An SUV crashed into a Sturbridge hotel Thursday, prompting a heavy police and fire response as crews secured the scene. Officials have not yet released details on injuries or charges.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has endorsed Daniel Lander in a contentious Suffolk and Middlesex primary, elevating the Wu‑aligned challenger against Sen. Will Brownsberger.

A 66-year-old Concord man is critically ill at Massachusetts General after contracting the rare Powassan tick-borne virus. Health officials are reminding people to take simple tick precautions.

State officials released final recommendations that would pair MassCore coursework with state‑designed end‑of‑course tests, capstones and a phased roll‑out aimed at restoring a statewide graduation standard.

A Boston man pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he bashed an officer’s head into a cruiser windshield during a South Bay Mall arrest; a judge gave him a multi-year prison term.

Two long‑awaited research reports that could shape Boston’s reparations plan are nearing public release this fall. Months of community briefings will follow before recommendations go to the mayor.

A 16-year-old was shot in Lowell and taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening arm wound. Detectives are investigating and canvassing Lawrence Street.

A Medfield Select Board member called the Pride flag "a really corrupt symbol" at a recent meeting, prompting neighbors to demand a review of the town's flag rules.

A Barnstable County grand jury indicted Malik Franklin in the Oct. 27, 2024 Yarmouth beach deaths; prosecutors say video and phone records are central to the case.

The FDA says ZOLL Medical’s Chelmsford facility failed to meet device quality and reporting rules. The company has fifteen business days to outline fixes or face enforcement.

Relatives say missed hospital follow‑up and gaps in community care preceded a preventable Newton triple homicide and are urging lawmakers to allow court‑supervised outpatient orders.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon with gusts near 40 mph and gale warnings for coastal waters. Expect blustery conditions during the evening commute.

The MBTA declined to renew the lease on a daycare at Alewife Station, forcing a transit-accessible child-care program to close and leaving families searching for alternatives.