Mayor Cathleen DeSimone unveiled a plan to convert Capron Park Zoo into a nature reserve and wildlife‑rehabilitation center, prompting debate at recent city meetings. Officials say more planning and approvals are required.

An undercover Worcester sting targeting buyers at a hotel led to five arrests and charges including human trafficking of a child. Local and federal partners say the operation focused on buyers.

A lender consortium led by Redwood and Helix appears set to take ownership of Newton‑managed Office Properties Income Trust in a Chapter 11 restructuring that would cut debt and keep RMR running operations.

Weymouth police say a shooting at Webb State Park is under investigation; state police detectives are assisting and officials say there is no ongoing threat.

Lt. Jennifer Penton is set to be arraigned April 2 in Worcester on charges tied to the death of recruit Enrique Delgado‑Garcia during academy boxing drills.

A water main break in Jamaica Plain flooded streets and forced evacuations at daycares and businesses as crews work to make repairs.

A Boston resident admitted to participating in a multistate ring that used forged documents and DMV hoops to obtain hundreds of real driver’s licenses; sentencing is set for April 9, 2026.

A Boston nonprofit has opened an inclusive café to serve people with disabilities and expand on‑the‑job training, joining similar programs across Massachusetts.

A Wilbraham man was sentenced to 12–16 years after pleading guilty in the January 2024 shooting that badly injured a Wilbraham police officer.

A federal appeals court in Boston largely kept a lower-court injunction blocking the White House’s attempt to pause trillions in federal aid, saying agencies failed to weigh recipients’ reliance. Judges narrowed the remedy but left the freeze off the table while appeals continue.

A Quincy man was sentenced to 10–12 years after pleading guilty in the 2022 Wollaston Station abduction and repeated sexual assaults of a 64‑year‑old woman.

A new Florida filing says a previously undisclosed James 'Whitey' Bulger manuscript may undercut John 'Zip' Connolly's murder conviction and seeks a new hearing. The motion revives long‑running questions about the Bulger era and prosecutorial disclosures.

Steady rain and patchy fog through Monday, with heavy downpours possible and damaging gusts expected Monday night. Allow extra time for travel and check service alerts.