A Barnstable County grand jury indicted Malik Franklin in the Oct. 27, 2024 Yarmouth beach deaths; prosecutors say video and phone records are central to the case.

A Lynchburg man was arrested at Springfield's Union Station after a K‑9 alerted to a backpack containing three firearms during a multi‑agency probe.

William Parker, 65, was sentenced to state prison after jurors convicted him of aggravated child rape and related charges in Hampden Superior Court.

A MAER team freed a young humpback trapped in fishing rope off Stellwagen Bank. Responders cut the lines and stayed with the whale until it swam away.

An MBTA ferry was evacuated off Castle Island after an onboard incident, with Boston firefighters helping passengers to shore. Sky5 footage showed people in life jackets disembarking.

Nano Dimension signed a non‑binding term sheet to merge with Infinite Epigenetics in a proposed $890M stock deal that would pivot the Waltham company into AI‑powered health diagnostics. The combined firm would seek the Nasdaq ticker IEAI and access to more than $400M in cash at closing.

Fifth-graders at Tucker Elementary found the n‑word in a classroom dictionary, prompting parents to form Milton Reckoning and demand a Racial Accountability Working Group.

A three-story home near Wells Beach went up in flames on Sunday, sending thick black smoke over the shoreline and forcing Atlantic Avenue to close.

Two sisters were killed after an early-morning house fire on Temi Road in Bellingham. Officials say investigators are still working to determine how the blaze started.

Two men from Massachusetts were arrested Friday and face federal charges after an armed robbery at the T‑Bird Mini Mart in Hinsdale.

Mayor Erin V. Joyce tapped Walpole Deputy Robert Kilroy Jr. as Braintree's next police chief, ending a months‑long leadership shuffle. Details about the transition are pending.

Raymond Gaines filed suit alleging police withheld evidence that kept him wrongfully imprisoned for decades; he’s seeking $1 million from the state.

Sunny and warm Sunday with highs near 86°F. Storms move in late with coastal splashover possible on Morrissey Boulevard.