New Bedford police arrested Jonatas Mendes, 40, for carrying a .38 caliber revolver without a license in the city's North End after receiving a tip about an armed man.

A U.S. Marine, Samuel Maturi Wanjiru, went missing after being swept to sea at La Pared Beach in Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for him.

A crash in Lawrence, Massachusetts knocked out power after a car hit a utility pole, affecting 85 National Grid customers and disrupting traffic. The driver was hospitalized; the crash's cause is under investigation.

A truck spill on RT-114 in Middleton caused westbound lane closures and significant traffic delays, with MassDOT responding and advising alternative routes.

A Cambridge school teacher, Jorge Alexis Bonilla, is indicted on multiple child rape charges involving two victims under 14. He's currently on administrative leave.

A house fire in Norwell, Massachusetts, left two people homeless and the building a total loss, with no injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.

A Brighton man, Francis Gomez, is charged for peering into homes and causing alarm among residents, with recent incidents near Boston College prompting an increased police patrol in the area.

Massachusetts prosecutors request a 500-foot buffer zone around Norfolk Superior Court to limit the influence of public demonstrations during Karen Read's murder trial.

A New Hampshire man was indicted on charges, including second-degree murder, after a crash that killed a police officer and a utility worker in Waltham, MA.

Boston Police arrested Lenin Esteban Rios Ramos for armed robbery and assault in East Boston after allegedly attacking a victim with a knife, rock, and kicks.

The unresolved 3-year-old case of Xavier Louis-Jacques's fatal shooting in Cambridge remains a mystery with police seeking public help for leads. The teenager had a bright future and no arrests have been made.

Two charged in Chicopee, MA shootout that left one man dead, with Noah Torres accused of murder and Kiana Gonzalez as accessory, according to the Hampden DA's office.

A 56-year-old woman died after her car struck a utility pole in Carver, Massachusetts; police are investigating.