FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A judge has rejected a motion to dismiss charges against Aaron Hernandez stemming from the 2013 slaying of a Boston man whose body was found near Hernandez’s home. Lawyers for Hernandez, a former New England Patriots tight end, argued that prosecutors hadn’t shown probable cause to sustain the murder charge […]
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Pats confident in Easley
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed first-round draft pick Dominique Easley, their surprise choice who is coming off two major knee operations. On the day the Patriots drafted the defensive lineman from Florida with the 29th pick early last month, he said he was healthy. And coach Bill Belichick said the […]
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LAX suspect set out to kill multiple TSA officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unemployed motorcycle mechanic suspected in the deadly shooting at the Los Angeles airport set out to kill multiple employees of the Transportation Security Administration and hoped the attack would “instill fear in their traitorous minds,” authorities said Saturday. Paul Ciancia was so determined to take lives that, after shooting a […]
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Vigil to be held for missing N.H. teen
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A popular running club in the Mount Washington Valley that has ties to the family of a missing 15-year-old New Hampshire girl is holding a public vigil for her this weekend. The event for Abigail Hernandez is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at North Conway’s Schouler Park. Her mother and sister […]
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Police now say missing N.H. teen never made it home
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A teenage girl who disappeared last week never made it home after leaving her high school, despite earlier reports by police that dogs had tracked her scent to the house, police said Wednesday. Abigail Hernandez was last seen leaving Kennett High School at 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon. Police said […]
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NFLPA files grievance on behalf of Hernandez
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance to help former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez collect an $82,000 workout bonus.Hernandez’s contract provided for him to receive that amount if he participated in 90 percent of the team’s voluntary offseason workouts.“On behalf of all players, it is our […]
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Hernandez pictured with gun
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is holding what authorities have said is a gun in several surveillance photos that were released Thursday and had been recorded hours before — and minutes after — his friend was shot to death.The photos, taken from Hernandez’s home surveillance system, are in […]
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Hernandez case: Co-defendant ordered held without bail
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man facing an accessory to murder charge in the case involving former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was ordered held without bail on Monday, and a judge ruled that search warrants that had earlier been sealed may be released.Ernest Wallace pleaded not guilty in District Court in Attleboro, […]