Kathy Curran, WCVB-TV Boston

Kathy Curran

WCVB-TV Boston

Boston, MA, United States

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  • KSBW Action News 8
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Past articles by Kathy:

Family of Mass. man receives $500k in settlement with Essex Sheriff's Dept.

5 Investigates found Sam Dunn received no help from two deputies driving the vehicle despite showing clear signs of being in a medical crisis. → Read More

Thousands of police certified by commission before deadline

In the rush, some officers were not independently assessed by panel → Read More

Second top Soldiers’ Home official on paid administrative leave

The COO was placed on paid administrative leave after an interaction with a long- time employee inside the home. → Read More

Family of man who died of drug overdose in jail sues Boston PD

Shayne Stilphen was a young man in need of medical help when he died in a Boston Police Department lockup in 2019. → Read More

Molly Bish family hoping for answers as wait for DNA test results drags on

16-year-old Molly Bish vanished from her lifeguard shift in Warren on June 27, 2000. Her remains were found years later in the woods a few miles away. → Read More

Eversource manhole inspections in Mass. have dropped in recent years

A teenager from Holliston was critically injured after a flying manhole crashed through the windshield of his father's car in Natick in 2004. → Read More

State moves to nix three pensions in trooper overtime scandal

One of the state troopers, who admitted to stealing more than $50,000 dollars in overtime over two years, is having his $72,000-a-year pension taken away by the state retirement board. → Read More

Family shares son's tragic mental health struggle

The officer who fatally shot Tommy Celona had encountered him twice before on calls to service, once placing him under arrest. → Read More

Drugging in Massachusetts bars, clubs on the rise with no solution in sight

What was supposed to be a fun time out with cousins in Boston turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 25-year-old woman who said she blacked out moments after having a drink at a South Boston bar. → Read More

Retired ATF exec says NY subway shooting could've been much worse

With police finding a handgun with extended round magazines, the firearms expert tells 5 Investigates that Tuesday's shooting in Brooklyn could have caused more damage than it ultimately did. → Read More

Identity imposters collecting Massachusetts public benefits: 5 Investigates

5 Investigates takes you inside Homeland Security's Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force, working with local law enforcement to stop the money from flowing to these imposters. → Read More

Former Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center officer arraigned in inmate relationship

Incarcerated victim says correction officer was grooming him for financial reasons → Read More

Former Mass. corrections officer faces charge in inmate sex case

The inmate, who suffered physical, mental and sexual abuse as a foster child, says a female correctional officer knew his history and groomed him for money. → Read More

Customers of MBTA's 'The Ride' air frustrations over delays, no-shows

The problems plaguing the MBTA's paratransit service took center stage at a recent meeting. → Read More

Company knew caregiver had criminal history, hired her anyway

The company that provides services to mental health clients across Massachusetts knew of a caregiver's criminal background when it hired her. → Read More

MBTA's paratransit service 'The Ride' plagued by late, missed trips

The data 5 Investigates obtained from the MBTA shows a troubling rise in the number of rides delayed and missed entirely. → Read More

Despite delay, new standards commission coming online to help police the police

The new commission aimed at protecting the public from police officers who have crossed the line is facing delays with many key jobs remaining unfilled. → Read More

Police reform legislation may bring training requirement

Many other types of non-traditional law enforcement that have arrest powers will also need extra training- along with campus police, reserve officers and sheriffs deputies. → Read More

Criminal charges dismissed in deadly COVID-19 outbreak at soldiers' home

The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke was the site of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. → Read More

Molly Bish investigation led police to suspect's son in Ohio prison

Investigators trying to solve the murder of Warren lifeguard Molly Bish traveled to an Ohio jail in recent months to get a DNA sample from the son of a deceased suspect. → Read More