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Cape Ann Wildlife, Inc., a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization serving Massachusetts' North Shore since 2005, recently shared that they saved a Red Tailed Hawk trapped in a tunnel after being struck by a vehicle. The Ipswich-based nonprofit successfully treated and released the injured raptor following...

A fluffy 8-year-old Coton de Tulear named Toby is searching for his forever home at the Quincy Animal Shelter in Quincy, Massachusetts, with the shelter hoping to find him a loving family before he turns nine on March 4th. The sweet senior dog has spent most of his life with one owner, making his transition to...

BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men were sentenced in federal court in Boston for fraudulently depositing checks stolen from the mail. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Imanol Rios-Franco, 26, of Canton, was sentenced by Senior District Court Judge Patti Saris to 35 months in federal prison, followed...

A Hyde Park man has been arrested and charged with burglary offenses following an overnight larceny.

Jennifer Smith has been covering housing and development in Massachusetts for more than a decade, first for the Dorchester Reporter and now at the CommonWealth Beacon. She’s come to accept a reputation as “the most three-decker-enthusiastic person that you could find inside a 12 mile radius.”. In fact,...

Brockton police sergeants, captains, and lieutenants cast a "no confidence" vote in Chief Brenda Pérez, citing "incompetent management." What we know. Read Brockton police supervisors' scathing rebuke of Chief Pérez here. Ex-Brockton driving school owner Carlos Cardoso, who pled guilty in the RMV fraud case, was...

Gov. Maura Healey is taking a swing at one of Massachusetts' most entrenched building rules, signing an executive order Thursday to explore whether the state's long‑standing two‑stair mandate can be safely loosened for mid‑rise apartment buildings. Supporters argue that letting some projects use a single stair could...

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert R. Arnold, 27, of Roslindale, Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on February 1, 2026. Born on February 15, 1998, he was a resident of the Roslindale neighborhood in Boston. Arnold served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years before joining the...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston police officer discharged their firearm during an incident in Dorchester late Saturday night, officials said. An officer who responded to the incident on Cushing Avenue around 10:30 p.m. fired their weapon but no one was shot, according to Boston police. The suspect in the incident...

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Dozens of flight delays and cancellations kicked off Valentine's Day at Boston Logan Airport, following the first day of another government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security. It’s been over three months since a 43-day Government-wide shutdown ended back in November. After...