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.

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.