Dalton

A town in Berkshire County has been designated as a Purple Heart Community. The designation was formally adopted by the Select Board of the Town of Dalton on Monday.

A 62-year-old man, Randy McAllister, has been charged with the 1985 murder of auto parts salesman John Christopher Warren in Ohio. Evidence recovered behind a Cracker Barrel in Georgia and Warren's stolen vehicle found in Florida helped identify McAllister, who was on the run since the crime.

A 62-year-old man was charged with the 1985 murder of auto parts salesman John Christopher Warren in Ohio after evidence recovered behind a Cracker Barrel in Georgia and his stolen vehicle found in Florida were linked to the case. Randy McAllister, who was on the run since 1985, faces charges of aggravated murder and murder.

A rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, was discovered by UK National Archives volunteer Michael Scurr in the papers of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. The document, one of 11 known Exeter printing copies and the only one outside the US, was captured from the American privateer Dalton in 1776.

A rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1776, was discovered by UK National Archives volunteer Michael Scurr in the papers of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. The document, one of 11 known Exeter printing copies and the only one outside the U.S., was attached to a report on the capture of the American privateer Dalton.

A rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, was discovered by UK National Archives volunteer Michael Scurr among documents related to the 1776 capture of an American privateer ship. The document, one of 11 known copies of the Exeter printing, was found attached to a report on the capture of the Dalton, an 18-gun privateer operating under the Continental Congress.