A fire at a Roxbury apartment resulted in $700,000 damages, displacing 15 people and requiring one to seek medical attention. The cause is under investigation.

Registered sex offender David Cannon from Lexington, Mass., was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted child sex trafficking and possession of child porn.

A 68-year-old Dominican man was sentenced in Boston for trafficking over $150,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency. He served about a year in prison and will face deportation.

Brandon D. Kane of Maryland was sentenced for online dating extortion after pleading guilty to threatening to expose intimate activities of his victims, extracting $4,800 from them.

Former Stoneham police sergeant Thomas Heller resigned following an investigation into his use of derogatory language and untruthfulness. The probe began in spring 2023, and he was on leave until his resignation.

A man in Springfield faces additional charges for a January shooting after being linked to it during a police investigation while already in custody for another murder charge.

The Boston Marathon increases its prize fund to $1,137,500, with an additional $250,000 from last year, as Bank of America becomes the event's corporate sponsor.

A Boston man, Jimall Brown, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking, including trafficking a minor, and faces possible life imprisonment. His sentencing is set for July 9, 2024.

A student at Whitin Intermediate School suffered burns when a laptop smoked during an exam, prompting an evacuation and the postponement of MCAS tests.

A fire that started in an air conditioning unit at the Ocean House Hotel in Gloucester, MA, was quickly contained by firefighters with no injuries reported.

A Maryland man pleaded guilty to a $32,000 luxury goods heist in Wrentham, Massachusetts, with sentencing pending. His accomplices face various charges.

An 8-year-old boy was injured but not critically after being struck by a Jeep while riding his scooter in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The incident is under investigation.

Firefighters addressed smoky conditions at Boston's South Station early Tuesday with no immediate reported injuries, weeks after an incident involving a fallen steel beam at the same site.