Tragedy hits home in Natick
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The tragic news arrived in an e-mail sent Wednesday to Prashan Gomez of Natick. His aunt, Magdalene, was killed when the minivan she was riding in with other vacationing relatives was hit by a series of tsunami waves near the beach in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Two other aunts remain missing, said Prashan's wife, Shimaali Fernando-Gomez.
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As a father mourned the unimaginable &#151; the loss of five of his children in a fire that also devastated another family that shared his home &#151; a religious leader let him know that his pain was shared by many.
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A Somerset couple on holiday in New York City are killed when they are struck by a dustbin lorry.
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There is joy and elation, and there is emotional torture and bitter disappointment in this torrid relationship that changes with the seasons in New England.
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In the first moments after a commuter train plowed into an SUV parked on the tracks, some feared it was a terrorist act. The truth &#151; that the deadly wreck was caused by one man bent on suicide &#151; was at once reassuring and chilling. Chilling, because the disaster illustrated just how vulnerable the nation's passenger trains are.
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Families of those killed or injured when a Glasgow factory blew up hear in detail how the tragedy unfolded.
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The children of the victims of Sept. 11 deal with the burden of mourning a private loss that is historic in stature.
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Services in the Bronx for 10 victims of a fast-moving house fire were the culmination of days of heartbreak.
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If you tempt fate often enough, you'll usually get what you deserve. That was last night's lesson for Northeastern against Hockey East rival Providence at Matthews Arena.
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Grieving mother tells court how holiday to save marriage ended in tragedy
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For more than three years, anger, grief, lawsuits and haunting memories have swirled around the band Great White since its pyrotechnic display ignited the Rhode Island nightclub fire that left 100 dead and injured many more.
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By Christine Armario, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 11--Edith Lilie and her sons could only watch as their family's Middle Island paint store went up in flames.   For 54 years, Ben's Paint Station had been the sustenance of her father, then her own family and now her sons.
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&#34;This is a terrible tragedy and an unbearable loss.&#34;
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In the rematch of last year's boys' state volleyball final, Natick got revenge and swept away defending state champion St. John's Prep, 25-23, 28-26, 25-20, last night in Hudson to advance to this year's title match.
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ADAM Dunning became a hero just weeks before he was killed, his heartbroken family revealed yesterday. Putting on a brave face for the media at their home in Canberra, the family told how Mr Dunning had a
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Fire destroyed an apartment building and a synagogue, killing at least one person, authorities said. A separate blaze in York, Penn., burned down a home early Saturday, killing four people and injuring three others who leapt from the building to safety.
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The result of Saturdayâs game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.