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  • 1 week ago | boston25news.com | Drew Karedes

    TAUNTON, Mass. — Family and friends are honoring the difficult 25-year milestone since the mother of two, Debra Melo, was last seen. Loved ones gathered at Memorial Park in Taunton Friday night, a quarter of a century after the unsolved disappearance. Attendees wore Melo’s favorite color, yellow, with a dragonfly representing her. They stressed the importance of never giving up hope for a break in the case.

  • 1 week ago | boston25news.com | Drew Karedes

    BOSTON — A push to ban cell phones in public schools across the state of Massachusetts is gaining traction on Beacon Hill. Several bills to craft a statewide cellphone ban policy were pitched by lawmakers at a Joint Committee on Education hearing on Tuesday. If the legislation becomes law, all districts in the state would be required to have rules that prevent students from accessing their phones while class is in session.

  • 1 week ago | boston25news.com | Mark Ockerbloom |Rachel Keller |Ted Daniel |Ryan Breslin |Drew Karedes |Elly Morillo

    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP/Boston 25) — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case that attracted legions of true crime followers who erupted in cheers when word of the acquittal spread outside court.

  • 2 weeks ago | boston25news.com | Drew Karedes

    CHELSEA, Mass. — A Chelsea family is searching for answers after they say a high school graduate was detained by ICE days after receiving his diploma. 20-year-old Geovani De La Cruz Catalan graduated from Chelsea High School last Saturday. His stepmother, school committee member Mayra Balderas, handed him his diploma on that momentous occasion. Their joy turned to despair on Wednesday after De La Cruz stopped by the family’s home on Addison Street to pick up some tools for a job.

  • 2 weeks ago | boston25news.com | Drew Karedes

    ORLEANS, Mass. — Friends of a Cape Cod couple are grappling with the news of two bodies found and a sunken boat located on the ocean floor. Shawn Arsenault, 64, and his girlfriend, Felicia Daley, 54, left Rock Harbor in Orleans Sunday to go clamming in a 30-foot vessel called “Seahorse”. The harbormaster noticed Arsenault’s truck still in the parking lot on Tuesday morning, and an intensive search began.

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Drew Karedes
Drew Karedes @DrewKaredes
18 Jun 25

Celebrations outside court in Dedham for Karen Read are followed by some supporters expressing sadness for family of John O'Keefe. Some we spoke with say they believe it's important to uncover answers about what really happened #Boston25 https://t.co/XzM1safqhb

Drew Karedes
Drew Karedes @DrewKaredes
18 Jun 25

Revere Police confirm retired Revere motorcycle officer Richie Serino rescued from burning home on Washington Ave. Fire officials have not yet provided update on condition but believe multi-family home a complete loss #Boston25 https://t.co/5GhsqBPJUR

Drew Karedes
Drew Karedes @DrewKaredes
14 Jun 25

Chelsea High graduate detained by ICE four days after receiving diploma. Family of Geovani De La Cruz Catalan says he doesn’t have criminal record & wanted to become an electrician #Boston25 https://t.co/vSLNaed34k