By Todd Feathers, Bob Hohler, Maria Cramer and John R. Ellement, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff

Ibragim Todashev, the man shot to death in Florida by authorities investigating the Boston Marathon bombings, fought as a lightweight in the mixed martial arts sport in Florida and was quick to fight with others he disagreed with, according to public records and some who knew him. On May 4, Todashev was arrested in Orlando after a heated dispute over a mall parking space with a father and his adult son that ended with the son lying in a pool of blood, his teeth loosened by the blows Todashev delivered, according to a police report.

By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff

Ibragim Todashev revealed his hot temper in a 2010 fight with a Brighton man who nearly came to blows with the Russian immigrant following an argument over Todashev’s reckless driving. Todashev later agreed to admit to sufficient facts in court, which allows a defendant to avoid a conviction while at the same time conceding there is enough evidence for a guilty finding.

By Maria Sacchetti, Michael Rezendes, Wesley Lowery, Maria Cramer and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

A Chechen man with ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando while he was being questioned about an unsolved triple homicide in Waltham, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation and the FBI. The FBI identified the person shot and killed as Ibragim Todashev, 27. The Waltham victims had their throats slashed and marijuana sprinkled over their bodies when they were killed on Sept. 11, 2011.

By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff

She had expected to see her friend when she opened her apartment door that horrifying afternoon Jan. 21, 2009. But it was former upstairs neighbor Keith Luke – the man she knew as “the fat guy who lived upstairs” – who pointed a gun at her face and forced his way inside. Unleashing incredible brutality, he handcuffed her, pulled her hair, and, as prosecutors alleged, raped and attempted to sodomize her. Then he shot her five times. The sole survivor of a triple shooting that terrorized Brockton four years ago testified Wednesday.

By Martin Finucane and Lauren Dezenski, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent

More potentially severe thunderstorms are in the forecast for this afternoon and evening in Massachusetts, some of which could whip up damaging winds and drop large hail, National Weather Service forecasters say. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by forecasters for central and western Massachusetts as scattered thunderstorms have begun to develop in upstate New York.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

The director of a venerable church in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood is facing charges that he took over the church and intimidated its members while he and his associates looted its coffers. Police arrested Edward J. MacKenzie Jr., 54, of Weymouth today after a federal grand jury indicted him on more than a dozen charges, including racketeering, mail fraud, money laundering, extortion, and bribery, prosecutors said.

By Brian Ballou, Globe Correspondent

A fast-moving fire laid waste to a church on Liberty Street in Lynn early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 people from a nearby apartment complex, according to authorities. The cause of the blaze that destroyed the El Siloe Seventh-Day Adventist Church has not been determined but investigators were scouring the charred debris for clues. The first 911 call came in at 5:14 a.m. and by 5:30 a.m., a third alarm was struck, said Lynn District Fire Chief Robert Bourgeois. No one was injured.

By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff

A 13-year-old boy was found safe in Cambridge on Tuesday night about three hours after his father had allegedly kidnapped him after an altercation in Roxbury, prompting an Amber Alert and an intensive police search, officials said. Boston police said that Jonathan Moore Sr., 36, allegedly took his son, Jonathan Jr., by force from a home on 9 Highland St. in Roxbury at about 7:30 p.m.

By Jaclyn Reiss, Globe Correspondent

Boston bicycle advocacy officials said they will study safety concerns as enthusiasts demanded action after six riders were killed locally in the past year and a half -- including a woman last weekend. The annual biking summit on Tuesday, dubbed “State of the Hub,” comes after visiting MIT scientist Kanako Miura, 36, was struck and killed by a truck driver as she was bicycling near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West in the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood on Sunday.

By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff

Two people were shot Tuesday night near Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, police said. Boston police spokesman David Estrada said the shootings occurred at about 7:30 p.m., and both victims were taken to Boston Medical Center.

By George Rizer and Maria Cramer, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff

Boston police conducted a major sweep of gang associates in the Roxbury section of the city today, a targeted raid meant to crack down on drug dealing and violent crime associated with the group, authorities said. As of midafternoon, 75 people were facing charges, according to Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. The sweep, called “Operation H,” is continuing, he said.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

The summer construction season is poised to kick off in Boston, as Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced $13.75 million worth of renovations to roads and sidewalks today. The mayor’s office warned property owners who hope to begin their own construction projects along the 45 miles of roadway slated for repairs to consult the proposal’s fact sheet before beginning, because conflicts between private projects and the road work may result in a loss of permit.

