Marathon Documentary to open today
2017-04-15
(BOSTON) April 14 – The film covers the bombing and the year after.Read More →
121st Boston Marathon security to include drones, trucks
2017-04-11
(BOSTON) April 11 – There’ll be public service trucks parked at intersections to protect the 30,000 runners and one million spectators from attacks like the recent ones in Europe. Read More →
Man who provided the gun that killed MIT cop Sean Collier sentenced
2016-07-26
(BOSTON) July 26 – Merhawi Behe, 22, was given six months for providing the weapon to Steven Silva, who gave it to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two marathon bombers.Read More →
Amazat Tazhayakov sentence ends today
2016-05-19
(BOSTON) May 19 – The former friend of the Boston Marathon bomber, now 22, will be remanded into the custody of immigration officials.Read More →
120th Boston Marathon Coverage – 2016
2016-04-18
(BOSTON) April 18 – A great grandson runs in memory of his ancestor, the first aboriginal ever to win the race, and a city heals. Read More →
Boston prays for the dead and works like hell to celebrate goodness in the present
2016-04-15
(BOSTON) April 15 – Solemn and celebratory of human resilience, the city and state addressed a public trauma and the stress it still provokes.Read More →
Boston commemorates 3d anniversary of bombing
2016-04-15
(BOSTON) April 15 – A moment of silence in the city was scheduled to take place at 2:49 p.m.Read More →
Documentary Marathon Bombing play “Finish Line” opens tonight
2016-04-07
(BOSTON) April 7 – Actors portray first responders, doctors, runners, and journalists, and tell their stories in their own words. Read More →
Officials outline security for 120th Boston Marathon
2016-04-06
(BOSTON) April 6 – Prevention and response will be increased this year but the public will not notice anything different, official say. Read More →
Boston’s Top Cop Won’t Run Marathon
2016-03-25
(BOSTON) March 25 – Commissioner William B. Evans says after the Brussels bombings he thinks it’s a better idea to supervise the race’s security. Read More →
Documents: Older Tsarnaev passed citizenship test
2016-02-29
(BOSTON) Feb 29 – The revelation was made in 651 pages of redacted documents released by the U.S. government.Read More →
Watertown says “no”
2016-02-26
(WATERTOWN, MA) Feb 27 – Town officials say some residents would be traumatized by a recreation of the April, 2013 shootout. Resident reaction to the proposed movie was mixed.Read More →
Tsarnaev’s lawyers file a notice of appeal
2016-01-29
(BOSTON) Jan 29 – The 22 year-old, who admitted in court he did it, wants his death penalty overturned.Read More →
600+ Tsarnaev trial documents and not one smoking gun
2016-01-27
(BOSTON) Jan 27 – Most of the documents were procedural jockeying. Read More →
New Tsarnaev documents to be unsealed tomorrow (Wed)
2016-01-26
(BOSTON) Jan 26 – Judge George O’Toole ordering the documents released “as expeditiously as possible.”
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Bomber friend who lent gun sentenced
2015-12-22
(BOSTON) Dec 22 – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev high school buddy Stephen Silva getting time served. Read More →
“Runaway” commuter train now believed to be caused by operator error
2015-12-10
(BOSTON) Dec 10 – The operator got out to check a signal and never got back in. He was later treated for burns. Read More →
Tsarnaev’s attorneys fight to maintain bomber’s attorney-client privilege
2015-10-31
(SOMERVILLE, MASS) Oct 31 – Papers were filed this past week.Read More →
Tsarnaev judge rules juror identities will stay secret
2015-08-24
(BOSTON) Aug 24 – Judge George O’Toole saying disclosing juror identities would interfere with proceedings. Read More →
Tsarnaev’s lawyers ask for new trial
2015-08-17
(BOSTON) Aug 17 – Social media and “Boston Strong” signs contributed to a biased jury pool, they said.Read More →
Bomber now in Supermax
2015-07-17
(BOSTON) July 17 – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev this week was transferred to the most restrictive prison in the federal system. Read More →