Crime and Courts

After a fiery argument over whether she could testify about whether John O’Keefe was bitten by a dog, Dr. Elizabeth Laposata, the former chief medical examiner of Rhode Island, returned to the stand in the Karen Read trial.

Witness testimony continued in the Karen Read trial Tuesday, with medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Laposata and ARCCA biomechanist Andrew Rentschler testifying.

A 13-year-old was arrested for allegedly driving a speeding, stolen car that fled a stop in Stoughton, Massachusetts, and crashed off a highway onto a Canton trail early Monday morning, police said.

The number of fatal accidents where drugs or alcohol were a factor have increased every year since 2020, when there were 17, AAA Northeast says.

Judge Beverly Cannone has rejected a second call from the defense for a mistrial after special prosecutor Hank Brennan acknowledged making a mistake regarding evidence he showed the jury.

New data show an uptick in fatal crashes involving drugs or alcohol in Massachusetts, even as police continue to step up patrols.

Crash reconstruction expert Daniel Wolfe was back in court to continue his testimony on Monday morning.

A man is accused of firing a gun at another vehicle during a road rage incident in West Boylston, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.

The Karen Read trial entered what could be the final week of testimony, with three defense experts on the stand and a new mistrial motion knocked down.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who’s currently on trial on charges including sexual abuse of a minor, was charged with illegal possession of a handgun, prosecutors said.

During the fourth week of the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial in New York, a woman was removed from the courtroom after she yelled at the disgraced rapper.

President Donald Trump signed pardons for reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley on May 28. The couple have been serving federal prison sentences after being convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. Trial attorney and legal expert Misty Marris breaks down what these pardons mean for the Chrisleys and explains if they are still considered convicted felons.

Authorities have closed campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters.

Here are five key moments from the fourth week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York.

A Seattle man was charged Friday with a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent current and former football and baseball players.

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from a prison, triggering a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas.

A Plymouth public school official ordered food, including lobster, and equipment that went not to the district but to a beachside snack shack he owns on Cape Cod, all discovered after anonymous tip, prosecutors say.

A woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of falsely claiming both to be a military combat veteran with a Purple Heart and that she had degrees she didn’t have, all to teach in Massachusetts, prosecutors said.

A Massachusetts man is accused of stealing food and equipment from Plymouth Public Schools, where he worked as the café director.

The Karen Read trial returned to court on Friday after a day off due to the heat, and a new defense witness was on the stand.