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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...

Trump pledged to move homeless people from Washington. What we know and don’t know about his plans

President Donald Trump says homeless people in the nation’s capital will be moved far from the city as part of his federal ...

Mass. sheriff charged with extortion resigns from Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees after federal ...

Karen Read, Canton bars seek partial dismissal of O’Keefe wrongful-death suit. Here's why

The case against Karen Read and two businesses that served her alcohol the night of her boyfriend's death continues in ...

Ex-state trooper gets 3 months in prison for role in scheme to falsify commercial driver’s license scores

Calvin Butner, 64, of Halifax was also sentenced to one year of supervised release for his role in the scheme to falsify CDL ...
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Suffolk County Sheriff Indicted for Alleged Extortion of Cannabis Company

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkin was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.