Two men arrested after separate knife robberies in Salem are being held without bail as dangerousness hearings approach next week.

An 83-year-old driver died after a head-on collision on Beacon Street in Newton; investigators from the Middlesex DA and state police are probing the crash.

Boston police say a Dorchester traffic stop on April 21 turned up two loaded handguns and pills. Two men were arrested and face multiple firearm charges.

A late-night collision on Stedman Street left one man dead and another hospitalized. Chelmsford police say the crash is under investigation.

Four children and an adult were treated after a vehicle struck a group at Harrison Ave and East Brookline St Thursday morning; the driver stayed on scene.

Plymouth County DA Timothy Cruz will announce new details in Brockton today about a 1991 homicide and a linked rape.

A UMass Amherst staff member was found dead inside Hotel UMass; a suspect is in custody and an arraignment is expected as police investigate. Counseling resources have been made available to campus.

A 53-year-old man from Ludlow, Mass., died after his SUV crossed into oncoming traffic on VT Route 9 in Searsburg; troopers are investigating.

A Chicopee man was arraigned after a multi‑state undercover sting that led to his April 17 arrest at a West Springfield motel; prosecutors say he faces multiple child‑exploitation charges.

Two Dorchester teens pleaded guilty in a 2024 apartment shooting that killed a father; prosecutors say surveillance and GPS data linked them to the crime.

Pennsylvania State Police say a Worcester man cut off his GPS ankle monitor, drove about 374 miles and robbed the Pennian Bank in Newport. Troopers later arrested him near a campsite by the Juniata River.

Three people were arrested after search warrants at two Boston Street businesses in Salem, part of a months‑long human‑trafficking probe.

A second-floor porch fire at 121 Garden St was knocked down Wednesday as crews overhauled the scene and police managed traffic.