A Middlesex jury found 59‑year‑old James DeVellis guilty of raping a 21‑year‑old family friend; sentencing is scheduled for Monday. The case traces to an April 2020 visit to a Lexington home.

An SUV crashed into a Sturbridge hotel Thursday, prompting a heavy police and fire response as crews secured the scene. Officials have not yet released details on injuries or charges.

A 66-year-old Concord man is critically ill at Massachusetts General after contracting the rare Powassan tick-borne virus. Health officials are reminding people to take simple tick precautions.

A Boston man pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he bashed an officer’s head into a cruiser windshield during a South Bay Mall arrest; a judge gave him a multi-year prison term.

Relatives say missed hospital follow‑up and gaps in community care preceded a preventable Newton triple homicide and are urging lawmakers to allow court‑supervised outpatient orders.

The MBTA declined to renew the lease on a daycare at Alewife Station, forcing a transit-accessible child-care program to close and leaving families searching for alternatives.

A sulfuric acid spill in an East Longmeadow chemistry lab on Monday sent one person to the hospital and brought state hazmat crews to the school. Crews neutralized and decontaminated the area before clearing the scene.

A WRRB brief and state guidance put Worcester County on a tight timeline to prioritize which neighborhoods could win Opportunity Zone tax breaks when the new map takes effect in January 2027.

Police say five people tried to withdraw $30,000 using stolen IDs at a Rockland Trust branch in Somerset; officers seized fraudulent checks, cards and phones.

A Route 10 pursuit in Northfield ended Sunday after stop sticks were deployed; a driver and passenger were arrested and treated for minor injuries. Multiple local departments assisted at the scene.

Investigators with the Northwestern Anti‑Crime Task Force arrested a 21-year-old in Charlemont on June 10 after recovering a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.

Dennis will bar daily parking passes at several beaches on July 4, set checkpoints and boost police presence to curb unruly holiday crowds.

A new state report finds 1,257 stun‑gun incidents in Massachusetts in 2023 — a 13.1% rise — with uses concentrated in a handful of departments.