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.

A 20-year-old Massachusetts hiker collapsed on Mount Monadnock on Saturday; Good Samaritans began CPR but he was later pronounced dead. Officials say the medical examiner will determine the cause.

CVS plans to open at 32 Warren Street in Nubian Square this July, offering new local pharmacy access after a string of closures. Residents and city leaders say access matters for seniors and people without cars.

Catalog #5192, a five‑year‑old North Atlantic right whale once seen in Cape Cod Bay, was spotted entangled near Shippagan and responders are tracking it ahead of a possible rescue.

A morning chase in Middleborough ended after officers used spike strips to stop a Chevrolet; two people were taken into custody and a trooper was photographed holding a baby.