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.

Sen. Ed Markey and two colleagues gave Meta until April 6 to explain whether its Ray‑Ban smart glasses will use facial recognition, warning of privacy and protest risks.

The state Senate voted 38‑0 to pass the PETS Act, which would ban most pet shop sales of dogs, cats and rabbits and route penalties into the state's animal‑care fund.

Metro Mayors pledged 185,000 homes by 2030, but permitting through 2024 leaves the region far off pace. Prices and rents keep climbing as permit activity falls.

Zach Bryan paid $12.1M for Jack Kerouac’s original 120‑foot On the Road scroll and plans to install it at a new Kerouac Center in Lowell. Fundraising and renovations now follow.

A Whitman man who ran a Newton circus studio was convicted Wednesday on multiple counts of indecent assault and battery involving two teenage students. He remains on home confinement pending a March 26 hearing.

Worcester leaders condemned racist social posts aimed at South High girls basketball players after a playoff loss and said the district will support affected students.

Mass. State Police are investigating after a car fell from a Leominster overpass; officials have released few details. Troopers were on scene as investigators worked.

A multi-town pursuit ended in downtown Ashburnham after officers used stop sticks to disable a vehicle wanted in a suspected robbery; two Fitchburg residents were arrested.

Governor Healey's budget would cut co‑responder funding by roughly $15 million, drawing sharp criticism from police chiefs and mental‑health advocates. Supporters warn the move could mean more arrests and ER visits.

Suffolk County prosecutors have dropped the 1985 murder case against Thomas Rosa, who served 34 years in prison. The move follows new DNA testing and a 2023 vacatur of his conviction.