Acton-based Circle Furniture will auction hundreds of showroom and warehouse pieces after closing in December and filing Chapter 7.

At a federal hearing, Matthew Farwell asked a judge to dismiss charges that he killed Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child; the judge took the motion under advisement. The trial remains scheduled for October.

A delivery worker fell roughly 20 feet through a roadway grating on School Street and was rescued by firefighters; injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Town officials warn a bill to end license nonrenewal for unpaid fines could shrink excise collections and force property-tax increases as Beacon Hill debates trade-offs.

Repair bills in Boston are climbing: aging cars, pricier tech and low insurer reimbursements are driving sticker shock at local shops.

Postmaster General David Steiner warns the Postal Service could exhaust operating cash within a year without congressional relief. Lawmakers face choices on borrowing limits, pricing and pensions.

311 reports show needle pickup requests climbed sharply in parts of Boston as buyback funding and outreach shifted. Local crews and new strategies are trying to fill the gap.

Federal prosecutors say 12 bricks of cocaine were found hidden in resealed duty‑free Chivas Regal boxes at Logan International Airport after a passenger arrived from Punta Cana.

Chopped winner Saba Wahid Duffy is taking Kush off the road and into a 16-seat Somerville restaurant with a halal-forward modern Mediterranean menu.

A Brockton man was sentenced to 12 years after authorities say searches recovered nearly four kilograms of suspected fentanyl, cash and firearms converted to fire automatically.

A federal judge resentenced ex-Boston Police Captain Richard Evans to a year-plus in prison after an appeals court pared back theft counts in a long-running overtime-fraud probe.

SVU detectives arrested two Springfield parents after an investigation alleging the rape of a 2-year-old and endangerment of two other children.

A man was taken into custody after a reported stabbing on Dwelley Street in Pembroke; police say the incident appears isolated.