A former pediatrician from Norwell, Massachusetts, has been indicted on charges of raping children who saw him as patients.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that 68-year-old Richard Kauff had been indicted on ni…
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With Chestnut out, Mass. competitive eater seeks gold at Nathan’s hot dog contest
A Massachusetts competitive eater is gearing up to compete in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next week in Coney Island, and thinks he has a shot at winning it all.
Geoffrey Esper of Oxford has claimed second place at the Fourth of J…
Canton Confidential: This podcast brings you every twist in the Karen Read case
The Karen Read murder trial has been among the most talked-about and polarizing cases in Greater Boston in recent memory — and our podcast, Canton Confidential, takes you through everything to know, day-by-day.
Canton Confidential brings you highlights from each day in court, expert analysis and in-depth details surrounding the death of John O’Keefe, charges against Read and the defense’s claims of a massive coverup that frames Read in the murder of her boyfriend in January 2022.
You can watch Canton Confidential daily at 7 p.m. on NBC10 Boston, as well as on our website and app. You can also listen to it in podcast form on our website, or anywhere you stream and download your podcasts.
As jury deliberations continue in the Read case, anticipation is growing as to what the verdict will be for 44-year-old, who is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
The charges stem from the death of Boston police officer O’Keefe, whom Read was dating. He was found dead in the lawn of another Boston officer in Canton on a snowy morning, after a night of drinking at local bars with a group of people. Read was accused of backing into him with her Lexus SUV, but her team of lawyers have alleged a large-scale coverup by law enforcement, saying that someone else is responsible for O’Keefe’s killing.
Stay with NBC10 Boston’s Canton Confidential for the very latest as the case develops.
80-100 dolphins stranded in muddy waters off Cape Cod, officials say
Between 80-100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins are stranded in low water in an area off Cape Cod on Friday, officials say.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare says it is assisting with the dolphin stranding at Great Island at the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. They said it is a difficult location with dangerous mud.
“Low tide was at 11:23am. The plan, given the number, is to triage and aim to support animals, refloat, and herd as many as possible,” the agency said in an email. “Luckily, it is cooler today, but these animals will risk sunburn and overheating until the tide rises, and then we have the challenge of herding them into deeper water.”
Wellfleet police said they received a call around 10 a.m. from a resident on Chequessett Neck Road reporting about 50 dolphins in distress in Wellfleet Harbor. The tide was going out at that time, and many of the dolphins had become stranded. They said the updated number of dolphins that were in distress is 100.
According to the Cape Cod Times, many of the dolphins were completely out of the water, while others were seen in shallow water nearby. As man a 20 of them are believed to have died already, but there is hope that others can still be saved.
“If we can get them back in the water and get them out of this area, they have a good chance,” Misty Niemeyer, stranding coordinator for IFAW’s Marine Mammal Rescue Team, told the newspaper. “But this is a very big stranding event, so we’re going to do our best.”
Officials say this is one of the largest dolphin strandings they’ve seen on the Cape in many years.
EF-1 tornado touched down in Rehoboth, NWS confirms
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, late Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed Friday.
The storm hit in a wooded area off Sterber Way around 11:29 p.m., snapping and uprooting trees in the area as winds. Winds …
Bomb squad called to Haverhill to investigate suspicious device at home
A bomb squad was called to a neighborhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Friday to investigate a suspicious, possibly incendiary, device.
Haverhill Police and Fire and responded to a home on Rosebud Avenue around 8 a.m. Friday and found the d…
