A judge ordered a buccal DNA swab for Kevin Kangethe as prosecutors press evidence in the fatal stabbing of nurse Margaret Mbitu, whose body was found at Logan.

A Mattapan psychiatrist got eight months in federal prison after pleading guilty to smuggling more than 100 endangered‑animal parts, prosecutors say. He was fined $75,000 and agreed to forfeit the collection.

Middlesex prosecutors say a Boston‑area lawyer allegedly stole more than $600,000 from clients. An arraignment was scheduled in Malden District Court as charges were announced.

A Jamaica Plain man is accused of groping a Silver Line bus driver last Thursday; prosecutors say video led to an arrest at Nubian Square and he’s held on $500 bail.

OSHA has proposed nearly $4.7 million in penalties against Revoli Construction after investigators found willful trench-safety failures tied to a November collapse that killed one worker.

An early-morning stabbing at a Catharine Street rooming house left one man dead and another arrested, Worcester police say.

A truck plowed through an Eastern Bank branch on Revere Beach Parkway, injuring two people. Fire officials say the driver may have suffered a medical issue.

An early‑morning crash on Main Street in Brockton left one person dead and another hospitalized; investigators were on scene and the intersection remained closed for processing.

A former Boston Housing Authority executive secretary pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she falsified more than 100 overtime forms and collected about $72,131. Sentencing is set for July 7, 2026.

Alyssa Partsch pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge and was sentenced to 15–20 years in prison for the 2023 Boston Common stabbing that killed 21‑year‑old Jazreanna Sheppard.

A white van crashed on Fisher Street during an ICE pursuit; the driver and passenger fled on foot and were not taken into custody, Medway police say.

A Centralville search warrant led to a man's arrest and the seizure of cocaine, roughly half a kilogram of marijuana, packaging and a firearm. Charges include trafficking and multiple firearms counts.

Police say a modified Glock 29 was taken from a 19-year-old's waistband after a stop near Hyde Park Avenue; he's facing machine gun and weapons charges.