Acme Surplus in Northampton is closing after 43 years of business, following the passing of its owner Mark Rosenzweig in July. The store will close on January 7.

Police responded to a report of gunfire in Malden on Christmas Eve, finding shell casings but no injuries. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

Credit card skimmers were found at a Roche Bros. Supermarket in Sudbury, leading the store to investigate and alert potentially affected customers. No data leaks have been confirmed.

A Harvard-NASA study identifies Saturn’s moon Enceladus as a top candidate for extraterrestrial life due to hydrogen cyanide in its plumes, a precursor for amino acids.

A bomb threat in Hingham's Lincoln Plaza led to the evacuation of businesses on Christmas Eve; no explosives were found and stores reopened shortly after.

A man was shot on Ripley Road in Dorchester on Christmas Eve and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; no arrests have been made yet.

The Boston Police Department seeks public aid to identify a suspect in several credit card fraud cases in Downtown Boston, urging witnesses to provide information.

A luxury estate in Concord, Massachusetts, is listed for $23.7 million featuring a main house with 7 bedrooms, three guest houses, and numerous high-end amenities such as a theater and indoor pool.

Singha Oeun has been acquitted of manslaughter in the 2019 death of Nicolas Kern, claiming self-defense during a drug deal turned violent in a Brookline park.

A car accident in Braintree, Massachusetts, involving a Toyota Corolla and a Mercedes SUV left three people injured, with the investigation still ongoing.

Construction worker trapped under machinery on Cape Cod was rescued by emergency teams, with a fire department's Facebook post detailing a 20-minute operation for his liberation.

Boston's holiday weather forecast predicts mild temperatures with occasional drizzle and mostly cloudy skies, reaching high temperatures in the low fifties.

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell is advocating for the Department of Homeland Security to expedite work permits for new immigrants, with the support of 18 other state attorneys general.