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Mass-Native Runner Qualifies For Olympic Trials After Easily Winning His First-Ever Marathon
A Connecticut native stunned the field in his first-ever marathon, smashing a long-standing course record and securing a spot in the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Ryan Smith, from Westport, crossed the finish line first at the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington on May 24, posting a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 52 seconds. His performance broke the 24-year-old course record by 1 minute and 10 seconds.
He led the field of 1,834 runners for the entire 26.2 miles and earned $2,400 for the win.
"I mean, holy cow! What? I don't know. I'm, ah, I have no words. That excee…
Fake Oxy Ring Run By Lynn Men Linked To More Than A Dozen Deaths, Feds Say
A counterfeit pill ring flooding the streets with fake Oxy, Xanax, and Adderall across the country landed four Massachusetts men in federal prison after causing more than a dozen overdose deaths, prosecutors in Virginia said.
What was inside the pills was more dangerous than what was advertised.
Investigators said Daniel John Blaney, 28, Kenneth Emmanuel Lora, 27, David Robert Kable Jr., 27, and Javier Alexander Bermudez, 31, all from Lynn, Massachusetts, manufactured counterfeit pills using industrial pill presses before shipping them across the United States.
Federal authorities say the …
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds
Federal agents say a Massachusetts man had thousands of child sexual abuse files on his device and admitted to buying and selling the material online.
Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 21, with possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Investigators said they found child sexual abuse material during a review of a folder on Blaize’s device that allegedly contained more than 7,000 videos and images.
According to charging documents, Blaize also admitted he would “regularly seek…
