against a driver who is suspected of killing a man who was riding his bike at the intersection of Concord Street and Gorman Road Wednesday morning.
November 20, 2025
