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HAVERHILL — A Massachusetts man who left another man with broken bones in an unprovoked attack is heading to state prison.The Eagle-Tribune reports that a judge sentenced 48-year-old Shane Mambro to a minimum of two years in prison after the Haverhill man pleaded guilty to assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.Police say Mambro had been arguing with his girlfriend outside of a bar in October 2016 when he crossed the street and beat a man walking alone for no reason.

Thomas Latanowich, 29, pleaded not guilty to murder this morning in the shooting death of Yarmouth Police K-9 officer Sean Gannon.Latanowich was held without bail, at Barnstable Distct Court.  His next hearing will be June 26.The court room was filled during the arraignment with police officers from ...

WORCESTER — A jury has awarded a Massachusetts man and his family $8.25 million in a lawsuit filed after a piece of machinery used to seal cracks in asphalt fell and caused him permanent injuries.The Telegram & Gazette reports that a federal jury ruled in favor of Brian Goodrich and his family Wednesday, finding the companies that designed the equipment more than 50 percent at fault.

SPRINGFIELD — The suspect in a fatal stabbing outside a Massachusetts homeless shelter has been convicted of first-degree murder.The Republican newspaper reports that Jose Ramos was convicted Thursday of killing Luis Sanchez in March 15 outside the Friends of the Homeless facility in Springfield. Both men had been staying in the shelter.The jury deliberated about two hours before reaching its verdict. The 35-year-old Ramos received a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

BOSTON — One was an attacker. One was a volunteer first responder. One lost her leg. Another lost his little boy. And a police officer very nearly lost his own life.Half a decade ago, these five lives probably never would have intersected. Then bombs bloodied the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators, wounding 260 others, and forever linking a villain to his victims and the heroes who rushed to help them.

BARNSTABLE — A man described by authorities as a career criminal is heading to court to face a murder charge in the shooting death of a Massachusetts police officer.Prosecutors say 29-year-old Thomas Latanowich is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court in the death of Yarmouth dog officer Sean Gannon.Police say the 32-year-old Gannon was shot in Barnstable on Thursday while he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home.Gannon's dog, Nero, was injured. Its condition was not immediately known.

The battle over renaming Yawkey Way is entering extra innings at the request of the Red Sox, who asked for yet another delay before a vote on the controversial name change so officials can “fully consider” testimony — despite only 15 letters coming in since the last time the vote was delayed.

UMass President Marty Meehan is defending his controversial decision for UMass Amherst to take over Mount Ida College in Newton amid mounting inquiries from state agencies and pushback from parents, students and teachers.In the deal announced last week, Mount Ida’s 74-acre campus will become part of UMass, which in exchange will take on the school’s estimated $55 million to $70 million debt. Students face the prospect of moving more than 50 miles away to UMass Dartmouth.

FITCHBURG — The mother accused of assaulting her two young children was nowhere to be found when police found her beaten 6-year-old daughter unresponsive at home with her injured 9-year-old brother.Cops searched for about 2 1⁄2 hours for 37-year-old Shana Pedroso, pinging her cellphone five times to track her, according to a Fitchburg police call log from Tuesday.The police alert for Pedroso warned she “may be armed and dangerous,” the log said.

BOSTON — University of Massachusetts President Martin Meehan is responding to critics of the planned purchase by UMass-Amherst of the assets of Mount Ida College, which plans to close at the end of the current semester.Meehan said Thursday that UMass had no role in Mount Ida's closing and that Mount Ida did not choose the UMass agreement over a proposed merger with Lasell College.Meehan said Mount Ida approached UMass after their merger discussions with Lasell ended and their only alternative was to shut down.