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A general assignment reporter for the Metro Desk, Johnson previously covered education and public safety for Fort Lauderdale’s South Florida Sun Sentinel, where she was part of a team named a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.
Latest stories
FBI’s Boston leader brushes off talk of friction
By Akilah Johnson , Globe Staff
Richard DesLauriers said his agency works “shoulder-to-shoulder” with local officers, despite recent suggestions of a breakdown in intelligence-sharing about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
The Boston Marathon wounded: Brittany Loring
By Akilah Johnson , Globe Staff
Loring’s body was riddled with shrapnel, which fractured her skull, tore three large wounds into her legs, lodged a pellet in her throat, and burned her skin.
Federal agents raid Beacon Hill church
By Akilah Johnson , Globe Staff
Armed with search warrents, investigators from the FBI and IRS raided the Swedenborgian Church on the Hill.
$20m for victims pours into One Fund Boston
By Akilah Johnson , Globe Staff
More than $20 million — and counting — has poured into One Fund Boston in the week since twin bombs exploded during the Marathon.