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A state police pursuit on I-93 ended in a crash in Braintree; three people were arrested and authorities reported no injuries.
Firefighters and state investigators converged on Red Brook Road Friday as emergency crews photographed and processed a house with visible fire damage. Officials have not yet released cause or injury details.
A former Boston Children’s nurse was indicted after prosecutors say two teenage patients were sexually assaulted while recovering from surgery. Authorities are urging parents to come forward.
Youth Violence Strike Force seized a loaded revolver during a Roxbury traffic stop and arrested a 23‑year‑old Dorchester man.
A federal probe led to arrests after a Concord family's vacant lot was allegedly sold with forged documents and a house began going up.
A person was injured near the Hingham Public Library after an apparent road‑rage shooting; police say the injured person was not shot, a firearm was recovered and the area is safe.
A 44-year-old man was found shot on Bay State Road near the Merrimack River; state police detectives are investigating while officials have released few details.
A handcuffed man bolted from officers outside the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, sprinting down New Chardon Street while officers gave chase.
Worcester police say Summer Impact officers found a gun and suspected fentanyl in a car on Church Street; a 58-year-old man was arrested and charged.
A 21-year-old Canton resident was arrested after police say he reached through a bedroom window and grabbed a sleeping woman’s ankle; a judge ordered a competency exam.
Jeannie Norris, Miss Hall's former headmaster, was indicted on a child reckless‑endangerment charge as prosecutors widen an investigation into alleged abuse at the Pittsfield boarding school.
Watertown ordered four bodywork businesses closed after joint inspections found permit violations and sexual items at one site. Officials say none may reopen until compliant.
Police say a 37-year-old was stopped near Mass. and Cass after officers seized about 19 grams of suspected fentanyl, meth and pills.
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