A person suffered burns to both hands after a propane flash inside a van at a Bourne construction yard; EMS transported the injured person and investigators are on scene.

A trooper was injured early Sunday when a wrong‑way driver struck his cruiser on Route 1 in Peabody; the driver faces OUI and negligent-operation charges.

A $500,000 override is on Buckland's June 2 ballot; leaders say it's needed to avoid cuts and shore up reserves amid rising school and infrastructure costs.

A Cambridge man was sentenced to 13 years after prosecutors said he ran a pill‑press operation that could have manufactured millions of fentanyl‑laced tablets.

A driver wanted in an Everett drug probe led police on a multi‑town chase Friday, sideswiping a State Police cruiser in Malden before abandoning the car in Stoneham.

A Lowell staffing‑agency owner pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he hid more than $6.1 million in payroll and dodged payroll taxes. Sentencing is set for Aug. 27.

A Brockton player claimed a $1 million prize from the new $10 Strike It Rich scratch-off. The winning ticket was sold at a local Grab N Go and has been paid by the Lottery.

A Somerville landmark diner closed since 2023 has won a CPA grant and local fundraising. Owner Nicole Bairos says repairs and a historic assessment are under way.

Dave's Hot Chicken will open a Terminal B counter at Logan this summer, taking over a small stall between gates B30–B36.

Updated CHORD trial numbers presented in Seoul suggest most children with otoferlin‑related deafness gained meaningful hearing after Otarmeni treatment. The therapy was FDA‑cleared in April.

Firefighters rescued a crane operator more than 200 feet above Conley Terminal during a heavy wind-and-rain storm; officials say the operator was safely extricated with no injuries.

A loud, unexplained boom shook neighborhoods across Greater Boston just after 2 p.m., prompting calls to police and sparking speculation about meteors or sonic booms. Officials and the USGS have been contacted.

Sen. Ed Markey won the Massachusetts Democratic Party endorsement at the Worcester convention while Rep. Seth Moulton cleared the 15% threshold to make the Sept. 1 ballot. The result sets up a focused primary this fall.