A person suffered burns to both hands after a propane flash inside a van at a Bourne construction yard; EMS transported the injured person and investigators are on scene.

A trooper was injured early Sunday when a wrong‑way driver struck his cruiser on Route 1 in Peabody; the driver faces OUI and negligent-operation charges.

A Cambridge man was sentenced to 13 years after prosecutors said he ran a pill‑press operation that could have manufactured millions of fentanyl‑laced tablets.

A driver wanted in an Everett drug probe led police on a multi‑town chase Friday, sideswiping a State Police cruiser in Malden before abandoning the car in Stoneham.

A Lowell staffing‑agency owner pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he hid more than $6.1 million in payroll and dodged payroll taxes. Sentencing is set for Aug. 27.

Firefighters rescued a crane operator more than 200 feet above Conley Terminal during a heavy wind-and-rain storm; officials say the operator was safely extricated with no injuries.

Federal agents arrested eight people in Worcester this week in a federal sweep alleging fentanyl, crack and cocaine sales alongside unlicensed firearms deals. Two suspects face unlicensed gun-dealing counts while the others are accused of drug distribution.

Massachusetts troopers say AI‑generated images and encrypted apps have flooded cybercrime units with child sexual abuse material, creating a backlog investigators can’t clear. Global watchdogs warn the trend keeps accelerating.

A Wareham man was sentenced to 90 months after prosecutors say investigators found about 9,400 child sexual abuse files, some involving infants.

Police removed a suspicious item from Pentucket Lake School after a student reportedly brought it home; preliminary field tests were inconclusive and lab analysis is pending.

A Bridgewater Amazon worker was arrested after police recovered hundreds of items allegedly stolen from the same‑day fulfillment center; investigators say customers’ packages weren't targeted.

A 14-year-old was stabbed at Bennett Street Playground in Lynn on Friday; police called the incident isolated and say the victim is in stable condition.

A Lynn Police Drug Task Force traffic stop Friday recovered about 160 grams of cocaine, 22 grams of fentanyl and more than $4,500, the department said.