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With their goaltending situation still uncertain, the Bruins claimed Jiri Patera off waivers from the Canucks on Wednesday.

A man was arrested Wednesday in an investigation into the uploading of images showing child sex abuse, police in Brookline, Massachusetts, said.

A man was killed when he crashed into a moose on Interstate 95 in rural Maine on Sunday, police said. The moose also died in the crash, reported about 7 p.m. in T2 R9, an unorganized territory near Mount Katahdin, according to Maine State Police. The motorcycle driver was identified as Anand Sreedharan, a 50-year-old from Princeton, New Jersey. Pol...

Now that the immediate threat that Nibi would be released into the wild has passed, what’s next for the beloved 2-year-old beaver? Gov. Maura Healey said she “put a pause” on a plan by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to return the animal to the wild on Tuesday after thousands signed an online petition to oppos...

A Celtics staffer apparently is responsible for the new “World Tour” T-shirt head coach Joe Mazzulla wore in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Will David Andrews’ injury make the Patriots more hesitant to start Drake Maye? Phil Perry shares the latest from Jerod Mayo in Foxboro.

Thieves looking to steal new iPhones are targeting delivery trucks to steal packages before buyers know what hit them, police in two Boston suburbs warned Wednesday. Needham Police said they’ve received many reports in recent weeks about these types of thefts. The thieves, according to police, typically tail FedEx or other delivery trucks and wait ...

The Project Skydrop statue was found in Massachusetts, but the winner — who can claim an $87,600.00 bounty — has yet to come forward. Here’s what the founders say.

Two people have been arrested after 11 dogs were seized from a home in Pawtucket, Rhode Island Tuesday, WJAR-TV reports. Police told the station that they executed a search warrant at a home on Don Court Tuesday as part of a narcotics investigation. The property was suspected involved in cocaine distribution. When they arrived they found 11 dogs in...

Jerod Mayo says the Patriots could limit Rhamondre Stevenson’s touches due to ball security issues — and that’s the right call, writes Phil Perry.

Three Massachusetts teens are facing numerous charges after a drug deal in Hudson, New Hampshire, led to a fight and then a police pursuit. Hudson police said they responded to the area of Daniel Webster Drive in their town on Sept. 26 for a report of a physical altercation involving several people. While responding, police received additional info...

Alex Van Pelt doesn’t have much to work with, but is there more he can do to boost the Patriots’ offense? Phil Perry explains.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s controversial Mattis decision earlier this year opened up the possibility of parole for as many as 216 inmates currently serving life sentences in the commonwealth. And in the process, it dropped a heavy workload on the Parole Board that some elected officials believe requires legislative interventio...