boston marathon

Public safety officials have outlined a tight security plan for the Boston Marathon three years after two bombs inside backpacks exploded near the finish line. Authorities said during a news conference today that there will be up to 5,000 law enforcement officers, enhanced checkpoints and dozens of surveillance cameras along the 26...

Victoria McGrath, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor, and another student from Northeastern University were killed in an overseas car crash.

CBS Films reached out to UMass Dartmouth to film a few scenes for their upcoming movie Patriots Day, which will detail the events leading up to and following the Boston Marathon Bombing. Taylor thinks it has it's positives, but others aren't warm to the idea of reliving one of the scariest times at the school...

"Out of all the reindeer's you know you're the mastermind - run, run Rudolph - Santa ain't too far behind!" I took a little artistic license to change a word from Chuck Berry's classic Christmas rocker to bring attention to one of the most colorful events in New Bedford this season...

BOSTON (AP) _ Boston Marathon bombing survivor and professional dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis took to Twitter to voice her frustrations with America Airlines for losing her luggage _ including her prosthetic leg. She tweeted on Thursday night: ``u lost my luggage w over $250k of leg & dance parts.'' ...

Witnesses say a man has driven through a security barrier and parked in a restricted area outside the courthouse where Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was being sentenced. Witnesses say it happened at around 1 p.m. Wednesday...

A Boston jury says Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should die for his crimes. The jury in his trial made their decision after weighing the facts of the case. They had deliberated for 15 hours. Tsarnaev's official sentencing will happen later...

Rochelle Marbury is the principal at Jack and Victoria Rossi's school. Their father, Mike Rossi, took them on a family vacation that resulted in unexcused absences for both children. However, when Marbury sent a letter notifying the family about the absences and possible repercussions, Rossi took to social media to post his response...

Going on a family vacation does not count as an excused absence from school. That seems reasonable, but what about the vacations with a purpose? Mike Rossi is a 47 year old father of two who ran in the 2015 Boston Marathon. The whole family made the trip from Rydal, Pennsylvania to cheer him on...

An inspirational Venezuelan man has become the last finisher of this year's Boston Marathon, crossing the finish line about 20 hours after he started.