ZAKIM BRIDGE

A car went airborne off the Zakim Bridge in Boston Friday.

A car flew off the Zakim Bridge in Boston Friday evening, landing on a highway on-ramp some 25 feet below. A camera captured the terrifying moment the car went off the busy bridge, which Massachusetts State Police were still investigating Friday night. The car hit the guardrail on Interstate 93 southbound, flipped over and fell 25 feet, landing on the…

Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Boston’s Zakim Bridge involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer Wednesday morning. State police responded to the crash on Interstate 93 southbound around 7 a.m. Multiple lanes on the bridge — as well as two exit ramps — were temporarily as emergency crews responded. The scene was cleared and all lanes were open by…

A Massachusetts State Police trooper who prosecutors say shot at the driver of an all-terrain vehicle with a semi-automatic rifle during a confrontation on a busy Boston highway early last year has pleaded not guilty to assault charges. Trooper Matthew Sheehan was released on personal recognizance after entering his plea Thursday.

A Massachusetts state police trooper who fired a semi-automatic rifle at an all-terrain vehicle and injured the operator early last year has been indicted 18 months later. A Suffolk County Grand Jury returned indictments Wednesday charging trooper Matthew Sheehan with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the incident on Interstate...

A rollover crash involving a cement truck during the morning commute caused a 9-hour traffic nightmare on Friday. The accident happened shortly after 5 a.m. near the Zakim Bridge on the ramp from the Tobin Bridge southbound to Interstate 93 south and to Storrow Drive. The crash backed up traffic for miles.

Thursday night: Clouds increase. Lows around 30. Friday: Scattered showers, northern New England snow bursts, breezy. Highs in the 40s.

by Marc Hurwitz

Drivers are being warned to expect residual delays after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 93 in Boston was cleared. Massachusetts State Police say the crash on I-93 southbound happened on the lower deck ahead of the Zakim Bridge in Charlestown.

Thursday’s deadly bridge collapse in Florida is prompting officials in Massachusetts to defend the safety of the Bay State’s bridges.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper who fired his gun at a group of dirt bike and ATV riders on a highway, leaving one of them injured, has reportedly displayed a history of racist behavior on the Internet.

Bikers speeding around cars, weaving on highway median strips, and veering their ATVs in attempts to escape pursuing police on Route 93. Those were just some of the dramatic video scenes captured showing dozens of bikers on ATVs and other off-road motorcycles trying to evade state police as they weaved in and out of traffic on Route 93 yesterday.

One person was shot by a state trooper and several arrested after a police chase on I-93 South.

A large police presence was reported on Interstate 93 in Boston on Saturday.

Massachusetts is helping cheer on the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl by lighting two bridges in red, white and blue.

A 6-year-old Massachusetts boy who died from a rare pediatric brain cancer was recognized on Friday by the city of Boston.

Massachusetts state troopers were on a mission to save a small rabbit that ended up on the Zakim Bridge Wednesday night. They were able to nab the critter after a brief chase.

Zakim Bridge will be shut down next week as crews do safety inspections.

In the wake of the Manchester attack, a closer look at perimeter safety in Boston reveals holes in security, according to a local expert.

The Massachusetts State Police dive unit is continuing their search for the missing Southborough, Massachusetts, man.