BOSTON

Body pulled from the Bass River

Boston firefighters pulled the body of a woman believed to be in her 40s from South Boston waters Saturday morning, ­according to officials. The body was recovered about 30 feet off the shore in the Bass River under the West Fourth Street bridge, just after 8:30 a.m., according to Boston police and tweets from Boston Fire Department. “The preliminary evidence does not suggest violent trauma or foul play,’’ said Jake Wark, a spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. An autopsy will be conducted, he said.

TAUNTON

Man charged with woman’s murder

James Souza of Fall River was arrested Friday night and charged with the murder of Vanessa Courtney, 23, in her Taunton apartment last week, according to Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. Souza, 22, is due to be ­arraigned Monday in Taunton District Court. He is accused of cutting Courtney’s throat. He is also charged with armed robbery. Souza and Courtney knew each other, but a motive for her murder has not been disclosed by prosecutors. ­Courtney was the mother of a young son. Her girlfriend ­discovered her body just before 6 p.m. last Monday in the apartment they shared at 9 Morton St., Quinn’s office said.

SOUTH HADLEY

Suspect identified in police stabbing

The man shot by police inside a South Hadley Dunkin’ Donuts after allegedly stabbing an officer Friday night has been identified as Jeffrey Torres, 29, of Holyoke, according to the office of Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan. Police responded to a report of a disturbance at the doughnut shop at about 6 p.m. Upon arrival, a police officer was allegedly confronted by Torres, who stabbed him in the neck. The officer, who has not been identified, fired three shots, hitting Torres twice, according to the district attorney’s office. Torres and the officer were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. The officer was treated and released. Torres underwent surgery and remained hospitalized on Saturday. He is expected to survive. He is charged with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He likely will be arraigned Monday, either at the hospital or at Eastern Hampshire District Court, according to Sullivan’s office.

CRANSTON, R.I.

Boy Scouts buy vest for police dog

A Cranston police dog will soon be sporting a bullet-and-stab-proof vest, thanks to Vested Interest in K9s, a Taunton, Mass.-based nonprofit and the fund-raising efforts of a Boy Scout troop. Zeus, a Czechoslovakian Shepherd, will receive the vest in eight to 10 weeks from East Taunton-based Vested Interest in K9s. Max Hempe, of Boy Scouts Troop 1 of Kingston, hosted a fund-raiser to get the vest from the nonprofit. Vested Interest in K9s was founded in 2009 and has provided over 1,700 protective vests to dogs in 49 states. Cranston ­Police Major Todd Patalano said the department’s K9s are used in some of the most dangerous and difficult situations and deserve the highest level of protection. (AP)

PORTLAND

Waitress turns in $1,700 left on table

A Maine man was stunned when he learned that the $1,700 in cash in an envelope he'd inadvertently left on a table at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in South Portland had been turned in to management by the waitress who had served him. Glenn Morse, who owns Morse Builders in Portland, says he'd pulled the envelope out of his pocket to pay his tab and didn’t realize he'd lost it until the next morning. The money was for payroll and expenses. Waitress Kaylie Cyr found the envelope and immediately turned it in to ­management. Morse returned to the restaurant days later to thank Cyr and compliment her for her honesty, and to give her $100. (AP)