By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz on Tuesday urged female business leaders to help other women succeed in their fields, citing the continued lack of women in leadership roles at the nation’s top companies. Speaking at the Seaport Boston Hotel, Ortiz, whose office is prosecuting James “Whitey” Bulger and alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, described the gender gap in stark terms.

By Brian Ballou and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

Police today credited the Amber Alert system for leading to the quick recovery of two children who were allegedly kidnapped from a foster home in Braintree Monday by their father, who has no custody rights. Braintree Police Chief Russell Jenkins said the father, Jon T. Lockwood, is in custody in Connecticut and will be charged with parental kidnapping once he is returned to Massachusetts.

By Meghan Irons, Globe Staff

After his arrest for a murderous rampage, alleged killer Keith Luke described to police his plot to invade the homes of non-whites, kill them, and drive to a temple hosting bingo night, where he had intended to have a “happy ending” by committing suicide. “I decided I was going to kill as many non-whites as possible, and then kill myself,’’ Luke told police, his defense attorney said today in court.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

A bear meandered across backyards and roads in Acton this weekend, but disappeared before police could find it. The bear, first reported near Partridge Pond around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, could have been the same one spotted roaming Lincoln and Weston, said Marion Larson, a spokeswoman for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Both animals appeared to be black bears, which are known to travel long distances, she said.

By Lauren Dezenski, Haven Egresitz and Martin Finucane, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff

Thunderstorms rumbled across much of Massachusetts this afternoon, at one point raising fears of a tornado. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the southwestern corner of the state after a trained weather spotter across the border in New York state saw a tornado spinning east towards Massachusetts.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

A woman was taken to Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital today after being bitten in the hand by a pit bull while she was trying to break up a fight between it and another dog, police said. A 52-year-old woman called animal control officers to her Ridge Street apartment in Roslindale around 8:30 a.m., police said. She requested that the dog that bit her be removed, and animal control officers took custody of the 5-year-old pit bull, police said. There was no further information on the severity of her injuries.

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

The state’s highest court today upheld the first-degree murder convictions of two Boston men for a 2003 shooting on an Orange Line train that wounded a pregnant woman and claimed the life of her unborn son. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled against Chimezie Akara and Andre Green,who contended their joint trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston was riddled with so many legal errors the only way to repair the damage would be to grant them new, separate trials.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

A man was fatally struck by an empty commuter rail train in Brockton just after 2 p.m. today, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said. The victim was trespassing on the tracks and hit by the outbound train at 2:15 p.m. near Montello Station on Spark Street, Pesaturo said.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

There are patches around Moore, Okla., where the leaves are still on the trees and the houses are undamaged, and there are swaths where the trees are torn out by the roots and the buildings completely erased, Rich Hamel said. The 45-year-old storm chaser from Southborough, Mass., spoke from his car this morning, less than an hour after passing through the scar of property damage and grief that cuts through Moore, a suburb to the south of Oklahoma City.

By Wesley Lowery, Globe Staff

About two dozen Tea Party protesters rallied outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston today demanding further investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of some Tea Party and conservative groups for scrutiny when applying for non-profit status. The protest was one of many coordinated Tea Party demonstrations at federal buildings across the country that occurred as IRS officials appeared before a congressional hearing into the budding scandal.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

The queen of New England Aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank has returned to her throne. Or, in Myrtle the green sea turtle’s case, to the waters of the newly refurbished 20,000-gallon Caribbean coral reef exhibit. Though the tank doesn’t officially open until July 1, aquarium divers have been slowly but surely adding 2,000 animals of the nearly 200 species that will call the giant tank home, aquarium spokesman Tony LaCasse said.

By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent

Cash will not be accepted at Tobin Bridge tolls beginning early next year, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hoping to transition several other major thoroughfares to electronic-only payment systems within several years, the state transportation secretary said today. Davey said the changes would necessitate a widespread shift to E-ZPasses. He announced that the passes will now be provided to AAA members for free at 17 AAA offices across the state.

By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff

BRAINTREE — A police search for two children who were allegedly abducted here on Monday afternoon by their father came to an end several hours later when the youths were found safe in Connecticut. Massachusetts State Police said shortly before midnight that the father, identified by Braintree police as Jon T. Lockwood, 54, and his two children were found Monday night at a 7-Eleven convenience store in South Windsor, Conn.

By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff

A jury convicted two Mattapan men today in the July 2011 double murder of the daughter of a retired Boston police detective and her boyfriend inside the couple’s Hyde Park home, prosecutors said. A Suffolk Superior Court jury found both Michael Corbin, 42, and Earl Fulgiam, 33, guilty of first-degree murder for their roles in a brutal armed robbery in which Billie Marie Kee, 24, and her boyfriend, Kevin Thomas, Jr., 32, were both stabbed and shot repeatedly.

By Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent

Three victims, including a police officer, were transported to area hospitals following a car crash in Middleborough this evening, a firefighter said. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at 400 Wareham St. , according to Middleborough FireFighter Mike Allie.Two of the victims were in critical condition and were transported to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The police officer, Allie said, “was less critical. How less critical he was, I don’t know.” He said that the officer was transported to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth.

By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff

A federal magistrate judge has approved a request by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to have prison officials provide his lawyers with records related to his incarceration, including daily activity and suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files, and any other records. However, US Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler rejected a defense request to have the US Bureau of Prisons keep that information from prosecutors without a court order or the defense lawyers’ consent.

By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff

The driver of the truck that struck and killed visiting MIT scientist Kanako Miura as she rode her bicycle near Kenmore Square on Sunday has been identified, said two law enforcement officials. He is cooperating with investigators, one of the officials said. Miura was riding near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. when she was hit by a truck and sustained massive injuries. Miura, 36, had been working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since the fall of 2012 in the university’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

Federal prosecutors today insisted that lawyers for James “Whitey” Bulger do not need the name of an FBI confidential informant the defense believes will help undermine the credibility of Kevin Weeks and John Martorano, former Bulger allies who are expected to testify against the gangster. In papers filed in US District Court, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s office said the defense already has an unredacted copy of an FBI report from 2000 summarizing what the confidential informant said, and they are not legally entitled to any more information on the informant’s identity.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

Police are urging residents to keep an eye out a black bear in Lincoln after one was sighted Sunday afternoon. The black bear was reported in the area of Route 117 and Route 126, and officials believe the bear was likely looking for food. This morning, Weston police also received reports of a medium-size black bear, over 100 pounds, in the northern part of town, Weston Police Lieutenant John Lyons said. It was likely the same bear, he said.

By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff

A New York man was arraigned today on charges of sexually abusing several boys while he was the swim coach at a Boys & Girls club in Arlington during the late 1970s. Paul Collins, 62, who was arrested Friday in his Long Island home, pleaded not guilty, and was ordered held on $250,000 bail. Prosecutors said Collins has admitted to sexual contact with two accusers and told investigators he may have had contact with the other two as well.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

A car crashed into a Weymouth apartment building early this afternoon, causing serious structural damage, a Weymouth police dispatcher said. The car smashed into the three-story building at 112 Middle St. at 1:03 p.m., prompting officials to evacuate the three-story residence, the dispatcher said. No one in the building was injured. The building is listed online as the Maple Street Apartments.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

Student representatives of the state’s public universities urged Beacon Hill lawmakers today to approve a major increase in funding for their schools. The elected student trustees from the University of Massachusetts system universities called on the Senate to approve a $478 million funding proposal from Governor Deval Patrick. The House has agreed with Governor Deval Patrick’s proposal, which would boost spending by $39 million. But last week, Senate leaders proposed a $16 million increase.

By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff

Buildings in busy Kendall Square are being evacuated due to a gas main break, authorities said. Cambridge police say 5 Cambridge Center and surrounding buildings are affected. The break has led to road closures in the area of Ames, Main, and Broadway in the area, Cambridge police said in an official tweet.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

It was a winning weekend for New Hampshire. Though no one in the Granite State won Powerball’s record-setting jackpot, two $1 million tickets were among the eight tickets that garnered nearly $2,050,000 in prizes during Saturday’s drawing, officials said today. The $1 million tickets were purchased at Manchester’s Bunny’s Superette and the Exit 3 Travel Stop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Lottery spokeswoman Maura McCann said today.

By Lauren Dezenski, Globe Correspondent

The start of the week won’t be a washout, though it will be warm and muggy, with afternoon showers and a chance of thunderstorms beginning today, the National Weather Service said. Overnight showers gave way to mostly cloudy skies this morning. A warm front moving eastward will usher showers and thunderstorms into the Boston metro area after 2 p.m., meteorologist Bill Simpson said. It’ll be warm today, too, with highs expected to top 80 degrees in Boston.

By Jaclyn Reiss, Globe Correspondent

Ireland’s prime minister Enda Kenny, in town to give a commencement speech at Boston College Monday, visited the Boston Marathon bombing memorial site in Copley Square with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis on Sunday to pay his respects. During his visit, Kenny added his own token to the memorial: a bouquet of orange and white roses laced with green fauna — the colors of Ireland’s flag — tied together with ribbon of the same colors, on behalf of his home country.

