Initial designs show a seven‑story, 100% affordable building at 297 Medford St. with about 50 family‑sized units, ground‑floor retail and extensive bike parking.

Fall River widened its HD‑1 housing overlay to make roughly 70 acres eligible for state tax credits, aiming to accelerate mill conversions and new apartments.

The Parole Board denied Teresa Brugliera's request for release in the 1988 hammer killing of David Regan. The decision follows a 2024 high‑court ruling that allowed emerging‑adult offenders to seek parole review.

A 54-year-old Taunton woman died Wednesday after her car left the road and crashed in Raynham; state police and local departments are investigating.

A pre-dawn blaze at Insurance Auto Auctions in Templeton involved roughly 60 vehicles; crews battled heavy flames and no injuries were reported.

Newly released body-cam clips revisit a 2020 South End shootout involving Tyler Brown and have renewed scrutiny of his earlier sentence.

Reports say the Celtics have agreed to send Jaylen Brown to the 76ers for Paul George and four draft picks, a move that would retool Boston’s championship window.

A new 79,500‑square‑foot orthopedic ambulatory surgery center at 71 Border Road opened in June, backed by $75.6M in financing from Washington Trust and roughly $105M in total cost.

Hi Marley is relocating its HQ to Atlantic Wharf and roughly quadrupling its downtown Boston footprint as demand returns for premium Class A office space. The move highlights a renewed flight to quality in downtown leasing.

A $2.75M settlement resolves allegations that Bear Mountain knowingly understaffed homes. Timberlyn Heights gets $1M and three years of independent monitoring.

Back-to-back outages left Somerville residents without air conditioning during a heat emergency; city libraries, pools and mutual-aid groups scrambled to help.

A body was found Wednesday afternoon on the 900 block of Saratoga Street in East Boston. Homicide detectives are on the scene as investigators work to learn more.

Three juveniles were charged after break‑ins and racist vandalism at Stacy Middle and Memorial Elementary, police say. Investigators used CCTV and school resource officers to identify suspects.