The Massachusetts House added a YIGBY framework to a $561M bond bill, allowing multifamily housing on qualifying faith‑owned land and sending the measure to the Senate.

NHTSA says 462,869 2020–2024 Kia Tellurides face a seat‑motor fire risk; owners are being told to park outside until dealers install a free electronic‑fuse fix.

A proposed Massachusetts law would set up a statewide homesharing program to help seniors and renters, but critics say the draft strips tenant protections and raises legal questions.

A man with active warrants who fled a traffic stop was found stuck in a Methuen marsh and arrested after drones and troopers located him.

The Women’s Pro Baseball League unveiled the Boston Hunters, honoring Harriot K. Hunt. The WPBL opens in August with games at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield.

Police say a July 4 search of an East Falmouth home turned up about 120 grams of cocaine, other drugs and $3,172 in cash; a 30‑year‑old man was arraigned and ordered held.

A 70-year-old Vermont man died after a three-wheeled motorcycle crashed on Route 8A in Heath. Investigators say the overturned trike was found by a passerby; the rider later died at Baystate Franklin.

A Quincy food truck born from backyard smoke is drawing summer crowds with brisket, ribs and smoked wings at local markets and beer gardens.

Alexandria filed permits to renovate the former athenahealth headquarters at 311 Arsenal St. in Watertown for three biotech tenants, signaling new lab fit‑outs on the Arsenal campus.

Two horses were spotted near Cutler Elementary in Hamilton Monday; a police detective rounded them up and walked them home.

A fueling-system failure at Logan prompted an FAA ground stop Sunday night, causing delays and cancellations across the airport.

Disgraced ex‑Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia is due to be released from federal custody on July 11 after serving just over four years of a six‑year sentence.

A restored slate gravestone at Boston’s Granary Burying Ground has been identified as belonging to a man called Sebastian Lake and may be one of the oldest markers for a free Black person in America. City officials announced the find during the July 4 oration.