Investigators with the Northwestern Anti‑Crime Task Force arrested a 21-year-old in Charlemont on June 10 after recovering a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.

Authorities are investigating a drowning at a Mashpee pond on Cape Cod; officials have released few public details as the probe continues.

Seven people were arrested by the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit on June 13 in an undercover prostitution sting; police are seeking tips and evidence.

A large fire tore through a Rochester waste‑to‑energy facility Sunday, filling the sky with smoke and sparking a multi‑town emergency response. Investigators are on scene.

Springfield police say they arrested a 24-year-old after finding a loaded high-capacity firearm, suspected heroin and crack, plus cash in a stolen vehicle near Locust and Woodside.

A new state report finds 1,257 stun‑gun incidents in Massachusetts in 2023 — a 13.1% rise — with uses concentrated in a handful of departments.

A Cape Air flight from Boston ran off the end of the runway at Provincetown Municipal Airport on June 15; one person was taken for evaluation and federal investigators were notified.

A Woonsocket man was arraigned after prosecutors say he used hundreds of social accounts to stalk a Boston woman over an 18‑month period.

A three-story home near Wells Beach went up in flames on Sunday, sending thick black smoke over the shoreline and forcing Atlantic Avenue to close.

Two sisters were killed after an early-morning house fire on Temi Road in Bellingham. Officials say investigators are still working to determine how the blaze started.

Shots were fired on the I-93 southbound off‑ramp to Route 110/113 in Methuen after a confrontation linked to a Lawrence gathering; no injuries were reported and police are investigating.

Three people were shot Sunday night near O'Day Playground in Boston's South End; victims were taken to nearby hospitals and no arrests have been announced.

A morning chase in Middleborough ended after officers used spike strips to stop a Chevrolet; two people were taken into custody and a trooper was photographed holding a baby.