A Worcester resident, Aramis Arias, won $1 million on the $2,000,000 Diamond Cashword scratch ticket and chose a $650,000 lump-sum payout before taxes. The ticket was sold at Edgemere Mini Mart on Grafton Street.

Mostly sunny Thursday in Boston with highs near 60°F and gusts up to 30 mph. Expect dry weather into next week and chilly nights.

A Chicopee man was arraigned after a multi‑state undercover sting that led to his April 17 arrest at a West Springfield motel; prosecutors say he faces multiple child‑exploitation charges.

A Taunton Amazon delivery partner closed its Myles Standish hub this week; state WARN filings show about 10 employees were laid off. Federal carrier records list the same Taunton address.

ALS Therapy Development Institute signed a 33,310‑sq‑ft lease at 200 Arsenal Yards, adding another lab to Watertown’s growing life‑science campus.

Two Dorchester teens pleaded guilty in a 2024 apartment shooting that killed a father; prosecutors say surveillance and GPS data linked them to the crime.

Pennsylvania State Police say a Worcester man cut off his GPS ankle monitor, drove about 374 miles and robbed the Pennian Bank in Newport. Troopers later arrested him near a campsite by the Juniata River.

Three people were arrested after search warrants at two Boston Street businesses in Salem, part of a months‑long human‑trafficking probe.

Rehoboth selectmen voted 4-1 to remove Fire Chief Mark Haskell after officials said he improperly intervened in a solar project next to his home.

A second-floor porch fire at 121 Garden St was knocked down Wednesday as crews overhauled the scene and police managed traffic.

The state medical examiner found 'probable cardiac dysrhythmia' in Haverhill Officer Katelyn Tully's September death, the department announced.

Blue Hill Pizzeria's owner says repeated late-night delivery robberies forced him to stop evening deliveries. Boston police are investigating.

Seven Allston car wash workers filed a federal tort claim accusing ICE of warrantless, racially targeted arrests and harsh detention following a November raid.