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Daviston Jackson is the 21st person to be sentenced for a role in a drug trafficking ring, and his sentence was among the longest.

There’s no need to go to Newbury Street when Blue Hill Avenue is just around the corner. That’s the hopeful message from three retail businesses with pre-existing ties to Mattapan that are making moves this summer to relocate their operations to a revitalized Blue Hill Ave. block near Morton Street.

Boston Police say that messages claiming to be MassDOT are alerting recipients that they have overdue parking ticket fees.

The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office issued an arrest warrant and a reward leading to the capture of an alleged double-murder suspect.

In the book Weird Massachusetts, author Jeff Belanger writes about how during the spring of 1981, there were reports of children being abducted by clowns throughout Boston and the greater Boston area, but law enforcement kept coming up short as they couldn't find victims or alleged victims. That didn't stop clown...

Public Defenders Pay Dispute ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston , the latest fallout from a monthslong dispute over pay that has led public defenders to stop taking new clients. At a mostly empty courtroom, Boston Municipal...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — An investigation is underway in Somerville after multiple cars were found with bullet holes. According to Somerville police, around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area of 495 Grand Union Blvd in Assembly Row. Upon arrival, crews recovered numerous shell casings and...

Defense attorney Rosemary Scapicchio alleged Michael Proctor “thinks he’s above the law” after the ex-trooper skipped a hearing where he was called to testify. Embattled ex-State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was a no-show Monday after he and a. trial prosecutor were called to court to answer for...

Jalene Ailany Brown, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was driving westbound on Boston Post Road in Windham around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, when she lost control of her SUV while attempting a right-hand turn, according to Connecticut State Police. Brown’s Nissan Rogue crossed over the double-yellow lines and collided...

A Boston man is facing charges in connection with beating up and stealing from his friend during a home invasion in April, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Roxbury resident Juan Blanco, 66, has been charged with home invasion, assault and battery on a person over 60...