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Massachusetts Nov 13, 2018
Police say two officers were injured, and one was nearly killed, after a man stole a truck from a Boston construction site this weekend and took off. Robert Bjorkman of Middleborough, Massachusetts, is accused of stealing the truck around 11:30 a.m. Saturday from a construction company on Columbia Road. A Boston Police officer tried to pull him over, but he. Vermont Sep 8, 2018
Police in Vermont are looking to identify a man who reportedly approached a teenage girl walking down the street in his car. According to Newport police, they received a report that a 14-year-old girl was walking down Mount Vernon Street in Newport when she was approached by a man she didn’t know and told her to get into his car..
George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate says it will no longer sell a souvenir depicting the founding father’s false teeth amid criticism that Washington’s dentures were made with teeth pulled from the mouths of people who were enslaved. Critics said selling a souvenir magnet depicting Washington’s famous false teeth trivialized the fact that Washington’s slaves had to lose their own. Concord Dec 28, 2019
The stately mansion that went up in flames Friday in Concord, Massachusetts, was built by a man who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy and was descended from two U.S. presidents, according to historical documents. Charles Francis Adams III built the classical revival home at 240 Fairhaven Hill Rd. that on Friday was consumed by a massive fire.
The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a “floodier” future. Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year because of rising sea levels and an abnormal El Nino weather system. A report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that sunny day. VMS Jun 13, 2019
A Fairfax County man admitted in court he killed his girlfriend by putting her in a chokehold. With his victim’s mom just feet away 18-year-old Nebiyu Ebrahim said he killed 16-year-old Jholie Moussa last year in an uncontrollable rage. News4’s Chris Gordon reports her mother is demanding justice.