Boston police arrested Mark Dioguardi in downtown for trafficking Class A substances, including fentanyl, and seized drugs and related materials. He will be arraigned at Boston Municipal Court.

The MBTA Transit Police are seeking public help to identify a person involved in an assault on the Orange Line, with an anonymous tip line provided for leads.

A 35-year-old New Hampshire man, Jeremy Potvin, faces attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 52-year-old man in Lebanon, Maine. The victim, found with multiple stab wounds, was taken to Maine Medical Center for treatment. Potvin was arrested by Berwick police and remains in custody on $150,000 bail pending arraignment.

A Worcester strip mall fire caused a floor collapse; no injuries were reported, but several businesses were affected. Firefighters worked overnight to contain it.

Boston Police seek public help to identify suspects involved in a larceny at the Prudential Center's Alo Store, after a disturbance and an assault on staff.

A three-vehicle crash in Tyngsborough, MA, resulted in three injured, one critically, who was airlifted to a trauma center. The incident, which shut down Long Pond Road, is under investigation.

A 66-year-old man died in a two-vehicle collision in Lakeville; two others were injured. The accident, occurring Saturday evening, is under investigation.

A nearly 2-year-old girl died in a Taunton crash, with her mother and sibling hospitalized; a head-on collision involved their SUV and a van. The cause is under investigation.

Two Hyannis men were charged after a woman was shot and hospitalized; the suspects, 18-year-old Evan Araujo and 19-year-old Jacob Winbush, were arrested with multiple agencies involved.

Joshua Hubert was sentenced to 28-30 years for kidnapping, strangulation, and attempted murder of a 7-year-old girl in 2017; the victim survived being thrown from a bridge.

Massachusetts's Healey-Driscoll Administration released updated law enforcement guidelines to improve responses to domestic violence, including a broader definition of abuse.

Kimaya Lecamwasam, a doctoral candidate at MIT, merges neuroscience and music to create mental health interventions, coining "pharmamusicology" and researching music's impact on well-being.

Amy Rosenthal has been appointed as the new Undersecretary of Health in Massachusetts' EOHHS, effective November 17, 2025, bringing her decades of health policy and health justice advocacy experience to the role.