Reading police asked residents and motorists to avoid Walkers Brook Drive Monday after declaring an active police scene; access was limited and few details were released.

Clear skies and highs near 66°F today in Boston. Near‑record warmth possible Tuesday before rain returns later in the week.

Patchy fog and light rain this morning in Boston; highs near 54°F. Temperatures climb into the 60s Monday–Tuesday with marine and river impacts possible later this week.

Methuen City Councilor Yanilda Santos was arrested in Salem, N.H., on a driving-while-impaired charge; she pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment. A trial management conference is set for March 26.

Fall River police say CAST found a loaded Glock and a satchel with 24.16g fentanyl and 7.68g cocaine during a March 4 search of a Peckham Street apartment.

A Pittsfield man was arrested after prosecutors say he posed as a U.S. Army veteran for decades to obtain VA care and government benefits. Federal charging papers outline the allegations.

A Plymouth County grand jury indicted a Scituate man after prosecutors say he killed a friend and left the body in a car outside South Shore Hospital. The indictment follows an August meeting that investigators say began as a drug buy.

Town officials warn a bill to end license nonrenewal for unpaid fines could shrink excise collections and force property-tax increases as Beacon Hill debates trade-offs.

Chopped winner Saba Wahid Duffy is taking Kush off the road and into a 16-seat Somerville restaurant with a halal-forward modern Mediterranean menu.

A federal judge resentenced ex-Boston Police Captain Richard Evans to a year-plus in prison after an appeals court pared back theft counts in a long-running overtime-fraud probe.

Coleman's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to revisit whether a 12-minute encounter can meet the federal 'appreciable period' needed for a kidnapping charge.

The former Turkish Cultural Council building at 500 Revere St. was sold and will be torn down for a seven‑story, 112‑unit apartment project, a new phase of Revere Street redevelopment. City filings show the developer already secured variances but neighbors have pushed back.

A Methuen-linked man admitted in federal court to running methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Seacoast. Sentencing is scheduled for June 10, 2026.