Karen Read one-on-one: Where does federal probe tied to allegations of police coverup stand? Boston 25 News 2026-09-23 | Karen Read one-on-one: Where does federal probe tied to allegations of police coverup stand?
Total Solar Eclipse: Everything You Need To Know Boston 25 News 2024-04-05 | Your Eclipse Experts from Boston 25 News are here with everything you need to know about the April 8 celestial event! Watch and learn about the science behind the eclipse and how to safely experience it. Don't forget to tune in for live coverage all day, on the Boston 25 Now stream and live on-air.For more, check out boston25news.com/solareclipse2024
‘Unusual’: Earthquake felt in Mass. was biggest to rattle region in decades, local scientist says Boston 25 News 2024-04-05 | A “significant” and “relatively unusual” earthquake in New Jersey that was felt in Massachusetts on Friday morning was the biggest to rattle the region in decades, according to a local scientist.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/unusual-earthquake-felt-mass-was-biggest-rattle-region-decades-local-scientist-says/SEYRAR4ML5DBJIR5OWHJDOKHLY
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read case returns to court as prosecutors seek buffer zone for upcoming trial. Boston 25 News 2024-04-04 | boston25news.com/news/local/karen-read-returns-court-prosecutors-seek-buffer-zone-upcoming-murder-trial/JGLAD52M5BCRFK363V66OH2FXI
WEATHER ALERT: What impact will the noreaster have on your area? Vick is breaking down the threats. Boston 25 News 2024-04-03 | ...
Canton police chief cited for hitting pedestrian in crosswalk with town-owned SUV, officials say Boston 25 News 2024-04-02 | Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty, who was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, issued a statement more than a month after she struck a person with a town-owned vehicle in Wrentham.Chief Rafferty said in a statement Monday that she was driving home in her official SUV on February 16 when she “accidentally struck” a Wrentham resident. The chief said she was turning left from South Street onto Creek Street when she caught sight of the pedestrian’s reflective vest.“I immediately applied my brakes, but unfortunately, the car made contact with him, knocking him to the ground. I immediately exited my vehicle to render first aid and called 911,” the chief said.Rafferty said she remained on the scene throughout the emergency response to answer questions and in addition, she requested a breathalyzer test for herself.“The result was 0.00,” according to an incident report released from Wrentham police, adding that Rafferty “was issued a civil citation” that night for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Rafferty said Monday she has since paid the fine.The pedestrian, identified as Michael Barry, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment after suffering a laceration to the right side of his head and complaining of left knee pain, one report said.Barry’s attorney Seth Jacobs told Boston 25 News Monday he had suffered multiple fractures to his legs, ribs and shoulder. He endured major knee surgery, spending one week in the hospital and a second week in rehab, Jacobs said.“He’s appreciative for all the help first responders gave at the scene, and he has a long road to recovery ahead,” Jacobs said.Jacobs said his client has not decided whether or not he will file a lawsuit but said he has been in touch with the insurance company for the town of Canton.On the night of the Feb. crash responding officers took photographs of the SUV at the crime scene which didn’t show significant damage.“There was a white scuff mark on the passenger front bumper from either MICHAEL’s person or his cane (see photograph),” the report said. “No other damage was noted to [motor vehicle] #1, and it did not require a tow as it was operable. I observed the area of the crash to be poorly lit with only one fluorescent light.”A witness of the crash also approached officers at the scene and told them Rafferty was “not operating erratically before the crash,” as indicated in the report.While Rafferty said she notified Canton town officials about the incident, she expressed regret for not informing the public.“Upon further reflection and considering the amount of attention that has been focused on Canton, I should have issued a statement sooner,” she wrote.Canton Police have been under widespread scrutiny over the handling of the Karen Read murder case. Read is accused of running down her Boston Police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV outside 34 Fairview Rd in Canton just after midnight on January 29, 2022.
WATCH LIVE: Authorities providing update on deadly double shooting at Brockton home. Boston 25 News 2024-04-02 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Mayor Wu, fire chief providing update after fire scorches homes in East Boston. Boston 25 News 2024-04-02 | ...
BREAKING: NTSB gives update on investigation into the collapse of Baltimores Francis Scott Key B… Boston 25 News 2024-03-28 | ...
WATCH LIVE: White House providing update on response to Baltimore bridge collapse. Boston 25 News 2024-03-28 | ...
