Federal attorneys asked a court to compel Harvard to hand over admissions records, escalating a months-long fight over research funding and federal probes.

A Cumberland County sheriff publicly rebuked ICE after agents arrested a corrections recruit — ICE pulled detainees and subpoenaed the jail’s employment records.

Somerville police say they are investigating a cluster of residential break‑ins in the east end and urged neighbors to secure homes and share any footage.

Two men were arrested in Charlestown for commercial sexual exploitation-related charges after an undercover operation by Boston Police and Massachusetts State Police.

Pittsfield police investigate a fatal hit-and-run involving a sedan. The adult male victim was found deceased on West Housatonic Street; authorities seek information.

Irishman Seamus Culleton detained by ICE for visa overstay, despite being married to a U.S. citizen, spurs international concern and criticism about detention conditions.

Malden Police are seeking help to find missing 17-year-old Aline Santos, who may be in Medford, East Boston, or Hartford, CT. They've asked the community to share information and look out for her.

OnyxGroup has withdrawn from the Parcel P3 project in Roxbury, backing Mayor Wu’s plan for a vocational school, contrary to its partners’ vision for housing and commercial use.

Emails show MCCA staff briefly floated a Celtics arena behind the Menino Convention and Exhibition Center last fall; the authority says it’s not pursuing the plan.

Boston City Council is discussing an immigrant emergency response fund to support immigrant communities through legal aid and other assistance amidst immigration operations.

The historic Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis sold for about $16.5 million, ending 88 years of Stone family ownership and putting the oceanfront resort into new hands ahead of its 88th season.

A jury found former Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj guilty of misdemeanor assault for her role in a chaotic ICE arrest; she was sentenced to probation and community service. The jury acquitted her of interfering with police.

Three juveniles were arrested in Dorchester for breaking and entering, property destruction, and trespassing after a police chase early Tuesday morning.