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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — Two years after David Almond starved to death in his Fall River home, as his father and father’s girlfriend await ...

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 — A vigil on Oct. 23 will mark the one year anniversary of the death of David Almond, a 14-year-old boy who starved to death in an abusive home in Fall River. “I don’t want people to forget ...

David Almond, a 14-year-old diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, was found bruised, emaciated and living in abhorrent conditions hours before his death. Just seven days prior, a Foster Care Review ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fourteen-year-old David Almond is remembered as a capable, caring and courageous teenager, someone who was constantly smiling and trying to make others laugh. Described as a strong reader who was ...

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 ...