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Five years made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day
From a very early age, Officer Dennis “D.J.” Simmonds wanted to be a hero
Crowdsourcing video and other digital media for evidence in investigations has played a key role in solving cases
Report released Tuesday suggests there’s been progress in how federal and local law enforcement officials share information following the Boston bombings
The race will occur one day before the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins
Jury now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed
Tsarnaev’s lawyers agreed with prosecutors that Tsarnaev conspired with his brother to bomb the marathon and planted one of two pressure-cooker bombs that exploded that day
Jurors in federal death penalty trial saw gruesome autopsy photos and heard a medical examiner describe devastating injuries suffered by an 8-year-old boy
Police fired 210 bullets during the battle
A note written by Boston Marathon bomber as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer
Tsarnaev will still face state charges in Collier’s death after his federal death penalty trial
Officers said the brothers threw several bombs at them, including pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb similar to those used in the marathon attack
Prosecutors said shortly before the carjacking, the Tsarnaev brothers shot MIT Officer Sean Collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun
Student on Wednesday identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot days after the bombings
Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge on Tuesday to suspend jury selection in his trial for at least a month because the recent terrorist attacks
Woman who had several surgeries before having part of her leg amputated was discharged Saturday and has vowed to run the race next year
Sister pleaded guilty Tuesday to misleading a police detective during a counterfeiting investigation, avoiding jail time in an agreement with prosecutors
Public-safety organizations can leverage digital media information and evidence though powerful cloud-based technology
Gun was used to kill Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier while the Tsarnaevs were being sought
A federal jury on Monday found Azamat Tazhayakov guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy
Minn. teen accused of planning to massacre his family and high school classmates mocked the attacks on the Boston Marathon and Sandy Hook Elementary School as “pretty lame”
Khairullozhon Matanov, 23, of Quincy, was arrested for destroying, altering and falsifying records in a federal investigation
Dias Kadyrbayev texted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shortly after the FBI publicly released photos of Tsarnaev and his brother as suspects in the deadly 2013 attack
He still hasn’t been able to return to work but has been putting his efforts toward encouraging people to donate blood
Officials expressed confidence in heightened security measures while acknowledging the challenge of protecting an estimated 1M spectators and 36K runners
The backpack was blown up by the bomb squad as a precaution as was a second unattended backpack found nearby
Police say they’ve taken a man into custody in connection with two unattended backpacks
Survivors, first responders and family members of those killed came together Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing
After the bombs went off on Boylston Street, Rhode Island State Trooper Roupen Bastajian ignored the cramps he’d incurred in the 26.2-mile run, and raced back to the finish line to help aid the victims
A Boston police officer died on duty following a medical emergency