CPCS is offering $500-per-case bonuses to private lawyers in Suffolk and Middlesex to reduce a mounting backlog, but defenders say permanent pay and staffing fixes are required.

City Manager Fidel Maltez has proposed raising inclusionary‑zoning thresholds and lowering fees to attract development and bolster school funding amid enrollment losses.

Harvard warns affiliates that callers impersonating IT staff are using live calls and cloned .edu pages to harvest credentials; affiliates are urged to report suspicious contact.

A suspect was shot and several Boston police officers were injured Saturday near Northeastern University. The suspect and officers were taken to nearby hospitals and police closed Hemenway Street.

An early‑morning house fire in Brockton killed one person and has left investigators searching for a cause.

The New England Police Benevolent Association demanded Mayor Brian A. DePeña resign after a video and alleged secret audio from inside Lawrence City Hall surfaced; the union wants recordings preserved and an investigation.

Two Raynham officers tased a woman after she allegedly slashed her roommate during a welfare check at a Briarcliff Road apartment. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and the suspect faces a court summons.

A backdoor front will drop coastal temperatures this afternoon and rain returns late Saturday into Sunday.

A 27-year-old wanted man was arrested in Cambridge after officers recovered a loaded Glock and a 15-round magazine. Additional charges are expected in Cambridge District Court.

Worcester police arrested a man and charged two others in the 2019 Gage Street killing of 18-year-old Tafar Lewis after new leads in the case.

Grafton police say thieves are using Facebook Marketplace listings to scout motorcycles and ATVs. Sellers are urged to strip photo metadata and meet buyers in public or police lots.

A Worcester woman was bitten by a fox Friday; neighbors trapped the animal until police arrived and the carcass was sent for rabies testing. Authorities urge caution.

A Vineyard Haven trust claimed a $15M Massachusetts Lottery scratch-off bought at the Oak Bluffs VFW; the post will receive a $50K retailer bonus.