Kevin Kangethe, 42, of Lowell, is charged with the murder of Margaret Mbitu, 31, a beloved Brockton behavioral health nurse whose family overfilled the Suffolk Superior courtroom for the alleged killer’s arraignment.
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Lithium-ion battery fires jump rapidly in Massachusetts: ‘They’re nearly impossible to extinguish’
Firefighters across Massachusetts are facing the “nearly impossible” task of extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires much more often, according to new state data showing such incidents have spiked up sharply in the past half year.
After 4-year-old girl was killed by truck in Boston, Massachusetts group releases fatal pedestrian crash report
At least 69 pedestrians lost their lives in crashes in Massachusetts last year, accounting for about 20% of the 346 total traffic deaths across the state.
Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School
The former Boston Police commissioner who led the city department at the time of the 2013 Marathon bombings is conducting an audit at Brockton High School, embroiled by student violence that officials say is starting to decline.
