Ginkgo Bioworks is pivoting from benches to sell AI‑powered lab robots and a cloud lab out of its Boston Seaport hub after years of losses. The company hopes automation will revive revenue.

An internal affairs report says a Mansfield police sergeant sexually harassed high‑school interns in a department program; he resigned and the state review has left him uncertified.

A gas leak closed North Grove Street at Cambridge Street on Tuesday morning, disrupting access to Massachusetts General Hospital’s main entrance and ER.

Boston police released a photo of a man they say attacked a pregnant woman on Warren Street in Roxbury. Detectives are asking residents to check video and call with tips.

Engineers condemned Westwood's Fire Station 1 after a blizzard damaged the apparatus floor, forcing crews to relocate and raising response‑time concerns for nearby seniors.

A person was rushed to a hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a stabbing at Roxbury Street and Washington Street Sunday night. Police say no arrests have been announced.

Two founders who sold companies to Framingham-based Alira Health say CEO Gabriele Brambilla misrepresented finances and an imminent IPO; federal complaints were filed in February.

A major institutional investor says he’s delaying new Boston projects, blaming city policy and a looming statewide rent‑cap ballot. The pause could squeeze financing for projects in the pipeline.

Boston startups raised about $922M in February and added two unicorns, led by AI, fintech and cybersecurity rounds that kept local venture activity hot.

Police say a search warrant at a Southbridge home turned up guns, grenade‑style devices and suspected drugs. The suspect was arraigned in Dudley District Court.

A Lowell officer returned to duty nearly three weeks after a campus crash that killed retired Gloucester firefighter Daniel Kennedy as state investigators continue their probe.

A preliminary OIG review calls the budget process for Massachusetts' county sheriffs "opaque, chaotic and deeply flawed" and warns of possible finance-law fallout.

A former Boston Children’s Hospital anesthesiology fellow was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing and sharing child sexual abuse material. A restitution hearing is set for March 26.