Suffolk

The Suffolk District Attorney’s office is launching a new initiative to revisit hundreds of cold-case homicides. DA Rachael Rollins says the campaign will devote more law enforcement time and resources to unsolved murders in Suffolk County, which includes Boston.

A hearing on the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali is scheduled. A judge is slated to hear arguments Wednesday from lawyers at a pre-trial hearing in Boston Municipal Court. It’s not immediately clear what issues will be addressed.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of New England, including Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex counties in eastern Massachusetts, as a storm rolled in. Among heavy rain and strong winds, a ground stop was issued to halt flights into and out of Boston Logan Airport, according to the National Weather Service.

An Arizona man who jumped out of a freezer and then died in New York City had been charged and released on bail last year in connection with a 1988 double homicide in Boston, according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Carlton Henderson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and a judge granted his motion for bail,...

Gov. Charlie Baker is seeking federal disaster relief for six Massachusetts counties hit hardest by the March 2-3 nor’easter that pounded the region with hurricane-force wind and rain and downed trees.

Mass Beer Week launches on Monday, and local company Craft’d is bringing its super popular Beers with the Brewers series to three area breweries: Battle Road Brewing in Maynard (4/24), Shovel Town Brewery in Bristol (4/25), and Beerworks right here in Boston (4/26). The series lets residents get to know their local breweries and mingle with other beer-lovers. Brewers provide…

Ed Sheeran has announced his engagement to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. The Grammy-winning singer posted a picture of the two on his Instagram page Saturday morning saying the two got engaged right before the new year. He said they are “very happy and in love” and that their “cats are chuffed as well.” Sheeran said last fall how Seaborn inspired his...

Massachusetts prosecutors will dismiss more than 6,000 convictions tied to a former chemist who authorities say was high almost every day for eight years while she worked at a state drug lab.

A fast-moving storm toppled trees and caused damage across Greater Boston on Friday afternoon.