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The hidden object was discovered after it fell to the ground, and police are investigating who placed it there. A researcher discovered a hidden device in the shower area of a locker room at a Mass General Brigham research facility in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area Wednesday morning, prompting a police investigation.

Police say that the incident occurred just before 3:30 PM when officers received a report of a kidnapping in the area of 555 Talbot Avenue.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the first human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts on Thursday.

A multi-jurisdictional police pursuit of a suspect vehicle ended at the Boston-Milton line in Lower Mills late this afternoon with one reported arrest. Boston Police say the investigation remains active, but preliminary information indicates the pursuit was a response to a possible domestic incident between parties kno

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police arrested a driver in connection with a possible kidnapping in Mattapan Thursday. At the scene, cruisers surrounded a white car. The alleged victim is also in police custody. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details. (Copyright...

While a herd of elephant statues have been seen in Boston recently, there’s only one actual, living elephant in the state of Massachusetts. And animal advocates say it’s time for her to go somewhere better. Her name is Emily, she’s 61 years old, and she lives at the...

The owner of a Stoughton restaurant and a now-shuttered West Roxbury steakhouse has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges after running a seven-year scheme that paid restaurant staff off the books, dodging hundreds of thousands of dollars in employment taxes. Marios Michalakis, 44, of Westwood faces up to five year

Two Lynn police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after an audit of the department’s Flock cameras identified a pattern of searches that raised concerns.

The family has identified the 8-year-old boy who died after being struck a tree at a summer camp in Wayland.

Boston's debate over property taxes is expanding into a much larger question about what cities need to function at a time of rising housing costs, aging infrastructure, and growing climate risks. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's stance has brought that tension into public view. Here's what to know. Last week, Wu...