Dana‑Farber and Brigham paused a plan to phase out PAs and pledged a coordinated transition to protect patient care and staff stability.

A Cohasset man was arrested after investigators say home video shows him shoot his wife's 14‑year‑old dog while allegedly hunting coyotes out of season. Authorities seized firearms and charged him with animal cruelty and firearms counts.

State officials moved parts of Massachusetts to critical drought on March 9, 2026, warning that snowmelt will only modestly replenish streams, ponds and groundwater.

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.