Massachusetts Maritime Academy vessel simulator recreates Port of Baltimore Boston 25 News 2024-03-27 | Many mariners are trained right here in Massachusetts, at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. They have a unique simulator to put cadets through the paces of navigating the waterways.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/barnstable-county/mass-maritime-academy-virtual-vessel-simulator-recreates-baltimore-port/YIYFDGQTNNGQNPMCIPXPPQFOEY
Judge denies motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read Boston 25 News 2024-03-27 | Karen Read’s last hope of avoiding a trial was squashed Tuesday as the Judge presiding over her second-degree murder case denied a motion to dismiss her indictment.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/motion-dismiss-case-against-karen-read-charged-death-police-officer-boyfriend-denied/HA5KA7ERRZBDRBEURNBOFWQAZI
Police had about 90 seconds to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge fell. 6 workers are feared dead Boston 25 News 2024-03-27 | It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/police-had-about-90-seconds-stop-traffic-before-baltimore-bridge-collapsed-into-river/KWM7DLSVVZHY5N5N2GGSNGYBQU
WATCH LIVE: NTSB officials giving update on investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse. Boston 25 News 2024-03-27 | ...
Live video: Search efforts continue after cargo ship crash takes down Baltimore bridge. Boston 25 News 2024-03-27 | ...
BREAKING: Maryland Governor providing update on investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse Boston 25 News 2024-03-26 | ...
BREAKING: MassDOT speaking about bridge, port safety after Baltimore bridge collapse Boston 25 News 2024-03-26 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read, woman charged in death of Boston police officer boyfriend, back in court. Boston 25 News 2024-03-26 | ...
LIVE VIDEO: Crews searching water after ship knocks down Baltimores Francis Scott Key Bridge. Boston 25 News 2024-03-26 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Officials giving update after ship rams into Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse. Boston 25 News 2024-03-26 | ...
4-year-old girl struck, killed by vehicle in Boston, police say Boston 25 News 2024-03-25 | A four-year-old girl has died after being hit by a vehicle in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/4-year-old-girl-struck-by-vehicle-south-boston-has-died-police-say/VWPEVA77LRGALOOK2CGW27UNCE
Park outside! Tens of thousands of cars in Massachusetts recalled due to fire risk, report says Boston 25 News 2024-03-25 | Is your car at risk of catching fire just sitting at your home? Carfax says the number of “park outside” warnings in the Greater Boston area has jumped by nearly 50 percent.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/report-more-than-72k-cars-massachusetts-recalled-due-fire-risk/VXVF2QF3EJCBHFTVLWRE2S57MA
BREAKING: Officials providing update after child was struck by car and rushed to the hospital wit… Boston 25 News 2024-03-24 | ...
WEATHER ALERT: Heaviest rain approaching Mass., timing out impacts this evening Boston 25 News 2024-03-23 | ...
WEATHER ALERT: Boston 25 Meteorologist Tucker Antico updates as wintry weather becomes heavy rain… Boston 25 News 2024-03-23 | ...
DPH warns public not to drink bottled water from Mass. company due to PFAS contamination Boston 25 News 2024-03-21 | The Department of Public Health is warning the public not to drink bottled water from a Massachusetts company due to PFAS contamination.Read the full story:
Karen Read’s lawyers argue phone records further conspiracy claim Boston 25 News 2024-03-21 | Lawyers for Karen Read want phone records from people they claim helped frame her for murder.An assistant district attorney said the request was based on inaccurate conclusions “injected with hyperbole.”Read is charged with 2nd-degree murder for the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, in Canton. She’s accused of running over him in reverse and leaving him to die in a January 2022 snowstorm.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/karen-reads-lawyers-argue-phone-records-further-conspiracy-claim/DZLWBGJWJRBCHHNBCQ45YM6JLM
‘It would’ve been a nightmare’: Steel beam falls hundreds of feet on Boston’s South Station Tower Boston 25 News 2024-03-21 | A steel beam plummeted hundreds of feet after becoming dislodged from the upper floors of the South Station Tower in downtown Boston Wednesday afternoon.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/it-wouldve-been-nightmare-steel-beam-falls-hundreds-feet-bostons-south-station-tower/SS6CWB3PZVFELOOKFHW4WZO3DE
Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theatre set for newest chapter in its storied history Boston 25 News 2024-03-21 | Preproduction is done and all that’s left is to get everyone into place and roll the cameras.Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theatre is set to unveil 14,000 square feet of new space next week, including two new theaters, an expanded lobby and an Education and Community Engagement Center after finally completing its $14 million expansion.Originally constructed as a church in 1933, the Coolidge gradually transformed into a hub of classic, foreign and independent films in Boston. It’s not uncommon to see a line packed into the tucked-away side alley, hundreds shuffling in anticipation for their first chance of seeing a childhood favorite on the big screen or a midnight showing of the cult-classic “The Room.”A far cry from the days when the Coolidge teetered on the brink of permanent closure in the 1980′s.“It’s certainly had its ups and downs but it is certainly on a big up right now,” said Katherine Tallman, executive, director and CEO of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation.“This new expansion allows us to keep up with the demand that we’re seeing right now from our community,” explains Mark Anastasio.The classic window ticket booth will be shuttered in exchange for the new foyer. Expansive enough that the days of waiting in the harsh New England winter before their showing will soon go the way of the Art-Deco style the theater was fashioned after.The new upstairs education center will also allow the Coolidge to expand its series of classes and seminars.The two new theaters, Moviehouse 5 and 6, will be able to seat 145 and 53 patrons respectively and will feature state-of-the-art picture and sound.“We’ve got a gorgeous blue theater in Moviehouse 6. That’s kind of underselling it. And Moviehouse 5 is just this incredible red room that is immediately going to be one of the best spaces to see a film in the Boston area if not all of New England,” explained Mark Anastasio.On Wednesday, those strolling through Brookline’s Coolidge Corner neighborhood could look up at the marquee and see that Denis Villeneauve’s 2024 Sci-Fi epic was screening in premium 70mm format. Next to it, an invite to return next week for screenings of Japan’s 1977 horror fairy tale “House” and Carol Reed’s 1949 noir classic “The Third Man.” A smattering of eras and filmmaking history cinephiles would be hard-pressed to find in most theaters.“There really is a good reason why this theater has been here for so long. It really is the community, it’s been here to serve the community. The community has been with us all along the way,” said Tallman.“It’s home. It’s comfortable. It’s nice people. The popcorn is real! It’s just a great place to get away too!” one moviegoer told Boston 25.Two touchstones of movie history will help open the cinema’s newest era. “The Wizard of Oz” and “2001: A Space Odyssey” will screen in the newest theaters starting on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.“People will always want the experience of going out to a cinema. There’s just something that creates a more heightened experience seeing a film as large as possible and among an audience. And human beings are going to always want that as a means of getting out of the house. Sometimes you just want to leave your living room and we’ll be here when they do,” Anastasio said.
HAPPENING NOW: Officials speaking after NH bus driver, wife accused of making child pornography Boston 25 News 2024-03-20 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read, woman charged in murder of police officer boyfriend, back in court. Boston 25 News 2024-03-20 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Man accused of shooting Boston police officer appearing in court. Boston 25 News 2024-03-19 | ...
2 women shot and killed in Miami were former student-athletes at a New Hampshire college Boston 25 News 2024-03-19 | Two young women who were fatally shot in a murder-suicide in Miami, Florida, were former student-athletes at New Hampshire’s New England College, the school confirmed Monday.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/two-women-shot-killed-miami-were-former-student-athletes-new-hampshire-college/LM3FBSXBSJHLZPFUOT4SUXZ4G4
Dublin firefighter visiting for St. Patrick’s Day charged with raping woman at Boston hotel, DA says Boston 25 News 2024-03-19 | A firefighter from Ireland who flew into Boston for St. Patrick’s Day weekend is being held on a $100,000 bail in connection with the alleged rape of a woman at the Omni Parker House hotel on Friday, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.Full story: boston25news.com/news/local/dublin-firefighter-visiting-st-patricks-day-charged-with-raping-woman-boston-hotel-da-says/UXMBQ7YYSNADJC3RLCJ5QRVCIE
25 Investigates: Massachusetts State Police investigating a detective in the Karen Read case Boston 25 News 2024-03-14 | The Massachusetts State Police Internal Affairs Unit is investigating a State Police Detective for a potential violation of department policy in connection with the Karen Read murder case.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/25-investigates-massachusetts-state-police-investigating-detective-karen-read-case/ZWSYMYVEWVEY5LJQML2NYVKGUU
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Healey announcing pardons for people with simple marijuana convictions. Boston 25 News 2024-03-14 | ...
