A Cambridge fire apparatus mechanic was commended after helping police restrain an armed suspect during a May 11 struggle, the department said.

Sixteen BCYF pools and Curley Beach are open across Boston after repairs, and the city awarded Swim Safe grants to expand free lessons for hundreds of kids.

The Connecticut medical examiner has reclassified the March death of 26-year-old Janina Murphy as a homicide; state police say the investigation is active and no arrests have been announced.

Security at Mansfield's Xfinity Center alerted police after a man allegedly recorded beneath a 13‑year‑old's skirt during a concert; the suspect is charged and due in court Monday.

A man was shot outside a Brockton Main Street business Sunday night; police say the victim was conscious and taken to a local hospital.

A person was shot Sunday evening near 1636 Hyde Park Avenue; the victim was taken to a hospital and Boston police say an investigation is underway.

New Boston celebrated a new, federally funded fire station that town leaders say will back up the nearby Space Force site. The modern station adds living quarters, an EOC and hazmat capacity.

A Suffolk Superior Court judge narrowed Marie-Armel Theodat's lawsuit, tossing the Boston Herald while allowing discrimination and hostile-work-environment claims against the BWSC to proceed.

Holyoke’s City Council voted 9–4 to ban AI data centers above 12 MW, blocking a proposed 20‑MW project and sharpening a statewide debate over water, power and local control.

FAA is investigating a near miss at Boston Logan after a Delta jet executed a go‑around while an American Airlines flight began takeoff from an intersecting runway. No injuries were reported.

A roughly 12‑foot white shark breached within about 150 feet of Long Point Beach in Provincetown as Sharktivity and researchers logged multiple Cape Cod sightings.

A five‑alarm fire ripped through a large building on Wilcox Street early Saturday; ladder trucks were on scene and officials reported no injuries.

Boston police say a person was found dead Friday near 100 Malcolm X Boulevard in Roxbury; homicide detectives are investigating and asking the public to call with tips.