Crime & Safety

Nearby News: Town's First Homicide in Eight Years; Big Step in Battle Against Opioids; Warren Latest to Blast Trump

Also: School bans students from game after anti-Semitic chants; Family of police shooting victim gets millions; Dairy Queen expanding in MA.

Town Has First Homicide Since 2008

The man who was killed early Monday morning lived at the apartment complex where his murder took place, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office said.

Baker Signs Opioid Abuse Prevention Bill Into Law

lanked by sheriffs, lawmakers, advocates, healthcare providers and substance abuse survivors, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a bill intended to stem the tide of opioid abuse in Massachusetts.

Catholic Memorial Tells Students Not to Attend Game After 'You Killed Jesus!' Chants

Tensions escalated before the Friday night game when a back and forth between Catholic Memorial and Newton North students resulted in a 'You killed Jesus!' chantdirected at Newton North fans. Catholic Memorial officials quickly squashed the chant and asked fans to apologize to Newton North interim principal Mark Aronson.

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Cambridge-born Nobel Prize Winner Dies at 92

Funeral services were pending today for Lloyd S. Shapley, a Cambridge-born RAND Corp. researcher and UCLA professor emeritus who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize for economics for his work on the strategic decision-making "game theory."

Warren: Stand Up To Trump

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says it is time to say No More Donald. In a Facebook post on Monday, Warren urged Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to stand up to Trump and that he has become a "bigger, uglier, threat every day that goes by."

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DJ Henry's Family Awarded $6M After Police Shooting

The family of DJ Henry, the Pace University football player shot and killed by a police officer in New York in 2010, accepted a $6 million settlement.

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