‘It’s sad to see’: Somerville addresses concerns about encampment under busy highway Boston 25 News 2024-03-13 | The Mayor of Somerville says city officials are working to address concerns about a homeless camp under the Southeast Expressway.The trash, tarps, bikes, and collection of furniture are in plain view on McGrath Highway right next to a new luxury condo building and across the street from a busy Stop and Shop.Neighbors told Boston 25 News that they’ve been dealing with quality-of-life issues related to the encampment underneath Interstate 93 for months.A meeting was held just last week with residents to listen to the problems they’ve been dealing with.Some aren’t convinced that enough is being done.“It is sad to see that it’s not being handled appropriately by the city,” said neighbor Jason Myrnyj. “It’s something in the world you have to come across, but it is unfortunate that people around here have to look at it.”Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne said intensive outreach by the Somerville Homeless Coalition is being conducted.The goal has been to connect people with support services before the area is closed off for MassDOT work on I-93 this spring.“We’re trying to address a humanitarian crisis that’s happening now in our city,” said Mayor Ballantyne. “‘They many times feel safer in that community than in a congregate setting.”Mayor Ballantyne said police patrols have been increased and that the city is working with its DPW team to coordinate regular removal of trash from the bustling area.
Karen Read’s attorneys seek to have charges dropped in her murder case Boston 25 News 2024-03-13 | Karen Read, the woman accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, was back in court on Tuesday morning for a hearing in her murder case as her attorneys sought to get her criminal charges dropped.Her defense team, led by attorney Alan Jackson, presented a motion to dismiss the second-degree murder case against Read in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham.She is accused of running down John O’Keefe in reverse with her Lexus SUV in Canton but an accident reconstructionist hired by the FBI found O’Keefe’s injuries did not appear to be from a car strike.“The damage on the car was inconsistent with having made contact with John O’Keefe’s body. In other words, the car didn’t hit him, and he wasn’t hit by the car. Period. Full stop,” Read’s attorney Alan Jackson said.Jackson revealed that and other findings from 3074 pages of documents The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts turned over last month from the federal probe of her arrest and prosecution.He told Judge Beverly Cannone that the federal investigation found inconsistencies and conflicts that should lead to the dismissal of her second-degree murder case.The defense claims O’Keefe was beaten and attacked by a dog inside the former Canton home of another Boston police officer named Brian Albert in a wide-ranging cover up involving local and state law enforcement.Jackson said State Police Detective Michael Proctor, the lead detective assigned to investigate O’Keefe’s death, had a personal relationship with members of the Albert family that was not disclosed to the state grand jury that indicted Read.“It’s not lost on anybody in this courtroom that for two years the Commonwealth has been denying it,” Jackson said.Jackson said text messages analyzed in the federal investigation reveal that one of the Albert’s offered to buy Proctor a gift when the case against Read was over.Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally accused the defense of inflating the relationships of police and witnesses to distract from Read’s alleged guilt.“It’s a three-card Monte trick. You know, card trick. On the corner, on the side. Look at all of this. Look at, this relationship. Look at that relationship. Conflating these relationships, sort of the distortion that I would say between what exists in social media realm and what exists in reality,” Lally said.An FBI analysis of a phone belonging to Brian Albert’s sister-in-law, Jennifer McCabe, determined she searched “hos long to die in cold” at 2:27 am, hours before she called 911 to report that O’Keefe’s body had been found outside the Albert home, according to Jackson.“The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation also specifically confirms that that search was made on Jennifer McCabe’s phone, and it was made on or before 2:27 (am)… That fact, Your Honor, is no longer open for debate. And none of that was presented before the (state) grand jury,” Jackson explained.The defense first brought up McCabe’s Google search in April 2023 and this is the first time a law enforcement agency has corroborated the findings.Prosecutor Lally said the federal investigation found no indication of a cover-up or evidence that O’Keefe entered the Albert home. He said grand jury minutes from the federal investigation are largely consistent with the state’s case.“42 separate witnesses, 56 exhibits, over 1,400 pages of transcript which clearly demonstrate and indicate that the defendant, Karen Read, killed John O’Keefe,” Lally said.Following the hearing, Alan Jackson told Boston 25 reporter Ted Daniel he is planning to introduce more evidence from the federal investigation in new filings.Judge Cannone must rule on the defense’s motion to dismiss. If she denies the motion, a trial is expected next month.As of right now, Read’s jury trial is slated to begin on April 16, with full days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and half days on Tuesday and Thursday.
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read, woman charged in murder of police officer boyfriend, returns to court. Boston 25 News 2024-03-12 | ...
