Mayor Michelle Wu appoints Aidan McDonough as the new director of Boston's youth civic engagement platform, SPARK Boston, to foster activism among millennials and Gen Z.

Wynn Resorts has suspended the $400 million expansion of Encore Boston Harbor casino due to disagreements with the city of Everett over financial terms.

A lightning strike is suspected of causing a house fire in Duxbury during a storm. Firefighters from multiple departments worked to control the blaze, with no injuries as the house was unoccupied. The cause remains under investigation.

The FBI searched the home of James McCarty, a convicted sex offender, following his recent trespassing at a local school, raising community concern and scrutiny of school officials' response.

A teen was arrested for a shooting incident on Paine Street that injured a man and led to a car-house collision.

Ex-Federal Prison employee William S. Tidwell received a two-year sentence for accepting bribes and committing fraud while working at Federal Medical Center Devens.

Police presence in Bridgewater, MA, is due to an investigation involving firearms and drugs, with several federal arrests made by ATF and State Police.

Jalal Williams is charged with the murder of Marquis Newson in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and denied bail during arraignment.

A tractor trailer rollover on RT-28 northbound in Falmouth caused traffic delays and a mulch spill, with cleanup efforts ongoing and the cause under investigation.

A 19-year-old man was arrested for firearms offenses amid a street disturbance in Mattapan, Boston, with police responding to an unruly crowd and seizing a loaded firearm.

Cambridge launches a New Lease Rent Relief Grant offering up to $25,000 for eligible small businesses' first-year rent, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

Springfield police arrested a man for breaking into Racing Mart with a hammer, leading to a struggle with employees, significant property damage, and theft.

A Quincy businessman pleaded guilty to tax evasion, hiding over $10 million of income and faces a maximum of three years in prison and $250,000 fines for each count of false tax return filing.