A tugboat began to list just south of Fall River's Brightman Street Bridge Saturday evening. Harbormaster crews, MassDEP and the U.S. Coast Guard secured lines and deployed containment while awaiting heavy equipment.

Woburn resident Jose Fernandes claimed the first $4 million top prize in the Massachusetts Lottery's new Cash Doubler game and took a $2.6M lump sum. The winning ticket was sold at a Melrose Mobil.

A West Roxbury family says St. Joseph Cemetery moved their mother's headstone without notice; photos and a private exhumation have left relatives demanding answers.

Acton-based Circle Furniture will auction hundreds of showroom and warehouse pieces after closing in December and filing Chapter 7.

311 reports show needle pickup requests climbed sharply in parts of Boston as buyback funding and outreach shifted. Local crews and new strategies are trying to fill the gap.

Federal prosecutors say 12 bricks of cocaine were found hidden in resealed duty‑free Chivas Regal boxes at Logan International Airport after a passenger arrived from Punta Cana.

SVU detectives arrested two Springfield parents after an investigation alleging the rape of a 2-year-old and endangerment of two other children.

Timothy V. Cohoon was sworn in as Newton’s police chief this week. Ceremony photos posted by the department show honor guards and a pipes-and-drums performance.

Peabody declared a citywide emergency parking ban starting at 7 p.m. tonight to clear streets for snowplows. Vehicles left on public roads may be ticketed or towed.

After 15 years, Dr. Kevin Tabb will step down from Beth Israel Lahey Health within a year as the system launches a national search and readies a Dana‑Farber cancer hospital.

An off-duty Marshfield officer faces a felony OUI charge after a Jan. 11 head-on crash on Route 139 that hospitalized another driver. Court proceedings are set for March 4, 2026.

Estella's owner told city officials a private post‑AFC Championship party that included Patriots players led to a police inspection after officers found hookahs, marijuana and unauthorized entertainment.

A serious crash involving multiple tractor‑trailers closed Route 1A in Revere Wednesday morning. Southbound traffic from Lynn is being diverted onto Revere Boulevard.