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Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis left Game 4 vs. the Heat with a non-contact leg injury.

An inmate who escaped from custody during a traffic jam in Waltham, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty in the February incident. Victor Rodriguez De Moura-Pereira, 20, was being transported in a Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department van when he escaped on Interstate 95 on Feb. 26. Pothole repair on the highway had traffic backed up for miles at...

A second suspect has been arrested after a 14-year-old was killed in a shooting in Worcester over the weekend. Worcester police said they were called to a lower Belmont Street neighborhood Saturday afternoon where they found the teen inside an apartment with a serious gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene. A 16-year-old suspect was arreste...

Being named the Week 1 starting quarterback isn’t Drake Maye’s only goal heading into his rookie season.

After 34 years as a nurse at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, Susan Church is worried about losing the job she loves and the community she cares for, as uncertainty swirls around Steward Health Care’s eight operating Massachusetts hospitals. “A lot of us have been here for 30 or 40 years. We all stayed because we do the best ...

A man who is accused of intentionally hitting a woman with his car during a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, will be charged with murder, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Destini Decoff, 26, was critically injured in the crash on April 4 on Hayden Rowe Street near Cornell’s Irish Pub, Hopkinton, polic...

Three Americans detained in Turks and Caicos Islands for possession of ammunition are facing a possible 12-year prison sentence after they were arrested for what they say were innocent mistakes. The situation is a good reminder to be aware of local laws anytime you’re leaving the United States. If you’re planning a trip abroad, your first stop shou...

Ex-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is joining Netflix’s much-anticipated roast of Tom Brady this weekend.

Dramatic surveillance video showed a red truck speeding off a busy road in Bellingham, Massachusetts, taking out the sign for an ice cream shop before racing through a parking lot and narrowly missing an SUV with people inside on Sunday night. Police say 38-year-old Robert Marcoux was under the influence when he side-swiped another vehicle on Pulas...

Should the Celtics be prepared for a major Heat adjustment in Game 4? Miami veteran Kevin Love made some interesting comments before Monday’s game.

New details emerged during opening statements of the Karen Read murder trial on Monday about texts the lead investigator in the case reportedly sent to friends. In his opening statement, defense attorney David Yannetti spoke for the first time about text messages that Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor allegedly sent to his high sch...

Accusations of corruption in the Karen Read case have sparked an audit of the Canton Police Department, which began Monday night with a fiery meeting. It’s the same day as opening statements in the high-profile trial. Read is accused of hitting and killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV in Canton, Massac...

Will Leafs star Auston Matthews play in Game 5 vs. Bruins? Here’s the latest on his status.