Springfield Judge Lowers the Boom on Drug Dealer

A defense lawyer said the mandatory minimum sentence would be cruel and unusual punishment, but the judge gave the convicted drug dealer more time than that. "This city is under siege," the judge said. "This sentence is just."

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Tewksbury ‘Awesome Mother’ Who Died in Las Vegas Mass Shooting ‘Never Complained’

Matt McDonald

The 42-year-old from Tewksbury, Massachusetts was married and the mother of a 6-year-old daughter. The little girl got tired at the concert, so her dad took her to the hotel; the woman was still in the crowd when the shooting began.

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