Father Chris Peschel says he pinned his attacker down himself until police arrived — then forgave him.

A MedFlight helicopter airlifted a critically hurt victim as police, state troopers and the FBI hunt one suspect in South Lawrence.

A predawn assault near Jenkins Pond left a man hospitalized after being struck with a bat and cut with a box cutter — and threatened with a bow and arrow.

A woman in her late 20s suffered a non-life-threatening leg injury near Edgartown; no shark was actually spotted in the water.

A bicyclist died Monday night at Broad and Newhall streets, a Lynn intersection with a documented history of severe crashes.

The driver was the vehicle's only occupant when it left School Street early Saturday. State and local investigators are still piecing together what happened.

Ladder trucks reached the roof as smoke poured from the North Beacon Street house before crews knocked the blaze down by mid-morning.

Groton joins a growing list of Massachusetts towns ditching license plate cameras after nearby officer misuse cases.

Wayne Anderson allegedly cleared trees and dumped soil near protected wetlands, and daily fines have piled up since May 2024.

Two riders suffered life-threatening injuries near West Warren's All Town gas station after a traffic stop turned into a chase and crash.

Chief Keith Boone says the cameras solved crimes, but public trust concerns won out in Easton.

A 16-year-old fled through a Ruthven Street parking lot clutching a loaded Glock 17 before officers caught him Saturday morning.

Joseph Matthias allegedly tossed a backpack over a Woolson Street fence during his arrest — police say it held the loaded gun tied to the July shooting.