Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — The father accused of abusing and starving his autistic teenage son to death pleaded guilty on Friday to charges ...

FALL RIVER — Two years after David Almond starved to death in his Fall River home, as his father and father’s girlfriend await trial on murder charges, a newly dedicated grove in Fall River Heritage ...

FALL RIVER — The girlfriend of a man whose disabled teenage son died from abuse and starvation while in the couple’s care pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison, ...

Nothing is worse than the death of a child, Fall River Superintendent Matthew Malone said Wednesday, a tragedy that the school district must face as it implements changes in the months following the ...

Despite questions from Beacon Hill lawmakers on Tuesday, agency heads had little new insights to offer about how David Almond, the 14-year-old Fall River boy with autism spectrum disorder who died ...

FALL RIVER — The Fall River couple accused of starving to death the man’s 14-year-old autistic son, David Almond, and severely abusing one of his brothers, were back in Bristol County Superior Court ...

Massachusetts lawmakers reaffirmed this week their commitment to enact child welfare reforms in the wake of 14-year-old David Almond’s death in October. But they disagree on how to advance those ...

Lawmakers probing the events leading up to 14-year-old David Almond’s death after alleged neglect and abuse found a major question unresolved: Why did the Massachusetts Department of Children and ...