Washington– The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office, according to officials and internal records. “Mr. Elias Irizarry is a qualified young professional and patriot, and we are proud of his political appointment,” Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel … Read more
crime Barnstaple District Court said before sentencing the man that his actions were motivated by a “shocking sense of entitlement”. Written by Darren Zullo May 24, 2026 | 9:56 AM 2 minutes to read A Concord man was convicted Friday of raping a woman in the bathroom of a sandwich restaurant in 2023, according to … Read more
Local news Prosecutors said the man drove his car to an apartment building in Falmouth with the intention of attacking the victim. A Taunton man was found guilty of murder Thursday in the fatal stabbing of a young man in 2023, prosecutors said. The jury found Adrian Black guilty of first-degree murder after two hours … Read more
Local news Stephen Paul Gale, 73, evaded police for more than three decades until his capture in 2024, the prosecutor said. Steven Paul Gale, the suspect identified through DNA in a decades-old double rape case at a Hit or Miss store in Framingham, was taken to Courtroom 440 of Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. Art … Read more
crime The case, which had gone cold for decades, centered around the murder of the sister of a former state police colonel. Tracy Gilpin, 15, of Kingston, was murdered in October 1986 by Michael Hand. Susan Crater/The Boston Globe, File A man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after being found guilty of killing … Read more
(KRON) – The driver who shot another motorist in the head on Interstate 29 in Napa faces life in prison. Jurors found Tuong Nguyen, 45, guilty of attempted murder, auto theft and six firearms offenses after a trial, the Napa County District Attorney announced Monday. Prosecutors said the case stems from a “chaotic series of … Read more
(csi/cgb) – Three people have been convicted of illegal jumping in Yosemite National Park in recent weeks, the park announced Friday. “We do not tolerate any illegal activity in Yosemite National Park,” Yosemite Superintendent Ray McPadden said. “Our law enforcement guards remain efficient, effective and vigilant 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” According … Read more
(KRON) – After years of legal delays and an overturned conviction, the man who killed his ex-girlfriend and set her body on fire in their Palo Alto home has been convicted for a second time. The jury convicted Paulus “Bull” Zumuth after his retrial this week. On October 15, 2009, Jennifer Schepsi was murdered and … Read more
DENVER (KDVR) — A teen who was hours away from his 18th birthday when he tried to steal a car with two children inside has been convicted as an adult and sentenced to 16 years in prison, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. Mark Jackson, now 19, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated robbery, a … Read more
Ian Watkins, the convicted child sex offender and former frontman of Lostprophets, has been killed in prison at the age of 48. As confirmed by West Yorkshire Police, the singer was attacked by a fellow inmate at Wakefield Prison today (October 11) and died from his injuries. “At 9.39am this morning (Saturday), police were called … Read more