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

The state medical examiner found 'probable cardiac dysrhythmia' in Haverhill Officer Katelyn Tully's September death, the department announced.

Blue Hill Pizzeria's owner says repeated late-night delivery robberies forced him to stop evening deliveries. Boston police are investigating.

Christian Cordero, 23, was arrested at Logan after returning from the Dominican Republic; he faces multiple gun charges in an April 8 Brockton shooting.

A man was stabbed on Worcester Common and taken to a nearby hospital. Police say he is in stable condition as detectives investigate.

A 19-year-old from Evanston was taken into custody after allegedly taking a Boston Police bicycle along the Marathon route and trying to flee on Foster Street.

A late‑night stolen‑car pursuit that crossed into Walpole was halted for safety; a separate stolen pickup was later recovered in Malden and is being processed.

Federal prosecutors say an 18-year-old struck a confidential informant during a staged gun sale in Worcester and was arrested after a brief chase.

Paul Toner will serve nine months of probation and complete community service and treatment as part of a deal that avoids a conviction.

A ShotSpotter alert led Springfield police to an apartment where officers say they found a loaded gun and about 20 bags of heroin; a 46‑year‑old man was arrested.

A late‑night wrong‑way crash on I‑495 near Chelmsford injured three people and closed Exit 88 for hours.

A 47-year-old was arrested after an early-morning house fire on Grant Street in Taunton. Three occupants escaped and the blaze is under investigation.

Seventeen people were charged after a chaotic October takeover in Randolph that trapped officers and drew fireworks and mask-clad crowds.