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A Wareham man pleaded not guilty to murder after allegedly shooting his father to death.

Yasser Teixeira Mendonca, of New York, and Dahshein Karon Perry, of Massachusetts, are accused of stealing over 1,000 pieces of mail in Newton.

A man from Needham, Massachusetts, is relieved after seeing new video of two of his cousins freed by Hamas.

Saying climate change is an economic threat to Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey announced a new, holistic plan to maintain the resiliency of the state’s coast.

A man was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge a day after allegedly shooting and killing his father at their home in Wareham, Massachusetts, authorities said. Robert Gomes III, 26, is suspected of killing his father, 61-year-old Robert Gomes Jr., with a ghost gun during an argument over a power washer, according to court documents. Tearful members of the Gomes…

A rat encounter in South Boston captured the attention of the internet. It’s not only causing people to laugh and scream, but it’s also sparking a conversation about how many rats are crawling around the city. David Gomez, an East Boston resident, recorded the encounter while hanging out and drinking with his friends in the Seaport’s Fort Point neighborhood...

The video has gone viral not only because we see a rat crawling up a man’s leg but also because of the man’s reaction.

A man from Needham, Massachusetts, is relieved after seeing new video of two of his cousins freed by Hamas.

Police in Newton, Massachusetts, recovered more than 1,000 pieces of stolen mail.

Lawrence Hawkins is due in court on Monday after he was accused of damaging several Boston landmarks over the weekend, including the Holocaust Memorial and the graves of Paul Revere.

Service disruptions started on almost all branches of the MBTA’s Green Line on Monday to allow crews to make rail, ties and tunnel repairs.

A woman “intentionally” set fire to the lobby of a police station in Westborough, Massachusetts, over the weekend, according to authorities. The fire happened just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday on West Main Street. Prior to the fire, Westborough police said on Monday that Theresa Abichaker was taken to the lobby by an officer, so she could wait for a ride….

Jason J. Eaton, 48, was arrested after he was accused of shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night.

Lawrence Hawkins, 46, was charged with multiple counts of destruction of property, destruction of a place of worship and defacing a burial site, Boston police say.

Service disruptions have begun on almost all branches of the MBTA’s Green Line on Monday to allow crews to make rail, ties and tunnel repairs.

Do you plan to ride on the Green Line? Then, plan for a longer commute, as the MBTA is starting service disruptions on Monday for the Green Line. The MBTA is working on everything from ties to tunnels, but in order to do that, it needs several of the stations closed, including at Kenmore, where shuttles are replacing trains Monday…

The first overnight safety-net shelter has opened in Greater Boston under a $5 million public grant program managed by United Way of Massachusetts Bay.

The truce marks the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel ignited a war that has devastated vast swaths of Gaza and raised fears of a wider conflict across the Middle East.

The building on Broadway that houses Los Amigos restaurant, with multiple apartments above, was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday

While the roads are clear at the moment, travel experts say this will not be the case later on Wednesday.