Police arrested an individual who claimed to have a bomb at the Topsfield Fair, prompting an investigation and temporary road closure. The threat was cleared, and the fair resumed.

Two teenagers in Massachusetts were injured in a stabbing incident that started in Stoneham and ended in Wakefield. Both are expected to survive. The police are investigating with no threat to the public and no arrests made.

MA Attorney General Campbell joins a coalition opposing Trump's National Guard deployment to Chicago, claiming it's an illegal act against state sovereignty.

Boston's Columbus Day ended with a nor'easter causing heavy rain, strong winds, and potential coastal flooding. The storm brought up to 4-5 inches of rain in some areas.

A woman died in a two-vehicle collision in Bolton last Saturday, as reported by NBC Boston and WCVB. Police are investigating the crash involving her Honda SUV and a Ford pickup.

Jeremy Holmes received a 50-year sentence for a double murder in Fall River, which he committed at age 18. The victims were Jovaughn Mills and Miguel Sanjurjo. The court's ruling considers youth culpability and crime severity.

A woman was hospitalized after a shooting in Beverly, Massachusetts, with police responding and one person being arrested; the incident is not seen as posing ongoing danger.

A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint by three suspects in Braintree; the vehicle was later found, but the suspects remain at large despite an extensive search involving local and state police.

Activists protested all day at an ICE facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, decrying the treatment of detainees and broader ICE policies, including the case of detained student Marcelo Gomes da Silva.

An Everett man was arrested on drug charges after a Chelsea Police Department investigation resulted in a search warrant where police seized prescription pills and cash.

Three people were injured in a shooting in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood; no arrests made yet. Witnesses described a disturbing increase in violence in the area.

A powerful nor'easter brought heavy rain and winds to Southern New England, impacting Boston through Tuesday, with warnings of minor flooding and power outages.

A tractor-trailer in Waltham snagged overhead wires, causing a fire that engulfed three vehicles, including two school vans, and led to evacuations and power outages. No injuries were reported.