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Mass. Bill Would Allow Domestic Violence Victims To Break Lease Without Penalties

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault by letting them break a lease without penalty.

2012/12/29

Angels posted in a yard near Sandy Hook Elementary School in honor of the children killed there. (Photo by Carl Stevens)

Bradley Jay: ‘Tell Me What You Would Do To Stop The Violence.’

Click play to see the solutions that your neighbors suggest.

2012/12/20

I-Team: High Crime Rates At Suburban Schools

The I-Team found some of the highest rates of crimes and other offenses committed by students are not just in the inner city, but in suburban schools too.

2012/11/20

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Mayor Tom Menino.

Community Meeting Held In Wake Of Dorchester Murders

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said that the killings of three women and the wounding of a fourth crosses the line even for “gangbangers.”

2012/08/15

Online Gaming Could Expose Kids To Cyber Bullying, X-Rated Content

When your child takes video games online and starts interacting with players, all content ratings go out the window.

2012/04/02

Is ‘The Hunger Games’ Too Violent For Your Children?

Children are forced to fight to the death, to entertain the masses. Should you let your kids see it, or will the violence be too much to handle?

2012/03/23

Worcester Police Step Up Patrols After Recent Shootings

Business owners are happy to see the increased police presence, because the violence is hurting their bottom-line.

2012/02/09

(Photo Illustration by Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

Harvard Study: Sugary Sodas Make Boston Teens More Violent

Can sugary sodas make teenagers violent? A new study seems to point in that direction.

2011/10/25

South Union Street in Lawrence. (Photo from Bernice Corpuz WBZ NewsRadio)

Lawrence Rehires 5 Police Officers To Combat Growing Violence

Lawrence is rehiring five police officers in an effort to combat the growing violence there, as evidenced by a particularly rough weekend.

2011/08/24

Screen shot of North East White Pride's YouTube page.

Worcester Library Bans White Pride Group From Using Its Meeting Rooms

The Worcester library’s board of directors has voted to suspend the rights of a white pride group to use the facility’s meeting rooms after an online video suggested there might be violence at the next meeting.

2011/07/14

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