A Weymouth Shaw's sold a $1 million 100X scratch ticket that a Quincy trust claimed and took a $650,000 lump-sum payout before taxes. The store gets a $10,000 retailer bonus.

A Brockton man accused of raping a 13‑year‑old is due to stand trial Aug. 10, 2026. He has been held since his September 2024 arrest on multiple felony counts.

Authorities identified the rider killed in a late‑night Uxbridge crash as 60‑year‑old Timothy Foster. The collision shut Route 146A near the BJ’s distribution center and is under investigation.

A Murphy's Law show at Lowell’s Taffeta Music Hall was canceled after an assault outside the venue left three men injured and prompted a police probe.

A Lowell man pleaded guilty in federal court after undercover buys and a search that uncovered more than two ounces of crack, prosecutors say.

Milton's Blue Hill Observatory was closed after overnight vandalism damaged the historic tower; crews and state police are assessing repairs ahead of a possible Friday reopening.

Frontrunner Bus Group signed an 88,000‑sq‑ft lease in Billerica, choosing to expand in Massachusetts instead of relocating to New Hampshire. The company says the move will boost production and hiring.

A 32-year-old Walpole man died after his SUV knocked down a utility pole and crashed into the Budget Inn on Route 1 in Westwood; crews extricated him and he later died at a Boston hospital.

Federal prosecutors say Marc Sanchez cooked powder cocaine into crack in his Massachusetts Mills apartment and stored two loaded 9mm handguns in a safe. He pleaded guilty in Boston federal court this week.

Four Wareham beaches were closed after state tests found elevated bacteria levels. Officials say follow-up sampling is underway.

A viral video shows a Dorchester crowd pelting a Boston officer with drinks after a dirt‑bike stop; police say the rider escaped and no arrests were reported.

A former Framingham service station has been remodeled into an Alltown Fresh outpost serving avocado toast, quinoa bowls and specialty coffee alongside EV chargers.

Massachusetts joined a multistate legal challenge Monday to block CMS’s new 80‑hour‑a‑month Medicaid work rule, arguing tighter exemptions and paperwork threaten MassHealth coverage.