Two patients were charged after a fight at Tewksbury State Hospital, the latest incident since the state limited security tools. Local leaders and unions are demanding answers.

A Portland man who confessed to the 1979 Back Bay killing of Susan Marcia Rose is due to change his plea in Suffolk Superior Court. DNA evidence links him to the scene.

Rinnyers Pena is expected to change his plea Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court in the 2020 death of Alenny Matos, whose remains were found in Stony Brook Reservation.

A South End candy shop was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday; no injuries were reported and police are investigating.

A Somerville detective has drawn more than $535,000 in paid leave while arbitration, a federal verdict and appeals keep his status unresolved.

A Wilmington school bus collided with a passenger vehicle Tuesday; students were checked by nurses and reunited with families and no serious injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded and the district thanked first responders.

A three‑alarm fire gutted a long‑vacant Haverhill mill on Stevens Street early Tuesday; officials say no one was hurt and investigators are on scene.

A Hampden County jury found Elijah Melendez guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Elis Vizcarrondo. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday.

Boston will pay $850,000 to settle a federal civil‑rights suit by four protesters who say officers beat and pepper‑sprayed them during the May 31, 2020 demonstrations.

A Lynn man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a North Shore drug conspiracy and a 2023 armed robbery that netted roughly $24,000.

A late-night ceiling fire at Thoreau Elementary triggered sprinklers and left smoke throughout the building; the school is closed while crews and investigators assess damage.

Prosecutors say a Plymouth woman fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis and even faked her own death to derail cases. She pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.

A traffic stop in Lowell on Monday ended with a firearm seizure and multiple weapons charges, police say. The suspect's name was not released.