Former Success Real Estate owner Stephen Webster is due to change his plea April 1 after being indicted on charges alleging he diverted more than $11 million. Former agents say they were left with unpaid or bounced commission checks.

A crash in Chelsea on Monday tore down multiple utility poles and cut power to nearby homes and businesses while crews worked to clear fallen lines. Streets were blocked as technicians moved in.

A Plymouth officer was placed on paid administrative leave after Massachusetts State Police opened a criminal investigation into her off‑duty conduct.

AI-generated voice and image attacks have popped up in Massachusetts campaigns, prompting a House bill to require AI disclosures.

Lexington completed a phased ban on gas-powered leaf blowers; residents now must use electric equipment and complaints will be logged by police with penalties for repeat violators.

Officer Shawn Willman was arrested March 19 on suspicion of drunk driving and has been placed on leave. The Norwood Police Department says it has opened an internal affairs investigation.

State and local police are investigating a deadly shooting in Brockton; troopers and detectives were seen gathering evidence near Clinton Street. No other details have been released.

An international drilling mission found low‑salinity water trapped beneath the Atlantic off New England. Early estimates say the supply could be huge — but tapping it would be complex.

An early-morning stabbing near 72 Seaport Boulevard left one person hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries. Police say no arrests have been made as detectives investigate.

Authorities say a 3-month-old in Nashua suffered about 30 fractures; the child's father was arrested and is being held without bail.

A floor collapsed at the Preserve at Chocorua during a wedding in Tamworth, N.H., injuring multiple people as emergency crews responded to the scene. State fire marshals are investigating.

Three Brockton men are facing murder charges after a 27-year-old was stabbed to death on Spring Street. Prosecutors say surveillance footage and witness accounts led to their arrests.

Two masked men robbed a person in Dracut Friday; police later recovered a silver Ford Explorer after a search warrant on Maple Street.