Northampton police

A suspect is in custody after a man was shot to death overnight in Northampton, Massachusetts. Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man around 11 p.m., the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said Thursday morning. A bystander called police to report the incident. The victim was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he was pronounced...

Massachusetts state and local police are investigating after a boater discovered a man’s body Friday evening in the Connecticut River. The boater called authorities when he made the discovery around 6 p.m. and then he stayed with the body so police could locate it, the Northwestern District Attorney’s office announced in a statement. A Northampton Police Department dispatcher traced...

A Massachusetts college announced an investigation to find the individuals responsible for drawing swastikas on multiple campus buildings. Smith College President Kathleen McCartney says in a statement Friday that she condemns “in the strongest terms” the symbols drawn on campus.

A Massachusetts college announced an investigation to find the individuals responsible for drawing swastikas on multiple campus buildings. Smith College President Kathleen McCartney says in a statement Friday that she condemns “in the strongest terms” the symbols drawn on campus.

A homeless man who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by Northampton police is seeking $700,000 in damages from city and local officials. Eric Matlock filed a complaint alleging police used excessive force when he was arrested on the steps of Northampton City Hall in August 2017.

Authorities say the deaths of two people found Thursday inside a home in Northampton, Massachusetts were the result of a murder-suicide.

Police are investigating after two people were found dead inside a home in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said the people were found dead inside a residence on Village Hill Road. They said there is no concern for public safety.

Police say a custodian at a Massachusetts high school has been arrested after what were described as “unusual structural modifications” were found in a girls’ bathroom.

Police in Massachusetts warn families and friends of those who struggle with addiction to watch out for a bad batch of heroin.