A Brookline man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he sent an explicit image to an undercover agent posing as a 14‑year‑old. Prosecutors are seeking a six‑year term.

Two arrests and multiple firearms were recovered after an April 15 Roxbury shooting. Detectives say camera footage and ballistics tied suspects to the scene.

A CAST patrol in Fall River arrested 22‑year‑old Jullianni Berrios after an officer’s shouted “I’ve got the dog!” bluff stopped a foot chase; police say they found a loaded pistol and about 151 grams of suspected crack.

A late-night shooting on Bowdoin Street left one person hospitalized and the area cordoned off as investigators worked the scene.

A woman was robbed at gunpoint in Brighton during a Thursday-night car sale; police say the suspects fled in her vehicle and are asking for tips.

Nine children were taken to hospitals after a school bus crash at Broadway and Langdon Street in Everett; officials say injuries were not serious.

Advocates warn VOCA shortfalls and state budget choices could shrink therapy, legal help and casework for children exploited online across Massachusetts.

Watertown police say a reported threat at the Perkins School for the Blind was handled internally and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Boston paid $11 million to Joseph Jabir Pope, who spent 37 years behind bars before his conviction was vacated; the settlement says the city did not admit liability.

A retaining wall at a Duxbury construction site collapsed Wednesday, sending two people to a trauma center while federal and local officials investigate.

Five people were arrested after a brawl on the second floor of Dorchester District Court; a 17-year-old faces additional assault charges and police say the probe is ongoing.

A well‑being check in the 800 block of Beacon Circle led officers to a stolen car, a loaded handgun and crack‑cocaine, police say. Two adults were arrested and a juvenile detained.

Austen M. Cooper pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 19 months after admitting to a string of fires in Raymond and Epping, authorities said. The state fire marshal tied multiple 2022 blazes to him.