boston marathon

Published
April 15, 2023

Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later

The 127th running of the Boston Marathon takes place Monday.
Published
April 14, 2023

10 years after the Boston Marathon bombing, how has public safety changed: ‘People are very vigilant’

As social media platforms have grown and advanced, law enforcement and the U.S. intelligence community have taken a closer look at social media for any threats of a pending attack.
Published
April 13, 2023

Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes

In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died.
Published
April 8, 2022

Boston Marathon bomber again tries to avoid execution

A U.S. Supreme Court decision last month reinstated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death penalty.
Published
April 5, 2022

Cumberland woman running Boston Marathon for those with Alzheimer’s

Jackie Mundry's beloved grandmother was diagnosed with dementia and Mundry's marathon team is raising funds to benefit the national Alzheimer's Association.
Published
October 11, 2021

Kenyans make it a sweep as the Boston Marathon returns

A rolling start and shrunken field allowed for social distancing on the course, as organizers tried to manage amid a changing COVID-19 pandemic that forced them to cancel the race last year for the first time since the event began in 1897.
Published
June 15, 2021

U.S. urges court to reimpose Boston bomber’s death sentence

President Joe Biden is opposed to capital punishment, but a White House spokesperson said in an email that the Justice Department 'has independence regarding such decisions.'
Published
September 12, 2020

Virtual marathon: It’s not Boston, but it still counts

The Boston Marathon became a virtual event because of the pandemic. While runners are disappointed, they are trying to make the most of it.
Published
August 22, 2020

Another View: Marathon bombing was a horrific crime, but Tsarnaev should not be executed

Capital punishment is essentially the government stepping in to extract revenge. That is not justice.
Published
July 31, 2020

Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders a new penalty-phase trial on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be executed for the attack that killed 3 people and wounded more than 260.