Braintree

Several vehicles were involved in a rollover crash Friday night in Braintree, Massachusetts, forcing drivers to seek alternate routes during the evening rush hour. Braintree police responded to the crash on Elm Street at Adams Street. Elm Street eastbound was closed, police said, and drivers were being asked to avoid the area. At least one fire truck was on scene,…

Police in Massachusetts were justified when they fatally shot an armed man who wounded two officers and killed a police dog in an exchange of gunfire last June, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Students at Quincy and Braintree High School are calling for change following the circulation of racist videos among students.

Concerns over racism have prompted student walkouts in two Massachusetts communities, and a hazing scandal in another has a superintendent in hot water. The TEN takes a look at the issues facing many students in the Bay State.

Students from Braintree High School marched to the steps of Town Hall in the hopes their school will do more to address racism.

Students walked out of class Monday over the handling of what they say is racist behavior at their school in Braintree, Massachusetts. Students gathered outside of Braintree Town Hall to demand action. Interim Superintendent Jim Lee said in a statement that approximately 300 Braintree High School students left the building “to stage a peaceful protest in support of racial justice…

Braintree students walked out of class Monday over the handling of what they say is racist behavior at their school.

Two officers with the Braintree Police Department who were shot multiple times were recognized on Veterans Day.

A standoff at a Braintree group home ended after hours with a man being taken to a hospital in a stretcher.

A person who brandished a gun inside a group home in Braintree, Massachusetts, on Friday, prompting an hourslong standoff, has surrendered to officers, police said. The man was taken away on a stretcher and Braintree police said he was brought to a hospital for evaluation — a mental health crisis may have been a factor in the incident. The incident…

Administrators say a student at a Braintree middle school slapped a teacher, allegedly part of a social media challenge.

A student assaulted a Braintree Public Schools employee on Thursday, officials said, calling it a part of the purported “slap a teacher” TikTok challenge that’s sounding alarm bells among educators nationwide. The officials didn’t say what school the incident took place at or give any details about what allegedly happened, and it wasn’t immediately clear if the incident was...

A school bus hit an 11-year-old girl in Braintree, sending her to a hospital with serious injuries.

An 11-year-old girl was hit by a school bus in Braintree, Massachusetts, Friday, police said. The crash took place about 2:30 p.m. on Hillside Road near East Junior High School, and the child — who wasn’t identified — was taken to a hospital in Boston, Braintree police said. She has serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said, after previously saying the…

A Massachusetts man was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting a conductor on an MBTA Commuter Rail train after the conductor asked him to put a mask on. Daniel Libby, 40, of Marlborough, is charged with assault and battery on a public official. MBTA Transit Police said they received a call around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to respond to the Braintree…

Braintree High School is closed on Wednesday due to an asbestos issue, school officials said. They said the school is closed to allow completion of mandatory asbestos testing after some asbestos flooring was disturbed during cleaning and moisture mitigation being done on the first floor of the building. “This is a Department of Environmental Protection requirement, and we will be…

A deer in Braintree, Massachusetts was no match for Animal Control Officer Dave Littlewood. Braintree Police say Littlewood responded to a report of a “disorderly” baby deer on Friday. Although the fawn tried to evade capture, it was eventually scooped up by Littlewood and let go in some nearby woods. Police say the deer was not harmed.

A woman was killed and two men were injured in a crash in Braintree, Massachusetts, Thursday night, authorities said.  A Toyota Camry being driven by a man in his twenties collided with a moped carrying a man in his thirties and woman in her twenties on Forbes Road near Braintree’s Logan Express facility, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said. ...

Neighbors say no one was at the Braintree, Massachusetts, home when a truck crashed into it Saturday evening.

A tractor-trailer crashed into a house in Braintree, Massachusetts, on Saturday evening.