Local News William Jennings graduated summa cum laude in May 2023 and was living with friends in Mission Hill, his father said. The 22-year-old loved helping people, adventuring, and living in Boston. William Jennings, 22, lived in Mission Hill and graduated from Northeastern University in May 2023. He died in a plane crash in Australia … [Read more…]
Local News Authorities have not released the identity of the person who died. A worker died Tuesday morning from electrocution injuries sustained at AT&T in Cambridge, according to authorities. Cambridge police responded to the scene at the AT&T facility at 250 Bent St. for a report of an electrocution, police spokesman Robert Goulston noted in … [Read more…]
National News The episode occurred in a suburb outside Los Angeles amid pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. By Jill Cowan and Sergio Olmos, New York Times Service updated on November 7, 2023 | 9:14 AM LOS ANGELES — A 69-year-old Jewish man died Monday from injuries he suffered during a weekend altercation in Southern California over … [Read more…]
Local News The 73-year-old woman died when her car was rear ended by a tractor trailer on I-93 Southbound in Derry, police said. A 73-year-old woman died in a collision between her car and a tractor trailer on I-93 in New Hampshire on Friday, police said. Maya Muchnik of Needham was driving a sedan on … [Read more…]
Red Sox Drago registered the final out of the 1975 American League Championship Series to help the Red Sox clinch the pennant. Dick Drago, who pitched for the Red Sox in the 1970s, died Thursday at age 78. Drago, who spent five years with the club from 1974-1975 and 1978-1980, compiled a 30-29 record and … [Read more…]
National News As Barkan confronted his mortality, he dedicated the rest of his life to changing the American health care system. Ady Barkan, at home in Santa Barbara, California, Sept. 17, 2019. Rozette Rago / The New York Times By Mike Ives, New York Times Service updated on November 2, 2023 | 10:47 AM Ady … [Read more…]
College Sports FILE – Texas Tech coach Bob Knight yells from the sidelines in the first half of a college basketball game against Houston, Dec. 14, 2001 in Houston. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File By MICHAEL MAROT, Associated Press November 1, 2023 | 7:17 PM BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach … [Read more…]
Media 100.7 WZLX announced Friday morning that Karlson, who had hosted the station’s morning show since 2005, passed away in his sleep overnight. 100.7 WZLX host Kevin Karlson died unexpectedly at the age of 60 overnight. WZLX Kevin Karlson, a longtime morning show host on Boston classic rock radio station 100.7 WZLX-FM, died in his … [Read more…]
World News Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in … [Read more…]
Local News A friend, who was hiking with the man at the time, performed CPR until emergency personnel arrived, but efforts to save his life were unsuccessful. A 70-year-old hiker collapsed on Mount Monadnock and died late Tuesday morning, New Hampshire authorities confirmed. New Hampshire Fish and Game received a report of a medical emergency … [Read more…]