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Lowell man speaks out after wrongful conviction settlement with city of Lowell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

A Lowell man spoke out this week after his attorneys said he secured one of the largest wrongful conviction settlements in New England history from the city of Lowell. Victor Rosario’s attorneys issued a statement on the matter on Tuesday, roughly 40 years after he was convicted of arson and murder, which he did not commit. Rosario spoke with reporters on Wednesday, at one point holding a photo of himself from 1983 on the day of his conviction. Rosario’s attorneys said the city of Lowell will pay $13 million dollars in its settlement with Rosario. “This 13 million dollars does not begin to compensate Victor for all that he has lost,” said attorney Locke Bowman. “But it reflects the acknowledgement of the city of Lowell that what happened wasn’t right.”Rosario said he was on scene trying to help victims of a fatal apartment fire on Decatur Street in Lowell back in 1982. Investigators later ruled the fire an arson and decided Rosario was the villain, rather th...

Tom Thibodeau praises Barrett after benching late in Game 2: ‘RJ is key to the team.’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

It was a gutsy call — a decision Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau stands by as his team travels to Miami for Games 3 and 4 of their second-round playoff against the Heat.It doesn’t matter how hot a player is offensively. If he’s hurting the group on the other end of the ball, Thibodeau will have a quick hook.It happened in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ five-point, series-tying victory over the Heat in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.Forward RJ Barrett was on a heater from downtown, hitting four of his first six threes on the night and finishing on a five-of-nine clip from downtown.But as Barrett struggled to get stops defensively in the fourth quarter, often letting Miami’s Gabe Vincent get shots off at will, Thibodeau made the decision to bench his fourth-year wing in favor of defense: He brought starter Josh Hart back into the game to close the quarter and rode defensive-minded wing Quentin Grimes for the remainder of regulation....

Packed courtroom as Karen Read defense team pushes for more on Boston cop’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Defense attorneys for the Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston Police officer boyfriend in late January of last year will have to wait to see if their requests for additional evidence will be granted.Karen Read, 43, is charged in Norfolk Superior Court with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death in the Jan. 29, 2022, killing of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, 46, of Canton.On Wednesday, the simmering feud between defense attorneys David Yannetti and Alan Jackson and prosecutor Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally that has played out in blistering motions and responses since the middle of last month came to the fore as they argued their cases before Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone in a courtroom packed perhaps 100 strong with members of the public who have taken interest in the case on either side.Cannone heard arguments in the hour-long hearing but ...

Former Hopkinton Police deputy chief facing child rape charges has an arraignment date

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

The ex-Hopkinton Police deputy chief who allegedly raped a 15-year-old student while he was a school resource officer has an arraignment date for the child rape charges.John “Jay” Porter, 54, is set to be arraigned on the three charges of child rape on Tuesday, May 9 at 12 p.m.The 30-year veteran with the Hopkinton Police Department has been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury. It was a direct indictment, so it’s a summons arraignment next week.Porter allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old student in 2004 and 2005. He was the police department’s first school resource officer.He’s accused of assaulting the student multiple times off school property.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Ex-Hopkinton deputy police chief accused of raping student while a school resource officer Crime & Public Safety | Boston Athletic Association meets with Black running groups after Boston Marathon police presence: ‘We did not del...

Adam Ottavino blows save as Mets drop first game of doubleheader to Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

DETROIT — When the top of the fifth inning began, the Mets were behind 4-2. One sudden downpour, two outfield errors and a Francisco Lindor home run later, the sun was out and the Mets were on top 5-4.But then the stormclouds returned and the sky darkened once again, almost as though it was an ominous foretelling of the Mets’ eventual fate. Adam Ottavino blew the save when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth and the Detroit Tigers retook the lead.The Mets fell to the Tigers 6-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. Nothing came easy.With Ottavino (0-2) trying to hold a 5-4 lead in the eighth, Matt Vierling hit a one-out single to right field and it deflected off of Starling Marte’s glove. He then hit one-time former Mets infielder Javier Baez to put two on with one out and the second out of the inning advanced the runners.Eric Haase singled up the center to score both runners and doom the Mets (16-14).Left-hander Tyle...

