Federal prosecutors say Marc Sanchez cooked powder cocaine into crack in his Massachusetts Mills apartment and stored two loaded 9mm handguns in a safe. He pleaded guilty in Boston federal court this week.

A viral video shows a Dorchester crowd pelting a Boston officer with drinks after a dirt‑bike stop; police say the rider escaped and no arrests were reported.

Police responded to a reported shooting Monday night at Stuart and Tremont in Boston's Theater District; one person was taken to a hospital and detectives were working the scene.

Beverly police will start alcohol compliance checks in July while marijuana and THC inspections begin immediately. Businesses found in violation could face Licensing Board review.

A 59-year-old Attleboro woman was indicted Monday in the 1985 Mansfield newborn case; arraignment is scheduled in Fall River Superior Court.

A North Andover firefighter was treated after battling a multi‑alarm house fire Sunday. Residents escaped and officials say the cause is under investigation.

A Cambridge man pleaded guilty to six counts of animal cruelty after surveillance video showed him beating and throwing a cat named Sage. He was sentenced to 90 days and two years' probation.

Police say a child died Sunday at a Dorchester home; investigators are on scene and many details remain unknown.

A pedestrian was critically injured after a hit-and-run at Holborn and Warren in Roxbury Sunday night; police are searching for the fleeing driver and witnesses.

A woman was hospitalized after falling from a vehicle on William J. Day Boulevard; state police say the driver later returned and was taken into custody.

A wrong-way driver on I-93 struck a Chevrolet Cruze head-on late Saturday, killing a man in his 20s. State police identified an 81-year-old suspect from Somerset.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was relieved of duty after surveillance video showed an off‑duty brawl at ReelHouse Marina Bay in Quincy. The department says the incident is under internal review.

A duck boat overturned on the Charles River near the Museum of Science in Cambridge on Saturday, injuring several people and prompting a multi-agency response.