A Flock camera alert pinged Cranston police minutes after roughly 100 gallons of used oil vanished from PJ's Pub on Pontiac Avenue.

Waltham police bagged all 16 license plate readers on Mayor Jeannette McCarthy's order, blindsiding the city council, which had raised concerns about the surveillance network.

A Peabody trust claimed the prize, leaving just one $25 million ticket still uncashed statewide.

Organizers call Worcester the “last stop” of Massachusetts Pride season, timed for the city's college crowds.

The Museum of African American History shut its doors Tuesdays and Wednesdays after axing three director-level posts, including its chief curator.

El Gran Combo returns to Boston for the first time in over 30 years, this time christening Embrace Boston's new Downtown Crossing headquarters.

Witnesses heard gunshots at the French King Motel in Erving before a homicide suspect died. Worcester's DA, not the local prosecutor, is running the probe.

Blue Water Resort in South Yarmouth is pairing oceanfront views with novelists for a three-day reading retreat before Barktober takes over in October.

The Acton-born natural winery now runs Boston Public Market's largest storefront, pouring wine made entirely from Northeast grapes.

Kevin Davis was carrying identification cards and credit cards that did not belong to him when Boston police caught up with him at Washington and Winter streets.

Holly Burns allegedly backed her Jeep into oncoming traffic on Kneeland Street before nearly hitting a cruiser.

Joshua Carroll, 18, allegedly used a metal license plate to strike a 59-year-old, a 64-year-old, and an 11-year-old near the marina.

No one was hurt after a Lincoln SUV tore through the front entrance of Santa Fe Burrito Grill on Pleasant Street in Malden.