Police are searching for a 16-year-old who was reported missing from Lowell, Massachusetts.
Harley Campanello is described as being 5’7″ tall and weighing 110 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing b…
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Man sought in deadly double stabbing in Worcester still on the run
It’s been five days, and the man sought in connection with a deadly double stabbing in Worcester, Massachusetts, remains on the run.
A mother and daughter were found stabbed to death inside of William Rodriguez’s apartment on Aug. 24, according to Worcester police, who said he “should be considered armed and dangerous.”
Rodriguez, 59, previously served prison time for fatally stabbing his wife in 2004, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said.
The two women were identified by family members as 58-year-old Ana Maria Martinez and 76-year-old Sergia Acosta.
The women had multiple puncture wounds when they were found inside Acosta’s home.
Members of the victims’ family said the 59-year-old Rodriguez wanted to be in a relationship with Martinez and became angry when she refused. They said Acosta died helping her fight off her attacker.
Police didn’t confirm those details, saying only that it’s being investigated as a domestic incident.
Genesis Barrios, the granddaughter of Acosta and niece of Martinez, said her aunt had a budding friendship with Rodriguez. The family had no idea he was convicted of killing his wife in 2004 and was paroled in 2019.
Prosecutors confirmed Monday that Rodriguez was “the same person who pled guilty to manslaughter” in October of 2007. They said he had been released on parole on June 7, 2019.
Investigators haven’t said if they have any leads on where Rodriguez could be. He’s considered a person of interest — not a suspect — in the stabbing deaths at this point.
He was described as being 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Rodriguez’s whereabouts should call the Worcester Police Department at 508-799-8651.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance to speak at Boston firefighters convention
Vice presidential hopefuls are turning their attention on the Bay State and vying for an important endorsement.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance is in Boston Thursday, less than 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned there.
Vance will speak at the International Association of Firefighters’ conference. He was a late add to the schedule, as both parties are trying to get the union’s endorsement.
Politico reports Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez, the only firefighter elected to Congress, is set to introduce Vance Thursday.
Walz spoke to International Association of Firefighters’ conference on Wednesday, a union that represents about 350,000 firefighters.
He spoke about his own experience as part of the nation’s largest teachers’ union, telling the group about what the Harris-Walz administration would do for first responders.
“When we’re in office, we’ll make sure you have all the resources and protections you need to do your jobs and your service is respected and that you come home safe every night,” he said.
The IAFF is one of two major unions that have yet to endorse a candidate in this race.
A union official told NBC News it does not plan to make a pick this week.
Mayor Wu to discuss Boston’s student move-in preparations
Mayor Michelle Wu is scheduled to hold a press conference Thursday to discuss Boston’s student move-in preparations.
Representatives for several city agencies, including inspectional services, streets, fire, police and neighborhood services, are also expected to speak at the 12 p.m. event.
Sept. 1 — which falls on Sunday this year — is traditionally the move-in date for Boston university and college students.
The influx of moving trucks typically causes traffic headaches across the city.
Long-term care bill expected to be sent to Gov. Healey’s desk Thursday
Infection control plans, uniform patient transfer forms, heightened scrutiny of private equity and much more headline a compromise long-term care reform bill that lawmakers expect to send to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday.
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