
Ally is a senior reporter focused on criminal justice and police accountability. She champions data and public records in the WBUR newsroom, reporting her own stories and working with fellow reporters on projects and daily news. She started at WBUR writing for Morning Edition and later worked for the digital team, deepening her work in data-based journalism and audience engagement. Before jumping into radio, she reported for newspapers and websites in Massachusetts and Ohio.
A South Shore native, she graduated from Boston University with a degree in journalism.
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Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark
Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the union's contract expired. Teamsters are seeking better wages,...

Advocates ask court to release dozens of defendants as attorneys' work stoppage over pay continues
An emergency petition filed Wednesday by the Committee for Public Counsel Services says more than 70 people in Suffolk and Middlesex Counties are being held without attorney representation as of...

Chelsea family seeking to sue ICE after father is pulled from car on the way to church
Video provided by the legal group Lawyers for Civil Rights show agents breaking the passenger window, opening the door and pulling Daniel Flores-Martinez out of the SUV on Mother's Day....

Former N.H. addiction treatment center CEO faces conspiracy, vandalism charges in court
The former head of New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment center was arraigned in federal court Monday, after he was indicted on charges of orchestrating attacks on journalists' homes.

Former N.H. treatment center CEO charged with orchestrating vandalism at journalists' homes
The founder of New Hampshire's largest network of addiction treatment centers is accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio reporters after the publication...
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Jack Connors, Boston power broker and philanthropist, dies at 82
Connors was a founding partner of advertising giant Hill, Holliday and a Boston power broker with a far-reaching legacy in philanthropy, business and politics.

Body donors pull bequests to Harvard following morgue scandal
Data provided by the school show that 65 people rescinded their registration in the last year, compared to an average of nine in the four years prior.

Fallout after Boston police leader was demoted following his appointment to POST commission
Backlash is mounting following the demotion of Boston deputy superintendent Eddy Chrispin over his appointing to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, known as POST. We check in on...

Canton police officer suspended for his alleged conduct involving Karen Read lead investigator
Canton police officer Kevin Albert -- whose brother, Brian, owned the house at the center of the Karen Read case -- has been suspended with pay for his actions in...

Lead investigator in Karen Read case suspended by Massachusetts State Police
State Trooper Michael Proctor was removed from his post after crude text messages he sent about Read were read into the record at her murder trial.