Hiker who died on El Capitan trail identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The hiker who died on an El Capitan trail over the weekend has been publicly identified.Sergio de Jesus Santiago Sufy, 27, died Sunday evening while hiking the trail in Lakeside with friends, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. While two people went back to their car to get water, Sufy, a Tijuana resident, became unresponsive, the office said.The hiker had shown heat illness symptoms and collapsed, Lakeside Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Chris Downing added. The group called 911 and followed CPR instructions from the dispatcher, Downing said. Navy commander pulled from job after SEAL candidate death Paramedics found Sufy not breathing and without a pulse, and pronounced him dead at the scene, fire officials said.The medical examiner's office have not listed a cause of death.The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is investigating.

Randy's Donuts opens its doors to glaze crazed crowd in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An iconic donut shop officially opened its doors Wednesday in San Diego with a glazed crazed crowd wrapping around the building in anticipation.Los Angeles-based Randy’s Donuts now has a storefront located at 3737 Murphy Canyon Rd. near Aero Drive, right off Interstate 15.The popular sweet shop was first founded in 1952 and is known for its giant 32-foot rooftop donut at the original location in Inglewood. The new San Diego space keeps that tradition alive with a special interior 3D Randy’s Donuts atop a mural of the San Diego skyline, including the Coronado Bridge. The first 50 people who entered the shop Wednesday and said the code phrase “I LOVE COFFEE” were rewarded with a custom Randy’s Donuts San Diego travel coffee mug. Customers can bring that mug back for a free drip coffee refill anytime through the end of 2023. PHOTOS: ‘Sea of Sunflowers’ bloom in North County To add to the celebration, Randy's Donuts will be rewarding 25 lucky customers with free...

New North Carolina abortion limits on legislative fast track

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawmakers began voting Wednesday on a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten North Carolina’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians.The legislation, which emerged the previous day after months of private negotiations among House and Senate GOP members, was on a fast track to reach the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, likely this week. The full House was expected to vote on the measure later Wednesday after a committee recommended the measure, and a Senate vote was expected Thursday. More than 200 people, including Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and members of Congress, rallied in opposition to the bill near the Legislative Building. Cooper, a strong abortion-rights supporter, vowed to fight the measure.“I will veto this extreme ban and need everyone’s help to hold it,” Cooper said in a tweet. But Republicans now hold ...

Galactic gobble: Star swallows planet in one big gulp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet — not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter or bigger being eaten by its star. The sun-like star had been puffing up with old age for eons and finally got so big that it engulfed the close-orbiting planet.It’s a gloomy preview of what will happen to Earth when our sun morphs into a red giant and gobbles the four inner planets. “If it’s any consolation, this will happen in about 5 billion years,” said co-author Morgan MacLeod of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. This galactic feast happened between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago near the Aquila constellation when the star was around 10 billion years old. As the planet went down the stellar hatch, there was a swift hot outburst of light, followed by a long-lasting stream of dust shining brightly i...

Congressional candidate arrested for drunken driving

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California lawmaker who is running for Congress was arrested for drunken driving Tuesday night, according to law enforcement and jail records.Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat who is running in the competitive 47th congressional district, said in a Facebook post that he was cited with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence. Min was released Wednesday morning after being arrested by California Highway Patrol, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department said. It wasn’t clear if he would have to appear in court.“My decision to drive last night was irresponsible. I accept full responsibility and there is no excuse for my actions,” Min posted Wednesday. “To my family, constituents and supporters, I am so deeply sorry. I know I need to do better. I will not let this personal failure distract from our work in California and in Washington.”A spokesperson for Min’s Senate office declined to comment.Min was arrested around 10:50 p.m. near the Capi...