Two 15-year-olds were arrested in Dorchester for serious crimes, including kidnapping and firearm possession after allegedly kidnapping another juvenile.

Boston Police Department's recruits engaged with youth at the BEMO basketball tournament in Roxbury, as part of their training focused on Community Policing.

Springfield Police arrested LaJuan Lake, suspect of firing shots into a home, and recovered a firearm with the help of K9 Flexx. Lake faces multiple charges including possession of a large capacity firearm and attempted assault.

Mayor Wu and Superintendent Skipper open the new Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown, offering advanced facilities for 650 students and aiming for LEED Platinum certification.

Federal, state, and NGO agencies are collaborating on a major cleanup of the Boston Harbor Islands, aiming to improve their ecological health and public spaces.

Springfield police warn local businesses about scammers posing as bosses to trick employees into sending money using Bitcoin or gift cards after obtaining their phone numbers through a fake fire department-related scheme.

Boston hotel workers are striking across four hotels for better wages and working conditions amidst a broader trend of labor unrest in the hospitality industry.

MIT researchers have created a placebo model that uses environmental cues to reduce pain in mice, by conditioning them to associate a 'pain-relief box' with a lack of pain.

Anthony Patterson was sentenced for Social Security fraud, to pay $92,582, and serve home confinement after selling show bulldogs while collecting SSI benefits.

A pharmaceutical executive, Dishant Gupta, is charged with securities fraud for insider trading, potentially facing 20 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

A New Hampshire man received a 21-month sentence for stalking and intimidating journalists in retaliation for an exposé on misconduct by a local business figure.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments on whether to conceal identities of individuals linked to an alleged brothel, with debates over job loss risks and public perception of preferential treatment.

Deondre Blanding of Roslindale was sentenced to five years for possessing a firearm during a drug deal. He was involved in a Heath Street Gang crackdown.