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October 3, 2023

Liberal Boston pols vote down funding elite police unit amid rising crime, leaving commissioner 'dumbfounded'

Boston's Democrat-dominated city council voted against funding an investigative police unit as crime surges and law enforcement are understaffed.

September 30, 2023

WATCH: Dolphins rescued from shallow Massachusetts river are returned to ocean

Marine rescuers in Massachusetts rescued and released two dolphins found stranded in the shallow waters in a river on Cape Cod.

September 30, 2023

Massachusetts Senate mulls change to child welfare law after girl vanishes when placed in ex-con dad's custody

The adoptive parents of a boy whose sister was killed made an emotional appeal after Massachusetts' child welfare system placed the girl in her criminal father's custody.

September 29, 2023

Massachusetts woman who called in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty

A Massachusetts woman who made a false bomb threat against the Boston Children’s Hospital has pleaded guilty. Catherine Leavy will be sentenced in March.

September 28, 2023

Massachusetts police arrest fake dentist running 'illegal dental operation' inside convenience store

Massachusetts police arrested a man who they allege was running an illegal dentist's office in the back of a convenience store in a room that was rented to him.

September 27, 2023

Man pulled from water by fishing crew after falling nearly 40 feet from tanker into Boston Harbor dies

A man who had fallen nearly 40 feet from a tanker ship into Boston Harbor died, officials said. The man was initially rescued from the waters by a nearby commercial fishing crew.

September 27, 2023

DoorDasher delivering Dunkin' drives into water after allegedly following GPS, charges filed

A DoorDasher was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle after driving into a body of water when attempting to deliver a Dunkin' Donuts order in Massachusetts.

September 27, 2023

Massachusetts lawmakers propose sweeping $1 billion tax relief package

Lawmakers in Massachusetts have unveiled a measure that would provide its residents $1 billion in tax relief by the 2027 fiscal year, in a move Senate President Spilka called historic.

September 27, 2023

Massachusetts man arrested after allegedly wounding 5 police officers, including chief, in knife attack

Five police officers in Taunton, Massachusetts, were wounded by a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly began slashing erratically in their direction during a 15-minute altercation.

September 26, 2023

Bail revoked for Massachusetts man accused in fatal Apple store crash over dead GPS monitoring bracelet

A Massachusetts man accused of crashing into an Apple store, killing one person and injuring more than two dozens others has been ordered back to jail while awaiting trial.