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Princess Kate photo pulled by British news agencies, AP, others over ‘manipulation’ concerns Boston 25 News 2024-03-11 | Kate, the Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace — a photo of her with her children that was intended to calm concern and speculation about the princess's health, but had the opposite effect.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/trending/princess-kate-photo-pulled-by-british-news-agencies-ap-others-over-manipulation-concerns/VZC4NN3UGFCUDNBAEAGXF5YSAI
WEATHER ALERT: Timing out the heavy rain moving into the region and the chances of flooding tomor… Boston 25 News 2024-03-09 | ...
WATCH LIVE: Worcester police speaking as manhunt for suspect in deaths of mom, daughter continues. Boston 25 News 2024-03-08 | ...
WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden giving his third State of the Union address Boston 25 News 2024-03-08 | ...
Family identifies 11-year-old girl and mother shot to death inside their car in Worcester Boston 25 News 2024-03-07 | A family member identified the mother and daughter who died after they were found shot inside a bullet-riddled vehicle in Worcester on Tuesday, investigators announced Wednesday.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/family-identifies-11-year-old-girl-mother-shot-death-inside-their-car-worcester/3ZDX26U32VBWPNIF6WDHN2MY6Q
‘It makes me more thoughtful’: Push to decriminalize magic mushrooms gains momentum in Massachusetts Boston 25 News 2024-03-07 | If someone thinks of psychedelic drugs, images of strung-out hippies from the 1960s might come to mind.Today that’s changing as a push to make magic mushrooms legal in Massachusetts gains steam.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/it-makes-me-more-thoughtful-push-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms-gains-momentum-massachusetts/PBOOSVPSPFEJFIRBNF3JETMWTQ
‘Her life was taken by a coward’: Friend of Haverhill woman killed in murder-suicide speaks out Boston 25 News 2024-03-07 | The best friend of a young woman killed in a murder-suicide in Haverhill says she saw warning signs in the weeks leading up to the deadly gunfire.The Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced the names of the deceased couple on Monday as 24-year-old Loren Marino and 24-year-old Austin Amaral.A spokesperson with the DA’s office told Boston 25 News on Tuesday that investigators believe Amaral murdered Marino before turning the gun on himself.A neighbor who lives downstairs said she found the wounded bodies of the couple in Marino’s bedroom.“I was flying back from Las Vegas, and I got these words, Loren got murdered,” said friend Katie Iandolo. “I was hysterical. People were bringing me water and praying over me.”Iandolo told Boston 25 News that Marino had previously known Amaral but just seriously began dating him two months ago.“There was a lot of obsession with him. He kind of came and never left,” she said. “He didn’t want anybody but him to have a relationship with her.”Iandolo said that Amaral showed his two guns to her inside Marino’s apartment on Broadway about a month ago.She recalls another glaring red flag several weeks ago that she could not ignore.“He shoved her into a dresser hard. I kind of freaked out on him,” she explained. “He was so psychotic in his eyes when he was yelling at me.”She describes feeling an immediate distance after that with the best friend she was used to seeing on a daily basis.“While she was sleeping, he took her phone and blocked me from it,” said Iandolo. “He removed me from her Facebook, her Snapchat and her Instagram.”Iandolo is now trying to channel her anger toward Amaral into constructive advice for others in abusive dating relationships.“First red flag, please just go,” she said. “It’s only going to get worse. There’s no fixing somebody. There’s no light at the end of that kind of tunnel.”She wants her friend to be remembered as an independent woman who worked two jobs, a bright light who uplifted others and an unwavering source of support.“We had an instant connection. The day we met, we used to call each other soul sisters,” added Iandolo. “I loathe him. He took my best friend from me.”Iandolo said Marino aspired to become a registered nurse.Friends are organizing foster homes for Marino’s two dogs.Her beloved pets were found inside the upstairs apartment where the bodies were discovered on Sunday.
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‘Going to get justice’: Mom of young Boston student restrained to chair says school should be closed Boston 25 News 2024-03-05 | The mother of a 3-year-old special needs student is planning legal action against a school in Boston after staffers allegedly restrained her young son to a chair with duct tape and nylon straps.Read the full story: boston25news.com/news/local/going-get-justice-mom-young-boston-student-restrained-chair-says-school-should-be-closed/3BMBN7UQ6BAAJFSXDX6EFIL6YI
WATCH LIVE: Mass. Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets. Boston 25 News 2024-03-05 | ...
