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31-year-old John Peck lost his arms and legs in 2010 after stepping on an explosive device as a marine in Afghanistan. After a 14-hour double arm transplant at Brigham and Women's back in August, Peck recently held a press conference to debut his new arms...

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Marine biologists are trying to figure out what caused the death of a North Atlantic right whale calf, one of just 14 born this winter. The calf was found dead Thursday off the coast of Chatham on Cape Cod. A spokeswoman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare says the nearly 30-foot long, roughly 10,000-pound whale has injuries consistent with a vessel propeller strike

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office has identified the man who was found dead after a report of a domestic dispute in Swansea over the weekend. District Attorney Thomas Quinn's office says 24-year-old Brandon Leonardo of Swansea was found dead of a gunshot wound after police had been called to Old Warren Road Sunday night in response to reports of a man destroying property and threatenin

Multiple sources say a former marine is dead after an active shooter situation in Swansea Sunday night. In a statement, Swansea Police Chief George Arruda says officers from his department responded to reports of a disturbance on Old Warren Road where a suspect allegedly destroyed some property and fired a shot over the heads of two people at the residence...

A U.S. Marine is on his way to jail for killing a transgender woman in the Philippines.

The U.S. will not let the Philippines take custody of a Marine charged with murder. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton is being held at an American jail at the main U.S. military base near Manila. Pemberton, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, is charged with strangling a transgender Filipino two months ago...

A Marine from New Bedford accused of murdering a transgendered Filipino is being transferred to a Philippine military base. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was being held at an American military base. As part of the United States' treaty with the Philippines, Pemberton will be guarded by American and Filipino soldiers...

While reading Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond Between A Marine And A Navy Seal That Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice by Tom Sileo and Colonel Tom Manion, many images of friendship, love, endurance, hope and courage came to mind.

A federal delegate is also letting Governor Deval Patrick know how he feels about the impromptu name change of a New Bedford project. Congressman William Keating has drafted a letter to the governor, saying the name of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal should remain unchanged...

A Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday. Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, 34, turned himself in and was being flown Sunday from an undisclosed location in the Middle East to Norfolk, Va...