A reported threat sent Medway High into lockdown Thursday; police searched the campus and later said the calls were not credible. No injuries were reported.

Massachusetts will activate a public-health emergency operations plan on June 1 to coordinate care, surveillance and safety ahead of World Cup matches in Foxborough.

A Dorchester sweep uncovered nine mopeds stashed at a Kenberma Road residence and resulted in three arrests as police step up enforcement of illegal scooter operations.

Holland Street near Davis Square was cordoned off after an early-morning assault involving an edged weapon. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Fairhaven man was arrested after police say he used a sledgehammer to smash into the Pearl Vision storefront in Dartmouth; about $51,000 in sunglasses were recovered.

Firefighters and police responded to a water emergency between the Seaport and Logan early Thursday; officials have not yet released details. Marine units and harbor patrols were on scene.

Police arrested a 46-year-old Boston man after a Beach Street search turned up roughly 50 grams of suspected fentanyl. The seizure crosses Massachusetts' 10‑gram trafficking threshold.

Boston police say a 16‑year‑old was caught with a loaded Smith & Wesson SD9 as he left Community Academy in Jamaica Plain; the state issued a detainer and charges are pending.

Officers responding to a medical call in Malden encountered suspected fentanyl after an unsecured bag opened; no officers were injured.

Surveillance shows a man trapped at the base of a Davis Square escalator for more than 20 minutes before help arrived. His family is demanding answers.

A person was recovered from waters near the Nickerson Post in Quincy’s Squantum neighborhood on Wednesday night; police say the investigation is active. The individual’s condition has not been released.

A pre-dawn three-alarm fire ripped through Moozy's on Trapelo Road; crews pulled back after a floor collapse and no injuries were reported.

A person was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train near the East Bridgewater–West Bridgewater line; transit police are assisting an active investigation.