Newton's New Art Center received a bomb threat prior to a Drag Queen Story Hour, prompting a police search which found no bombs.

Boston Police probe the killing of Pereshah Shear-Yashub, urging witnesses to help solve the Edson Street homicide.

Boston Police arrested two teens on weapons charges after they attempted to flee when officers approached them due to a disturbance call in Roxbury. A loaded firearm was recovered.

A man was arrested in Vermont for a fatal double stabbing in Brockton, Massachusetts. Charged with murder, he was found sleeping in his car by authorities.

Massachusetts will receive $14.5 million from a $700 million national settlement with Johnson & Johnson over allegations of deceptive marketing of talc products.

The Worcester Police Department is asking for public assistance to locate missing person Nicole "Nikki" Padykula, last seen on May 29. They encourage anyone with information to contact them.

A man in North Plymouth bit off a part of another man's ear during a drunken altercation, resulting in his arrest for mayhem and assault and battery with serious injury.

A Nahant woman and a Winthrop man pled guilty to conspiracy for wire fraud and tax evasion, with sentences pending. Their scheme involved hiding assets from the IRS and a deceptive property sale.

A man faces charges after a violent incident at a Primark store in Boston resulted in an assault on a police officer.

Boston Police arrested Savon Barbosa, 20, on weapons charges, including firearm and ammunition possession, related to an ongoing gun control investigation in Hyde Park.

A severe fire on 7 Carson St. in Dorchester displaced 33 people, injured one firefighter, and extended to nearby buildings, with the cause still unknown.

A former postal worker received an 18-month prison sentence for embezzling nearly $90,000 through fake money orders and fraudulently claiming over $15,000 in unemployment benefits.

The Cambridge Police are probing a sexual assault reported on June 11 on Franklin St. Tips are encouraged through their hotline or website, and additional patrols have been deployed.