Newton
Coverage of Newton in the Nexus archive.
- Police investigate drive-by shooting at Newton apartment complex
A shooting was reported early Sunday morning outside the Daybreak Apartments on East 1st Street in Newton. Witnesses observed officers from the Newton Police Department searching for shell casings at the scene. Although no one was reported hit, the incident remains under investigation.
- Karyopharm Therapeutics: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Karyopharm Therapeutics reported a loss of $67 million and $2.32 per share in its second quarter. The company posted revenue of $33.4 million during the period and anticipates full-year revenue between $130 million to $150 million.
- Murder suspect back in Newton after being extradited from SC
Jontavious Littlejohn, charged with murder and attempted first-degree murder, was extradited to Newton from South Carolina. Ronald Rumley Jr. was shot in the neck at a Love’s Travel Stop on May 11; a two-month-old infant in the vehicle was not seriously injured. The suspect, who knew the victim, was arrested in Orangeburg County after a pursuit.
- Catawba Urgent Care of Mountain View to close
Catawba Urgent Care of Mountain View in Hickory is closing this Saturday after one year in the Belle Hollow Shopping Center. Officials plan to relocate, and patients are directed to seek care in Newton, Morganton, or Sherrills Ford.
- Newton man convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor for taking inappropriate photos of 6-year-old
Coy Scott was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor for taking inappropriate photos of a 6-year-old. He will be required to register as a sex offender for 30 years.
- Navigating news deserts
Massachusetts lost 60% of its reporters between 2013 and 2023, creating news deserts in many areas outside Boston and lower-income regions. The article discusses efforts to address these gaps through hyperlocal newsrooms and explores challenges in Spanish-language media, public funding models, and geographic disparities in news coverage.
- Ten communities in Massachusetts went ‘fossil fuel free.’ Then utilities spent $100M on natural gas infrastructure there.
Ten Massachusetts communities adopted 'fossil fuel free' policies banning gas hookups in new construction and major renovations. Despite these efforts, utilities Eversource and National Grid spent $100 million upgrading gas infrastructure in nine of these communities since the policies were enacted, primarily to replace leaky pipes under the state's Gas System Enhancement Plan.
- Person killed following altercation with co-worker at Catawba County business, police say
A worker was killed following an altercation with a co-worker at Old Hickory Tannery in Catawba County, North Carolina. Police responded to the incident on June 17 and interviewed the co-worker, but details about the cause or identities of the individuals involved remain undisclosed.
- Deadly shooting at Newton business under investigation
A deadly shooting occurred at Old Hickory Tannery on Locust Street in Newton on Wednesday afternoon, involving two workers. The victim has not been identified, and police have not confirmed whether a suspect is being sought.
- The latest rally may be only a dead-cat bounce, warns normally bullish boutique
A normally bullish boutique warns the latest market rally may be a 'dead-cat bounce,' with technical analysis suggesting a potential summer decline. Fundtrat’s Newton highlights this bearish outlook despite the firm's typically optimistic stance.