Massachusetts

An author who researches homicides in Massachusetts says the Karen Read trial exposed something about the state police that she’s suspected for years. Despite Massachusetts State Police’s high homicide solve rate, she says, across the state, murder investigations are susceptible to conflicts of interest and a lack of oversight. We talk to legal experts who weigh in on the...

We’re tracking rain in the Greater Boston area this week! Southern New England has been plagued with weeks of dry conditions leading to frequent brush fires.

A 56-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV in Randolph, Massachusetts, on Sunday night. The Nortolk District Attorney’s Office said the man was pronounced dead at Milton Hospital after being hit by a vehicle on North Main Street in the area of Gordon Street around 10:30 p.m. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family...

Rain is in the forecast for later this week in parts of New England.

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The teacher strike continued Monday in three communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Here’s the latest on the ongoing saga.

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A 72-year-old man has been charged with setting multiple brush fires in Attleborough, Massachusetts. And a new, unrelated wildfire was reported in another part of the state overnight.

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A massive fire burned through a vacant mill building in Chelsea, Massachusetts overnight and into Monday morning.

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A large, 100-plus acre brush fire popped up Sunday and is continuing to burn in Boxford State Forest in northern Massachusetts. The fire was initially about a 25-acre fire when it was first reported around 10 p.m. Sunday but has since grown to about 120 acres. Fire officials said it is burning along the borders of Boxford, North Andover and…

A 72-year-old man has been charged with intentionally setting a series of brush fires in Attleborough, Massachusetts, over the past week, police announced Monday. Attleborough police said Gerard Genest, of South Attleborough, was taken into custody without incident on Saturday evening during a traffic stop based on a warrant charging him with setting multiple brush fires. He is believed to…

A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was arrested last year on suspicion of raping a child at his home changed his plea to guilty on Monday. Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley entered the plea at a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced to 4-6 years in prison plus five years probation. He will also be required…

Ride for Your Life participants biked from Cambridge Common to the Massachusetts State house on Beacon Hill to call on state lawmakers to make streets safer across the Bay State.

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Jason Lacourse, 33, is wanted in connection to Saturday’s shooting on Oakland Ave., Attleborough police say.

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Classes will be cancelled again Monday in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead, Massachusetts, as negotiations continue between those school committees and teachers unions.

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Ride for Your Life participants biked from Cambridge Common to the Massachusetts State house in Beacon Hill to call on state lawmakers to make streets safer across the Bay State

Jason Lacourse, 33, is wanted in connection to Saturday’s shooting on Oakland Ave., Attleborough police say

The event to honor victims of traffic accidents comes on the world day of remembrance.

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There will be no school Monday in Gloucester, but we’re still waiting for an update from Beverly and Marblehead.

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A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, arrested last year on suspicion of raping a child at his home is set for a plea change hearing Monday.

Emergency personnel responded to a 911 call at 2:45 p.m. from witnesses who said a man was in distress in the Lower Mills Pond while kayaking.

Classes will be cancelled again Monday in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead, Massachusetts, as negotiations continue between those school committees and teachers unions.