Massachusetts News

Latino Church Sues Mass. City Over Discrimination

A predominantly Latino church filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Lynn city officials Thursday, saying authorities have been using local ordinances to illegally prevent it from worshipping in its vacant church over the past two years in violation of federal …

Mass. Lt. Gov. Crashes State Car

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray escaped serious injury when he lost control of his state-issued vehicle and crashed after hitting a patch of black ice early Wednesday on a state highway. Murray was alone in the vehicle at the time …

$15M Lawsuit in Mass. Pizza Delivery Killing

The family of a Boston, Mass., pizza delivery man has filed a $15 million wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Deutsche Bank after he was lured to a vacant home owned by the bank, then robbed …

Western Mass. Country Club Goes Up in Flames

Authorities say the investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a western Massachusetts country club could take more than a week to complete. No injuries were reported when the Country Club of Greenfield’s century-old clubhouse went up in …

Massachusetts Judge Awards $3M in Priest Abuse Case

A Massachusetts judge on Friday awarded a total of $3 million to two child sex abuse victims of a former Franciscan priest who served prison time for child molestation in a separate case. Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders entered the …

Mass. Jury Returns $20M Verdict in Pool Slide Suit

A Massachusetts jury has ordered Toys `R Us to pay more than $20 million to the family of a woman who was killed when an inflatable pool slide partially collapsed at a 2006 party. The Salem Superior Court verdict, returned …

Massachusetts Woman Accused of Driving Van Drunk

A Dracut, Mass., woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she was drunk when she crashed a van transporting special needs adults in Billerica last week. Melissa Rich pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Lowell District Court to charges including …

Turbulence Blamed for Injuries on 2 Boston, Mass. Flights

Officials say as many as 20 people reported being hurt during severe turbulence on two flights that landed in Boston. As many as three people required hospitalization. Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Phil Orlandella says 11 people on a Lufthansa flight …

Mass. Court Orders Chiropractor to pay $859,000 to Encompass

A Suffolk Superior Court judge ordered Jason Corbett and his chiropractic clinics (including Franklin Field, Hyde Park and Union Street Chiropractic) to pay Encompass more than $859,000 dollars in damages. Corbett initially sued Encompass and several other insurers, claiming he …

Police: Homeless Men in Mass. Thwarted Arson

Police in Massachusetts say two homeless men were offered money to burn down a rental house on Cape Cod but instead turned in the man who approached them. Harwich and state police arrested 26-year-old Benjamin Parker on Saturday, charging him …