Authorities say a Virginia girl’s dog stopped her from being abducted by biting a man who grabbed her.

Animal control officials say they have rescued 122 cats and kittens from a squalid Pennsylvania home and transported them to a North Philadelphia facility for medical evaluations. Officials say the homeowners had planned on opening a sanctuary but were unable to keep up with the cats’ rapid rate of reproduction. The owners voluntarily surrendered the animals. The cats, most of...

Police officers who responded to the murders of two doctors in their South Boston penthouse testified in the trial of their accused killer on Wednesday. The officers told the jury they saw words written on the wall of the doctors’ condo and found two knives that prosecutors believe may have been used in the murders. Bampumim Teixiera, 32, of Chelsea,...

Jurors in the trial after the murder of two South Boston doctors saw a message scrawled on the wall at the crime scene.

A Massachusetts man charged with bludgeoning his dog to death with a rock then burying the body in his backyard told investigators he talked to a veterinarian friend about euthanizing the 17-year-old pet. Adam Crook, of Melrose, was released with no bail after pleading not guilty to animal cruelty on Tuesday.

A Massachusetts man is facing an animal cruelty charge after allegedly killing his dog Friday night. Police say Adam Crook, 44, of Melrose, allegedly dragged his dog from his home into his backyard where he allegedly struck the dog in the head with a large rock multiple times, killing the animal. Crook, who is known to police, then allegedly used...

A Massachusetts man is expected to face charges animal cruelty charges Tuesday for the alleged killing of his dog at his home in Melrose Friday night.

A video showing the dramatic moment a kidnapped 8-year-old Fort Worth girl was rescued by police was released on Monday.

A Westborough, Massachusetts, man who was shot and killed by police on Friday afternoon had stabbed his wife multiple times, according to police. The man, who has not been identified by police, allegedly stabbed his wife inside their Windsor Ridge Drive apartment around midday Friday.

Police in Holbrook, Massachusetts are seeking the public’s help as they search for a missing 16-year-old boy. Tyler Sainvilus of Holbrook was last seen in the area of 655 Metropolitan Ave. in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, according to authorities.

Investigators are sifting through the scene of a police-involved shooting that left a person dead in Westborough.

A non-profit organization dedicated to honoring military and first responders announced Friday their support to fallen Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighter Lt. Jason Menard’s family. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a New York-based charity, will formally announce their plans to organize a fundraiser to offer financial support for Menard’s family. The funds are meant to help his family pay off...

A New York-based foundation that supports families of fallen first responders with young children will be raising money to pay the mortgage of the Worcester fire lieutenant who died Wednesday, the organization said Thursday. The firefighter, 43-year-old Lt. Jason Menard, died in a four-alarm fire after heroically helping two of his fellow firefighters to safety.

The Worcester community is grieving the loss of another firefighter after Lt. Jason Menard was killed while battling a fire.

As a sudden cold blast grips New England, one Maine city is reviving a tool to help its homeless. Officials in Bangor say they’re once again buying bus tickets to send people with nowhere to live out of the city so they don’t succumb to the cold.

With a stretch of cold weather, officials in Bangor are reviving a tool to help the homeless.

The New Hampshire Marine Patrol says two men are dead and a woman is seriously injured after a boating accident on Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith. Authorities say they were notified of a boating accident around 6:11 p.m. Saturday on the north side of Bear Island, which has about 200 residents and is only accessible by boat until the lake freezes...

For decades, the Medford Police Department didn’t know who was sending them plates homemade pizzelle, a kind of Italian cookie. When they found out, they showed her their gratitude.

Medford police officers like Carl Brooks have been enjoying delicious baked goods delivered to the department for years. “They just kind of showed up at the main desk miraculously,” Brooks said.