A visiting scientist from Japan has been killed while riding her bicycle in Boston. Police say that the rider, who has been working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was struck at the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 pm
Human error was the cause of Friday’s natural gas explosion in downtown Springfield that leveled a strip club, damaged dozens of other buildings, and injured at least 19 people, officials said today. In a statement, State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan’s office said the explosion
According to police, a motor vehicle crash on Elm Street in Kingston, Massachusetts Monday night left one teenager dead and three others hospitalized. Reportedly, the 1998 Ford Explorer was traveling east on Elm Street when the driver lost control, striking a pole and then a
A 29-year-old woman, Irene Bamenga, died in a New York county jail while awaiting deportation to France. Ms. Bamenga’s husband reported that her death was the result of improper or inadequate medication to treat her heart condition. The alleged negligence by the state and
An explosion at 6 a.m. completely destroyed a two-story house in western New York on Tuesday, June 24, 2012, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring her parents and two siblings. The homeowners reportedly detected an odor of propane a day earlier, but it was unclear
The Hawaii Pack & Paddle tour group took twelve 14-15-year-olds on an expedition through Big Island hiking and kayaking. During the tour 15-year-old Tyler Madoff, of White Plains, New York was washed away by a large wave along with another 15-year-old boy. Tyler Madoff
On Monday, June 11, 2012, a 9-year-old boy was attacked by two pit bulls in Pittsfield, MA. The boy suffered wounds to his head, arms, and face as a result of the attack. Part of the boy’s scalp measuring 3-inches by 3-inches was torn off
Two months after being admitted into a nursing home on August 26, 2004, a woman was found in bed with a spiral fracture of the left tibia and a fracture of the left fibula. The investigation determined that such injuries could not have occurred