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.

Two men from Massachusetts were arrested Friday and face federal charges after an armed robbery at the T‑Bird Mini Mart in Hinsdale.

Raymond Gaines filed suit alleging police withheld evidence that kept him wrongfully imprisoned for decades; he’s seeking $1 million from the state.

A two-alarm fire on 3rd Street in South Boston hospitalized a firefighter and displaced eight residents; the Red Cross is assisting and investigators are probing the cause.

State troopers returned fire on Massachusetts Avenue Friday evening; one person was hospitalized and another taken into custody as the Hampden DA investigates.

A late-night shooting at Moonfish Restaurant in West Dennis left one person dead. A male suspect is in custody and expected in Orleans District Court Monday.