An evidentiary hearing will test whether DNA taken from discarded items can be used to prosecute Matthew Nilo for 2007–08 Boston rapes. The judge’s ruling could decide whether the case survives.

Three people were wounded in a Dorchester shooting Monday. Police have launched an investigation as the neighborhood reels from recent violence.

A man was shot outside a Brockton Main Street business Sunday night; police say the victim was conscious and taken to a local hospital.

A man was stabbed multiple times at a Prospect Street home in Sherborn and flown to a Boston hospital. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and the case remains under investigation.

A person was hospitalized after a late-night shooting on Quincy Street in Dorchester. Police say the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been reported.

A person was shot Sunday evening near 1636 Hyde Park Avenue; the victim was taken to a hospital and Boston police say an investigation is underway.

Boston police renewed their appeal for tips in the 1996 killing of Swedish au pair Karina Holmer; detectives hope new information can break the cold case.

Bridgewater police arrested a 20-year-old after an investigation into a man posing as a teen who allegedly exposed himself to girls aged 12 and 13. The case is now with the Plymouth County DA.

A woman was killed Saturday in Mattapan after a suspected carjacker struck her and other vehicles, police say. The suspect is in custody and investigators have the area closed.

An 86-year-old man was hospitalized after three off-leash dogs attacked on the NewBridge on the Charles campus in Dedham. Police and Animal Control are seeking witnesses.

A teenage boy was pulled from Houghton’s Pond in Milton Saturday evening and taken to a Boston‑area hospital after a multi‑agency water rescue. Investigators remain on scene.

A 25-year-old Pelham woman died and a family of five was hospitalized after a head-on crash on Route 3 in Columbia Friday night.

A five‑alarm fire ripped through a large building on Wilcox Street early Saturday; ladder trucks were on scene and officials reported no injuries.