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But Trayvon will forever remain 17 because he was a Black teenager — seen as a threat simply for existing — and gunned down by a man who decided he didn’t belong in his own neighborhood. “Happy ...

Poet Jericho Brown started his lecture on how to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with four simple words: “Don’t be a dummy.” ...

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is expected to face a judge for the first time Monday in Federal court after he was arrested six months ago for the murder of Sandra Birchmore.

We’re kind of excited that we get to see him finally in front of a judge,” said Melissa Berry, who created the group ‘Justice ...

JESSICA MATTHEW FARWELL REMAINS DETAINED WHILE THIS CASE IS PENDING. HE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A RATHER QUICK HEARING ON DISCOVERY. IN THIS CASE, HE DID NOT ATTEND THE ...

A hearing involving former police officer Matthew Farwell, accused of strangling a young woman and staging the scene, took ...

Attorneys for Karen Read​ are seeking a variety of evidence from the state ahead of her second trial, including unredacted ...

Attorneys for Karen Read in a motion filed Wednesday asked for an unredacted copy of a Massachusetts State Police report associated with the investigation into the death of Sandra Birchmore.

A former police officer has been jailed for abusing his position to hug and inappropriately message two women he met in the course of his duties. Ex West Mercia constable Oliver Dines, 33 ...