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The second man arrested in connection with a violent shooting last year in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood is due in court Thursday. Micah Ennis, 25, was arrested in Roxbury on Wednesday, Boston police said. He’s accused of shooting five people, including two children, at a housing complex on Ames Street on Sept. 17. The children were ...

A man is dead and a woman arrested after a domestic incident Wednesday in Leominster, Massachusetts, officials said. Few details about what happened were immediately available, including the identities of the woman who was in custody or the man who was found dead. The incident was reported about 10:30 p.m., Wednesday at a home on Main Street, accor...

The wake for the Billerica police Sgt. Ian Taylor, who was killed last week in a crash while working on a construction detail, is set for Thursday. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cataudella Funeral Home on Pleasant Valley Street in Methuen, Massachusetts. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the…

The high-profile Karen Read murder trial resumed Thursday morning with more testimony from first responders. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. He was found in the snow outside fellow Boston Police Officer Brian Albert’s home in Canton, Massachusetts. Pr...

College unrest continues Thursday morning on campuses with police are arresting protesters and knocking down encampments across the U.S. To the north, in New Hampshire, students at the University of New Hampshire attempted to set up an encampment but it was shut down by police. Nearly a dozen of them were arrested. A similar situation was reported ...

We’re getting a one-day summer pass with the temperatures Thursday. With plenty of sun developing, we should see our highs soar into the mid-70s in spots. While it would be nice to say everyone latches onto this warmth, there are (always) a few exceptions. Cooler weather will prevail from the Seacoast of New Hampshire to Cape Ann — and......

As the controversial Karen Read murder trial continues, we’re hearing from the families of those involved. Emotions are high in a case that has become a national spectacle. Read is charged with the second-degree murder of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, whom prosecutors say she hit with her SUV two years ago in Canton...

Bodycam footage from the moments before police shot and killed a man in Raynham, Massachusetts, shows him opening the door and pointing a gun at officers. Stephen Maclean, a 35-year-old Raynham man, was shot and killed at his King Philip Street apartment Tuesday, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said. Authorities said Maclean was arres...

After a chippy series with the physical Heat, Jayson Tatum had a strong response to those who have questioned the Celtics’ toughness.

More than seven months after a shooting that injured five people in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, a second suspect has been arrested. Two children, one of whom is autistic, were among those hurt in the gunfire on Ames Street on Sept. 17. Police said Wednesday that 25-year-old Micah Ennis was arrested Wednesday in Roxbury. He was named a s...

The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 118-84 rout of the Heat in Game 5. We share our takeaways.

A crash in Holliston, Massachusetts, sent a car down an embankment and three people to the hospital. Police in Holliston say the two-vehicle crash happened Wednesday night on Washington Street. One vehicle went through a stop sign, hitting another vehicle and forcing it off the road, according to police. The second vehicle went down an embankment. ...

The Celtics gave Mike Gorman the perfect send-off Wednesday. Here’s how the legendary broadcaster signed off to end his illustrious 43-year career.