The Cambridge HEART initiative has launched a new hotline for non-violent emergency support, operational twice a week, aided by a recent $150,000 city grant.

Six individuals were arrested in South Boston by Drug Control Units for charges including firearm possession and drug distribution, with seizures including drugs, firearms, and cash.

A man in Rockland was critically injured after being impaled by a tree while using a skid steer for yard work.

Boston's weekly forecast suggests mixed weather with chances of showers and sunny days, with highs in the low to mid-70s and overnight lows in the mid-50s, alongside intermittent cloudy and humid conditions.

A woman died in a suspected street racing crash in Massachusetts. Anthony Bradley faces charges including vehicular homicide. The incident is under investigation.

The Suffolk County Sheriff's Dept. teamed up with M.A.M.L.E.O., a Catholic Academy, and the Corey C. Griffin Foundation to provide a Back to School BBQ and backpack supply event for local youth.

Boston police arrested Jordan Albert-Scott, 33, from Mattapan, related to an August stabbing of Daniel Coke, 45, who died from his injuries. The arrest raises community calls for information and support from the Neighborhood Trauma Team.

The article details free events for the 250th anniversary of the 1774 Powder Alarm, including a reenactment in Somerville and historical activities in Cambridge.

Police interrupted a drug deal on Acushnet Avenue, arresting Jacob Matthew-Almeida with a firearm and drugs, and Tatiana Irizarry for drug possession.

A 59-year-old man was arrested for indecently assaulting two teenagers on an MBTA bus after the Transit Police tracked him down following the incident.

Paul Z. Lamberty of Folsom, CA, pleaded guilty to selling the illegal depressant Etizolam online, defrauding the U.S., and introducing misbranded drugs.

Over 3,000 Boston students received new backpacks and coats at a back-to-school event by Boston Police, Salvation Army, TD Garden, and the City of Boston.

Boston is set to have a sunny Friday and a potentially rainy weekend before clearer weather returns for Labor Day with comfortable temperatures in the mid-70s.