A naked man was arrested after a family found him inside their Myrtle Street home in Beacon Hill; officers booked him at Nashua Street Jail and expect lewdness and vandalism charges.

Healey filed the Ride Safe Act to create speed tiers for e‑bikes, scooters and mopeds, adding age, helmet and equipment rules and new RMV authority. The bill draws on a January micromobility commission report.

A pedestrian was struck and later pronounced dead on Belmont Street in Brockton late Friday. The Plymouth County DA's office and state police are investigating.

A video shows a dozen rats near Moody Street and residents and businesses are pressing Waltham officials to speed up inspections and trash enforcement before outdoor dining season.

Boston police arrested a 40-year-old Athol man in Back Bay after seizing about 32 grams of fentanyl. He faces trafficking and resisting charges and is due in court.

A 24-year-old Easthampton man was sentenced to 4-5 years after investigators found more than 4,000 child sexual abuse images and videos; he faces eight years of supervised probation.

A Hyde Park man was arrested and federally charged after prosecutors say he took part in Snapchat "nude video chats" with a 12‑year‑old. Phones seized last summer allegedly held about two dozen illegal videos.

The Massachusetts Attorney General has indicted a Plymouth caregiver after prosecutors say she kept a disabled man locked in a bedroom soiled with urine and feces. Authorities also allege roughly $38,000 in fraudulent unemployment payments.

A Harvard‑led Science paper found an OpenAI reasoning model outscored physicians on several text‑based diagnostic tasks, but authors say randomized trials are needed before clinical use.

Framingham’s turreted 'castle' hotel has been reborn as the Renaissance and now anchors a three‑hotel Marriott campus with expanded event facilities.

A two-alarm blaze in a Brighton parking garage scorched three vehicles Sunday evening; officials say no injuries were reported and are investigating.

Two men were arrested after a daytime home invasion on Oakwood Avenue in Saugus; police say the suspects were masked and armed and shots were fired, but nobody was hurt.

Sunny Monday with highs near 68°F and gusts up to 35 mph. Small Craft Advisory and elevated fire-weather potential across much of southern New England.