Mark J. Sinclair admits to the murder in a plea agreement with prosecutors.
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Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chili consumption and had heart defect, autopsy says
The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest ‘in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,’ according to the autopsy. Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat.
Air Force prepares new charges against convicted Discord leaker
Jack D. Teixeira, the airman convicted of leaking classified U.S. secrets on the chat app Discord, faces military criminal proceedings this month.
Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.
A Massachusetts town built a giant sand dune for storm protection. It lasted 3 days.
Salisbury trucked in 14,000 tons of sand at a cost of $600,000 to protect homes and infrastructure. It was all washed away in the first storm.
Man arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
The victims were sitting in a parked SUV in Worcester when they were killed last week.
Massachusetts appeals denial of federal disaster aid for flooding
Gov. Maura Healey said the state has done ‘all that we can’ to help communities recover from a September storm.
Massachusetts man who crashed snowmobile into a helicopter is suing the government for $9.5 million
Jeff Smith was severely injured in the accident, which happened at night after a Black Hawk crew landed the camouflaged aircraft during training.