Gov. Maura Healey’s administration confirmed it was not conducting full criminal background checks on residents in emergency shelters after months of the first-term Democrat telling the public that ...

Between January and June 2024, the state recorded 192 fatal overdoses — a drop from 215 overdoses recorded during those six ...

A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on ...

A new law lets Boston increase maximum fines for the first time in decades — from $300 up to $2,000. The change is primarily ...

The arrest of an illegal immigrant with fentanyl and a loaded assault rifle at a family shelter site in Revere is putting an intense new light on safety in ...

One year after earning a record salary through arbitration, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided another ...

Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25 ...

James Woods has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the Southern California fires that continue to devastate parts of Los ...

Two men were arrested in Roxbury on firearm and drug charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of a stolen gun and ...

Worcester police arrest James Ward for fentanyl distribution after observing a suspected drug deal at a local gas station.

Republican state Sen. Peter Durant said he welcomes the increased scrutiny — and called on the Healey administration to disclose the nature of the inspections, and details of what they reveal.

Pointing out how Massachusetts has spent a fortune on housing migrants, newly sworn-in New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte says her administration won’t “allow that to happen” in Granite State and is ...