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Carter to Stand Trial
Carter to Stand Trial
Carter to Stand Trial
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that a teenage girl must stand trial on a manslaughter charge for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by sending him dozens of text messages and telling him to "get back in" a truck filled with carbon monoxide fumes...
Carter Case Hold Request
Carter Case Hold Request
Carter Case Hold Request
BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for a Massachusetts teen charged with manslaughter for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself has asked a judge to put the case on hold. Michelle Carter's lawyer argued Tuesday in Taunton Juvenile Court that the criminal case shouldn't move forward until the state's highest court decides on an appeal of a judge's refusal to dismiss the manslaughter charge... Rea
Defending Plainridge
Defending Plainridge
Defending Plainridge
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) _ The owners of Plainridge Park are defending the performance of Massachusetts' first casino. Timothy Wilmott, CEO of Penn National Gaming, complained in a letter to state gambling regulators this week that media coverage of the slot parlor and harness racing track has been ``overly negative'' since its July opening...
Casino Losing Revenue
Casino Losing Revenue
Casino Losing Revenue
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) _ Revenues at Massachusetts' first casino are continuing to decline. State gambling officials reported Friday that gross gambling revenues at Plainridge Park totaled $11.3 million in December. That's down from $11...
Revenues Up At Plainridge
Revenues Up At Plainridge
Revenues Up At Plainridge
(Associated Press)  -  Gambling revenue at Massachusetts's increased slightly in October. Plainridge Park Casino generated $12.9 million in gross gambling revenues in October, according to data released Monday by the state. That's up slightly from September's $12...
Slots Revenue Declines
Slots Revenue Declines
Slots Revenue Declines
(Associated Press) - Slot machine revenue at Plainridge Park Casino, the state's only slots parlor, has dropped for the second straight month. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said Thursday that Plainridge generated $12.6 million in gross gambling revenue in September...
Plainridge Revenue Drops
Plainridge Revenue Drops
Plainridge Revenue Drops
Revenues were down slightly last month at Massachusetts' lone casino. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported this week that the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville generated more than $15 million in gross gambling revenues in August...
More Encouragement?
More Encouragement?
More Encouragement?
The Plainville teen accused of encouraging a Mattapoisett man to committ suicide appears to have helped him plan his suicide. You just have to do it.In a court filing from the Bristol County District Attorney's office Friday, text messages between 18-year-old Michelle Carter and then 18-year-old Conrad Roy III detail the days leading up to his suicide in July of 2014...

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