A seven-alarm blaze tore through an apartment complex on Juniper Road in North Attleboro, sending flames through the roof and drawing mutual-aid crews from several towns.

A Bath man was sentenced to federal prison after prosecutors say he siphoned $225,200 in VA disability benefits from an elderly, disabled veteran. Authorities say he spent some proceeds on a snowmobile and jewelry.

Police taped off a Dorchester block after early-morning gunfire on Dacia Street; shell casings and evidence markers were visible and investigators remained on scene.

Dorchester officers recovered an unserialized Polymer80 9mm after a ShotSpotter alert; a 16‑year‑old was arrested and faces multiple firearm charges.

A large police operation shut down part of Memorial Drive after reports of gunfire near River Street. Authorities say the scene is secure and investigators are on site.

A 22-year-old Littleton man was arrested after investigators say a lit firework was thrown at a marked Plymouth police cruiser and detonated near an officer on April 19.

A 62-year-old Worcester man, identified as James McGuire, was struck and killed while crossing Hope Avenue on the night of May 10. Worcester police say the Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating.

Jury selection begins for Alvin R. Campbell Jr., accused in a string of sexual-assault cases; prosecutors say phone videos and DNA tie him to multiple victims.

A federal indictment unsealed May 7 accuses members of two Boston gangs of selling guns and trafficking fentanyl; authorities say they seized 18 firearms, dozens of "switches" and over a kilogram of fentanyl.

A New Bedford man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 stabbing of his nephew and was sentenced to 12½–17½ years in state prison.

A man was found dead in Mattapan late Saturday; hours later two people were shot in Dorchester. Boston police say investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been announced.

Everett police say MBTA surveillance helped identify two people who were arrested by Boston police after a masked knifepoint robbery at 82 Main St on April 21.

A Methuen man drew a 10‑year federal sentence after undercover buys uncovered hundreds of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and a 'ghost gun.'