A Hudson woman faces eight counts of animal cruelty after officers found a mother dog and seven puppies living in a hazardous detached garage. The animals are now in rescue care.

A three‑alarm fire tore through a Dorchester triple‑decker at 359 Geneva Ave Sunday, charring the roof and damaging a neighboring home while crews fought to contain the blaze.

A person was pulled from Winthrop Lake and flown to UMass Memorial after a possible drowning at Stoddard Park on Sunday evening.

A 41-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were found dead early Sunday at a Willow Street residence in Lawrence; authorities say the deaths appear isolated.

A Belmont engineering teacher and longtime camp leader was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Arraignment is set for July 27 in Cambridge District Court.

A 15-year-old was arrested after shots were fired during the Puerto Rican Festival in Roxbury; police recovered a revolver and the teen faces multiple weapons charges.

A multi‑vehicle crash in Bourne sent three people to area hospitals Sunday; one person was reported with potentially life‑threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled over. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

A person was seriously injured on Huntington Avenue Sunday night and police say the suspect fled on a scooter. Detectives say the attack grew from an argument and the investigation is active.

ICE Boston arrested a Dominican national in Boston who faces pending state charges alleging solicitation and electronic enticement of a child, officials reported.

Fire and dive teams searched Shadowbrook Quarry in Milford after reports of a possible drowning; police reiterated warnings that quarries are dangerous. Regional dive units were on scene as the search continued into the night.

A three-alarm blaze heavily damaged a vacant three-family house in Savin Hill, sending smoke across Dorchester while crews worked to protect adjacent buildings. Investigators are probing the cause.

Surveillance video shows a bicyclist shove a man using a walker on Sumner Street in East Boston; police say the victim's injuries were not life-threatening and are investigating.

Firefighters used an aerial ladder and chainsaws to free a skydiver and a good Samaritan stuck in a Marstons Mills tree; both landed without injury.