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More details emerge on deadly fire at Fall River assisted living facility

The cause and origin of the fire, which killed nine and injured about 30, including five firefighters, remains under investigation.

Police body camera video shows dramatic rescues at Fall River fire
The footage provides a harrowing glimpse of the desperate rescue operation by first responders at the Gabriel House fire on Sunday night.

Bristol district attorney’s office says it incorrectly reported a 10th person died as a result of Fall River fire
Brenda Cropper, who the district attorney’s office said on Thursday had died as a result of her injuries, remains in critical condition, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

Two Bridgewater women facing charges after locking up two dogs in 130 degree vehicle, police say
Two doodles, a 4-year-old male and a 2-year-old female, were kept in a hot car, with the windows closed and no air conditioning, for more than 90 minutes, Bridgewater police said Thursday.

Former Stoughton water employee gets no jail time for tampering with town’s drinking water in 2022
Robert J. Bullock, Sr., 60, shut off a chlorine pump that disinfects drinking water, causing “insufficiently disinfected” water to enter the town’s supply, prosecutors said.

Boston police investigating body found in water near Seaport
Police responded to the area of 20 Seaport Blvd. just after 8 a.m. after the body was found, a police spokesperson said.

‘It’s just disturbing’: Man accused of chopping down neighbor’s trees on Nantucket now faces criminal charges
Jonathan Jacoby, who allegedly cut down the trees, is now charged with vandalizing property, trespassing, and destroying trees on another person's land.

‘Catastrophic’: Mass. lawyers say new ICE policy will deny immigrants due process, strain detention facilities
A July 8 internal memo directs ICE officers to detain people who entered the country without permission for the duration of their deportation proceedings.

BLOTTER TALES
Mystery packages pile up, a scam is averted, and sporting goods spill onto a roadway
Undelivered packages pile up in Wayland, drivers dodge sporting equipment in Cohasset, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Suspended North Andover police officer shot by colleagues issues first statement about alleged armed confrontation
The officer said that her colleagues had come to take custody of her newborn son and that she never pointed a gun at anyone but herself.

‘Gun to the head’: Somerville, Chelsea argue in court Trump is withholding federal grants over ‘sanctuary city’ status
The motion is part of a lawsuit lawyers for the cities filed in US District Court that accused the government of launching an unconstitutional attack on localities.

Trump’s private school vouchers create ‘conundrum’ for blue states on whether to take the money
Democrat-led states like Massachusetts will have to choose between worsening budget problems for public schools and passing up scholarship money funded with their federal tax dollars.

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Black America is in a ‘state of emergency,’ National Urban League report says

After passage of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ some low-income workers ask: How will I support my family?

‘It’s kind of immeasurably bad news’: Bostonians face economic uncertainty as Trump proposes 30 percent tariffs on Mexico, EU

AG Campbell joins suit to save Job Corps from Trump cuts

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Alligator Alcatraz, la detención migratoria al estilo medieval

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Otras jugadoras de fútbol femenino de BU se quejaron de su entrenadora

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Contra la marea: el jefe de policía que defiende la inclusión y lucha por una reforma migratoria

Obituaries

Singer Connie Francis, whose hits included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87

Thornton Willis, who brought emotion to geometric painting, dies at 89

Martin Cruz Smith, best-selling author of ‘Gorky Park,’ dies at 82

Andrea Gibson, spoken-word artist who poignantly wrote about gender and a terminal diagnosis, dies at 49

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Caribbean American community advocates recognized at the second annual State House breakfast

Attendees’ plates were piled with Caribbean dishes, including Jamaica’s national dish, ackee and saltfish.

Joe Biden to appear at Ted Kennedy Institute in October

Biden is expected to appear at an event in October at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.

What is an assisted living facility — and how does it differ from a nursing home?

Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.

KEVIN CULLEN

What is it with the uber-rich and other people’s trees?

A case on Nantucket is just the latest example of the affluent proving F. Scott Fitzgerald’s adage about the very rich: They are different from you and me.

Representative Seth Moulton draws a primary challenge after criticism over trans athlete remarks

Bethany Andres-Beck, a transgender software engineer, said Moulton's comments about trans athletes are “part and parcel of being out of touch with America.”

John Lawn, Watertown state lawmaker, admits to facts in drunken driving case, will lose license

State Representative John Lawn, a Watertown Democrat, was arrested early Wednesday on drunken driving charges outside the State House.

Boston police investigating body found in water near Seaport

Police responded to the area of 20 Seaport Blvd. just after 8 a.m. after the body was found, a police spokesperson said.

Despite rapidly declining numbers and closure of hotels, Healey administration says emergency shelter system still in crisis

Nearly two years after Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency, state officials extended a 2023 declaration contending that the state still can’t keep up with the demand for emergency shelter.