By Derek J. Anderson, Globe Correspondent

Officer Richard “Dic” Donohue of the MBTA Transit Police sat smiling next to his wife, Kim, this morning in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital gym overlooking the harbor. Just 30 days ago, he was shot in an exchange of gunfire in Watertown between police and the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects and nearly died of his injuries. “I’m getting stronger and healthier by the day,” he said. Donohue iced his leg, his crutches nearby, as he spoke about the pain he suffers from nerve damage.

By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent

A possible hit-and-run incident killed a cyclist in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston Sunday afternoon, police said. The cyclist, a woman in her early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West, Boston Police Officer James Kenneally said. Boston Police Officer Katherine Shea said that the victim was struck by a truck at about 3:30 p.m. and that the truck drove away. Shea said police had spoken to several witnesses.

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, Globe Correspondent

After a month of planning with help from about 100 volunteers, Dorchester residents touched by the Boston Marathon bombings gathered this afternoon to jump in moon bounces, paint, eat, and raise money for the One Fund for bombing victims. The daylong event, called Hometown Comfort, continues this evening: From 6 to 9 p.m., there will be food from local chefs, live music, and an auction inside the IBEW hall hosted by Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR’s “On Point” from WBUR Boston. Tickets are $75 a person, or $50 for those who donate blood.

By Jeff Fish, Globe Correspondent

A Revere man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of breaking and entering while being a habitual offender, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s office. Patrick Wiswall, 41, was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony and larceny under $250, following a 5-day trial at the Middle Superior Court, according to a statement from the district attorney’s office.

By Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent

A fisherman was rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth Sunday morning after he was found unresponsive in the water, Falmouth Police wrote in a statement. The man’s fishing companion alerted area residents, who pulled him from the water. He was resuscitated and taken to Falmouth Hospital. The man was identified as a 69-year-old Somerville resident, though police have not released his name.

By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent

A 21-year-old Brockton man died in a car accident in Connecticut one day before he was scheduled to graduate from college there, officials from Fairfield University said. Deandre Lawton, a senior at Fairfield University in Connecticut, died early Saturday morning from injuries suffered in a one-car accident in the town of Fairfield, according to a statement from the university. Lawton was scheduled to graduate on Sunday at the Jesuit university’s 63nd annual undergraduate commencement.

By Loren Savini, Globe Correspondent

One winning ticket for Saturday night’s Powerball lottery game was sold in Florida, officials said Sunday morning. The winner will collect from a total pot of $590.5 million, and the cash option is worth $370,896,780.54 - before taxes, according to the Massachusetts Lottery Commission.

Where the winning ticket was sold was not available early today.

By Brian Ballou, Globe Staff

LOWELL -- Boston’s Police commissioner returned today to the city where he grew up, winning thunderous applause at UMass-Lowell’s commencement, where he was the keynote speaker, for his performance in the aftermath of the marathon bombings. “Every decision I made ... was based on the totality of my life’s experiences that spanned the three decades since I earned my college degree,” Davis said, referring to his response after the April 15 bombings.

By Martine Powers, Globe Staff

At exactly 9:36 this morning, the CapeFlyer — the MBTA’s new train service from South Station to Hyannis — set off on its inaugural run. The service is set to officially debut next weekend, but several hundred T and commuter rail officials, along with general train fanatics, boarded the car to ride along on its trial run. Next weekend will be the first time in about 25 years that service from Boston to Cape Cod will be offered.

By Matthew Higgins and Chris Stuck-Girard, Globe Correspondents

The ramp connecting Route 3 northbound to the Lowell Connector will remain closed Sunday as crews continue to clean up 4,000 gallons of fuel that spilled into nearby wetlands on Friday when a tanker truck crashed and rolled over, officials said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but investigators are looking into the possibility that another vehicle cut off the tanker, State Police said in a statement on Saturday.

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, Globe Correspondent

Police arrested two men from Somerville and Dorchester after seeing them exchange heroin and cash at the JFK/UMass Red Line T station Friday night, Transit Police said. Plainclothes Transit Police officers reported they overheard Daniel Merrill, 28 of Somerville, saying the words “buying” and “dealer” in a conversation around 9 p.m., police said in a statement. Derick Anderson, 40 of Dorchester, got off a northbound train and briefly spoke with Merrill on the platform.

By Dan Adams, Globe Correspondent

Scott Bartelson, a passenger on the Connecticut commuter train that derailed Friday night, was making his familiar daily commute to his hometown of Stratford, Conn. when chaos erupted. “Right as the conductor was taking my ticket, the train went right off the tracks,” said Bartelson, who estimated the train was traveling 40 to 50 miles per hour. “It started tipping to one side, constantly bumping up and down and back and forth like crazy. I saw sparks right outside my window.”