A three-alarm fire at East Coast Divers on Boylston Street injured an employee and a firefighter and displaced residents above the shop.

Three teenagers climbed the Old John Hancock weather beacon Wednesday night and fled after an altercation with a security guard. Police say they are investigating.

Four Lynn men received lengthy federal sentences after a probe found they pressed counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and a potent nitazene called Pyro that investigators tied to multiple deaths.

Two men were stabbed near a Brockton playground; one was flown to a Boston hospital and police say the case is under investigation.

Giovanni “Gio” Bala, 22, was killed after a late-night celebration in Dorchester. Family says he had just completed union carpentry training and was beginning his trade.

A man was wounded after a vehicle standoff and police shooting on Elm Street in Milton. Roads near Nute Middle/High and Milton Elementary were closed while investigators worked.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was hospitalized after an apparent accidental shooting at the mounted unit barn in Acton; injuries are non-life-threatening and the probe is ongoing.

A husband and wife were arraigned after prosecutors say they attacked diners at a Porter Street restaurant with racial slurs, threats and physical assaults.

State troopers and Boston police dispersed large youth gatherings at Carson Beach and Castle Island; parking and Day Boulevard were closed for hours with no injuries or arrests reported.

Boston police arrested a 16‑year‑old in Roxbury after a multi‑agency chase and recovered a loaded Glock, the department said.

Fire crews responded to a working fire at 1 Smith's Lane in Manchester-by-the-Sea Wednesday evening; officials have not yet released details on injuries or cause.

A man who entered Fields Corner station was rescued after hours trapped between an elevator shaft and the exterior wall. Transit Police say trespass charges are expected.

Middleborough police say six people were arrested in a months‑long narcotics probe that yielded more than 320 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of fentanyl and an assault‑style rifle.