A City committee advanced ordinances that would ban tear gas at public assemblies and set a five-year tax repayment option that shields properties from seizure while payments remain current.

Boston police renewed their appeal for tips in the 1996 killing of Swedish au pair Karina Holmer; detectives hope new information can break the cold case.

A woman was killed Saturday in Mattapan after a suspected carjacker struck her and other vehicles, police say. The suspect is in custody and investigators have the area closed.

A wrong‑way crash on Route 146 near Exit 17 in Millbury left one person dead and another injured. State police say an investigation is ongoing.

A multi‑agency response at a Holyoke motel ended Thursday when officers found a Connecticut man dead. Investigators say a vehicle linked to a Hartford homicide was at the scene.

The Lowell Historic Board cleared a $40M plan to tear down 1960s-era North Canal buildings and replace 116 aging units with 160 new affordable apartments in the Acre. The phased project emphasizes tenant relocation, green space and energy efficiency.

Nearly 10,000 runners will flood Boston this Sunday for the B.A.A. 10K, with elite pros, wheelchair champions and charity teams on a fast, scenic course.

Rep. Stephen Lynch says Postmaster General David Steiner may be willing to sell the 1.3M sq ft USPS sorting center beside South Station, potentially freeing land for tracks and towers.

Coca‑Cola will close its Northampton bottling plant and issue notices affecting roughly 175 workers, a move that renews questions about the city’s jobs and utility revenues.

The MIAA's Tournament Management Committee narrowly approved a Super Eight football plan 10-9 and sent the reduced playoff format and a Division 1A bracket to the board for an August vote.

A Springfield man was arrested after shots were fired near Belmont Avenue on Tuesday; police say they found a handgun and about 14 grams of crack at the scene.

Several people were hospitalized after a head-on collision on Route 28 in Falmouth; investigators also responded to an earlier Bourne crash.

Sean O’Brien won reelection Tuesday at the Teamsters convention in Las Vegas, promising rank‑and‑file wins and eyeing big fights with UPS and Amazon.